June 27, 2009 (Part 1); NBA Draft 09

Here are the players chosen at the NBA Draft yesterday from The Theatre at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

NOTE: First written are their draft order, the team they landed on, their names and the college or place they came from. And placed inside an parenthesis is the original team that should have picked the player but traded their picks to another team.

1st Round
1 LAC Blake Grifin Oklahoma
2 MEM Hasheem Thabeet Connecticut
3 OKC James Harden Arizona State
4 SAC Tyreke Evans Memphis
5 MIN Ricky Rubio Spain (from Washington)
6 MIN Jonny Flynn Syracuse
7 GSW Stephen Curry Davidson
8 NYK Jordan Hill Arizona
9 TOR DeMar DeRozan USC
10 MIL Brandon Jennings Italy
11 NJN Terrence Williams Louisville
12 CHA Gerald Henderson Duke
13 IND Tyler Hansbrough North Carolina
14 PHX Earl Clark Louisville
15 DET Austin Daye Gonzaga
16 CHI James Johnson Wake Forest
17 PHI Jrue Holiday UCLA
18 MIN Ty Lawson North Carolina (from Miami, traded to Denver for future first-round pick)
19 ATL Jeff Teague Wake Forest
20 UTAH Eric Maynor VCU
21 NOH Darren Collison UCLA
22 POR Victor Claver Spain (from Dallas)
23 SAC Omri Casspi Israel (from Houston)
24 DAL B.J. Mullens Ohio State (from Portland, traded to OKC for 25th pick Rodrigue Beaubois)
25 OKC Rodrigue Beaubois France (from SA, traded to DAL for 24th pick B.J. Mullens and future second-round pick)
26 CHI Taj Gibson USC (from Denver via Oklahoma City)
27 MEM DeMarre Carroll Missouri (from Orlando)
28 MIN Wayne Ellington North Carolina (from Boston)
29 LAL Toney Douglas Florida State (traded to NYK for future second-round pick and cash)
30 CLE Christian Eyenga Congo

2nd Round
31 SAC Jeff Pendergraph Arizona State (traded to POR for Sergio Rodriguez, 38th pick Jon Brockman and cash)
32 WSH Jermaine Taylor UCF (traded to Houston for cash)
33 POR Dante Cunningham Villanova (from Los Angeles Clippers)
34 DEN Sergio Llull Spain (from Oklahoma City, traded to Houston for cash)
35 DET DaJuan Summers Georgetown (from Minnesota)
36 MEM Sam Young Pittsburgh
37 SAS DeJuan Blair (from Golden State via Phoenix)
38 POR Jon Brockman Washington (from New York via Chicago, traded to 31th pick Jeff Pendergraph)
39 DET Jonas Jerebko Sweden (from Toronto)
40 CHA Derrick Brown Xavier (from New Jersey via Oklahoma City)
41 MIL Jodie Meeks Kentucky
42 LAL Patrick Beverley USA (from Charlotte, traded to Miami for future second-round pick and cash)
43 MIA Marcus Thornton LSU (from Indiana, traded to New Orleans for tow future second-round picks)
44 DET Chase Budinger Arizona (traded to Houston for future second-round pick and cash)
45 MIN Nick Calathes (from Philadelphia via Miami)
46 CLE Danny Green North Carolina (from Chicago)
47 MIN Henk Norel Netherlands (from Miami)
48 PHX Taylor Griffin Oklahoma
49 ATL Sergey Gladyr Ukraine
50 UTAH Goran Suton Michigan State
51 SAS Jack McClinton Miami(FL) (from New Orleans via Toronto)
52 IND A.J. Price Connecticut (from Dallas)
53 SAS Nando De Colo France (from Houston)
54 CHA Robert Vaden UAB (from San Antonio, traded to Oklahoma City for cash)
55 POR Patrick Mills St. Mary's (from Denver)
56 DAL Ahmad Nivins St. Joseph's (from Portland)
57 PHX Emir Preldzic Slovenia (from Orlando via Oklahoma City)
58 BOS Lester Hudson Tenn-Martin
59 LAL Chinemelu Elonu Texas-A&M
60 MIA Robert Dozier Memphis (from Cleveland)

And for some trade news! The Cavs traded Ben Wallace and Sasha Pavlovic and some cash to the Phoenix Suns in exchange for Shaquille O'Neal. While the New Jersey Nets traded Vince Carter and Ryan Anderson in exchange for the Orlando Magic's Rafer Alston, Courtney Lee and Tony Battie.

There you have it! You guys have been fed!

God bless you guys! Stay safe! Peace out! The Wizard was here... :)

Comments, questions and suggestions are highly appreciated! :)