Tag Archives: 2009 NBA Draft
Brandon Jennings: NBA Savior or Destroyer?
It’s been over five months since the Milwaukee Bucks selected point guard Brandon Jennings with the 10th overall pick in the 2009 NBA Draft. Since then, the young, confident Jennings has done nothing but secure the starting job ahead of veteran Luke Ridnour, drop 55 points on the Golden State Warriors, and help the Bucks [...]
2009 NBA Draft Winners and Losers
Plenty of teams improved themselves in one way or another. Some chose financial freedom; unloading costly players for cap room, or shipping unwanted picks or talent for some extra cash. And while several teams made an impact with some solid selections in the draft, there were also quite a few trades that went down on [...]
Does Chase Budinger have a future in the NBA?
How did this happen? Scouts from all over the place ensured Chase Budinger that he was a lottery pick, and at the very worst, a first rounder. They’ve been telling him this since he left high school. They said a return for his senior year would only hurt his stock. How the mighty have fallen. [...]
2009 NBA Draft Grades: Which teams passed with flying colors?
There was some exciting action during last Thursday’s NBA Draft. Ironically enough, more of the excitement was produced by trades outside of the actual draft. Several teams created some cap space, unloaded aging/pricey talent, or simply stood pat. Others went for gold, trading up for early picks, or trading down to package a few. Almost [...]
Is Brandon Jennings Already Calling The Shots In Milwaukee?
With the 10th overall selection in last Thursday’s NBA Draft, the Milwaukee Bucks either took a strong step forward to becoming an elite team, or they added a cancerous locker-room presence. Truth be told, Jennings has ran his mouth quite a bit leading up to the draft. He also let his opinion be known in [...]
Blasts From The Past: Michael Olowokandi
As expected, the Los Angeles Clippers drafted Oklahoma man-beast Blake Griffin with the first overall pick of the 2009 NBA Draft tonight. Long-suffering Clippers fans are hoping that Griffin is the piece that can turn the laughable losers into perennial winners, which is what the franchise mistakenly thought they might have been getting the last [...]
