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Title: picks 1-5 done Post by: PacersGM on July 07, 2008, 03:51:53 AM Hawks Draft SF Lionel Simmons with pick #1 of round 1.
Pistons Draft PF Larry Johnson with pick #2 of round 1. Jazz Draft PF Chris Gatlin with pick #3 of round 1. Knicks Draft SF Billy Owens with pick #4 of round 1. Bulls Draft PF Toni Kukoc with pick #5 of round 1. Title: Re: picks 1-5 done Post by: JazzGM-old2 on July 07, 2008, 04:04:53 AM Lol, I've been checking all night and was about to turn in, and checked one LAST time. And there it was.
I was kinda surprised to get my 3rd pick as I kinda thought Owens was going #2 leaving me with LJ. It was a pretty hard choice for me between Gatlin and LJ to begin with, and I wasn't sure if I wanted a too skinny or too short PF on my roster. But, I guess this way I didn't have to choose, it was decided for me. I spent 1200$ checking out true potentials for players and Gatlin had the highest of any I surveyed, so I'm hopeful he'll pan out for me in the long run. I'm not too familiar with true potentials so I don't really know how important they are, but, I"m hoping quite a bit in this case. Title: Re: picks 1-5 done Post by: Iverson2Korver43 on July 07, 2008, 06:03:44 AM as with the jazz, the Hawks made my decision... I was between Johnson, Owens and Simmons... After finding out potentials Owens was not in the running... Happy to get LJ... That defense improves a little and he could be a stud...
Title: Re: picks 1-5 done Post by: HawksGM on July 07, 2008, 08:04:20 AM Thrilled to get Simmons. IMO he is clearly the best player in the draft. He can play now, but if Bird re-signs, Simmons could take a year playing around 20mpg and come in next year and be the starter. This was hard for me as I have always been a big Larry Johnson fan.
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