NBA Draft sees Derrick Rose go #1 to the Bulls and 12 freshman chosen in the 1st round
Jun 27th, 2008 • Basketball
The 2008 NBA Draft went about as expected with Memphis star PG Derrick Rose going #1 to the Chicago Bulls. Double double extradionair, Kansas State’s Micheal Beasley went next as anticipated to the Miami Heat. The Timberwolves then took star USC guard O.J. Mayo at #3. All seemed to be going as expected even when Memphis took UCLA big man Kevin Love a little early at 5. Then the blockbuster deal went down. Memphis traded with Minnesota the rights to Kevin Love, Mike Miller, Brian Cardinal, and Jason Collins, for the rights to O.J. Mayo, Marko Jaric, Antione Walker, and Greg Buckner. It seems Minnesota wanted Love all along, and they get a 3 point threat in Miller. Below is the 1st round results of the 2008 NBA Draft Lottery Picks.
1. Chicago- Derrick Rose: Memphis
2. Miami - Michael Beasley: Kansas State
3. Memphis- O.J. Mayo: USC
4. Seattle- Russel Westbrook: UCLA
5. Minnesota- Kevin Love: UCLA
6. New York- Danilo Gallinari: Italy
7. LA Clippers- Eric Gordon: Indiana
8. Milwaukee- Joe Alexander: West Virginia
9. Charlotte- D.J. Augustin: Texas
10. New Jersey- Brook Lopez: Stanford
11. Portland- Jerryd Bayless: Arizona
12. Sacramento- Jason Thompson: Rider
13. Indiana- Brandon Rush: Kansas
14. Golden St.- Anthony Randolph: LSU
15. Pheonix- Robin Lopez: Stanford
16. Philadelphia- Marquis Speights: Florida