In Dave D’Alessandro’s article about the draft, there is an interesting tidbit about Yi’s situation. He interviewed Rod Thorn, who said we aren’t shopping “Yi”:
“Shop is not the right term with what we do with a lot of our players. We have conversations — about almost everybody. Shopping is when you tell everyone in the league, ‘Anyone want this guy?’ We’re not doing that. So that’s not true.”
I like what Thorn is doing. It is obvious that we are trying to trade Yi, but while he is still on the team, we have to look like we have his back. Also, this could be true, maybe Thorn isn’t shopping him. Maybe other teams are calling for him, if that is the case, we have to listen. Try to get something for Yi.
Every Wednesday I will go through some of the Mock Drafts that can be found on the web and tell you who they say the Nets will be picking. Here are what the mocks say this week (If there is a mock draft I am missing, or one that you think should be taken off the list, let me know via e-mail or in the comments):
So that is 9 mock drafts, here are the totals:
- Ty Lawson – 3
- Earl Clark – 2
- DeMar DeRozen – 1
- DeJuan Blair – 1
- James Johnson – 1
- Chase Budinger (REALLY?) – 1
I guess I am not really surprised with the wide range of players the experts say we are taking, mainly because there have been no work-outs and teams haven’t really began to show their hands in terms of who they are interested in. The thing that does surpise me is that there are only two true PFs listed. This surprises me because Rod Thorn has been on the record as saying he wants a “moose”. Maybe the guys in the media haven’t seen that interview yet.
Equally surprising is seeing James Johnson’s name listed only once. Especially since the awesome blogger Tommy Dee at TheKnicksBlog.com is reporting that the Nets are VERY interested in Johnson. I know it’s a Knicks (blah!) blog, but this is the man who first reported that the Nets were keeping Lawrence Frank, so he has to know his stuff. Oh and he must be on to something, especially if the New York Post is following up his report with a report of their own, saying basically the same thing.
I know a NBA player Twittering isn’t news, but when a Net is doing it, it becomes news…well to me at least. Apparently CDR has been tweeting since April 28th, and he is pretty active (131 tweets since then). He also responds to a lot of tweets, so you might get in touch with him. I have given it a shot, and will keep you posted and let you know if he responds (because there really isn’t anything important to do like talk about the draft or anything). Here is what CDR thinks of the draft. Apparently he is a Flynn fan:
Happy with our pick. I like a lot of players in that 10-15 range. My favorite player to watch in college last season was Johnny Flynn..;-)
Interesting. I personally want to see a PF taken, but you guys know that already. Oh CDR wouldn’t mind one either:
I like the PF too. We’re on the same page. Our front office is great though so we’ll make a great decision.
This is almost like an interview kinda.
