I firmly believe there was no real "winners" in the NBA Draft this year, as you could read on my ealrier blog about the drafts winners. Which by default makes most everyone...well... a loser. But seeing that I am trying to get a job back into the sports world I am only going to identify the three biggest, most miserable, should lose their jobs instantly, abhorrantly disgusting losers of the 2008 NBA Draft beginning with...

The 2nd Runner Up for the Biggest Loser in the 2008 NBA Draft...

The Washington Wizards:

Just when you thought having one Andray Blatche was underwhelming enough, the Wizards go out and get another in the form of JaVale McGee. Another soft, face up seven footer, with oodles of upside, but an awful large project. I have had the opportunity to cover the Wizards over the past couple of years, and they have been frustrated with the slow progress of Blatche, who has shown flashes of stardom but has also had the "one step forward, two steps back" tag. A good story to sum up Blatche and his immaturity starts with Blatche being on the injured list. In the NBA you must wear a suit as an injured player to sit on the bench during games, Blatche, finding that rule "stupid" decided not to join his team on the bench during games. Instead he opted to wear sweats and sit in the stands...

 Now I'm not saying McGee is the same person, that's not fair, but, well... the similarities are striking. If the shoe fits... 

The First Runner Up in the Biggest Loser of the 2008 NBA Draft: 

The Sacramento Kings:

I must star... [read more]

Well, another NBA Draft has come and gone. There were a few surprises, and more than a few things went as projected. Here's a rundown

Rose and Beasley went 1/2, respectively

OJ Mayo was selected 3rd by Minnesota, who eventually traded him to Memphis for Kevin Love in an 8 player deal

The Sacramento Kings selected Jason Thompson at 12. Don't know what they were thinking. At that point, he isnt even the most skilled big man in the draft, or the one with the most potential. The least you could do is move down, I mean c'mon. Can't say I was shocked though, after all it is the Sactown Queens.

J.J. Hickson (NC State) was selected by the Cavs at 19. I cannot begin to tell you how much I LOVE this pick. Hickson will be a very solid post presence for years to come. I see him averaging 13 and 8 if he gets good playing time. Hickson has all the tools; Strength, Size, Athletiscism, Inside Scoring, Mid-range Scoring. If he doesn't turn out, I will be shocked.

The Seattle SuperSonics selected Serge Ibaka (F/C, Congo) at 24. Has GM Sam Presti not seen their roster yet? The Supes already have 2 projects and 1 injury prone player (Petro/Sene and Swift). Do they really need another one? At the very least, keep Ibaka in the Euroleagues for awhile and season him up.

Come back next year for even more excitement! Players to watch in next years lottery: Blake Griffen, Demar DeRozan, Ty Lawson and many more. ... [read more]

Donaghy's claims bring back Kings' pain (AP)

For an NBA player, it was the kind of loss that can take years to get over. Now the Sacramento Kings are dealing with it all over again. A foul discrepancy so lopsided they couldn't help but wonder if they were being cheated. And this week, six years later, accusations that, in fact, they were. On the verge of playing for a championship they would have been favored to win, the Kings lost Game 6 of... [read full article]

Posted Fri, 13 Jun 2008 17:03:45 PDT - via Yahoo! Sports

Donaghy claims bring back Kings' pain (AP)

For an NBA player, it was the kind of loss that can take years to get over. Now the Sacramento Kings are dealing with it all over again. A foul discrepancy so lopsided they couldn't help but wonder if they were being cheated. And this week, six years later, accusations that, in fact, they were. On the verge of playing for a championship they would have been favored to win, the Kings lost Game 6 of... [read full article]

Posted Fri, 13 Jun 2008 17:03:45 PDT - via Yahoo! Sports