Somehow Portland gets a good player every single year, even though they are drafting in terrible position. I love their choice of Erick Barkley. I also like 3 of the picks at the tail end of the draft: Pete Mickeal, Chris Porter, and Scoonie Penn. I think 2 out of these three will have NBA careers of some sort.
The big winner seems to be Orlando, clearing cap room for not just Grant Hill and Tim Duncan, but now also Tracy McGrady.
I was down on Courtney Alexander, but if Don Nelson drafted him, he has a good shot to be a player. I like Nelson taking Etan Thomas.
Chicago looks to be the big loser. They took Mihm, who looks like just another big slow white guy. They took Fizer, who can only play power forward in the NBA, and Brand has a lock on that position. They took El-Amin, Guyton, and Voskuhl in the second round, none of whom are prospects. |
