OKC- Blake, hands down. You run big with Durant @ 2 and Green @ 3, they're all fast, athletic guys, they should have no problem. Their lack of a true bigman makes up for it with those three who are all long, then throw Westbrook @ PG and that is a franchise with a few other role players.
Sacramento- IMO, you trade Thompson or Hawes if you can, you don't let Blake Griffin pass you by. Yeah they need Rubio too, but they RE-signed Beno Udirhto a near-max deal just last season, I don't think they've lost faith in him THAT much that they'd rather miss out on Griffin. I CAN see themtrading it away, but it wouldn't surprise me to see them pick Blake.
Washinton- Unless you want Gilbert and Rubio in your backcourt, you avoid Rubio at all costs. If you want Gilbert to be the guard of your future'sfranchise (and obviously they do with his 100 million dollar contract), you get Blake, or you get Thabeet, and if you don't get either, trade your pickbecause no one else is really going to help your team out significantly when you have Jamison and Caron there, with a blooming Nick Young.
Clippers- Have fun trying to get some talent in return from Kaman and Camby. You're stuck between a rock and a hard place if you're the Clippers andget a top three pick. You most likely trade down unless you want an even more cluttered front court. IMO, if you get the first pick and you're going withBlake, you have to move AT LEAST one big. You can't really move Randolph unless you're just unloading his contract to some idiot team who will takehim. If you get Thabeet, probably kiss both your centers goodbye in return for some swingmen worth a damn, and maybe a Brandon Bass/Chris Wilcox/Maxiell-esquePF. IMO, you don't want to hinder Thabeet's development from the get-go. You DEFINITELY have to get rid of one of them, but I think getting rid of bothis the thing to do. Also you don't pick Rubio unless you're convinced you can move Baron, because that'd be a train wreck having Gordon, Rubio, andBaron in at the same time.
Timberwolves- This is the ONLY team I can see realistically trading the number one pick. You get Rubio any way you can, because you have a solid front-courtestablished, but you need a ball-handler, thus, Rubio. Thabeet/Blake would really be a waste. You already have your Center who's capable of 20/10, Rubioshould be able to create for the rest of the team.
Memphis- They'd have a fun time deciding between who the hell they want. I mean literally 1-5, they're all young. I mean I guess the consensus is pickBlake, but then you'd have two PF's who would rot behind him in Arthur/Warrick. Thabeet would then fight for minutes behind an excelling Marc Gasol andDarko. If you pick Rubio, what does that say about your faith in Mike Conley? Might as well ship him to Portland.
See if he can jumpstart both his ANDOden's career.
