NBA Draft 2008 a Look Back in "SQUEEZE the ORANGE" NBA Draft Replays!...D-ROSE went #1 and there were HITS and MISSES in this one talking Lottery 2008! #NBADraft2008 #LogoWatch #LogoWatchFusions #MonstersInside94x50

If hindsight was 50-50 as Panthers QB Cam Newton would say the 2008 NBA Draft might have been a shade or two different. The Bulls were picking #1 and that picked Hometown Hero Derrick Rose and he along with King James, Kevin Durant, and Steph Curry have been the only NBA Players to grab the "Fight for Mo" dba NBA M.V.P..

Looking at the 2008 NBA Draft Closer let's look at the Lottery and the 1st Round and see who is still getting it done:

2008 Lottery in Order:

1. #Bulls D-Rose
2. #Heat Michael Beasley
3. #TWolves O.J. Mayo (Traded to Memphis)
4. #SuperSonics Russell Westbrook (OKC Thunder)
5. #GritGrind Kevin Love (Traded to Minnesota)
6. #KnicksNation Danillo Gallinari
7. #Clips Eric Gordon
8. #FearTheDeer Joe Alexander
9. #Bobcats D.J. Augustin
10. #Nets Brooks Lopez
11. #PacerNation Jerryd Bayless
12. #ForeverPurple Jason Thompson
13. #Blazers Brandon Rush
14. #Dubs Anthony Randolph

360 Degrees....just looking at the Top 14

Rose was the true #1 Overall...

Beasley, Joe Alexander, Anthony Randolph, and Brandon Rush are El Busto...even though B-Easy just got waived Today by Heat as we go to press and Rush won a Chip with "Dubs" this past season!

Westbrook and Love are All-Stars...The Grizzlies would like to have Love back of course!

Gallanari looked to be a solid pick and the injuries but a key piece in the 'Melo Trade to NYC...

Gordon injury prone and below expectations...

Augustin, Bayless, Mayo, and Thompson have been steady NBA Players...ironically enough both Mayo and Bayless leads that Bucks 2nd Unit...

Impact Players in the 2008 1st Round Post-Lottery:

15. #Suns Robin Lopez now with Rip City and steady...
16. #Sixers Mo Speights now with Dubs and solid...
17. #WeTheNorth Roy Hibbert now with Pacers inconsistent...
19. #Cavs JJ Hickson now with #Nugs has been a solid NBA Player from Day 1...
21. #Nets Ryan Anderson stretch 4 before there was such a thing..

22 #Magic Courtney Lee now with Grizz as Rookie Season stared on a Magic Team that went to the 2009 NBA Finals...

23. #Jazz Kosta Koufos now with Grizz a Fixture on Grizz 2nd Unit...
24. #SuperSonics Serge Ibaka a Foundation Piece for OKC with KD and Russ and Harden
25. #Rockets Nicolas Batum now with Hornets a solid player

Notable 2nd Round Picks...

#31 Nikola Pekovic #Twolves
#34 Mario Chalmers #Heat
#35 DeAndre Jordan #Clips
#36 #Blazers Omer Asik
#45 Goran Dragic #Spurs