- The Blazers open the draft with Thomas, an athletic specimen who could potentially play the small forward spot in the NBA.

- Aldridge gives the Bulls what they thought they would be getting with Eddy Curry so many years back, a true back to the basket center.

- Morrison may have the highest basketball IQ of anyone in this draft class.  Look for him to be an All-Star within three years for the Bobcats.

- While this may seem a little high for Foye, he falls into an ideal situation as he's the perfect backcourt mate for Joe Johnson.

- The Raptors find a shooting guard who can extend the opposing defense with his jumpshot, handle the ball and play great defense himself.

- Gay is a nice fit in Minnesota where he'll be happy to defer shots to Kevin Garnett. 

- The Celtics need a true point guard in the worst way and they find one here.  One of the court Williams is a magician, off the court he's a... well, felon in training.  Let's hope the Celtics can straighten him out.

- Long considered a lock to go in the top 5 selections, the talented Bargnari falls a bit, but lands in a perfect spot playing alongside Yao Ming and Tracy McGrady.

- The first pseudo-gamble of the draft sees the Warriors going for a center from Bradley, hoping that his strong NCAA tournament play continues. 

- Simmons can play either the power forward or the center position for the Sonics and his athleticism will fit well with this running bunch.

- The Magic are thrilled to see Carney drop down some and immediately add him to their talented young roster.

- This may be a bit high for Armstrong, but the Hornets can't pass up the chance to select the athletic center. 

- Williams is a nod to the future for the Sixers.  His blue collar attitude and defensive prowess will be welcome additions. 

- The Jazz see a chance to add a better shooting Jeff Hornacek to the roster in hopes of returning to the glory days of old.

- Brewer gives the Hornets a little flexibility in the backcourt and he pairs nicely with 2005 rookie Chris Paul.

- Again, flexibility is the key word here as the Bulls take a player who would fit well in the backcourt with the undersized Ben Gordon. 

- Roby is one of the better pure shooters in this class and has a wiry frame that resembles former Pacer Reggie Miller.

- The selection of Williams provides insurance against the potential free agent departure of Jared Jefferies. 

- The offensively skilled Pecherov is an ideal fit along with Ron Artest and Brad Miller in the Kings frontcourt. 

- For a terrible team, the Knicks are surprising difficult to draft for as there's so much "talent" on the roster.  We assume the Knicks look to start over, Ager is a nice player to work with at shooting guard.

- The suns love to get out on the break and run, Brown and his athleticism is a natural fit.

- Boone gives the Nets a big body with some offensive ability to go along with the improving Nenad Kristic.

- With the second of their back-to-back picks, the Nets can't pass up the chance to add Lowry.  You can't ask for a better player to learn from then Jason Kidd.  

- Gray gives the surprisingly good Grizzlies a little more size along the frontline.

- Splitter is a little bit like a less offensively talented version of Marcus Camby when he was coming out of UMass. 

- Douby's a natural fit as a scoring point guard for the Lakers since Kobe handles the ball most of the time anyway. 

- The Suns gamble on the shot blocking phenomenon from Senegal.  His offense needs a ton of work, but his shot blocking will be useful right away.

- Perovic gives the Mavericks a big guy with the ability to step out and hit a 15 foot jumper. 

- Again, who knows what Isiah Thomas is thinking.  Aleksandrov is a bargain here and the Knicks would be best off by leaving him overseas to develop for a couple more years. 

- Another big guy for the Blazers.  Davis is a talented offensive player who could do very well catching passes from Sebastian Telfair.