NBA 2009 First 5 Draft Picks

NEW YORK -- Blake Griffin was the consensus No. 1 pick.

On a day of head-turning trades around the NBA, the Los Angeles Clippers started Thursday night's draft with the obvious choice: Griffin, the only player considered a sure thing in a class full of question marks.

Griffin was the consensus college player of the year after leading the nation with 14.4 rebounds per game while averaging 22.7 points last season for Oklahoma. The Clippers said they would take the forward with the top pick just hours after they won the draft lottery last month, and never considered changing their minds.

"The fact is we're getting an incredible player, incredible person, an impeccable work ethic and a guy that we plan on having in L.A. for many years to come," Clippers coach Mike Dunleavy said. "He's going to be a great, exciting fit for our ballclub."


Pick Player Team
1 PF Blake Griffin, Oklahoma Clippers
2 C Hasheem Thabeet, UConn Grizzlies
3 SG James Harden, ASU Thunder
4 SG Tyreke Evans, Memphis Kings
5 PG Ricky Rubio, Spain Wolves

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[vurpune]

thanks for upload

hope put some video about summer league and for rumors

[11EDmanLV]

Okey. I will upload some of the best Summer League highlights and from biggest trades.

[chubbyjenks]

LMAO Rubio haters below are eating their words

[TRiBUTE92]

he was so trying not to laugh when they chose thabeet

[lasoogneypubes]

Can you imagine the Thunder with Ricky Rubio, Russell Westbrook and Kevin Durant? I don't know if it would be better with Harden or with Rubio.

[brickmasterperson]

The worst pick of all time was kwame brown!!

[hustlaon59]

thabeet one of the worst picks of all time!

[ELsplusho]

@GuitarBoyRockingOut this was 2 years ago he went back overseas to play he's already a bust

[GuitarBoyRockingOut]

Rubio is going to be a bust.

[opwt56]

i have great respect for Ricky right here, even though he is getting passed on he still has the common decency 2 give Evans and Harden and a hard round of appaluse with a smile on his face.

[ballin4lifenigga]

hasheem thabeet= bust

[dmaccballer]

@SwagBucksUnboxing is the why he's not even in the league.. he can't even shoot yet..