After finishing with picks 1-10 and 11-20, it's time to close out the first round with picks 21-32.
21. Oklahoma City Thunder - C Solomon Alabi, Florida State
The Thunder have two picks here, the first at 21, and the second at 26. The Thunder are one of the most up an coming teams in the NBA, and have a great young core with Russell Westbrook, James Harden, Kevin Durant, and Jeff Green. They still lack a big man to guard the low post, and Alabi is one of the best low post defenders in the class. He has terrific size and length which allow him to block shots at ease. He is an improving post scorer, but will mainly be used as a lock down defender and shot blocker.
22. Portland Trailblazers - F Damion James, Texas
James is a very capable scorer at the forward position. He shows great ability to get his shot off and attack the basket. He has great length and is very strong. He has a very strong work ethic, and is very mature. Standing 6'7", it's not clear where his position is exactly in the NBA, but it looks like somewhere at the 3.
23. T-Wolves – F Quincy Pondexter, Washington
24. Hawks – G Dominique Jones, South Florida
25. Grizzlies – G/F Lance Stephenson, Cincinnati
26. Thunder – F Gani Lawal, Georgia Tech
27. Nets – PG/SG Armon Johnson, Nevada
28. Grizzlies – F Nemanja Bjelica, Serbia
29. Magic – G Terrico White, Ole Miss
30. Wizards – F Craig Brackins, Iowa State
Sorry for the lack of analysis, but I had to rush to get this post in before the draft (8 ET on ESPN). Click on the links to view each player's DraftExpress profile (where I got most of my info). Enjoy the draft!
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