Talk:2006 NBA draft

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Worst draft ever??? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.216.151.209 (talk) 23:55, 26 June 2008 (UTC)

Hey I have a question. Can the Bobcats get the #1 pick? I read somewhere that expansion teams can not select 1st until 4 or 5 years after they have joined the league. Is this true? If so I might need a verifiable source before editing the page. Thanks!

Cheesehead Fan 03:43, 27 February 2006 (UTC)


 * I think they are eligible this year--the first two years they were not. --EngineerScotty 23:09, 6 April 2006 (UTC)
 * Actually, looking at NBA.com, they were eligible last year (they wound up #4). Only in their first year were they lottery-ineligible--in 2004 they were given the 4th pick. --EngineerScotty 22:44, 7 April 2006 (UTC)

Trades
If someone who knows why some teams traded away their pick, it should be added to the article using a footnote. For example, a footnote explaining the the Knicks traded their pick to the Bulls for some player in return for their pick. Pepsidrinka 23:32, 20 April 2006 (UTC)

To the guy who edited my entry on Tyrus Thomas, I wasn't making a prediction. They said on the broadcast that the Bulls were taking Aldridge to trade to Portland for Thomas. That was not a prediction, but fact. ChrisSimpson 23:57, 28 June 2006 (UTC)
 * Wikipedia is not a crystal ball. Please wait for the official announcement from the NBA Commisioner, David Stern.  Opinions and projections by Andy Katz, Jay Bilas, etc. are not appropriate for Wikipedia.  Again, please wait an extra minute or so for the official announcement by the NBA.   hoopydink  Conas tá tú? 00:00, 29 June 2006 (UTC)

Mock drafts
I added several links to well-known mock drafts (there are probably several others which could be added as well). All of these are published by sources generally considered reliable in basketball (they're not just some fan's blog, in other words), and are frequently quoted elsewhere.

Please don't delete these links as spam; I'm not affiliated with any of these. Given that "mock drafts" are mentioned as the article, these links are relevant.

--EngineerScotty 17:01, 21 June 2006 (UTC)

Trades
Man! Are these trades getting confusing or what?

I can hardly keep up with it. ChrisSimpson 00:38, 29 June 2006 (UTC)

Changed the Logo
Changed it to the generic logo without the ad for Sprite. This is in keeping with what the NBA is doing on their site. The draft is 'presented' by Sprite but for encyclopedic purposes I don't think history will care about that. KsprayDad 01:08, 29 June 2006 (UTC)


 * Good for you! Mindman1 00:37, 25 July 2007 (UTC)

Foye-Roy deal
Rumor is the T-wolves got cash in that deal (wouldn't make sense otherwise - why wouldn't they just take Foye at #6?). I won't add it because I don't have a verifiable source right now, but I think it's worth including once it's sourced properly. | 209.6.25.96 01:59, 2 July 2006 (UTC) (I have an account, I'm just not signed in)

Player from England
In the chart, Joel Freeland has two flags; one of the United Kingdom and one of England. Only the Flag of England should be shown (and not the Union Jack), as the home nations of the UK compete in sport separately; there is no UK basketball team. (Likewise, players from Puerto Rico don't have the Stars and Stripes next to their name; even though PR is a Commonwealth of the United States--Puerto Rico fields its own teams in international sporting competition, so Puerto Rican players should be shown with the Puerto Rican flag. --EngineerScotty 19:36, 24 July 2006 (UTC)
 * I was gonna ask the same thing, but since there is no unified UK governing body, the Union jack has to go. I'll be changing it. -- Howard  the   Duck  10:09, 8 August 2006 (UTC)

Undrafted players
I'd like to get someone else's opinion on the notability of the players under the undrafted players heading. Commonmen 02:42, 5 July 2007 (UTC)

JJ Barea led the country in assists, Allan Ray was a Naismith finalist, Garbajosa was notable for being on the Spanish national team, and Pittsnogle has a verb named after him. Other than that...?Kgppra17 19:56, 8 August 2007 (UTC)

Why was the addition of the "Notable Undrafted Players" section undone? Is JJ Barea not a notable undrafted player? Did he not just make a significant contribution to winning an NBA Championship? An explanation would be nice. N3bulous (talk) 03:02, 24 June 2011 (UTC)
 * Because such section is subjective.— Chris! c / t 03:05, 24 June 2011 (UTC)
 * I'm sorry for not providing an explanation when I undo your edit. Sure Barea is notable, but the problem is not the player, it's the section. The "notability" criteria is not clear therefore the section is subjective. The existence of this section has been discussed during the Featured List review on the 2008 NBA Draft and 2007 NBA Draft and the result was to remove it. — MT (talk) 03:56, 24 June 2011 (UTC)
 * Okay, duly noted. Thank you for the explanation. N3bulous (talk) 04:39, 24 June 2011 (UTC)

Winners and Losers
Looking back 5 years now, we can see who were the real winners and losers. One of the most notable losers was the team I root for, the Chicago Bulls. Instead of keeping the best player coming out of this draft (in my opinion), LaMarcus Aldridge, they trade him for Tyrus Thomas. Thomas is a work in progress for 5 years and then traded to the Bobcats. Now LaMarcus scores 42 points on them in 2011 game. That would have been a great tandom, Derrick Rose and Aldrige. Other losers are the Timberwolves who traded Brandon Roy to the Trailblazers also. Bargnani the the #1 overall pick is a good player but is not the exceptional talent that you hope for in a #1 pick. He is no Derrick Rose, Blake Griffin, Shaq, or John Wall. (especially the flash that gets all the media attention).

Some winners were obviously the Portland Trailblazers and next would be Boston Celtics. Boston got Rajon Rondo, one of the best point guards in the game for his assists and defensive. The also got Leon Powe in the late rounds who ended up being a great addition of the bench. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 12.5.10.153 (talk) 18:44, 8 February 2011 (UTC)

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Key to chart is missing
I was going to copy it over from the 2007 draft page but I did not know how.96.240.128.124 (talk) 03:48, 31 May 2021 (UTC)