NBA Draft preview

by Steve

Alright, this is the obligatory NBA post for the remainder of 2009. Really all I wanna do is talk about Johnny Flynn. What a beastttt. Chad Ford of ESPN has local boy Flynn going #6 in tonights draft to the Minnesota Timberwolves, evidently they still have a team.

Thats about it. I don't know much more about the NBA or the draft other than Big East players and Paul "I jumped for no particular reason other than my age and cause Flynn did" Harris. Harris, also from the Falls and from 'cuse is 23, has a checkered past and is probably only a wide body in college with little game translating to the pros. He can't really shoot doesn't have a good enough handle to be a guard and would get owed by Dwight Howard.

Back to the true balla Flynn for a second. At number six that means he's the third best PG in the draft beind Rubio and Curry but ahead of Ty Lawson, "Jrue" Holiday, Eric Manor and Brandon Jennings.

According to the Buffalo News only 21 players from Western New York have been drafted in the NBA. The number is based on players that actually played high school ball here not players like Oden, Calvin Murphy, and Randy smith. Here's the full list. Flynn will be the first player drafted since Damone Brown in 2001.

Oh, and Shaq got traded to the Cavaliers. I think this trade pretty much solidifies the idea that after LeBron and co fail yet again in May/June 2010 bron bron will opt for free agency and thus go to the biggest market available.