Draft Day Thread

[bobheckler]

Sorta like a Game On thread, except with Mr. Potato Head running the officiating crew.

[bobheckler]

Draft Day final prognostications:

draftexpress - Dennis Schroeder

mynbadraft.com - Shane Larkin

nbadraft.net - Schroeder

CBS Sports, Larry Parrish - Schroeder
Matt Moore hadn't updated his pick since 6/19, but he has Schroeder too.

SB Nation - Tony Mitchell

ESPN - Schroeder

NBA.com - Sergey Karasev (a new name!  This guys a Russian gunner in the mold of Alexey Shved in Minny, except Karasev is a 6'7" SF).  http://www.draftexpress.com/profile/Sergey-Karasev-6118/

SI - Jamaal Franklin

RealGM - Shabazz Muhammed

Hoopshype - Schroeder

Hoopsworld - Larkin

The overwhelming consensus is that it'll be Dennis Schroeder, of Germany, with 6 out of 12 votes.  That means it will be someone else.

bob


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[worcester]

Schroeder - what a joke of a pick. The wind will blow him away.

[KennCelt]

My guess is none of the above.

[sinus007]

Hi,
If you put a gun to my head and make me to choose, I'd go with Dieng.


AK

[bobheckler]

My guess is none of the above.

kenncelt,

That was my gut talk too, as you see from my last comment. If there's one consistency about Danny Ainge it is his unpredictability.


bob


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[worcester]

Dieng gets my vote too.

[NYCelt]

Final wish list;

Plumlee, Dieng or Withey if we go big.

Snell if we go for a wing.

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With this years draft, it looks like nearly anyone taking a big is drafting a player who will come off the bench for their career, perhaps excepting Len or Zeller and maybe Noel. Not looking like a lot of potential for starters minutes in this batch.

Although I think we need a big as a priority, Snell can play either wing spot and although we have a surplus of guards, he could be the big guard we don't currently have.  He's got NBA starter potential at 2-guard if we're thinking of going in a non-Bradley sized direction.  Muhammad would be good if we're talking purely small forward.

I like Adams a lot too, but I'm afraid he needs a lot of time and I'd hate to see us put two consecutive center picks in the D-League.

[k_j_88]

Dieng for sure.

Have the "prognosticators" already forgotten how abysmal this team's rebounding was?

KJ

[KennCelt]

It is hard to choose this year as there are so many moving pieces. They need a backup point guard. That would be my guess. The bigs that will be left either won't cut it or will be too much of a project. It will be fun to watch as it evolves. I hope we get lucky as that is how it can often work.

[mulcogiseng]

Never underestimate Danny's ability to surprise. Forget about last year's rebounding woes, that was a Doc strategy. It didn't work. The new coach won't make that mistake and young players will get a chance to prove themselves early. I like Dieng but it looks like DA may have already made a promise for his bu pg. Will we get a draft day surprise or will that come after Jul 1?

[bobheckler]

Cleveland picks Anthony Bennett


???

Now there's one I haven't seen mentioned.

Maybe Alex Len will get pushed down to #16?

That's a joke.

[bobheckler]

A 6'7" 239# Power Forward? With the #1 pick?

Oh, wait, I forgot, it's Cleveland.

[NYCelt]

That's going to change a few things.

Noel and Zeller may get taken a lot later than expected.

[bobheckler]

2. Orlando takes Oladipo

[bobheckler]

Adrian W says Washington takes Otto Porter next.

Let's see if he has an inside source

[tjmakz]

I don't see Charlotte taking Noel.

[bobheckler]

I don't see Charlotte taking Noel.

Could you imagine if Noel falls to 16 because of the questions about his knees?

[bobheckler]

3. The Wiz take Porter.

Ok, Adrian W is now officially Deep Throat.

[bobheckler]

I'm watching a live tweet feed from NOLA. They are positively drooling at the prospect of Alex Len dropping to them.

Alex Len and Anthony Davis? That's a frontcourt of the future.

[bobheckler]

4. Bobcats take Cody Zeller?

WTF is going on here?

Wow, a lot of "experts" with egg on their face today.

[tjmakz]

I think Phoenix goes with McLemore or Len

[tjmakz]

4.  Bobcats take Cody Zeller?

WTF is going on here?

Wow, a lot of "experts" with egg on their face today.

 
Nobody saw the Zeller pick coming.

[bobheckler]

The good news about Charlotte taking Zeller is that Byron Mullin might become available.

[bobheckler]

5. Suns take Len.

Smart move.

The Pelican front room is floored, they really wanted him.

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