I know it is going out on a limb to say that the Blazers are going to select Oden, but today on Rome is Burning Oden said that LeMarcus Aldridge called him to congratulate him on being picked by the Blazers.

Now, hopefully the Blazers can trade Jarrett Jack, Zach Randolph and all four of their second round picks for Atlanta's third pick....

I think once they announced they were taking him, players are free to do whatever. Some call (Aldridge) and some send weed (Randolph).

That Noah outfit is absolutely priceless. The future really IS now.

It's two drafts in one!

S.A.S just broke the speakers on my TV

I'm telling you, whoever gets Noah could have a marketing giant in that city. Ala Ben Wallace here in Detroit, pure energy and defense is marketable with the right guy. Think Ben's "Fro" and Noah's uhh.. well he's eccentric that's for sure.

*sigh* Marc Jackson...

I think the "Brady Quinn" is Brandan Wright...2-3 months ago he was a lock for the number three pick and he's slowly been falling for some time now. If Jordan actually follows through on his "most NBA ready" promise than he HAS to pass on Wright. Of course that whole line is complete bullshit really if you think about it. I could see him dropping as far as 10 which is pretty damn deep considering.

Tirico, I don't know what that hand gesture was that you just did when talking about Yi, but don't ever do it again.

Looks like the Milwaukee wants to take a hit of Yi.

I hope Oden got his mid afternoon nap. This is going to be an awfully late night for someone his age.

Paraphrasing here... my thought in italics because I just comment on the idiocy of MC.

MC: "Ray Allen is not a good fit. He needs the ball and so does Paul Pierce etc. etc."

IDIOT! Rashard Lewis and Paul Pierce are similar players except Pierce plays defense and is a more mature player. Not to mention Boston has a promising big man in Jefferson. Something Seattle does not have.

S.A.S.: "I disagree, if your going to lose you might as well make money. That's how I look at it. Plus they're getting rid of Wally's horrible contract."

Over under on S.A.S PWNING MC is being tentatively set at 37 right here and now. Any takers?

What qualifies as a P-WN?? Screaming louder? If so I'll take the over at 37,000.

Also, Danny Ainge is a pussy. I think he would do anything remotely resembling getting a veteran player just to avoid having to actually make a selection at number five overall. What a sandy vag.

If it were screaming louder Vegas wouldn't touch it. And I'd be setting it at 1.74 Million...

Agreed on Ainge.

Joakim Noah looks like a homeless Louis Farrakhan.

Rachel Nichols assumes Michael Jordan is on the phone because he has a bluetooth receiver in his ear. My money's on he's just one of those guys who wears them all the time, whether he's talking or not.

How does seersucker even remotely qualify as "funky" or "representing New York"? I bet Colonel Sanders is rolling over in his crispy fried grave right now.

First: come on now, AA - "It Ends Tonight" hasn't even been out for a year. Just because ESPN is using it for a sports-related event doesn't mean it's old. (Don't ask me why I'm defending All-American Rejects. I don't even know.)

Second: my wife doesn't like basketball. Never watches it, knows nothing about it. Yet she just listened to Stephen A. Smith for about ten seconds before stating matter-of-factly, "I don't like him."

Although, I guess the album is a couple of years old, so I'm kind of an idiot.

The SAS stuff still stands.

Way to go, Danny Ainge. Ray Allen oughta thrill the shit out of Paul Pierce.

Paul Pierce is definitely happy. I don't get the Jeff Green idea for Seattle though. Durant will likely be a SF for a while which is Green's position. I'd like Brewer or even Yi a lot better there.

+1 to your wife OMDQ

My Mock draft had Wright going 3rd, Horford goes 3rd. Crap.

Damn im late...I assume 4 pack a day Oden went first?

Happy to see Horford go first among the Gators. He could be the next Boozer.

Mmmmmmmm. Rebounding. UH OH ATLANTA!!! Mark Jackson agrees with you!

Who else would love to see David Stern come out mimmicing JOAKIM!'s hair and dress tonight when he gets picked?

All decisions for Atlanta are bad decisions

Conley?! I guess it's a good pick.

Mike Conley is going bezerk in his head and thanking any god listening that he's not going to Boston.

I truly believe if they're keeping Gasol they should have taken Noah here. Conley is NOT the 4th best player or the best fit.

Horford is the next Boozer? Behind Vin Baker?

Did you see Durant's info when he sat down with Stu Scott?

Country: Texas

Living in Louisiana, I can tell you that Texas is a whole other country.

DINGBATS!!! Why did they trade him?

Boston hates their fans

Hey Tirico, pull that knife out of John Paxson's back. Way to be patient with those twin towers of Curry and Chandler, huh? Tough couple of months for Da Bulls.

Countdown to WWIII: Two minutes!

Jeff Green is a decent pick I guess. BUT I HATE THAT THEY TRADED RAY ALLEN!!!!

So, Seattle now has Rashard Lewis, Wally Szerbiak (not really a SG), Durant, and Green playing the same position. Who do they think they are? Atlanta?

besides, what 6th seed? Forget the playoffs for both teams.

This is the mother of all messed up drafts! Why Yi?!

When the hell did the Chinese get so damn tall? Anyone?

Yi is 50 cent? How many yuan is that?

Dear baby Jesus, please please please don't let Noah get drafted to the Bulls...please?

Yeah, definitely don't get SF stockpiling. Maybe the new GM out there took a class with Billy Knight.

Yi to BUCKS!! Gotta love that, seeing as his reps wouldn't let him work out for Milwaukee. But isn't Villanueva supposed to be their SF/PF tweener?

brave sir robin, Rashard terminated his contract, he won't be a Sonic anymore.

"When the hell did the Chinese get so damn tall? Anyone?"

Ingesting Stem Cells directly like Christopher Reeve on that South Park episode.

Yi said he likes Rap and R&B in the latest SI Players section. Maybe Fran read that on the can this morning?

My bad on the Lewis thing.

Joakim Noah, the new "Brady Quinn".

Please tell me that someone is going to make a screen cap of that grin of Corey Brewer

J Noah looks pissed he will be the third gator picked.....the new brady quinn or the old matt leinart

Noah should just be happy being the first transexual picked this year

Noah makes more sense in Minny than Brewer does. They need size a lot more than swing men seeing as they have Foye and McCants should be returning this year.

Noah will go to Chicago or Charlotte though for sure.

Priceless Dickie V:

"I hear the guys telling me Micheal Conley's like Tony Parker. He may have his handles, but he doesn't have Eva Longoria, I'll tell you that. Thank you, I'll be here all week."

"Joakim Noah, the new "Brady Quinn"."

ahahhahahahahahaaha!!

Noah is performing magic tricks while waiting to be drafted.

"Noah is performing magic tricks while waiting to be drafted."

+1 Lord Nero

I disagree on Noah being Quinn. He wasn't supposed to be a top 3. At least this year. If the Cats pass on Brandon Wright and take Al Thorton or Nick Young, which is what they should do, then Wright might plummet until Billy Knight freaks out.

Noah should take off the dress and swithc into a mansuit

yippee, another useless reporter in Rachel Nichols.

Michael Jordan with the homer call.

So much for "most NBA ready" eh MJ?

Rachel Nichols looks Russian or looks like someone who lives in Pine Barrens

OK, I had Chicago taking Spencer Hawes.

Nice braces asshole.

Mike Tirico, stop fidgeting with your pen

I just threw up on my keyboard. I hate Carolina so much.

And Damn! That's an aggressive comment even if he was kidding. Jordan would p-wn him.

Is Ray Allen done ( career-wise)...seems a high price for a former all star....He no longer plays like Jesus Shuttleworth

Did Stephen A make any sense?

Woody Paige is giving the rookie symposium talk right now in the green room with the players

Okay, so Noah is the old Matt Leinart.

sonovabitch!! ..we got Cookie from the Bozo show

Isn't Noah a taller Ben Wallace. Has no post game. Great job Pax signing wallace for a king's ransom and taking noah

Jay Bilas has been freaking out for the last hour about not being able to use the word "motor".

Okay, take Al Thornton while you can Kings!

J Noah the face of college basketball last year....hide the children

BTW is there anyone better at hiding bias (against Carolina/for Duke) than Jay Bilas? It almost makes me annoyed how unemotional he is about that rivalry. And I think that says something sad about the state of announcing.

NBA Live 08: we still can't fix the glitches.

I'm not exactly live blogging, but I am rambling in bursts of five picks.

http://cakerockstheparty.wordpress.com/

Yiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

And Brad Miller will have his hunting trip.

Good pick for Chicago though he is the same player as Ben Wallace and Tyson Chandler who they traded to N.O. last off-season.

And Sacto get the Brad Miller clone. Would've made more sense for Chicago and Sacto to switch guys here.

Jay Bilas is killing my ears.

I think Spencer says...fuck it im rich. thats what Stuart

And thanks a lot Jay Bilas. I give you props and you turn around and call "not being able to play above the rim or rebound" a nitpick? Come the eff on man.

Sacramento with the Affirmative Action pick.

OK then S.A.S, who should Chicago pick?

If Billy Knight has any common sense in his little brain, he will take Acie Law right here

S.A.S didn't take his Ritalin.

what brain?

SAS is rattling off the Bulls' entire roster and how good and "high-energy-like" they all are...should they have forfeited their pick, i guess?

So you can rebound, have energy, can't shoot, has energy, blocks and has energy...good pick?

Phew, not that dumb...

Is Acie Law the fourth crunk enough for the ATL

anon 8:37, I guess Knight does have common sense.

"He's not a great shooter, but he can make shots."-JB

Shoot him now.

can't shoot but has the ability to shoot..WTF is going on?

And with the solid pick of Acie Law I'm heading out. Have a good rest of the live-blog guys.

Sao Pedffjsojfpfaapanotonio probably sleeps in Philly team locker rooms.

Billie King is in his office with a gun in his mouth.

Did Stu Scott really just say "Acie Earl" instead of "Acie Law"?

Why not just mention Eric Montross, Ron Mercer and Alaa Abdelnaby while you're at it?

fool's gold......took a nap and went to burger king- s.a.s.


M.J. pipes in with the "cheesecake" reference...awful

ok, that is a heckuva head scratcher.

Meanwhile, somewhere in America, Dr. J weeps.

Thaddeus Young, stupid idea.

don't you think its all on potential from here on out (besides maybe Al Thornton)

This bears repeating...this draft is fucked up.

How the hell is Marc Jackson getting away with his "...midget running the point..." in Atlanta comment???

Not that I'm concerned with offending smallish people, but that's just not politically correct. Simply stunning.

Nice jerseys for Atlanta.

My God. King is working on putting a square in a circle and getting interviewed.

Good pick for N.O

Breaking!!! Via Deadspin on Slam Online....."It’s Randolph, Dickau and Freddy Jones for Steve Francis and Channing Frye. Exclusive!" Not sure how to take this, but here's the link. (8:29)

Take it as you will....Thoughts?

I think Bilas has mentioned Wright's shot about 45 times.

At least one Northwest team made a good trade.

Orlando has traded their #54 to the Houston Rockets for cash.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/draft2007/news/story?id=2919948&campaign=rss&source=NBAHeadlines

Did Bilas just say Thornton has good "second jumpability"?

Dear God...

Duke sucks Bilas, deal with it.

mookie- maybe Nick Young is the Jumaine Jones of this years draft?

there's no way that Portland-NYK trade is going down.

Detroit should get Stuckey.

and yes, there is a new Jumaine Jones here.

Nick Young continues his free fall.

There's no way Stuart Scott had heart of Rodney Stuckey half an hour ago. Didn't play in the ACC!

Now I know why grades were an issue for Stuckey.

and that freefall ends.

how many times can S.A.S say anybody?

Nick Young was afraid of OJ Mayo..but then I saw the clip ( could not hear the audio) about some family tragedy...I take back all ill will towards Nick Young

Weak Ric Bucher...thats old news

The Knicks fans obviously love the idea of Dan Dickau and Fred Jones.

Ric Bucher was reading this live blog ( or the deadspin live blog via slam online)

maybe prozac or oxycontin for SAS...chill my brutha

Jay Z picks Sean Williams

Sean Williams: Nice pick ,character issue in doubt.

"One reason it didn't turn away New Jersey..." is that they dont give a fuck, they like potheads who steal laptops.

okay so i guess the ESPN editor MEANT to leave...

"...father won Franch Open..."

and ofcourse

COUNTRY: Texas

on the screen? these werent mistakes?

12 blocks against powerhouse Providence, and gasp, 13 against basketball gods Duquesne.

Jay, the only way you can be a good blocker, is if you HAVE great timing.

Now my hometown in the Oakland Warriors will pick next.

Huh?! Marco isn't worth the 18th pick!

Anyway, the LA Lakers are next. Which could make or break Kobe Bryant.

Hope Kobe retires to Colorado

mark jackson is desi arnez.

http://bp3.blogger.com/_1OMiSrEJXnY/RoRf6auQnvI/AAAAAAAAC6c/0n7u7M4byFU/s1600-h/noah.jpg

I don't think Kobe likey this draftee.

Just when you think Lozo can't possibly bring any more joy to your life...

Vitale giving Kobe analysis...I bet Bucher is furious

I guess that whole Stephen A - Dicky V dinner thing is a joke all into itself, right?

the crowd likes that pick.

Kupchak is digging his own grave.

You can't pause for five seconds before you answer a question by saying "No, absolutely not", KUPCHAK

TRADE! Jason Smith to Philly, Cook to Miami.

Daequan Cook can have his party at the holiday inn after all tonight

No relation to Chris Dudley, good pick for Charlotte.

Now my fav, the Knicks are next.

I have the Knicks drafting Al Roker from NBC.

And the Knicks have once again, messed up their draft.

second hop ability?

Jay, you are brutal.

That is a superb pick for the Bobcats.

Where the hell is Alando Tucker???

Portland gets another pick!

the suns hate the draft.

So Portland gets Rudy Fernandez.

Is it me, or was Spike Lee absolutely SAUCED during that interview? Slurring like crazy, staring awkwardly. This is the clip of the night as soon as Brightcove posts it...

AA isn't kidding, those are some brutal thuderstorms.

Pritchard and Allen are making over the Blazers like this is NBA Live...

We're providing shoddier live coverage over at brahsome.com as well. If you feel like scoping it out.

Crap, we already have the Kevin Durant Sonics selection commercial.

Morris Almond, from Rice. Anyone else find that funny?

And we're not getting any thunderstorms in NC. What's going on cha?

Houston is next.

@brahsome: I challenge you to a shitty live-blog off!

And is there going to be a Bucks Yi Jianlian commercial?

Signs point to no.

I'm expecting Larry Harris to be disappeared into a rural work camp by the weekend.

This may be a surprise for you, but we in Seattle are experiencing rain and sunbreaks.

Aaron Brooks, Oregon. Wow, I didn't think he'd make it in the 1st round.

Aaron Brooks makes McRoberts look like a brilliant pick.

Aaron Brooks is Tony Delk for Generation Y!

Tirico seems to have a lot of trouble with Yi-s name.

The 35th pick by Seattle is going to Boston. I want to rip the Sonics Organization apart.

Hey look. Biggio got to 3000 hits.

And he got caught trying to stretch it to a double!

Hah!

http://cakerockstheparty.wordpress.com is also a lame liveblog option.

So Afflalo does go in the 1st round.

Cool, they aired the funny bud light commercial.

So the Spurs continue to make themselves more boring with Tiago Splitter.

Tiago Splitter.

I forgot about the Splitter.

But it's great. The Spurs added another flopper. Now they're even more lovable.

In case anyone is wondering, the US soccer team scored the first goal against Argentina in the Copa America.

Finally, the Suns pick Tucker.

Argentina 3 USA 1

Dicky V: Slightly cranky.

"OK, who wants to sex the Splitter?"

What? Oh well, Seattle begins the 2nd round.

Drunk Spike Lee is the ABSOLUTE highlight of the night: http://www.brightcove.com/title.jsp?title=1080152018

BAD WAY TO END THE DRAFT!!! STUPID PICK!!! Should've gone with Nick Fazekas.

Golden State gives up Jason Richardson to Charlotte. I'm baffled.

For Brandan Wright. It Makes no sense to me!

ANNNNND WE'RE BAAAAAAAAAAACK! Wow what a nightmare. I have no idea who was picked, so you peeps better have kept the comments going.

What an effing boring draft/post. Yaaaaaaaaaaaawn.

Big Baby could have been a Sonic.

Shame?

and in one fell swoop, portland instantly undoes all the good it did.

shame, really.

You know its a sucky draft when they show you behind the scenes before the damn thing is over.

Thanks a ton for keeping the comments going while I debated killing myself. I appreciate it.

Welcome back AA. Thunderstorms just rolled into NC too.

The legend of Shawn Bradley lives on!

Now you know why Billy King is the worst GM in the league, outside of MSG. I'm shocked we didn't manage to get our hands on Josh McRoberts.

Don't kill yourself. Just wait for Billy King to do it. Plus one of these days SAS's lungs are going to collapse with all words he yells at once. You'll feel better when it happens.


I promise.

(Billy: meaning he'll off himself)

Who is Adam Silver eye-fucking every time he comes out to announce a pick? Is anyone else seeing this? Every time he comes out, he smiles and silently laughs with someone in the crowd...whoever it is, she is one lucky lady...that Adam Silver is a catch.

@ point 23

LMFAO.

Must improve: not selling pot to cops

KYRYLO FRESENKO
Must Improve: Vowels in first name

What a sneaky little Greek!

Maybe that's who Silver was eyeing up...sure looked geeked to shake his hand