Coming into draft night most experts labelled the draft as unpredictable, and in the end even this was an understatement.

As expected, Andrea Bargnani went first overall to the Toronto Raptors, and then the chaos started.  The Bulls took LaMarcus Aldridge with the second overall pick, but not for themselves, but rather for the Portland Trail Blazers - one of the six deals Portland made for the night - who then took fly flying forward Tyrus Thomas for the Bulls two picks later.

Michael Jordan got his guy in sharp shooter Adam Morrison with the third overall pick, while Rudy Gay fell to 8th to the Houston Rockets, who then traded the rights to Gay along with forward Stromile Swift back to Memphis for forward Shane Battier.  The trade will not become official until mid-July.

The night contained 11 deals, with Pacer second round selection (#45) Alexander Johnson having the honor of being dealt twice; from Indiana to Portland and then from Portland onto Memphis.  Portland were big winners, turning Sebastian Telfair and pick number four into Aldridge and Brandon Roy, who was one of the most coveted players heading into the draft.  Minnesota originally selected Roy but then later dealt his rights to the Blazers for guard Randy Foye.

Isiah Thomas once again drew the anger of Knicks fans on hand at Madison Square Garden when New York became the 20th team to pass on Connecticut guard Marcus Williams, who eventually was selected with the 22nd pick by New Jersey.  While Williams free fell after most expected him to be selected between picks 6 and 10, Thomas selected forward Reneldo Balkman.  Balkman, most believe, was a second rounder at best and could definitely have been selected later in the draft.

A full recap of picks, trades and rumors can be read on RealGM's Draft Night 2006 page.