NBA Draft 2011-2012

Uh ... no, it isn't.

 

ESPN showing some love for the trade and rips Sac-town a new one.

As for the other two teams, it's pretty obvious that the Bobcats are going to be considerably more shrewd with new hire Rich Cho in the front office than they were in the past. I give the Bobcats kudos for their belated recognition that this thing is a full-on tear-down; they've been last in the Future Power Rankings that I do with Chad Ford precisely because of their lack of assets, young talent and cap space.



This deal begins to rectify that problem. Charlotte obtained a second lottery pick in return for swapping Livingston and Jackson for Maggette. Whatever they get from Maggette this season is gravy; he's a talented scorer but looked like he lost a gear (or three) in Milwaukee last season, plus he misses 20 games with injuries every season and doesn't play any defense. The Bobcats dumped a salary in Livingston, and the road map from here seems obvious: Put in your offers for Boris Diaw (and Maggette), everyone, and watch the Bobcats rebuild around the two lottery picks plus D.J. Augustin and Tyrus Thomas.



Cho, by the way, earns some kind of special recognition for trading the same draft pick three times in nine months -- the No. 19 pick was originally the Hornets' before Cho, as the GM of the Blazers, traded Jerryd Bayless to New Orleans just before the season started in return for it. Then, at the trade deadline, he sent the pick to Charlotte in the Gerald Wallace deal. Now, as Charlotte's GM, he dealt it again.

 

What is it then? Does Diaw play the 3? What happened to their second round pick?

 

1. DJ/Walker
2. Henderson
3. Maggette/Thomas
4. Diaw/Thomas
5. Brown/Bismack

 

Bobcats rated the biggest loser in the draft by SI: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/20.../nba.draft/index.html?eref=sihp&sct=hp_t11_a4

 

I forgot about Magette, I guess he would start at the 3 if we keep him. It would be nice to see them package him and Diaw for some other promising young guys or more draft picks.

 

I was surprised to see them take Bismack at #7 because he was rated lower in most mocks. I have not seen him play though so maybe they know something the mock draft gurus do not.

 

not sure i would call that "love". they're basically saying, the bobcats finally recognized that they suck.

 

Does Dante Cunningham play the 3 or the 4. Maybe they plan to keep him regardless of his weed arrest.

It makes me wonder if they are going to trade DJ. He probably has some trade value and they obviously want Walker as the starting point guard. We have gone through a few point guard for a young franchise......

They really should move Diaw if they can. He is taking up minutes that could be going to Thomas and DJ White. Diaw is only here one more year anyway. Someone might take him because he is in the last year of his deal.