NBA Draft results
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Charlotte Bobcats. Bernie Bickerstaff and company picked two winners in Raymond Felton and Sean May. The two Tar Heels were national champions and they join another player who cut down the net in college in Emeka Okafor. Felton and May will help put people in the seats, too. I give them an A+.
New Orleans Hornets. Chris Paul will help Byron Scott's team for years to come, running the offense. I thought Atlanta would have been smart to take Paul instead of Marvin Williams because the Wake Forest guard would have fit in well with Josh Childress, Josh Smith and Al Harrington. The Hornets also got a steal in LSU's Brandon Bass early in the second round.
Utah Jazz. I felt Utah made the right move to trade up to get Deron Williams at No. 3. This team needed a point guard badly and Williams will fit into Jerry Sloan's system with players like Andrei Kirilenko and Carlos Boozer up front.
Minnesota Timberwolves. Rashad McCants was the best shooting guard in this draft, and those who were critical of his attitude, look at his interview on ESPNEWS the day before the draft. I was truly impressed with him, and putting McCants in with Kevin Garnett should be exciting. Add Bracey Wright in round two and Minnesota fared well.
Boston Celtics. Gerald Green was a steal at 18 in round one. Many had him projected in the top 10. Danny Ainge had to be thrilled to see Ryan Gomes available at No. 50. I felt Gomes should have gone late in the first round.
New York Knicks. Channing Frye and Nate Robinson in a deal with Phoenix both coming from the Pac-10, plus David Lee means Isiah Thomas gets a good grade.
Los Angeles Lakers. Andrew Bynum is a seven-footer with potential and there weren't many on the board at that point