Official 2012 NBA Draft Thread

[Angel strike1]

why did we get someone from turkey ?
DAMM
grr

[walkways]

I am from turkey and i think you made a great investment on Furkan. Especially when i compare to the guy Izzet Turkyilmaz the 50th pick of nuggets, Furkan is a steal. Izzet does not belong to the NBA yet furkan can be a Zaza type of player. He needs some offensive skills. His defensive skills are already there for being a great NBA backup pf

[Angel strike1]

As always, the Rockets made a move for a second-rounder. Will get Turkish center Furkan Aldemir. Will stay in Europe at least 1 more year.

Jonathan Feigen

The Furkan Aldemir era is over before it even began.

so we traded the pick?

[Kayariel]

furkan is a decent pick but i don't think he'll go to nba in near future

[areg789]

What did the Clippers get in return?

[jflipclip]

What the furk man?

[adiedanny]

Drummond to Detroit. What is Houston going to do now?

The Hornets likely take Rivers here. A Rivers/Gordon backcourt can be exciting to watch, but both are score 1st and score 2nd players.

A look back at the Clippers/Hornets trade:

Austin Rivers + Eric Gordon + Chris Kaman and Al-Farouq Aminu for CP3 + 2 2nd rounders

Although I have always been very high on Rivers I still love our end of the trade. Last year i thought Rivers would go 1st but did not do well in college but I still think he will be an incredible NBA player. OT I think Boston had the steals of the night.

[adiedanny]

As always, the Rockets made a move for a second-rounder. Will get Turkish center Furkan Aldemir. Will stay in Europe at least 1 more year.

Jonathan Feigen

The Furkan Aldemir era is over before it even began.

So wth we traded him? What did we get in return?

[madmaxmedia]

10 cases of Turkish Delight?
(it's a candy)

[mkwest]

I read somewhere that it was cash and a 2nd rounder, but have had no confirmation from a legit source.

[Angel strike1]

he is goan to the jazz

The Los Angeles Clippers acquired Lamar Odom from the Dallas Mavericks as part of a four-team trade also involving the Utah Jazz and Houston Rockets.

The Clippers sent point guard Mo Williams to the Jazz and the draft rights to Furkan Aldemir, the Clippers’ second round selection (53rd overall) in the 2012 NBA Draft to Houston while the Jazz conveyed the draft rights of Tadija Dragicevic, Utah’s second round pick (53rd overall) in the 2008 NBA Draft to Dallas.

To complete the trade, Dallas sent the draft rights of Shan Foster, the Mavericks’ second round selection (51st overall) in the 2008 NBA Draft to the Jazz with Houston sending cash considerations to Dallas.
Via RealGM Staff Report