2012 NBA DRAFT REVIEW WINNERS AND LOSERS 
Another year another NBA draft me and Draft will look at the winners and losers.
SPINZZ
WINNERS
WINNERS
HORNETS
Its obvious Anthony Davis is a franchise changer. He can defend rebound and has an ever improving offensive game. To me Austin Rivers in gonna be an All Star getting a guy who can create his own shot is big. You have him and Anthony Davis you put them with Eric Gordan you have a legit threat in a few years. They also drafted Davis college teammate Darious Miller.
BOBCATS
Any pick is a good pick for the Bobcats. Getting Michael Kid-Gilchrist was the best pick. MKG never stops and is a hard worker. Those are two things the Bobcats need. They also got Jeff Taylor who is a ever improving scorer and a good defender, things are looking up for the Bobcats.
WIZARDS
The Wizards will be a playoff team. After the trades they made and this draft they are going to be a playoff team. John Wall needed a shooter and he got one in Beal. Beal will spread the floor and Make John Wall a better player.
BLAZERS
The Blazers are winners because of the last pick they made. Yes they drafted Damian Lillard who is gonna be a scoring machine. They then drafted Meyers Leonard who im not big on. Then they got maybe the steal of the draft in Will Barton. Barton who was projected to be a first rounder the closer we got to draft day getting him in the second is a steal.
Kings
Thomas Robinson is a high character guy who is gonna push Damascus Cousins. He is a leader and someone that a franchise will be proud to build around cause they know he will lead them the right way.
BUCKS
The Bucks had a very underrated draft John Henson and Doron Lamb are guys who can contribute right away. Henson is a good athlete that can help the Bucks front line,and Lamb is a deadly shooter.
CELTICS
The Celtics did two things tonight. Retooled for next season and made moves for the future who the big three are gone and its Rondos team. Fab Melo and Jared Sullenger are in great situations. Two guys with question marks coming in the draft but they are in the perfect situation to improve.
ROCKETS
The Rockets did well with the three picks they got. They drafted Jermey Lamb, Terrance Jones, and Royce White. Lamb is a guy when his head is in the game can be an impact guy. Royce White is a versatile player. To me the big pick was Terrance Jones. I think Terrance Jones is gonna be an all star and I think that he will be the best player the Rockets drafted this year.
CAVSDion Waiters is the reason they are a winner. A great wing defender and scorer Waiters matched up with Kyrie Irving That is gonna be a nice back court for years. The Tyler Zeller move im not big on but if he is used in a back up role you cant go wrong.
THUNDERThe Thunder got another great athlete what a shocker. Perry Jones was a steal a player with top 10 talent fell because of his knee problems. If Perry Jones is healthy this might be one of the biggest steals we have seen in a while.
BULLSThe Bulls have one goal this year. Hang around till Derick Rose comes back and make a run. Drafting Marquis Teague could go a long way in doing thing. Teague couldn't of went to a better situation. He went to the deepest team in the NBA and the best defensive team in the NBA as well.
Wizards- Wizards are trying to change their culture and adding Beal helps that big time. He's a big time shooter and when you team him up with Wall you got a great young backcourt. They also took Tomas Satoransky who is unknown but he's a 6'7" PG who's really athletic and could be a nice peice down the road.
Blazers- Damian Lillard is a beast and should be the Blazers starting PG for a long time. I am not sold on Meyers Leonard but he does have the tools to become a good starting center. They grabbed the steal of draft in Will Barton. Barton to me was a lottery type talent in this draft and with guys like Terrence Ross and Jeremy Lamb going so high I love this pick even more.
Thunder- The rich get richer with Perry Jones. No doubt this kid is a top 5 talent in this draft he's that good. Dropped because of bad workouts and medical concerns but the Thunder who didn't really need any help got this kid and will make GMs cry that they passed on him.
Loseres
Rockets- Not knocking any of their picks but they wanted to get Dwight Howard, move up to the 2nd pick, or move up to the 5th pick and they did none of that. When you wheel and deal like they did you wanna get something done. I will say they did have good picks and Royce White could be a beast.
Pacers- Reached on Miles Plumlee with a lot of other talented players on the board. Probably should've taken Marquis Teague or Perry Jones. Plumlee is a good player who will do the dirty work for teams but he's not that talented and a team like Indiana who doesn't have that many holes in the team should've taken a guy with a good amount of potential.
Any team who passed on Perry Jones.
Its obvious Anthony Davis is a franchise changer. He can defend rebound and has an ever improving offensive game. To me Austin Rivers in gonna be an All Star getting a guy who can create his own shot is big. You have him and Anthony Davis you put them with Eric Gordan you have a legit threat in a few years. They also drafted Davis college teammate Darious Miller.
BOBCATS
Any pick is a good pick for the Bobcats. Getting Michael Kid-Gilchrist was the best pick. MKG never stops and is a hard worker. Those are two things the Bobcats need. They also got Jeff Taylor who is a ever improving scorer and a good defender, things are looking up for the Bobcats.
WIZARDS
The Wizards will be a playoff team. After the trades they made and this draft they are going to be a playoff team. John Wall needed a shooter and he got one in Beal. Beal will spread the floor and Make John Wall a better player.
BLAZERS
The Blazers are winners because of the last pick they made. Yes they drafted Damian Lillard who is gonna be a scoring machine. They then drafted Meyers Leonard who im not big on. Then they got maybe the steal of the draft in Will Barton. Barton who was projected to be a first rounder the closer we got to draft day getting him in the second is a steal.
Kings
Thomas Robinson is a high character guy who is gonna push Damascus Cousins. He is a leader and someone that a franchise will be proud to build around cause they know he will lead them the right way.
BUCKS
The Bucks had a very underrated draft John Henson and Doron Lamb are guys who can contribute right away. Henson is a good athlete that can help the Bucks front line,and Lamb is a deadly shooter.
CELTICS
The Celtics did two things tonight. Retooled for next season and made moves for the future who the big three are gone and its Rondos team. Fab Melo and Jared Sullenger are in great situations. Two guys with question marks coming in the draft but they are in the perfect situation to improve.
ROCKETS
The Rockets did well with the three picks they got. They drafted Jermey Lamb, Terrance Jones, and Royce White. Lamb is a guy when his head is in the game can be an impact guy. Royce White is a versatile player. To me the big pick was Terrance Jones. I think Terrance Jones is gonna be an all star and I think that he will be the best player the Rockets drafted this year.
CAVSDion Waiters is the reason they are a winner. A great wing defender and scorer Waiters matched up with Kyrie Irving That is gonna be a nice back court for years. The Tyler Zeller move im not big on but if he is used in a back up role you cant go wrong.
THUNDERThe Thunder got another great athlete what a shocker. Perry Jones was a steal a player with top 10 talent fell because of his knee problems. If Perry Jones is healthy this might be one of the biggest steals we have seen in a while.
BULLSThe Bulls have one goal this year. Hang around till Derick Rose comes back and make a run. Drafting Marquis Teague could go a long way in doing thing. Teague couldn't of went to a better situation. He went to the deepest team in the NBA and the best defensive team in the NBA as well.
LOSERES
Raptors
I am not sold on Terrence Ross as a lottery pick. I think he is gonna be a guy that winds up being a three point specialist at best. Quincy Acey will be a better pick for them then Ross
Warriors Harison Barnes is a player who I thought will be the biggest bust in this draft. He disappears in big games. He needs a point guard to set him up and he is in the wrong situation for that.They also drafted Festus Ezeli who im not big on aswell. Draymond Green I think is a better pick for them.
MavsI really don't know what the Mavs plan was this draft.I understand that they traded Lamar Odem which was a plus but they wound up walking away with Jae Crowder and Berrnard James. Who are decent guys but not guys who can help you in the long term which the Mavs need.
KnicksThe Knicks lost when they traded there first round pick for T Mac.
There where other teams who did well which I will get more into latter on but I think these are the teams with the bigger story good or bad.
I am not sold on Terrence Ross as a lottery pick. I think he is gonna be a guy that winds up being a three point specialist at best. Quincy Acey will be a better pick for them then Ross
Warriors Harison Barnes is a player who I thought will be the biggest bust in this draft. He disappears in big games. He needs a point guard to set him up and he is in the wrong situation for that.They also drafted Festus Ezeli who im not big on aswell. Draymond Green I think is a better pick for them.
MavsI really don't know what the Mavs plan was this draft.I understand that they traded Lamar Odem which was a plus but they wound up walking away with Jae Crowder and Berrnard James. Who are decent guys but not guys who can help you in the long term which the Mavs need.
KnicksThe Knicks lost when they traded there first round pick for T Mac.
There where other teams who did well which I will get more into latter on but I think these are the teams with the bigger story good or bad.
D RAFF
Winners
Cavs- Some people say they reached on Waiters but this kid is ready to play right now and will give the Cavs a big time scoring punch next to Kyrie Irving. He's got superstar potential because of his ability to get to the rim. They landed Tyler Zeller as well who runs the floor as good as any big man in this draft and fits in nice with Irving and the Cavs offense. They picked up 2 starters, or if the Cavs decide to bring Waiters off the bench they got a James Harden type of scorer off the bench.
Cavs- Some people say they reached on Waiters but this kid is ready to play right now and will give the Cavs a big time scoring punch next to Kyrie Irving. He's got superstar potential because of his ability to get to the rim. They landed Tyler Zeller as well who runs the floor as good as any big man in this draft and fits in nice with Irving and the Cavs offense. They picked up 2 starters, or if the Cavs decide to bring Waiters off the bench they got a James Harden type of scorer off the bench.
Wizards- Wizards are trying to change their culture and adding Beal helps that big time. He's a big time shooter and when you team him up with Wall you got a great young backcourt. They also took Tomas Satoransky who is unknown but he's a 6'7" PG who's really athletic and could be a nice peice down the road.
Blazers- Damian Lillard is a beast and should be the Blazers starting PG for a long time. I am not sold on Meyers Leonard but he does have the tools to become a good starting center. They grabbed the steal of draft in Will Barton. Barton to me was a lottery type talent in this draft and with guys like Terrence Ross and Jeremy Lamb going so high I love this pick even more.
Thunder- The rich get richer with Perry Jones. No doubt this kid is a top 5 talent in this draft he's that good. Dropped because of bad workouts and medical concerns but the Thunder who didn't really need any help got this kid and will make GMs cry that they passed on him.
Loseres
Rockets- Not knocking any of their picks but they wanted to get Dwight Howard, move up to the 2nd pick, or move up to the 5th pick and they did none of that. When you wheel and deal like they did you wanna get something done. I will say they did have good picks and Royce White could be a beast.
Pacers- Reached on Miles Plumlee with a lot of other talented players on the board. Probably should've taken Marquis Teague or Perry Jones. Plumlee is a good player who will do the dirty work for teams but he's not that talented and a team like Indiana who doesn't have that many holes in the team should've taken a guy with a good amount of potential.
Any team who passed on Perry Jones.
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