Title: Live Blog of the NBA Draft
Date: June 26, 2008
Original Source: The On Deck Circle
Synopsis: This was an exhausting day, reacting to trades and doing this enormous live-blog of the NBA Draft. As usual with draft pieces, it’s funny and interesting to look back on instant reactions now that they’ve had four years to settle in.
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Title: Expect Trades on Draft Day
Date: June 26, 2008
Original Source: Hoops Addict
Synopsis: This was a Hoops Addict article, explaining my expectation that the NBA Draft would feature a lot of teams trading picks and maneuvering for position.
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Title: Raptors Allegedly Acquire Jermaine O’Neal for Ford and More
Date: June 26, 2008
Original Source: The On Deck Circle
Synopsis: Looking back, this trade sucks, because the #17 pick ended up being Roy Hibbert and Jermaine O’Neal ended up being a zombie corpse. At the time, it was more justifiable.
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Title: Jefferson Traded to Bucks
Date: June 26, 2008
Original Source: The On Deck Circle
Synopsis: Richard Jefferson once mattered and earned his ludicrous salary, so at the time this trade was a big deal. This was actually the first “clear cap space” move the Nets made in what has turned into a 4-year shuffling of deck chairs for the franchise.
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Title: NBA Draft Week – Centers
Date: June 25, 2008
Original Source: The On Deck Circle
Synopsis: For a full week I focused exclusively on the NBA Draft, one of my favorite nights of the sporting calendar. This piece looked at the center class, headlined by Brook Lopez.
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Title: NBA Draft Week – Power Forwards
Date: June 25, 2008
Original Source: The On Deck Circle
Synopsis: For a full week I focused exclusively on the NBA Draft, one of my favorite nights of the sporting calendar. This piece looked at the power forward class, headlined by Michael Beasley.
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Title: NBA Draft Week – Shooting Guards
Date: June 24, 2008
Original Source: The On Deck Circle
Synopsis: For a full week I focused exclusively on the NBA Draft, one of my favorite nights of the sporting calendar. This piece looked at the shooting guard class, headlined by O.J. Mayo.
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Title: NBA Draft Week – Small Forwards
Date: June 24, 2008
Original Source: The On Deck Circle
Synopsis: For a full week I focused exclusively on the NBA Draft, one of my favorite nights of the sporting calendar. This piece looked at the small forward class, headlined by Danilo Gallinari.
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Title: NBA Draft Week – Point Guards
Date: June 23, 2008
Original Source: The On Deck Circle
Synopsis: For a full week I focused exclusively on the NBA Draft, one of my favorite nights of the sporting calendar. This piece looked at the point guard class, headlined by Derrick Rose.
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Title: Where the Celtics Go From Here
Date: June 22, 2008
Original Source: Hoops Addict
Synopsis: This Hoops Addict article took a look at what the Boston Celtics would do from here to follow up on their 2008 NBA Championship.
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