The Grizzlies took Kevin Love, a power forward/center out of UCLA with the 5th overall pick. The Grizzlies needed a big man, and they got a good one in Love.
They also received another 1st round pick (28th overall) in the Pau Gasol trade from the Lakers. They took Donte Greene, a guard from Syracuse.
The Grizzlies did not have a second round pick because they traded it in a 2006 draft day trade with the Trail Blazers. The Grizzlies traded a future second round pick to the Blazers for Alexander Johnson (remember him?).
Overall, I think the Grizzlies did a pretty good job. I was really upset when they passed on DeAndre Jordan at 28 to pick Greene. If they had the 2nd round pick still (it would have been the 33rd overall pick), they might have taken Jordan. Jordan is a center from Texas A&M, whose stock dropped considerably when teams realized that he was not ready for the NBA Draft. He had a lot of potential, but teams realized that he might not be able to contribute right away.
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