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Citat: latifovich 28. Jun 2006, 17:05:49

znam ja redosled drafta nego koi igraci imaju najvecih sansa da bidu prvih pet i malo nesto onjima vise

samo da znate koliko ovo koshta Smile

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nije ovo neka jeftino prevedna kolumna chicago sun timesa ili mercury bay area newsa sa b92 Smile

CHAD FORD'S MOCK DRAFT

1.Toronto-Andrea Bargnani

The skinny: I strongly believe that when David Stern reads the first name on Wednesday night, it will be Andrea Bargnani.

We had Bargnani atop our first mock draft and we have left him there throughout this entire process, despite much disagreement from other quarters. Why? Because Toronto GM Bryan Colangelo isn't afraid to go against the grain, and no one in the NBA knows Bargnani better.

If for some reason Bargnani's name is not called, look for Rudy Gay to be the man.

2.Chicago (via New York)-Tyrus Thomas

The skinny: Since the night of the lottery, we've predicted Bargnani would go to Toronto and Thomas would go to Chicago.

On Tuesday night, I spoke with Bulls GM John Paxson, who told me that the choice was down to Bargnani, Thomas and LaMarcus Aldridge. Within the Bulls organization, the respective camps had made their pitches, and Paxson said, "Now I've got to go pick the guy I feel most comfortable with."

The word is that Paxson is a Thomas fan, but Thomas didn't endear himself to Chicago coach Scott Skiles with the two workouts he cut short.

Still, according to Paxson, he's making the decision based on who will be "the best player down the road and a guy who fits the character of the team."

That's Thomas.

3.Charlotte-Rudy Gay

The skinny: On lottery night, in our first full mock draft, we put Adam Morrison here. The thinking was that he made the most sense for Charlotte. The franchise is struggling with fans, Morrison is the most popular player in the draft and he would give the Bobcats the scoring punch they desperately need.

We changed our projection to Rudy Gay in the second mock draft after getting some feedback that GM Bernie Bickerstaff thought Gay has more upside than Morrison.

We went with Brandon Roy in Mock Draft 3.0 after getting word that new co-owner Michael Jordan preferred Roy to either Morrison or Gay.

Then we went back to Morrison in Mock Draft 4.0.

So how did we end up with Gay? It's just an educated guess.

Tuesday night, Bobcats GM Bernie Bickerstaff told me that the staff was still evenly split between Gay, Morrison and Roy. The Bobcats are still under construction, and if they're looking for upside, Gay is the guy.

4.Portland-LaMarcus Aldridge

The skinny: Would the Blazers really pass on fan favorite Adam Morrison?

Tuesday night I learned that most of the Blazers' talent evaluators had Tyrus Thomas, Andrea Bargnani, LaMarcus Aldridge and Brandon Roy rated ahead of Morrison.

Clearly, choosing Morrison would be the most popular decision in Portland, but it looks like they want a long-term solution instead. Aldridge is a potentially dominant big man who will fill a need in the middle.

Blazers fans may storm the Rose Garden, but if the Blazers pass on Morrison and take Aldridge, give the brass credit for sticking to their guns.

5.Atlanta-Shelden Williams

The skinny: From all the evidence we can gather, GM Billy Knight has decided he wants Williams.

If Roy were to slip this far, as he does in this scenario, the Hawks would have the option of selecting him for the Rockets and then trading him to Houston in return for the No. 8 pick and either Luther Head or a future No. 1 pick.

But there's a snag in that plan. The Hawks are concerned that the Timberwolves or especially the Celtics might take Williams before the Rockets can draft him at No. 8.

If Roy goes here, expect the Hawks to try to ship him to the Rockets.