I didn't catch it live, but I did get the news of it. Oden and Durant are going to be stars. But unfortunately in the wrong timezone. I think Durant is the next Tracy McGrady, that's who he reminds me of in terms of talent. Good outside player, explosive with or without the ball in his hands and a tremendous finisher who finds the lanes. He's going to be a star.

Richardson leaving Golden State is sad for me. Richardson absolutely loved this town and seemed for a long time like the only Warrior interested, but this was the right trade for both teams. Charlotte gets someone to complement Wallace and Okafor, and he should take a lot of pressure off Felton at the 1 spot. Next year could be their playoff year. I think they'll compete with the Magic for that 8 spot out East. Especially if Dudley performs like most expect him to, he seems to be a can't miss type of guy, for what he did in 4 years at BC.

Brendan Wright is a guy who is going to be making a fraction of the money Richardson was due, and he has a ton of upside to him. Out of anybody the Warriors could have reasonably got for an injury prone and probably overpaid Richardson, I'm glad they got a guy like Wright. It's a good addition.

I think the most fascinating and not all that talked about part of the draft was the Nets getting Sean Williams. Williams was a phenom at BC before he got kicked off the team. I remember one game he had something crazy like 8 blocked shots, and he seemed to get 4 a game. You have to wonder how that and his character turns over to the pros because as it stands right now, he might be the steal of the draft and had he been able to play this season, he could have been in that mix of the third pick. Very anxious to see how he performs. Obviously has some off court issues, but there weren't many more exciting players to watch in college basketball in 05-06 then Sean Williams when he was on his game under the rim.