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      Chad Ford’s Mock 7.0

      June 24, 2010 /

      Chad Ford just released the seventh iteration of his mock draft, and he seems pretty confident in the first eight picks:

      1. John Wall, Wizards
      2. Evan Turner, Sixers
      3. Derrick Favors, Nets
      4. Wes Johnson, T-Wolves
      5. DeMarcus Cousins, Kings
      6. Ekpe Udoh, Warriors
      7. Greg Monroe, Pistons
      8. Al-Farouq Aminu, Clippers

      Barring trades, which are always the toughest to predict, that sequence seems pretty reasonable. Udoh seems to be going a bit high, but Monroe apparently had a bad workout with the Warriors. Some teams place too much emphasis on a one-day workout instead of looking at a player’s overall body of work, but each team has its own method of evaluating prospects.

      The mock starts to get dicey around #9 where Ford says that the Jazz have a load of options, but appear to be leaning towards UNC’s Ed Davis.


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      Rose: LeBron is not re-signing with the Cavs

      June 24, 2010 /

      We should take anything Jalen Rose says with a spoonful of salt, but here’s what he had to tweet about the LeBron situation:

      #NBA my sources say that it is almost CERTAIN that LEBRON JAMES WILL NOT be returning to the CAVS! (Bulls/Heat/Clips)

      The Cavs “news” is big enough, but notice the absence of the Knicks and Nets and the presence of the Clips.

      My gut says that LeBron will stick in Cleveland, but depending on how wired in Rose’s “sources” are, that may not be the case. There are pros and cons to each of his options, so there’s no clear choice for LeBron come July 1.

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      Source: Nets will draft Favors

      June 24, 2010 /

      Per ESPN…

      Barring a last-minute change in thinking, the New Jersey Nets will select Georgia Tech freshman Derrick Favors over Syracuse’s Wesley Johnson with the No. 3 pick, ESPN.com was told Thursday morning.

      According to a source with knowledge of the selection, the Nets made the decision because they are not guaranteed to get a power forward like Utah’s Carlos Boozer, Toronto’s Chris Bosh or Phoenix’s Amare Stoudemire in free agency.

      The source said that Favors is also the most tradeable asset available to the Nets for a possible deal — more so than Johnson. The source said the Nets might make a deal Thursday night after selecting Favors or wait to see if one comes in July during the free-agency period. The source said if the Nets make a deal they would have to include the pick of Favors.

      This is a bit of a surprise as the Nets had seemingly settled on Wes Johnson because they believed they’d be able to get a good power forward in free agency. Now they’re planning to draft Favors because they’re not sure about getting a good power forward in free agency. Hmm.

      The Nets could draft Favors as insurance and move him if they are able to land a good big in July’s free agency period.

      Favors has a lot of upside, but hasn’t performed very well in workouts, which has hurt his stock a bit as draft day approaches. He was the 2009 Naismith Prep Player of the Year, which has a pretty good track record of predicting success in the NBA.


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      2010 Wimbledon: Longest match in history suspended

      June 24, 2010 /

      John Isner and Nicolas Mahut recorded the longest match in tennis history in terms of number of games and duration at Wimbledon on Wednesday – and they’re not even done. The 10-hour match (163 games) was suspended at 59-59 due to darkness.

      From ESPN.com:

      “Nothing like this will ever happen again. Ever,” Isner said in a courtside TV interview.

      The first-round match had already been suspended because of fading light Tuesday night after the fourth set.

      They have been playing each other for exactly 10 hours — 7 hours, 6 minutes in the fifth set alone, enough to break the full-match record of 6:33, set at the 2004 French Open.

      Never before in the history of Wimbledon, which was first contested in 1877, had any match — singles or doubles, men or women — lasted more than 112 games, a mark set in 1969. Isner and Mahut have played more games than that in their fifth set, without a victor, although the American came close: He had four match points but Mahut saved each one.

      Here are some stats from the epic match: Isner has 98 aces, compared to Mahut’s 95. Both of those numbers eclipsed the previous high in a match at any tournament, which was 78. There have been 881 points scored, with 612 in the fifth set. Isner has 218 winners to Mahut’s 217, while Isner has only 44 unforced errors to Mahut’s 37.

      And again, they’re not even done yet. That’s crazy.


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      The Heat clear cap space, trade Cook

      June 23, 2010 /

      Take our picks, please!

      The Miami Heat have traded their way out of the first round of Thursday’s NBA draft but, in doing so, cleared more cap space by sending the 18th pick and guard Daequan Cook to Oklahoma City for the No. 32 pick in the second round.

      The Heat were not enamored with the quality of players in the draft and wanted to clear cap room, a source told ESPN.com. The net result of losing Cook’s $1.36 million salary and the value of the 18th pick is $3 million.

      Actually Cook’s salary for next season ($2.2 million) is what Miami is saving with this deal. But that’s not all. The #18 pick would make around $1.4 million — that’s what last year’s #18 pick, Ty Lawson, made this season — so the Heat will save a total of $3.6 million off of this year’s payroll by essentially giving Cook and the pick away.

      I believe this leaves Miami with three players (Michael Beasley, James Jones and Mario Chalmers) under contract and $48 million in cap space, assuming the team waives or trades Jones away by the end of June. Miami’s goal is to sign three big-name free agents and with $48 million in cap space, they can afford to start three players at $16 million per season. They’d have to fill out the roster with a mid-level player and veteran minimum guys, but if they were re-sign Dwyane Wade and add two big-name free agents, the vets would come calling.

      My gut tells me that LeBron, Wade and Chris Bosh will all sign with different teams, but that doesn’t mean that Miami won’t be able to sign a combination of Joe Johnson/Rudy Gay and Amare Stoudemire/Carlos Boozer/David Lee. And they may not even have to burn the full $48 million to do so.

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