Blake Griffin will "decide" whether or not he will enter the NBA draft today. Having played the ESPN draft simulator 572 times, he will apparently decide that the 4.3% chance of the Warriors receiving the #1 pick is sufficiently low, and will declare for the draft.
Either that, or Griffin will realize that he is by far the best player in the country, and has just added the Naismith Award to his trophy collection.
Upside Alert!
Ed Davis, a 6-10 Freshman, scored 11 points on 5 of 7 shooting and pulled down 8 rebounds for UNC in just 14 minutes for UNC in last night's NCAA Championship Game. He was 4th(!) in ESPN's lottery, putting two "project" big men (Hasheem Thabeet) in the top four overall.
Add Georgetown Freshman Center Greg Monroe in at #5 on the list and you can see how, depending on how raw talent is viewed, there is either a plethora of Andris Beidrins' or Anthony Randolphs' or a bunch of Rob Kurz's or Patrick O'Bryant's in upcoming drafts.
ESPN is now reporting that Davis will in fact not test his draft stock, agent or no agent.
Whether Davis ultimately declares or not, look for Golden State to luck into the 3rd pick, and watch the fireworks start in the Warriors organization.
More realistically, Ty Lawson, who is expected to declare for the draft and could well be available in the #7 range, scored 21 points and dished 6 assists to go with a Championship Game record 8 steals to lead the rout of MSU. He would be a great compliment to Monta Ellis if the Warriors don't somehow obtain Ricky Rubio.
Sharks-Related:
The Sharks play Colorado at 7:30 tonight at the Tank. The Avs only have 66 points so far this season, so this game doesn't quite have the significance of some of the other games between the two teams.
The race for the President's Trophy:
Sharks: 115 pts; 3 games remaining: vs. Colorado, vs. Phoenix, at L.A. Kings
Boston: 112 pts; 4 games remaining: at Ottawa, vs. Montreal, at Buffalo
Red Wings: 111 pts; 2 games remaining: vs. Nashville, vs. Chicago; Defeated Buffalo 4-1
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