You don’t declare for the NBA Draft as a sophomore and then let the withdrawal deadline pass unless you’ve heard good things from the League. And you definitely don’t accept an invite to the Green Room unless you’re damn sure you’ll be gone somewhere near to the Lottery.

And yet there’s Austin Daye, in New York City, with a spot reserved in the Green Room next to Tyreke Evans and Blake Griffin and the rest of the top-flight incoming rookies despite having more doubts surrounding him than any first-round prospect. Read More »

Gerald Henderson on what’s going to go down tonight.

Jonny Flynn and his Dime Draft Diary roll through the Draft Suite.

DeMar DeRozen reps Compton at the Draft Suite

Jonny Flynn drops by the Draft Suite and his friends and family hit NYC.

Closer and closer to the Draft, the rumors are flying in from every angle. The latest has the Thunder taking Ricky Rubio 3rd, then trading him to the Knicks for David Lee.

The funniest part is that New York Post columnist Peter Vecsey claims to have done some digging and he says it’s “bogus.” Coming from the king of bogus rumors, I’m not sure what to make of that. It’s like Spencer Pratt calling somebody an attention whore. Read More »

Ricky Rubio on what he’s looking for in his future NBA city.

Tyreke Evans talks Minnesota and the pre-draft trades.

Blake Griffin stops by the Suite, gets styled, and talks with CGF about the big day.

Before draft season rolled along, critics of this year’s draft class suggested that the Wolves try to get rid of their boatload of picks. But instead of ditching a couple of their choices this year for picks in a stronger draft, Minnesota’s gone in the opposite direction. They’re going by the Warren Buffet edict – be a buyer in a seller’s market. At least that’s the way that it appears at the moment.

But will that philosophy hold up? Minnesota is in the driver’s seat tonight – they could use all of their six selections, or they can make one of the following moves. Read More »