Draft Lottery Tomorrow

On the eve of the 2010-2011 NBA Draft Lottery, being held in Seacaucus, NJ at 8pm EST, many fans, both Kings and other lottery eligible teams, are reeling. Just where will your team fall? Who will your team pick? Aside from the #1 spot, it's a bit of a mystery...at least in terms of WHO is being taken since there's no telling which team is going to get lucky enough to grab that coveted top spot! One can only assume that John Wall is going number one. Great pick for sure, but compared to last year's draft class, this class leaves me worried.

Where the Kings got the prize in the cracker jack box last year with the 4 pick, this year even the 4 pick is shaky at best. The top names associated with the draft this year are Wall, Cousins, Favors, and Turner...after this point, even this educated writer, can't tell you much about the remaining players. Hopefully, that won't matter when it comes to who the Kings are getting as my fingers are crossed for another top 4 pick, although I'm really holding out hope for the 1/2 spot!!!

Looking at things the day after the draft lottery last year, I as well as every other Kings fan felt the slight of the ping pong balls as we held the worst record in the league and got 4th pick...FOURTH! Not even second or third, but fourth pick. This was horrible news for all of us hoping to land the size we so desperately still need in Blake Griffin! Sure, he got hurt, so maybe in hindsight seeing what kind of a talent we got in Tyreke, the 4 spot isn't all that bad. But who knows, maybe if we picked one we would have taken Tyreke anyway! Geoff Petrie never seems to do anything according to anyone else's plan, but his own! He's a draft day god!!! Striking it rich with virtually every pick!

So who does Geoff take this year?? Wall, Cousins, Favors, Turner??? Someone else? As I've said before, I'm pulling for Cousins no matter where we pick! I hope he's still on the board if we don't get the top 2 picks. The so called "experts" have the Kings predicted at the 3 spot, but taking Favors. Not a bad pick up I suppose, but I still want Cousins. He's a big man with a great stat line. He's listed as 6'11" 270 lbs Power Forward/Center. His game is special for a "big man". He can score in traffic and has the ability to pull the ball in a crowd. He's a defensive problem for offenses because he's just there...it's difficult to score over him and well you can't go through a wall! He's got a perimeter game as well! The best part about Cousins is his passing ability, which many are unaware of. He was selected as SECs Freshman of the Year 2009-2010 as well as being part of the 2009 McDonalds All-American team. He's a talent, that like any young player, is not fully developed!

Who do you want to see in a Kings uniform next year?

***NBA's GREATEST LOTTERY DRAFT PARTY IS TOMORROW!!!! 4pm 18th St Midtown between L and Capitol! Be there to watch the balls fall, mingle with Kings fans, SKDT, Kings Breakers, Slamson, Coach Westphal, Bobby Jackson, and live entertainment!***