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2008 Draft Quick Recap for Charlotte Bobcats

06/27/2008

At 9, the Bobcats drafted DJ Augustin, the 5-11 point guard from Texas. The pre-draft profile I did is here: Prospect Profile DJ Augustin. Not convinced I am happy with this pick - though I was not crazy about Brook Lopez, I feel better about his ability to contribute in the league at 7-0, than Augustin at 5-11. Maybe I will feel better about it in the morning, when I have not been in front of a computer and tv for the last 7 hours straight. Chad Ford's quick analysis from ESPN:

A little bit of a surprise. We've been hearing all day that the Bobcats are shopping Raymond Felton. I guess this confirms it. They passed on a need (Brook Lopez) to get Augustin. He's an upgrade over Felton, so it's hard to criticize the Bobcats. Augustin has a chance to be special. The Blazers and Kings wanted him and have to be crushed right now.
At 20, Charlotte went with Alexis Ajinca, a 7-1 power forward from France...who has a 7-8 wingspan. That is a lot of length. Not enough weight on that length at this point though, perhaps, as it might be a bit before the Cats bring him over from Europe. Again, from Ford:
Ajinca is 20 years old and averaged 5 ppg in France. In the history of the NBA draft, has there ever been a player who averaged 5 ppg or less who turned into a decent player? Ajinca was a workout warrior, dominating some of the other big men in the past few weeks. And he has great size and skills. But can he turn them into production on the court? He'll likely stay in France to develop.
Finally, at 38, the Bobcats selected Kyle Weaver, a 6-6 point guard from Washington State. Having played at WSU, he obviously can play some defense. And I really do not know much about him beyond that. His numbers from Kenpom are intriguing, as he seems to rebound and distribute fairly well. However, his turnover rate is fairly high, and that was in a controlled offense - reason for pause, but that is to be expected in the second round.

Some intriguing pieces - please add thoughts and relevant links in the comments, and I will make use of them when I do a more in-depth review in the next couple of days.
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rob Says: You probably don't get many Knicks fans on your site, so maybe this is a first. Im a Knicks fan from NY who was happy to see them take Gallinari, although I was praying that they traded back into the top ten in order to pick DJ, whom I love(p.s. i was at the draft and sat right behind the players when they were doing the radio interviews, and when DJ was done I told him to come play for the Knicks when he was a free agent. He smiled and gave me a finger point, so i'm already campaigning for him, haha) Anyway, you obviously have a surplus of PG now, and felton is intriguing for a D'Antoni team. From my perception of him he would fit in very well in terms of running the break, but what kind of defender is he and do you think he shoots well enough to be a D'Antoni PG? Since you watch him all the time, could you let me know how you think he would fit in with the Knicks, and who, if anybody, you might be interested in from the Knicks(please say Zach Randolph). Thanks a lot and enjoy DJ, i'm actually very jealous. -Rob
Fri Jun 27, 2008 10:26 pm

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