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Compared to year’s past, it was a relatively quiet draft night in terms of veteran players being dealt.* We can probably thank the pending NBA lockout for that.* Still, there were a few deals made during the 2011 NBA Draft including point guards Andre Miller, Raymond Felton, George Hill, and Jonny Flynn.* Here is my breakdown of the trades.

Denver Nuggets Get: PG-Andre Miller, G/F Jordan Hamilton (26th pick), future Portland 2nd round pick
Portland Blazers Get: PG-Raymond Felton, 57th pick
Dallas Mavericks Get: G-Rudy Fernandez, Rights to G-Petteri Koponen

Why this makes sense for Denver:
I am not sure what the thought was in swapping Felton with Miller.* Both guys are in the final years of their contract but I actually think Felton is a better fit in Denver’s offense.* The attraction for Denver must have been adding Jordan Hamilton who perhaps took the most surprising nose-dive of the evening.* Hamilton gives them insurance on the wing since J.R. Smith is a free agent and Wilson Chandler and Aaron Afflalo are both restricted free agents.

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David Kay is a senior feature NBA Draft, NBA, and college basketball writer for the Sports Bank.* He also heads up the NBA and college basketball material at Walter Football.com and is a fomer contributor at The Washington Times Communities.

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