The NBA Draft

I've been avoiding this draft like the plague. I didn't make a mock draft, I didn't watch youtubes of any prospects, and I didn't use the ESPN Trade Machine once to figure out how the Sixers could get Kevin Garnett. Continuing with that theme, here are some quick hits on the NBA Draft, as only Hit Some Dingers can do them:

1. Oden was the obvious number 1. You ALWAYS take the franchise center. It's like doubling down on 11.

Trent: Ladies, don’t you always double down on 11?
Girls: Always. No matter what. Like splitting aces.
Mikey: …yea, whatever.

2. Kevin Durant and Jeff Green: 2012

3. When the Bobcats drafted Brandan Wright, the commentators joked that he could take the man that drafted him, Michael Jordan. If MJ can't take a kid with braces, I renounce my love of basketball.

4. If Yi Jianlian puts on a Bucks jersey, GM Larry Harris may become Enemy Number 1 of the Chinese government.

5. Thaddeus Young is the steal of the lottery. Al Thornton will be a bust.

6. I CANNOT WAIT for the Zach Randolph in New York era. Huge potential there, HUGE.

7. In what other league is it acceptable to trade picks for cash at this volume?

Miami gets: Daequan Cook, a 2009 second-round pick and cash
Philadelphia gets: Jason Smith

Portland gets: Rights to No. 24 pick (Rudy Fernandez)
Phoenix gets: Cash

Philadelphia gets: Rights to No. 42 pick (Derrick Byars), cash considerations
Portland gets: Rights to No. 30 pick (Petteri Koponen)

Seattle gets: Future second-round pick and cash
Houston gets: Rights to No. 31 pick (Carl Landry)

Orlando gets: Cash considerations
Houston gets: Rights to No. 54 pick (Brad Newley)

Dallas gets: Rights to 44th pick (Reyshawn Terry)
Orlando gets: Rights to 60th pick (Milovan Rakovic), Cash considerations

Cash was involved in half of all draft day trades. Isn't that a lot?

8. The Bulls front court now has more hair than Annika Sorentam's upper lip
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9. Don't get your hopes up, Boston. Ray Allen is good, but is Ray Allen and Paul Pierce really much different than Ray Allen and Rashard Lewis? Best-case scenario: The Celtics make a playoff run, they lose in the conference finals. That's the best case. Bad case: the C's still suck. Worst case: the Celtics make a playoff run, Danny Ainge trades Gerald Green and a first round pick for a mercenary veteran, and they still lose in the conference finals.

10. Does anyone else think its funny that the Cavs didn't have a single pick in the draft? I guess not, LeBron doesn't need any help anyway.

There's everything you need to know about this year's NBA Draft from top to bottom, everything there is.

Also, congrats to Frank Thomas on his 500th Dinger.