Thunder Up! - OVER.

[KidJustin]

KidJustin...#13 Cavaliers

and I bet that was the draft pick the Clippers traded in the Mo Williams-BD trade huh?

FAIL!

if the Cavs draft me...i'm torn...

BD as my running mate, Parker should be gone so the spot is mine...

but its the Cavs.....

[dare]

Phoenix is a okay spot but I hope I to go to either New Jersey or Lakers

[kibaxx7]

Not liking the trades I like both Green and Sefolosha...

[Justine.]

Valdis, I'm gonna sign Perkins Yes you are in the draft, I think you're projected to go 19th or 20th.

Martti., Wish you the best of luck

KidJustin, Yes that's the pick of Clippers, Parker is retired and he's traded to Dallas before.

dare, New Jersey? Why? Lakers will not have a first-round pick this year.

Thierry •, Green morale went down and I can't stand to play with him anymore, as so as Thabo. I'd like to focus on Ibaka and Harden

[dare]

I think I can make the Nets a better team As for the Lakers they should trade for me.

[Justine.]

dare, Great plan, good luck! Hope the Nets sign Melo.

[kibaxx7]

I'd like to focus on Ibaka and Harden

That's a nice reason for making a deal,

[Justine.]

Notable Player/Team Options


C. Anthony | DEN | $18.52M | Player Option | Declined
T. Evans | SAC | $4.15M | 2 Yr. Team Option | Accepted
C. Billups | DEN | $14.20M | Team Option | Declined
V. Carter | PHX | $18.00M | Team Option | Declined
R. Hibbert | IND | $2.59M | Team Option | Accepted
N. Batum | POR | $2.15M | Team Option | Accepted
Nene | DEN | $11.60M | Player Option | Accepted
D. West | NO | $7.53M | Player Option | Accepted
C. Budinger | HOU | $884K | 2 Yr. Team Option | Accepted
L. Barbosa | TOR | $7.60M | Player Option | Accepted
D. Blair | LAC | $986K | 2 Yr. Team Option | Accepted
A. Miller | POR | $7.00M | Team Option | Declined
R. Fernandez | POR | $2.11M | Team Option | Accepted
J. Thompson | SAC | $3.00M | Team Option | Accepted
D. DeRozan | TOR | $2.63M | 2 Yr. Team | Accepted
M. Pietrus | PHX | $1.92M | Team Option | Declined
R. Alston | PHX | $1.92M | Team Option | Declined

[Justine.]

2011 NBA Draft Board

No.	Team	Player	Position	School
1		Stephon Peacock	Point Guard	Indiana
2		David Brady	Small Forward	Connecticut
3		Johnathan Logan	Shooting Guard	North Carolina
4		Elton Dunn	Small Forward	Texas
5		Patrick McMillan	Small Forward	Oregon State
6		Jin Wang	Shooting Guard	China
7		Thierry Tirieux	Point Guard	France
8		Justin KidJustin	Shooting Guard	Cal Poly
9		Julian Martin	Shooting Guard	Philippines
10		J.J. Garrison	Power Forward	UCLA
11		Donte Robertson	Power Forward	Ohio State
12		Jimmie Gardner	Power Forward	Notre Dame
13		Donovan McCloud	Shooting Guard	Butler
14		Dave Howard	Small Forward	Florida
15		Craig Theus	Shooting Guard	Memphis
16		Eugene Thorpe	Small Forward	Miami
17		Brixton Barry	Small Forward	Syracuse
18		Laurence Cardinal	Shooting Guard	Massachusetts
19		Michael Redd	Shooting Guard	Tulane
20		Malcolm Arthur	Center	Nebraska
21		Stephon Mayberry	Small Forward	Connecticut
22		Sherman Morton	Power Forward	England
23		Axel Gomez	Point Guard	Houston
24		Guy Fuller	Small Forward	Illinois
25		Valdis Iesalnieks	Center	Ohio State
26		Austin Hughes	Point Guard	Florida
27		Liam Washburn	Point Guard	Washington State
28		Bert Chambers	Shooting Guard	Oregon State
29		Rex Braxton	Power Forward	Oregon State
30		Luke Peters	Power Forward	Oregon

No.	Team	Player	Position	School
31		George Koukoulis	Point Guard	Greece
32		Dexter Strong	Center	Oregon
33		Kostas Balidis	Power Forward	Greece
34		Damon Kennedy	Small Forward	Ohio State
35		Karl Douglas	Power Forward	Wyoming
36		Casey Lee	Small Forward	California
37		Clayton Conley	Small Forward	Massachusetts
38		Jud Long	Shooting Guard	Washington State
39		Jesrie Calimbas	Point Guard	Georgetown
40		Lonny Maggette	Power Forward	Mississippi State
41		Dennis Holt	Power Forward	Miami
42		Arthur McKenzie	Shooting Guard	Arizona State
43		Eddie Ryan	Small Forward	Northwestern
44		Colin Graves	Small Forward	Washington
45		Nando Paciani	Shooting Guard	Italy
46		Kenneth Augustin	Small Forward	BYU
47		Travis Doyle	Shooting Guard	USC
48		Alexander Rodman	Shooting Guard	G Washington
49		Ronald Ryan	Power Forward	California
50		Lou Nash	Center	Colorado
51		Brett Porter	Shooting Guard	IPFW
52		Jamal Jordan	Power Forward	Texas A&M
53		Antonio Hamilton	Small Forward	Texas Tech
54		Reggie Richardson	Small Forward	La Salle
55		Erno Dsidia	Small Forward	Hungary
56		Leroy Givens	Center	UTEP
57		Cecil Holmes	Small Forward	Gonzaga
58		Herman McCoy	Small Forward	Mississippi State
59		Russell Drake	Small Forward	England
60		Ed Baylor	Shooting Guard	St. John's (NY)

Draft Night Transactions

Los Angeles Clippers trade Clayton Conley for Dallas Mavericks' Brendan Haywood and their 2012 Second Round Pick
Milwaukee Bucks trade Jamal Jordan for Indiana Pacers' James Posey

[Bucket]

Warriors? Wow.Chance to play alongside my man Biedrins?

[dare]

I actually play for the Nets Did you ripped the draft?

[Justine.]

Valdis, No, Biedrins is in Portland, you'll backup Camby

dare, Spot on! No, i didn't do the reload thing I'm actually surprised for where you guys landed, KidJustin will be playing alongside B. Diddy, your plan to make Nets a better team and Axel to Houston Stunned Tirieux will be drafted that high

[Bucket]

Justine., Fuck. I forget about this trade. Camby? He will retire after this season, so I have a good future in Oakland.

[kibaxx7]

Stunned Tirieux will be drafted that high

I ain't surprised at all. GO SAC-TOWN!

[Axel The Great]

Axel to Houston

Very ironic that I get drafted to Houston of all places. Looks like I'll be third stringer behind Lowry and Parker though, right?

[KidJustin]

KidJustin will be playing alongside B. Diddy

cool cool...but who the hell is Donovan McCloud???

jupming form 13 to 8 is pretty good

and why would anyone pick Thierry before me?

read my PM

[Justine.]

Thierry •, Swagger! I think I'll edit Evans position to only SG now. So you can start

Axel., Very ironic indeed. I think yes, your rating is better than Ish Smith though.

KidJustin, Another SG. I think an athletic one. Thierry's draft stock rises maybe because of the workouts?

[Justine.]

NBA DRAFT '11 Interviews with Jalen Rose: Justin KidJustin of the Cleveland Cavaliers


KidJustin from Cal Poly has just been drafted by the Cleveland Cavaliers with the 8th Pick of the 2011 NBA Draft.

Jalen Rose: Well first off, welcome to the NBA. Tell me your thoughts about your new team.

KidJusitn: Thank you Jalen, I am very excited to have this oppotunity. When I first found from my agent that the Cavs were seriously looking into me, I did have my worries.

JR: Really, why would you say that?

KJ: Well, I was worried about the status in Cleveland with the LeBron issue and all. I didn't want any of that to cloud my career early on. But after my workout with the coaching staff and getting comfortable with the city, I began to change my mind and warm up to the feeling.

JR: So you have to opportunity to play the backcourt with veteran Baron Davis. I was told he was like and idol to you growing up.

KJ: Yea, he was actually one of the guys showing me around the city. We are both LA guys, so he really knew all the places I would be interested in. Him alone was one of the reasons why I was excited about joining this organization.

JR: That's good, that's good. Have you gotten to know anything thing else about your teammates?

KJ: I only met a few of the other guys, but I'm really looking forward to playing with JJ [Hickson]. He's another young guy I think will help turn this franchise around.

JR: So what do you think you will be able to bring to the fans of Cleveland.

KJ: Excitement Jalen. Excitement. We are going to bring the fun back to the Q. With Baron throwing no-look dishes, all I have to do is drill and thrill! Baron and I am going to run the show like we are back on the streets of LA. We are going to play fast and we are going to play hard. Think of LeBron James, only as a team player.

JR: Wow that is a big statement there. Well I wish you good luck as we got back to the podium where David Stern will name the next pick in the draft.

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[..6 draft picks later..]

The Cleveland Cavaliers have drafted SG Donovan McCloud fomr Baylor.

Sources have said that KidJustin, who was just drafted by the Cavaliers with the 8th pick is very upset about this selection, as he thought they [the Cavaliers] thought that he was going to be their man at shooting guard and that they would use their other lottery pick to fill needs at other positions.

McCloud was originally on the Cavaliers radar with the 8th pick, but after an outstanding workout with KidJustin, they decided to select the guard from Cal Poly instead. Since McCloud was still available by the time they were on the clock again, GM Chris Grant felt that they had to take him.

Sources close to KidJustin have said that he does not want to split minutes with McCloud at the starting shooting guard position. Saying, "McCloud better be ready for scrub backup minutes because if they think they are going to give my minutes to McCloud, they got their heads in the clouds!" Some sources also said that KidJustin has given the Cavaliers and ultimatum, him or McCloud.

KidJustin made it, so all of you guys can also send article or anything about your players

[KidJustin]

KidJustin, Another SG. I think an athletic one. Thierry's draft stock rises maybe because of the workouts?

so the cavs dont think i'm athletic enough???
psshh

[Nutellar]

I hope you can win the title this season.

[Justine.]

KidJustin, Don't worry, he will not steal your spotlight in Cleveland

osaki, Thanks, that's the main goal

Off-topic, if you want some free avatars feel free to visit the thread I made. viewtopic.php?f=53&t=79489 Cheers!

[Justine.]

The First Full-Blooded Filipino in the NBA: Julian Martin


NEW JERSEY -- He will be the first ever full-blooded Filipino who will take his dreams to the big league, he's Julian Martin, a shooting guard and quietly made a name in the international leagues for quite some times. Scouts however never trusted his potential nor skills. In the NBA Draft, Martin went from second round to lottery, a stunning surprise. Julian Martin is projected by the scouts to go early in the second round but months has passed and Martin made great improvement.

“I don’t know why the scouts rank me that low. Maybe it’s because of the incident that happened last year in some tourney. They said that I’m just a shooter but their wrong, I like to think myself as an all around player.” Martin explained. The Filipino native was involved in a brawl last year in a league against the Japanese player who made it to the NBA last season, Eiji Sawakita. After this event, the NBA rejected Martin petition to enter the 2010 NBA Draft, he worked hard by then and really showed the dedication to play in the NBA and it turned out great.

He sure is an all around player and that what the New Jersey Nets have seen during their workout. A deadly shooter and can shoot the lights out if you leave him open. During a 5 on 5 scrimmage Martin finished with 3 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 steals. Considering that it was only a race to 11 match he posted up good numbers. After that he was called back to played 1 on 1 against Anthony Morrow where he win big time. With a great workout the Nets without doubt drafted Martin as the ninth pick.

When asked what will he bring to the Nets? Martin proudly said. “I will bring Carmelo with me.” Or maybe Martin will bring back the glory days to the Nets and will not be needing 'Melo afterall?

[KidJustin]

first full blooded?

if i was drafted before him then he's the 2nd

assuming no one else before me is filipino too...

KidJustin, Don't worry, he will not steal your spotlight in Cleveland

he better not, or there will be trouble in ohio

[Justine.]

KidJustin, You're a Filipino?

[KidJustin]

yes i am