The first 30 picks of the 2008 NBA Draft are in the ledger, with first-round type players including DeAndre Jordan, Mario Chalmers, Bill Walker and Chris Douglas-Roberts still on the board. There were not as many trades as we expected based on a crazy, crazy week, but one team made its presence known ... for the third straight year.

Two years ago, Portland turned the #4 pick, Theo Ratliff and Sebastian Telfair into Brandon Roy and LaMarcus Aldridge. Last year, the Blazers netted Greg Oden, Channing Frye, Rudy Fernandez and the surgical removal of the wart known as Zach Randolph. This year? Portland ended the first round with Jerryd Bayless and Darrell Arthur -- a guy previously slated to go top-4 and a lottery guy who fell to #27. Simply ridiculous. [UPDATE: Apparently, Arthur and a Portland second-rounder are going to Houston for Nicolas Batum, whom Portland can safely stash in France.]

Kevin Pritchard runs this thing, people. I joked a few days ago that Paul Allen could buy a European club and field a second team with all the talent he has the rights to. It's really not out of the realm of possibilities now, though.

Other first round highlights, after the jump.

* Dick Vitale railing against the one-year rule for two minutes, and following with what sounded like a three-minute Oscar acceptance speeech. "Thank you, Mark Jackson! Thank you, Jay Bilas and J.R. Giddens and Digger Phelps and Coach K and St. Paul the Apostle!"

* The instant legend Brook Lopez Wired segment. Holy God that's my new cell phone ringer. "LAWRENCE FRANK?!?!?"

* Nathan Fowler reports: "They didn't have a nameplate for J.R. Giddens so the last slot on the big board was empty for several minutes while they must have made it or something."

* Stu Scott telling Knicks fans, "Don't boo Isiah!" Um, what? Get bent, Stu.