NBA Frenzy

The NBA world has changed a lot in the past 12+ hours. Last night the Cleveland Cavaliers acquired Shaquille O'Neal from the Phoenix Suns in exchange for Ben Wallace, Sasha Pavlovic, and $500,000. Apparently Cleveland thinks the answer to winning a championship is bringing in a 38-year-old who is way past his prime. I'm sure David Stern is already dreaming of a Cavaliers-Lakers Finals matchup next year. As if the comparisons with Kobe and LeBron weren't enough, now you throw Shaq in the mix, and you've got quite the dramatic matchup.

The NBA Draft is tonight and Blake Griffin's promising career will be cursed as soon as he is drafted by the Clippers. The Lakers sold their first round pick to the New York Knicks for $3 million. That money will be used to attempt to re-sign Trevor Ariza, Lamar Odom, and Shannon Brown. The draft begins at 4:30 Pacific time. Here is my mock top 10 picks. I'll post tonight or tomorrow about the actual results.

1. Los Angeles Clippers- Blake Griffin

2. Memphis Grizzlies- Hasheem Thabeet

3. Oklahoma City Thunder- Tyreke Evans

4. Sacramento Kings- Stephen Curry

5. Minnesota Timberwolves- Ricky Rubio

6. Minnesota Timberwolves- James Harden

7. Golden State Warriors- Jordan Hill

8. New York Knicks- Johnny Flynn

9. Toronto Raptors- DeMar DeRozan

10. Milwaukee Bucks- Jrue Holiday