2009 NBA Draft

[Zekyl]

I took it as those 3 things are what the Knicks look for and Curry has 2 of them.

[Pharaoh]

I meant that those are the qualities NY look for and any pick they make must meet 2 out of 3.

I have no idea on Curry - your guess is as good as mine on his D

[Glenn]

NBADraft.net now has us taking

James Johnson at #15

[Zekyl]

I like that pick, based on his bio. Guy sounds like a solid player. Not going to be a superstar, but he'll be a solid backup for Tay and could develop into a starter in time.

[Higherwarrior]

i really like johnson. i think i mentioned him when we were having another discussion on the draft or offseason somewhere....

he's a granger type guy IMO and is as tough as nails. he can play some PF but he's really a SF and he can score in a variety of ways from all different spots on the floor. he's still developing but i think he's going to be a guy a lot of people overlook......until he's hurting them a couple years into his nba career.

[Pharaoh]

I read his bio on Draft Express and thought he'd be a good pick.

At least he's not undersized.

If he can play both positions at a reasonable level and has range then Joe might fall in love with him. If he's got no 3 point range at all we might look elsewhere.

[Higherwarrior]

i wish the nba was like the nba- those 3 second rounders could easily be traded for a high pick in the nfl. but in the nba where high picks have even greater value and roster spots are at a premium, no such deal would happen.

[Pharaoh]

But a team looking to shed guarenteed $$$ could look to trade out of the first round, use those 2nd rounders on Europeans and leave those guys in Europe.

Would save some tax $$$ plus the salary you don't pay the player.

Highly unlikely we trade for a late first rounder, though

[Higherwarrior]

good point. although IMO any pick past about 20 is almost worthless this year. guess we'll see but right now very few of these kids in the 2009 draft intrigue me.

[Glenn]

Those Euro-stash picks are more dangerous these days because the Euro teams have almost as much $ as NBA teams do now.