Mock drafts featured a lot of different choices for the Blazers, but they had been rumored weeks ago to be interested in high-schooler Martell Webster, and that proved true. This ending up being a good pick likely will depend on whether this franchise can get its act together and provide an environment conducive to the development of a youngster, and in recent years, Portland has proven to be anything but that.

The first surprise of the draft was the Raptors taking UConn's Charlie Villanueva with the No. 7 pick while there were several higher-regarded players at the same position still available. The mock-draft consensus didn't even have Villanueva being a lottery pick, much less No. 7. It's possible the Raptors are thinking of having the 6-11 Villanueva play center, which means former BYU center Rafael Araujo, last year's first-round pick by Toronto, could be on the way out.

The announcement of the Knicks' first pick, Arizona's Channing Frye, elicited a noticeable number of boos from the partisan Madison Square Garden crowd. At this point Frye is a strong but slim power forward with some shotblocking skill, and he'll probably be counted on to help replace the traded Kurt Thomas.

The draft's second surprise, albeit a mild one, was Ike Diogu, a 6-8 forward from Arizona State, at No. 9 to Golden State. He was widely considered to be a mid-20s pick, though ESPN's mock draft had him going to the Warriors. Diogu doesn't seem like the kind of player who will get Golden State over the playoff hump; by all reports there were players who might have given the Warriors more immediate help.

Drafting from an unusual lottery perspective, the Lakers at No. 10 had the choice of several players who were sliding, including Gerald Green, Danny Granger and Fran Vazquez. But they went with New Jersey high-schooler Andrew Bynum, a 7-foot project, which is weird since you've got to figure Kobe Bryant would prefer someone who could help now. This pick could make or break GM Mitch Kupchak, who has already taken a lot of criticism.

At No. 11, Orlando took Fran Vazquez, a power forward from Spain who was expected to go higher. He wasn't a big scorer in Spain's best league last season and reportedly needs development time on both ends of the court, but the Magic are in semi-rebuilding mode and should be able to provide that.