Miami Heat: NBA Draft

By: Travis Heath

By: Steve Kyler 

By: Yannis Koutroupis

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The 2008 NBA Draft is finally in the books, and most of the viewing audience are regaining their hearing after listening to four-plus hours of Stephen A. Smith, Dick Vitale and Stuart Scott. Sixty picks, a handful of trades, buckets of tears from proud mothers, some odd suit choices and A LOT of camera shots of Darrell Arthur in the green room later, it's time to see who came out ahead this year, and who will be saving seats for next year's lottery.

WINNERS

An hour and a half into the 2008 NBA Draft, and ten guys have been picked. Nothing too extraordinary so far, though Charlotte's selection of DJ Augustin is a head-scrather.. replacing Ray Felton with another smallish point guard makes little sense.  The Sonics/Clippers trade fell apart, and the Sonics took Russell Westbrook with the fourth pick. I've been down on him for weeks, a product of a good NCAA Tournament run in my opinion..

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Team by team 2008 Draft links and rumors:

2007-08 Record: 15-67; 5^th Southeast

Draft Picks: 2, 52

Key Free Agents

G Jason Williams

G/F Ricky Davis

F Shawn Marion (can opt out of contract)

F Dorell Wright (restricted)

How they got here and what they need