The Thunder drafted James Harden Thursday night. He is a 6-5 shooting guard from Arizona State. The buzz word with Harden is "NBA ready". He may start right away and fit right in. He is compared most to Brandon Roy who torched OKC badly when Portland came to town. Harden was only a sophomore this past season, so he has a lot of growing room. Later in the draft, OKC moved up one spot by giving Dallas a future 2nd round pick. Then, they selected 7-1 BJ Mullens from Ohio State. He is pretty athletic for a big guy, but still seems like he is learning the game. I don't think he will start, but he will give the Thunder some inside help. In the second round the Thunder traded for SG Robert Vaden, a 6-5 player from UAB. They got the player from Charlotte at number 54.
PG--RUSSELL WESTBROOK, EARL WATSON, CHUCKY ATKINS
SG--JAMES HARDEN, THABO SEFALOSHA, KYEL WEAVER, DESMOND MASON (FA), ROBERT VADEN
SF--KEVIN DURANT, DAMIEN WILKINS
PF--JEFF GREEN, DJ WHITE, MALIK ROSE (FA)
C--NENAD KRSTIC, NICK COLLISON, BJ MULLENS, ROBERT SWIFT (FA)
