drumroll....
The activity of the Raptors (getting rid of a young center and trading for a seasoned vet that Sam Mitchell once coached back in Minnesota) may have served as a cushion for any future pick. Acquiring Nesterovic from San Antonio is a statement from Colangelo that Bosh is an illegitamate "C", who can't quite hang with the big boys just yet but should be able to overpower most "PF's".
Leaving the upcoming first pick and last year's (Villanueva) hanging on a thread depending on the season that the two will have ...one year to make or to break because there will be only room for one of them on the bench at the end of the year.
All this depends on how fast Toronto decides to run with Bargnani (because of the Gherardini connection) or Aldridge (because of the Bosh connection). If they don't and decide to go with a solid backcourt player Gay, or a quirky/spunky/energetic /shooting half-stache half-machine Morrison, or a not quite convinced point guard Marcus Williams. It may also show whether Colangelo thinks the team has enough toughness in going for a defensive grinder in Thomas and whether he witnessed what actually won the championship for the Heat when they decided to push around a bit... character players.
Stay tuned cause so far Colangelo has only said that they will be holding onto the pick
with one day away make sure to visit HoopsAddict.com for some of the latest pre draft notes
Leaving the upcoming first pick and last year's (Villanueva) hanging on a thread depending on the season that the two will have ...one year to make or to break because there will be only room for one of them on the bench at the end of the year.
All this depends on how fast Toronto decides to run with Bargnani (because of the Gherardini connection) or Aldridge (because of the Bosh connection). If they don't and decide to go with a solid backcourt player Gay, or a quirky/spunky/energetic /shooting half-stache half-machine Morrison, or a not quite convinced point guard Marcus Williams. It may also show whether Colangelo thinks the team has enough toughness in going for a defensive grinder in Thomas and whether he witnessed what actually won the championship for the Heat when they decided to push around a bit... character players.
Stay tuned cause so far Colangelo has only said that they will be holding onto the pick
with one day away make sure to visit HoopsAddict.com for some of the latest pre draft notes
