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2011 NBA Western Conference Draft Grades

04:30 PM ET 06.29

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Dallas Mavericks - Grade: A-Round 1: No picksRound 2: No picksThe Mavericks traded both their picks. They traded their first round pick to the Nuggets in the Andre Miller/Raymond Felton deal and received Rudy Fernandez and the rights to Petteri Koponen from the Blazers. Even though a really talented player in Jordan Hamilton was available with the pick, I like this trade for Dallas. Late first round picks are unlikely to make an impact in their rookie season, and many never make an impact. Fernandez just turned 26 and has proven himself as a quality role player…

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2011 NBA Eastern Conference Draft Grades

04:16 PM ET 06.27

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Atlanta Hawks - Grade: DRound 1: No picksRound 2: Keith Benson, C, Oakland (48)The Hawks foolishly traded their first round pick in this draft along with Mike Bibby and Jordan Crawford for Kirk Hinrich. I think it's pretty safe to say that was a mistake.Keith Benson has talent but he's soft. I think they would've been much better off going with Greg Smith out of Fresno State. Smith's not as talented as Benson, but he has the size and strength to take over the role that Jason Collins played for them in the playoffs. Boston Celtics - Grade: C Round 1: JaJuan…

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2011 NBA Draft Running Diary

10:02 PM ET 06.24

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This NBA Draft might have lacked a lot of marquee talent, but it certainly was exciting with more trades than I can remember. It was a crazy night, and myself and Brady Ford give you our opinions on every pick from the first round as it happened with a running diary.John Mitchell: Welcome to mine and Brady Ford's running diary of the 2011 NBA Draft. We're about 20 minutes away from Cleveland being on the clock. Brady, can you remember a draft that has been this unpredictable?Brady Ford: I cannot. With the slim disparity in talent between guys 3 through 8 or so, every pick after 2 is a toss-up…

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