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ESPN's Chad Ford reminds us that it's never too early to begin looking ahead to next year (especially if you're a Nets fan), as he breaks down who the worst teams in the league would likely select with the top pick in the 2010 draft.
Ford's verdict? John Wall is so jaw-breakingly talented that even teams set at point guard like the Nets and Timberwolves (with Devin Harris and Johny Flynn respectively) would make the Kentucky frosh the first player off the board. The only team that would likely pass on Wall? The Utah Jazz, who happen to have the second-best point guard in the Association, Deron Williams. Ford envisions Utah taking a flyer on an athletic big like Derrick Favors instead.
But wait, you ask, how are the Jazz in the mix for the number one pick in 2010? And this is where Utah fans can thank Isiah Thomas, the gift that just keeps on giving (to other NBA teams). Thomas included the Knicks' unprotected 2010 first-round pick in the 2004 Stephon Marbury trade, which Phoenix then shipped to the Jazz in a salary dump. If Steve Francis and Eddy Curry weren't reason enough for Knicks fans to look back fondly on the Isiah Thomas era, losing their first-round pick in a deep draft in a year when they have the third-worst record in the league certainly should be.
On Isiah Thomas' behalf: you're welcome, New York.
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Ive been dreading the 2010 NBA draft for the past year. I constantly arise from my sleep in a cold sweat, remembering my reoccuring nightmare in which David Stern announced that The New York Knicks… I Mean the Utah Jazz have just won the overall # 1 pick in the draft. John Wall takes the stage is given a Knick Hat, which he chucks into the garden audience, signaling the death of a franchise…. Because of no significant improvements in the roster, and managements inability to repair severed ties with both David Lee and Nate they both walk, discouraging any big named free agents from signing over the summer. Due to lack of playing time, young players show little to no improvement and were destined to start the vicious cycle of mediocrity all over again. Smh
by Pellez0626 on Dec 1, 2009 6:20 PM EST reply actions
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