Tomorrow marks the 60th NBA Draft. Throughout the years we've seen tons of college talent come into Radio City Music Hall and completely disappoint. For as shallow in talent as this draft is, it possesses some real talent at the top.
It all starts at the top with the Washington Wizards and the first pick, which will be John Wall, barring a Mario Williams type switch. The next pick should be Evan Turner, but the rest after that is up in the air. A team could take a risk on a youngster like Derrick Favors, or a proven player like Wesley Johnson.
This draft has a mixture of experience in it. NBADraft.net, a mock draft website that I've been following for years only has three freshmen being taken in the lottery. It's good to see teams taking these proven commodities instead of drafting a player who wowed in one year of service. There are of course exceptions to that, like Kevin Durant, Carmelo Anthony(the rule wasn't in place at the time), and Tyreke Evans.
A lot of teams seem to enjoy the prospect of a 19 year old "stud," but it seems like since Brandon Roy was drafted, that teams are seeing that a proven player is much more likely to provide for you immediately. It's not often that a junior or a senior comes out and is deemed a project. There are of course exceptions to this as well, like Hasheem Thabeet and Adam Morrison.
There of course is already talk of draft night trades. This always makes for a good night, as long as your team doesn't get robbed like the Milwaukee Bucks trading Dirk Nowitzki for Robert Traylor. Even if tomorrow is top heavy, it's always a fun event nonetheless, if for no other reason than Spike Lee calling Renaldo Balkman a sleeper.
Draft starts at 7pm EST.
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