Jul
3
2007 NBA Draft Grades: Seattle Supersonics Get an A-
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While its future may be up in the year, maybe Seattle can one day point to the 2007 NBA Draft as the day which saved the franchise from uprooting. If not, the 2007 NBA Draft still proved to be the starting point to when the SuperSonics turned it around, wherever they may land in the NBA landscape. General Manager Sam Presti began by taking stud forward Kevin Durant of Texas with the second pick after Portland took big man Greg Oden. Durant will win Rookie-of-the-Year next season and lead the Sonics in scoring next year and perhaps the league someday.
Jul
3
2007 NBA DRAFT GRADES: PORTLAND TRAILBLAZERS GET AN A+
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IN ADDITION TO THE SMART PICK IN GREG ODEN, THE BLAZERS LOADED UP IN THE SECOND ROUND
I know this is a couple of days late, grading the NBA draft and all, but I wanted to let it digest before I made any rash comments. Some 96 hours later, I’ve got […]