Andrea Bargnani (Toronto), No. 2 LaMarcus Aldridge (Portland), No. 6 Brandon Roy (Portland) and No. 13 Thabo Sefolosha (Oklahoma City) are the only members of the class to sign extensions.

	Toronto Raptors	     Andrea Bargnani, Forward, Italy
	Chicago Bulls 	     LaMarcus Aldridge, Forward, Texas (to Portland)
	Charlotte Bobcats    Adam Morrison, Forward, Gonzaga
	Portland       	     Tyrus Thomas, Forward, Louisiana State (to Chicago)
	Atlanta Hawks	     Shelden Williams, Forward, Duke
	Minnesota Twolves    Brandon Roy, Guard, Washington (to Portland)
	Boston Celtics	     Randy Foye, Guard, Villanova (to Minnesota via Portland)
	Houston Rockets	     Rudy Gay, Forward, Connecticut
	Golden State 	     Patrick O'Bryant, Center, Bradley
	Seattle Supersonics  Saer Sene, Forward, Senegal
	Orlando Magic	     J.J. Redick, Guard, Duke
	N.O./Okla. City      Hilton Armstrong, Center, Connecticut
	Philadelphia 76ers   Thabo Sefolosha, Guard, Switzerland (to Chicago)
	Utah Jazz	     Ronnie Brewer, Guard, Arkansas
	N.O./Okla. City      Cedric Simmons, Forward, North Carolina State
	Chicago Bulls	     Rodney Carney, Forward, Memphis (to Philadelphia)
	Indiana Pacers	     Shawne Williams, Forward, Memphis
	Washington Wizards   Oleksiy Pecherov, Center, Ukraine
	Sacramento Kings     Quincy Douby, Guard, Rutgers
	New York Knicks =    Renaldo Balkman, Forward, South Carolina
	Phoenix Suns         Rajon Rondo, Guard, Kentucky (to Boston)
	New Jersey Nets      Marcus Williams, Guard, Connecticut
	New Jersey Nets	     Josh Boone, Forward, Connecticut
	Memphis Grizzlies    Kyle Lowry, Guard, Villanova
	Cleveland Cavaliers  Shannon Brown, Guard, Michigan State
	L.A. Lakers          Jordan Farmar, Guard, UCLA
	Phoenix Suns	     Sergio Rodriguez, Guard, Spain (to Portland)
	Dallas Mavericks     Maurice Ager, Guard, Michigan State
	New York Knicks      Mardy Collins, Guard, Temple
	Portland 	     Joel Freeland, Forward, United Kingdom 

I think Rudy Gay is a good option to overbid for next summer. Let everyone walk and build around Rudy Gay and Bosh. I could live with that

My thought is that you could have Gay as an RFA - and if his cap hold is low enough, you could then fit a max player in under the cap.

I don't think Gay or Bosh is really worth the Max, and I don't think that's a combination that's going to get us anywhere either. Gay has been playing bad defense recently on a team that he should be leading and he shoots 35% from the outside. If he could give the Knicks a mid-range, driving presence maybe that would be a positive. I don't know. Risky move.

Bargnani is also a good example as to why you don't make snap judgments on whether a pick is a bust before giving him some time to develop. I wonder how many folks were calling him a bust after his first year? I wonder how people on UK would have ranked him as a draft pick after his first season.

djsunyc wrote:

Paladin55 wrote:You can also make a great case for Bargnani being picked #1 that draft. Roy is the only one I would even consider taking over him at this point. He should have been #1 or #2, period.

Bargnani is also a good example as to why you don't make snap judgments on whether a pick is a bust before giving him some time to develop. I wonder how many folks were calling him a bust after his first year? I wonder how people on UK would have ranked him as a draft pick after his first season.

his first year, he improved every month to the point of finishing 2nd in ROY voting.

the criticisms came his 2nd year where he looked lost playing a new position (center).

Thanks for the info.

I was not on any forums when that draft took place- was Toronto criticized around here for picking him?

martin wrote:

djsunyc wrote:looking back...if skiles wasn't the coach of chicago, they probably draft aldridge...

Skiles was GM'ing? Did he have that much pull or was the GM drafting players that fit his coach?

they rumor was skiles and paxson went to dinner with aldridge and didn't like the way aldridge carried himself (wimpy) and couldn't look at skiles in the eye.

fishmike wrote:you guys bitch about Gallo.. imagine having pick 3 and Adam Morrison to show for it. Ouch.

I think Rudy Gay is a good option to overbid for next summer. Let everyone walk and build around Rudy Gay and Bosh. I could live with that

i thought you said didn't want bosh and he's not franchise material...