2016 NBA Draft Thread

ReturnofMVP3 · Post #781 » by **ReturnofMVP3** » Fri Jun 24, 2016 1:38 pm

RexBoyWonder wrote:
DayofMourning wrote:Minnesota looking good with Dunn, Lavine, Wiggins, and Towns. That's exciting.

Easily best young core in the league, extremely exciting.

They need to trade Rubio for a good veteran PF or good bench wings, or even go after Al Horford.

Dunn
Lavine
Wiggins
Horford
Towns/Gorgui Dieng

+ assets for Rubio

Going to be beastly in 2 years

I really dislike the idea of trading Rubio, yes he can't shoot, but he is an elite playmaker and defender. The other guys are more than capable of scoring. He brings something different to the team and def worth keeping in my eyes. I like Lavine, but I think he is more expendable. I think the Dunn + Lavine for Butler trade would have made much more sense.

Post #782 » by **DayofMourning** » Fri Jun 24, 2016 1:43 pm

RexBoyWonder wrote:
DayofMourning wrote:Minnesota looking good with Dunn, Lavine, Wiggins, and Towns. That's exciting.

Easily best young core in the league, extremely exciting.

They need to trade Rubio for a good veteran PF or good bench wings, or even go after Al Horford.

Dunn
Lavine
Wiggins
Horford
Towns/Gorgui Dieng

+ assets for Rubio

Going to be beastly in 2 years

I get the feeling they are about to break out. Towns was such a huge get for them. Sped up everything.

They might be able to get someone deceent in return for Rubio. As for free agents, Horford would make sense. They've got plenty of youth and could use a prime asset to balance that out.

vincent · Post #783 » by **vincent** » Fri Jun 24, 2016 2:29 pm

Michael Carrera sign to Miami Heat summer league

vincent · Post #784 » by **vincent** » Fri Jun 24, 2016 2:31 pm

[tweet]https://twitter.com/dru_star/status/746342030465503233[/tweet]

RexBoyWonder · Post #785 » by **RexBoyWonder** » Fri Jun 24, 2016 2:33 pm

Ok, the bad news is we couldn't get into the second round. Im sure we tried, but picks are extremely valuable in the current economic NBA environment.

The good news are - undrafted players don't necessarily have less talent then second rounders, it's often more a case of showcasing thsaid talent and finding a fit.

Undrafted TJ is a better player then 45 players picked ahead of him. I believe Weber has a shot to become a "first round value" player too.

Jarrod Uthoff
Prince Ibeh
Cat Barber
Dorian Finney-Smith

Are 4 guys I would take a long look at, I believe all 4 can become gems with some work and luck. 2 of them can be cheap useful backeups (Prince Ibeh, Dorian Finney-Smith) while Cat Barber and Jarrod Uthoff might have even higher upside.

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3lAPjkjrAVs[/youtube]

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o6G30PcI7SI[/youtube][YouTube]

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n6yGZHXFXQE[/youtube]

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0eKiwS6S4tQ[/youtube]

Dr_Heat · Post #786 » by **Dr_Heat** » Fri Jun 24, 2016 2:46 pm

Another one for the Heat summer league team : St. John's power forward/center Chris Obekpa

RexBoyWonder · Post #787 » by **RexBoyWonder** » Fri Jun 24, 2016 2:59 pm

Dr_Heat wrote:Another one for the Heat summer league team : St. John's power forward/center Chris Obekpa

Oh wow I remember being intrigued by him a couple of years ago. Elite shot blocker, no offensive game what so ever. Very raw and very athletic.

Burnie Riley · Post #788 » by **Burnie Riley** » Fri Jun 24, 2016 3:00 pm

I could see that Carrera pickup a mile away. Grandpa Chet has already said how much they value wingspan differentials, and Carerra has the freakiest. I feel bad for that poster who said it's going to scare him to see him out there with his long, scary arms.

I'm meh on this Obekpa pickup, but he is 6-9 with a 7-4 wingspan and can block shots.

[tweet]https://twitter.com/CTabatabaie/status/746168506278875136[/tweet]
I feel like I'm at this Boston party. :cry:

I still can't believe Sacramento dumped Belinelli for a first rounder and we couldn't even get #60 for McSob. I bet Andy will call Memphis and this is how it'll go:

Spoiler:

radikalBaller · Post #789 » by **radikalBaller** » Fri Jun 24, 2016 3:05 pm

Really hope we pick up Marshall plumlee, Duke alum raved by winslow, athelic mobile big, great potential backup for Hassan

RexBoyWonder · Post #790 » by **RexBoyWonder** » Fri Jun 24, 2016 3:09 pm

vincent wrote:Michael Carrera sign to Miami Heat summer league

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOngVqH2CM8[/youtube]

Has a longer wingspan then Wade, same height.

Never seen anything like it.

puppa bear · Post #791 » by **puppa bear** » Fri Jun 24, 2016 3:12 pm

Would love to add Uthoff & Plumlee - that would give us young talent at all positions. That's a lot of development, but we need to have one at each spot - we have a PG, a combo, a SG, & a SF. I don't count Whiteside, so we really don't have any PF/C development players. Uthoff & Plumlee fit our needs here & can add a lot to our bench if they develop.

puppa bear · Post #792 » by **puppa bear** » Fri Jun 24, 2016 3:14 pm

RexBoyWonder wrote:Ok, the bad news is we couldn't get into the second round. Im sure we tried, but picks are extremely valuable in the current economic NBA environment.

The good news are - undrafted players don't necessarily have less talent then second rounders, it's often more a case of showcasing thsaid talent and finding a fit.

Undrafted TJ is a better player then 45 players picked ahead of him. I believe Weber has a shot to become a "first round value" player too.

Jarrod Uthoff
Prince Ibeh
Cat Barber
Dorian Finney-Smith

Are 4 guys I would take a long look at, I believe all 4 can become gems with some work and luck. 2 of them can be cheap useful backeups (Prince Ibeh, Dorian Finney-Smith) while Cat Barber and Jarrod Uthoff might have even higher upside.

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3lAPjkjrAVs[/youtube]

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o6G30PcI7SI[/youtube][YouTube]

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n6yGZHXFXQE[/youtube]

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0eKiwS6S4tQ[/youtube]

Barber already gone (Pelicans). Add in Plumlee & I'm down with your list.

dolphinatik · Post #793 » by **dolphinatik** » Fri Jun 24, 2016 3:27 pm

Uthoff top priority, Selden, Finney Smith, add Josh Adams, ifd be fine with Prince but he is the biggest project of the bunch.

radikalBaller · Post #794 » by **radikalBaller** » Fri Jun 24, 2016 3:32 pm

Obekpa looks like a poor man Biyombo, similar size, athletism, motor, and skills.

radikalBaller · Post #795 » by **radikalBaller** » Fri Jun 24, 2016 3:39 pm

Still think Plumlee is the safer bet, we have absolutly no backup C, and it showed against the Raps. Gotta Love Plumlee mobility and lateral foot speed on defense, he can rebound too similarly to his brothers and is as much athletic as them. Also he is a very mature coachable kid and a army sergent.

radikalBaller · Post #796 » by **radikalBaller** » Fri Jun 24, 2016 3:45 pm

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=esmmrjzavng[/youtube]

radikalBaller · Post #797 » by **radikalBaller** » Fri Jun 24, 2016 3:46 pm

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tN44rLX13Fs[/youtube]

RexBoyWonder · Post #798 » by **RexBoyWonder** » Fri Jun 24, 2016 3:48 pm

dolphinatik wrote:Uthoff top priority, Selden, Finney Smith, add Josh Adams, ifd be fine with Prince but he is the biggest project of the bunch.

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymLQoyqgISA[/youtube]

First time watching him, seems extremely explosive (In NBA standards). Looking at his stats, sadly not a true PG, and he's very small. If he could become a better 3 point shooter might be a scoring tiny guard like a Nate Robinson.

Dr_Heat · Post #799 » by **Dr_Heat** » Fri Jun 24, 2016 4:10 pm

Nathan Boothe (Toledo) has agreed to play for the Miami Heat in both Vegas and Orlando Summer League action.

Post #800 » by **heat4life** » Fri Jun 24, 2016 4:14 pm

Plumlee's videos remind me a lot of Kris Humphries. Maybe he needs to develop a mid-range long distance shot to have a chance. A bit too mechanical for my taste.