The Williams Trade Down

[skyhawk]

I think that besides being a 'meat and potatoes' pick, the issue that everyone from Stephen A to my grandmother has with this pick is that 5 was too high for Williams. I agree with that but I dont' see a way that we could have moved down and still got him. Check the media reports coming out of Boston and you'll see that the Celtics would have picked Williams with the intent on shipping him (or Jefferson) to the Sixers (King loves Williams) as part of the AI deal. Philly is going to want a PG (Rondo?) and a young PF(Williams or Jefferson?) in any deal for AI.

I do believe he was the best guy in the draft to help us now and you have to give BK credit for sticking to his guns when he knew that he'd get raked for this pick.