World of Sports: 2008 NBA Draft

Last nights draft was full a suprises. Not to mention the speculation leading up to the big day. There were disappointments, excitement, and craziness as every draft night has. So here are the results:


2008 NBA Draft - 1st Round Picks

1 Chicago Bulls - Derrick Rose G/Memphis
2 Miami Heat - Michael Beasley F/Kansas State
3 Minnesota Timberwolves - O.J. Mayo G/USC
4 Seattle Sonics- Russell Westbrook G/UCLA
5 Memphis Grizzlies - Kevin Love F/UCLA
6 New York Knicks - Danilo Gallinari F/Italy
7 LA Clippers - Eric Gordon G/Indiana
8 Milwaukee Bucks - Joe Alexander F/West Virginia
9 Charlotte Bobcats - D.J. Augustin G/Texas
10 New Jersey Nets - Brook Lopez C/Stanford
11 Portland Trail Blazers - Jerryd Bayless G/Arizona (from Indiana)
12 Sacramento Kings - Jason Thompson F/Rider
13 Indiana Pacers - Brandon Rush G/Kansas (from Portland)
14 Golden State Warriors - Anthony Randolph F/LSU

15 Phoenix Suns - Robin Lopez C/Stanford
16 Philadelphia 76ers - Marreese Speights C/Florida
17 Indiana Pacers - Roy Hibbert C/Georgetown
18 Washington Wizards - JaVale McGee F/Nevada
19 Cleveland Cavaliers - J.J. Hickson F/N.C. State
20 Charlotte Bobcats - Alexis Ajinca C/France
21 New Jersey Nets - Ryan Anderson F/California
22 Orlando Magic - Courtney Lee G/Western Kentucky
23 Utah Jazz - Kosta Koufos C/Ohio State
24 Seattle Sonics - Serge Ibaka PF/Congo
25 Houston Rockets - Nicolas Batum G/France
26 San Antonio Spurs - George Hill G/IUPUI
27 Memphis Grizzlies - Darrell Arthur F/Kansas (from Memphis)
28 Portland Trail Blazers - Donte Green F/Syracuse (from Portland)
29 Detroit Pistons(traded to Seattle SuperSonics) - D.J. White F/Indiana
30 Boston Celtics - J.R. Giddens G/New Mexico

2008 NBA Draft - 2nd Round Picks

31 Minnesota Timberwolves - Nikola Pekovic C/Montenegro (from Miami through Boston)
32 Detroit Pistons - Walter Sharpe F/UAB (from Seattle)
33 Portland Trail Blazers - Joey Dorsey F/Memphis (from Memphis)
34 Miami Heat - Mario Chalmers G/Kansas (from Minnesota)
35 LA Clippers - DeAndre Jordan C/Texas A&M
36 Portland Trail Blazers - Omer Asik C/Turkey (from New York)
37 Milwaukee Bucks - Luc Richard Mbah A Moute F/UCLA
38 Charlotte Bobcats - Kyle Weaver G/Washington State
39 Chicago Bulls - Sonny Weems F/Arkansas
40 New Jersey Nets - Chris Douglas Roberts G/Memphis
41 Toronto Raptors - Nathan Jawai F/Australia(from Indiana)
42 Sacramento Kings - Sean Singletary G/Virginia(from Atlanta)
43 Sacramento Kings - Patrick Ewing Jr. F/Georgetown
44 Utah Jazz - Ante Tomic C/Croatia (from Philadelphia)
45 Phoenix Suns - Goran Dragic G/Slovenia (from San Antonio through Toronto)
46 Detroit Pistons - Trent Plaisted F/BYU (from Seattle through Portland through Boston)
47 Boston Celtics - Bill Walker F/Kansas State (from Washington)
48 San Antonio Spurs - Malik Hairston F/Oregon (from Phoenix through Cleveland)
49 Golden State Warriors - Richard Hendrix F/Alabama
50 Seattle Sonics - Devon Hardin C/California (from Denver)
51 Dallas Mavericks - Shane Foster G/Vanderbilt
52 Miami Heat - Darnell Jackson F/Kansas (from Orlando)
53 Utah Jazz - Tadija Dragicevic F/Serbia
54 Houston Rockets - Maarty Leunen F/Oregon
55 LA Clippers - Mike Taylor G/Iowa State) (from Blazers thrugh Phoenix through Indiana)
56 Seattle Sonics - Sasha Kaun C/Kansas (from New Orleans through Houston)
57 San Antonio Spurs - James Gist F/Maryland
58 LA Lakers - Joe Crawford G/Kentucky
59 Detroit Pistons - Deron Washington F/Virginia Tech