NBA Offseason; Up in the Air like a Jump-Ball

    With the 2010 NBA Draft looming, just one day away now, the offseason hot stove is starting to ignite. With the historic amount of top-tier free agents available this summer, it has been said by many people that this draft this just the calm before the storm. Many people's focus, not just mine, is what the New Jersey (for now) Nets are going to do. The Nets are in limbo more than any other team, however they have the most to work with. Having already shipped off a favorite of mine, Chris Douglas-Roberts to Milwaukee for a future second round pick, (Nets will have 2 first round, and 2 second round picks in the next couple drafts) the third domino has fallen, and now things are going to start happening. (First domino; the Prokhorov takeover, second domino, the hiring of head coach Avery Johnson.)
    Mock drafts have had the Nets scooping up Georgia Tech power forward Derrick Favors ever since the draft lottery took place, not to mention the Nets getting absolutely screwed in that after a lowly 12 win season. It is what it is though, but now the Nets are interested in a couple different guys. I'm not sure if its just Rod Thorn playing poker with other teams, or he honestly doesn't know who to get. The options for the Nets besides Favors are Demarcus Cousins, Wesley Johnson, and Greg Monroe. The Nets are high on all of these guys, however Cousins skill set just says center, and with the Nets already delighted with Brook Lopez, chances are they're going to let somebody else have the big man. Wesley Johnson plays the position the Nets might need depending on where they play Terrence Williams, small forward. Wes had a ridiculous 1st team AP All-American season at Syracuse last year, however he is about to be 23 so you may not see too much more production considering he will have to make these same plays in a tougher league. Greg Monroe will be a good pro, but i do not think the Nets will reach for him at number 3.
    What you could see is the Nets actually trade the pick and move down and get someone like Monroe. Having said that there is also speculation that Chris Paul of the New Orleans Hornets is actually on the trade market. The Nets have been the team associated with those rumors, a proposed trade could be the pick, Devin Harris, for Chris Paul. We'll surely see what happens, what I would like to see happen, LEBRON JAMES! If the Nets get Lebron it almost doesn't matter what else happens they will be a perennial one seed, however you have to prepare for life without LeBron. This lineup would be fine with me...Devin Harris at point guard, Terrence Williams at shooting guard, Rudy Gay at small forward, (restricted free agent) either Amare Stoudemire/David Lee/Carlos Boozer/or Chris Bosh (unrestricted free agents) at power forward, and of course Brook Lopez at center, with whoever they draft coming off of the bench along side Courtney Lee and Kris Humphries.
    If Evan Turner somehow doesn't go top 2 considering the recent departure of Sammy Dalembert going from the Sixers to the Kings, Philly could end up wanting Cousins or Favors. Just imagine Devin Harris with T-Will and Evan Turner on the wings....or LEBRON JAMES!