Official 2012 Draft Prospect Thread

[Klomp]

Another strong possibility to throw in the list of candidates:

Jonathan Givony ‏ @DraftExpress
According to @SpearsNBAYahoo, Quincy Miller has changed his mind and has elected to enter the draft. Will hire Dwon Clifton as his agent.

DX currently has him going #18 (we're at #17). However, I wouldn't be surprised to see him climb the draft boards similar to how Paul George did a few years ago.

[canucklife21]

wow, the draft just got deeper.. miller does has the game of a wing, are wolves thinking he can play the 2 like durant did in his rookie year? durant did struggle a bit playing the two

[Klomp]

wow, the draft just got deeper.. miller does has the game of a wing, are wolves thinking he can play the 2 like durant did in his rookie year? durant did struggle a bit playing the two

We'd put him at the 3.

[moss_is_1]

Another strong possibility to throw in the list of candidates:

Jonathan Givony ‏ @DraftExpress
According to @SpearsNBAYahoo, Quincy Miller has changed his mind and has elected to enter the draft. Will hire Dwon Clifton as his agent.

DX currently has him going #18 (we're at #17). However, I wouldn't be surprised to see him climb the draft boards similar to how Paul George did a few years ago.

That's really shocking.

He started out strong, then kind of faded...One thing to consider is, didn't he tear his ACL his senior year? I know a lot people always say it takes around a year to recover, then another year to really re-gain all your athleticism.

[Krapinsky]

wow, the draft just got deeper.. miller does has the game of a wing, are wolves thinking he can play the 2 like durant did in his rookie year? durant did struggle a bit playing the two

God, I hope not.

[Klomp]

Another strong possibility to throw in the list of candidates:

Jonathan Givony ‏ @DraftExpress
According to @SpearsNBAYahoo, Quincy Miller has changed his mind and has elected to enter the draft. Will hire Dwon Clifton as his agent.

DX currently has him going #18 (we're at #17). However, I wouldn't be surprised to see him climb the draft boards similar to how Paul George did a few years ago.

That's really shocking.

He started out strong, then kind of faded...One thing to consider is, didn't he tear his ACL his senior year? I know a lot people always say it takes around a year to recover, then another year to really re-gain all your athleticism.

December 2010 is when the ACL tear happened. Heres an interesting read from that next January:

For Miller – a consensus top-5 player in the class of 2011 who has drawn comparisons to Kevin Durant for his combination of size and skill – his moment of clarity came less than a month ago. On December 10th, playing in just his fifth game with his new school Westchester Country Day (NC), the 6-foot-9 small forward felt a pop in his left knee. Though player and team remained hopeful for the best, the final diagnosis was in stark contrast to the otherwise optimistic expectations: torn ACL.

Not surprisingly, despite his oft described tough exterior, Miller became emotional upon learning the extent of his injury. No McDonald's All-American game. No Jordan Classic. No Nike Hoop Summit. No more high school basketball. Nothing but time and an arduous seven-month long rehabilitation process that has tested many athletes, far more experienced in the injustices of life than a teenager.

It was then that Neeton Moore, Miller's AAU coach with D-One Sports, sat down with the broken star and painted a very black and white picture. Moore didn't pull any punches, he didn't cut corners and sugar coat things for the youngster. He spoke to Miller man to man and the response has been striking.

“This is probably the best thing that's happened to me, even though it is kind of a negative,” Miller says in an explicit tone, almost saturated with perspective. “It's going to give me time to watch what other high school guys do, what I was doing, how I can change and get ready for college. It's going to enhance my work ethic to be even greater than it was before.”

“I think he's developed a sense of humility so to speak about the talent he has,” adds Moore. “He knows not to take it for granted because it can be taken away so quickly.”

Following a successful surgery, Miller began physical therapy within days of the procedure, regaining a full range of motion within the first week, he says. From there, and with his newfound dedication to his craft, the focus turned to improving as a basketball player by any means necessary, without stepping onto the court.

In preparation for the rugged, physical play of the Big 12 he is set to face next year as a freshman at Baylor, Miller is working to gain strength in his upper body. He is watching tape and attending his team's games, observing closely the happenings on the court and in practice. In short, he's becoming a student of the game.

“With him having to sit out and view things through a different lens, he sees the things he could have done on the court and he sees the mistakes that other guys make,” says Moore. “He's become almost more of a coach in many ways.”

While there's no substitute for consistently playing a high level of competition, certainly a player of Miller's talent stands to gain a considerable edge by observing under proper tutelage and developing into a more cerebral athlete.

Few freshmen enter the college game having spent considerable time studying the game in the manner that Miller now has the opportunity to do. Few have the time to work on their bodies, to get stronger and improve their physical limitations. It's an opportunity the blue chip recruit isn't taking lightly.

Brian Clifton – CEO of D-One Sports – has watched Miller blossom from obscure prospect to projected future pro and has seen the developmental process as close as anyone. The change in the young star's mindset, Clifton says, was almost instantaneous once he came to grips with the reality of his injury.

“It's his level of maturity and his desire to prepare that has changed. It's all starting to make sense to him,” he says. “It's giving him a greater appreciation for [basketball] and making him take a more business minded approach to the game. He's not sitting around being down about things, he's looking at what he needs to do and he's doing it.”

http://www.draftexpress.com/profile/Quincy-Miller-5764/

[Grits n Gravy]

i've only seen a few of millers games but i'm not a big fan of his prospects of translating to the nba. his jumper for one is a set shot that he doesn't jump at all on...i'd be weary of taking a guy with that kind of injury in his history as well. even with all that, he's no where near ready for any sort of role on an nba team at the moment imo and might be 2-3 years before he can contribute consistently.

[horaceworthy]

Another strong possibility to throw in the list of candidates:

Jonathan Givony ‏ @DraftExpress
According to @SpearsNBAYahoo, Quincy Miller has changed his mind and has elected to enter the draft. Will hire Dwon Clifton as his agent.

DX currently has him going #18 (we're at #17). However, I wouldn't be surprised to see him climb the draft boards similar to how Paul George did a few years ago.

I'd be surprised if Miller didn't climb the board. That I've seen so many places so down on him makes me hopeful it won't happen and he'll be there should the Wolves get an invite to the 1st round, but I think people will come to their senses come draft time.

The combination of his length, handle and the variety of ways in which he can score is rare. To get a player with his potential in the 17-18 range would be fantastic.

If he's off the board, Fab Melo and Royce White are the two guys most interesting to me. Drafting White would mean dealing Williams, ideally for a pick high enough to get Lamb, Beal, MKG or Barnes.

Regardless of the outcome of the Utah/Phoenix game, I'd like to see the Wolves acquire a pick in the 31-45 range and acquire one of Crowder, Doron Lamb, Jenkins, Cunningham or Barton.

[Krapinsky]

Sorry, but Cunningham is going first round.

EDIT: Forgot my bad boy shades with this one.

[Klomp]

Sorry, but Cunningham is going first round.

That would be a surprise pick. Don't see it happening.

[horaceworthy]

Sorry, but Cunningham is going first round.

I wouldn't be surprised if that were the case for any of the guys I listed in that post went in the 1st round. I'm mostly just using DX for draft ranges right now, and they have a handful of guy listed in that range who could help the dreadful wing situation the Wolves have going for them right now.

[Grits n Gravy]

i'm now officially 100% on the moe harkless bandwagon...think he's in the mold of a rudy gay or paul george, will only turn 19 next month...not great handles but more important to me is he keeps attacking and playing through mistakes, needs to improve his jumper also. really good size at 6'8 210, good length and athletic ability for an nba wing - needs to get stronger, gives effort on defense and on the boards. his potential is enormous at a position of need and may be available at 15-17...please get this guy kahn!!. harkless and satoransky 2012...make it happen kahn!!!!

[Krapinsky]

I haven't seen Harkless play a minute, but he seems intriguing. Having read the DX report sounds like a Wilson Chandler type?

[canucklife21]

Looks like we will have the number 17 pick in this years draft, those players mentioned earlier should be there. Harkless, miller and white all seem like small forwards are wolves fan thinking of best player who's still on the board or maybe packageing derrick williams to try to nab a top 7 draft pick?

[theGreatRC]

According to DX right now, Rivers, Ross, Miller, Teague. Taylor, Wroten and Harkless will all be around that pick.

I personally want Rivers, because his 5.4 FTA and ability to get to the rack is something that this team needs so bad. He is also arguably the best pick potential-wise at #17 (Quincy Miller could be argued) and we need some attitude on this team, seriously. I'm tired of these charmin sponsored players like Wes trotting down the court all smiles when we're down 10.