NBA Draft 2006 - Feel the rush

June 27th, 2006 | Posted by PostmanE

The NBA Draft. It’s usually - usually - not the greatest test of how your team does the next year. But this year’s different, right? No high school players, right?

Well, that might actually weaken this draft, believe it or not. NBADraft.net has that European guy, Bargnani, going 1st overall and Tyrus Thomas going 2nd to the Bulls (C’mon Bulls). Um, remember Greg Oden? Yeah, he’d definitely get drafted over both of those guys.

Either way, I’m still really excited for this thing, moreso than in recent years, and I probably shouldn’t be, given the shallow talent pool.

Without sounding too much like some sort of circus clown, let me just say - this draft could get craaaazy! Will the Bulls get a guy to push them over the hump, or just another young player on a too-young roster? Will the Raptors completely eff up this draft, as with most things concerning their franchise? Is Bargnani the new Dirk or the new Darko? Will J.J. Redick get drafted in the top 10, free to urinate on NBA groupies for years to come? Does Adam Morrison have his seizure problems under control?

Here’s a couple more draft boards to check out. NBA Draft 2006. Can you feel it?

(Apparently, there’s already a 2007 NBA Mock Draft. Will Marco Killingsworth at least be in that one?)

(Quick little amusing update. Apparently, some crazy shit is going down in Andy Katz and Chad Ford’s world over on ESPN. Rudy Gay is pictured. It just read as such: As Wednesday’s draft hurtles toward the NBA planet, the latest rumors are out of this world. Raptors fans, pay attention. If you’re a Raptors fan, and you weren’t already paying attention, you’re not a Raptors fan. Also, if your team drafts Rudy Gay, you should stop being a Raptors fan. Also - I would bet my apartment this means absolutely nothing. But we’ll see.)