[Update, and it's major: Ricky Rubio's father says that his son is likely staying in Spain 1-2 years. They're begging Minny to deal him, and that clown Kahn won't do it. via here]

20. Utah Jazz: Eric Maynor, PG, VCU. Hmmmm. They have one of the elite PGs in the NBA, and they draft … a PG. Maybe the plan is to play Deron off the ball more this season?

21. New Orleans Hornets: Darren Collison, UCLA. Another bizarre pick. You have CP3 … so you draft a smurf? Would have been smarter to take a chance on a scrub like BJ Mullens.

22. Portland Blazers: Victor Claver, Spain: The Blazers gave up three picks (first rounder this year, second rounders this year and next) for him? A thin, 6-foot-9 20-year-old who probably won’t make it to the NBA until 2011. He has red hair, but he’s foreign, so Chad Ford loves him.

[Aside: Shaq opens NBA draft interview with condolences to Michael Jackson's family. How can you not love Shaq? This will be the biggest year in Cleveland sports history. Ok, back to the draft.]

[Aside II: Just going through all these twits, and here's what Brandon Jennings said when the idiotic Minnesota Timberwolves picked two PGs at 5 and 6. Any of you assclowns still want to deny this Kahn fellow is drunk with power? If a deal isn't done tonight, he's a blithering idiot.]

23. Sacramento Kings: Omri Casspi, Israel. Another thin foreign kid – if he makes it to the NBA, he’ll be the first guy from Israel to make it to the NBA. You take a guy like this over DeJuan Blair? By the time Casspi gets to the league, Martin will be elsewhere.

[Aside III: Stephen A. Smith with an interesting tweet - perhaps Golden State sends Curry to the Knicks in exchange for Jordan Hill and Nate Robinson in a sign-and-trade. Please let this have a scintilla of accuracy. We heart Curry and would like to see him more than once or twice a year.]

24. Dallas Mavericks: BJ Mullens, Ohio State. At least he’s got a guaranteed contract to feed his family – and we don’t mean kids and wife, we mean parents. The kid came from squalor – it’s actually a sad story, and we were pulling for him in March – and is gonna get a chance with the Mavs. He’ll learn from … Erika Dampier? Might as well be getting low-post tips from Tree Rollins. Surprised Dallas didn’t go with a PG here.

25. Oklahoma City Thunder: Rodrigue Beaubois, Guadeloupe: Never heard of this cat. He’s a 6-foot-2, 180 lb guard who … ah hell, what does it matter. He’s a PG. Wayne Ellington is on the board and you go with this guy?

[Update: ESPN's Ric Bucher says Mullens will go to OKC and Beaubois goes to Dallas. So all those laughs at Cuban for taking Mullens? Direct them at the brilliant Sam Presti. If you want to see two toothpicks do battle in practice, go to OKC. Mullens vs. Swift.]

[Awesome: Ricky Rubio's agent is apparently badgering Minnesota to get him shipped to New York. Heard an interview with Rubio in the car and you gotta love the kid. He sounds like a character from Revenge of the Nerds. Nice kid, though.]

26. Chicago Bulls: Taj Gibson, USC. Wow, what a dick in the face to DeJuan Blair, who is still on the board. Love me some Gibson, though. Tough, tough kid. Not sure how nice of a pro he’ll be, but enjoyed his work in college.

27. Memphis Grizzlies: DeMarre Carroll, Missouri. Nice player, but undersized at the 4 – he’s only 6-foot-7 – and we’re not sure he has the footwork and perimeter skills to play SF. Jay Bilas loves his energy and intangibles. That’s code for garbage man. Memphis could have taken DeJuan Blair. Can’t wait for a good team to draft Blair and have him contribute during a playoff run.

28. Minnesota Timbewolves: Wayne Ellington, UNC. Finally, Kahn does something right. Ellington could easily start this season because that backcourt’s so thin. Don’t be too excited about Lawson and Ellington in the backcourt together; Lawson’s definitely going to Denver. Didn’t like Ellington the first couple years, but he really improved his game last season. He’ll be a better pro than Rashad McCants, we’d put money on that.

[Aside: The Knicks just traded Q-Rich for Darko. The crowd ... is drunk. Also, the Knicks gave up the 29th pick, and the Lakers now have it.]

29. LA Lakers: Toney Douglas, FSU. Annoyed by the way he spells Toney, but whatever. Kid tore up the ACC and is a scoring machine. Kobe will punk him in practice and crush his confidence, and three years from now, he’ll emerge with another team, like Milwaukee.

[Aside: How can you not feel bad for Blair? Seems his knees are going to cost him. The Cavs need a PF ... perhaps he's the last 1st round pick.]

30. Cleveland Cavaliers: Christian Eyenga, Congo. Whatever, man. He’ll never get to meet LeBron, because he’ll be stashed in … the Congo? and then by the time he arrives in 2012, LeBron will be killin’ it with the Knicks.