Posted by Dave as Charlotte Bobcats, Chicago Bulls, Los Angeles Clippers, Memphis Grizzlies, Miami Heat, Milwaukee Bucks, Minnesota Timberwolves, NBA, New Jersey Nets, New York Knicks at 9:44 AM EDT on June 27th, 2008

Last night the draft took place, and outside of the Grizzlies getting OJ Mayo, who was originally drafted by the T’Wolves, for Kevin Love, there wasn’t a whole ton of surprise. Here’s a recap of the Top 10.
1.) Chicago Bulls, Derrick Rose: This thing was done the moment they landed the No. 1 pick. It’s his hometown, he was the best player in March, and it all made sense. What happens to Kirk Heinrich is up in the air, but this guy will be a star in this league for a long, long time.
2.) Miami Heat, Michael Beasley: Beasley with Marion and D’Wade? Not bad. Not bad at all.
3.) Minnesota T’Wolves, OJ Mayo: He was traded for Kevin Love.
4.) Seattle Supersonics Russell Westbrook: This is the guy I felt would be the steal of the draft, but at the No. 4 spot, is he still a steal? Regardless, he’s going to play lockdown D on anyone that’s got a ball in front of him. Great pick.
5.) Memphis Grizzlies, Kevin Love: Traded for OJ.
6.) New York Knicks, Danilo Gallinari: He’s an Italian guy, one I don’t know much about, but those European players are either great or they bust. The bad news? There’s not many people coming from Europe that play defense, something the Knicks really, really lack.
7.) LA Clippers, Eric Gordon: The one-year Indiana star. We’ll see how he does with the big boys.
8.) Milwaukee Bucks, Joe Alexander: He’s 6′8″, 220 pounds, and they just acquired Richard Jefferson. Where does that put Alexander on the roster?
9.) Charlotte Bobcats, DJ Augustin: Say goodbye to Raymond Felton.
10.) New Jersey Nets, Brook Lopez: Ric Smits, maybe?