2012 NBA Draft Thread

Jetset · Post #1 » by **Jetset** » Thu Jun 28, 2012 2:05 pm

Since there maybe a chance we actually end up with a pick other than #60 I figured making one of these would be alright. Whether some like it or not, it's a pretty good chance that these are Pau's final hours being listed as a member of the Los Angeles Lakers, so I guess you could post vids or whatever of your favorite Gasol plays. Or llama faces.

I'll update this thread as picks are being made throughout the night.

Round 1

1. Anthony Davis, Kentucky - Hornets
2. Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, Kentucky - Bobcats
3. Bradley Beal, Florida - Wizards
4. Dion Waiters, Syracuse - Cavaliers
5. Thomas Robinson, Kansas - Kings
6. Damian Lillard, Weber State - Trailblazers
7. Harrison Barnes, North Carolina - Warriors
8. Terrence Ross, Washington - Raptors
9. Andrew Drummond, Connecticut - Pistons
10. Austin Rivers, Duke - Hornets
11. Meyers Leonard, Illinois - Trailblazers
12. Jeremy Lamb, Connecticut - Rockets
13. Kendall Marshall, North Carolina - Suns
14. John Henson, North Carolina - Bucks
15. Maurice Harkless, St. Johns - Sixers
16. Royce White, Iowa State - Rockets
17. Tyler Zeller, North Carolina - Cavaliers (In trade with Dallas for 24th, 33rd & 34th picks)
18. Terrence Jones, Kentucky - Rockets
19. Andrew Nicholson, St. Bonaventure - Magic
20. Evan Fournier, France - Nuggets
21. Jared Sullinger, Ohio State - Celtics
22. Fab Melo, Syracuse - Celtics
23. John Jenkins, Vanderbilt - Hawks
24. Jared Cunningham, Oklahoma State - Mavericks
25. Tony Wroten, Washington - Grizzlies
26. Miles Plumlee, Duke - Pacers
27. Arnett Moultrie, Mississippi State - Heat (Traded to Sixers)
28. Perry Jones III, Baylor - Thunder
29. Tyshawn Taylor, Kansas - Bulls
30. Festus Ezeli, Vanderbilt - Warriors

Round 2

1. Jeffrey Taylor, Vanderbilt - Bobcats
2. Tomas Satoransky, Czech Republic - Wizards
3. Bernard James, Florida State - Mavericks
4. Jae Crowder, Marquette - Mavericks
5. Draymond Green, Michigan State - Warriors
6. Orlando Johnson, UC Santa Barbara - Kings
7. Quincy Acy, Baylor - Raptors
8. Quincy Miller, Baylor - Nuggets
9. Khris Middleton, Texas A&M - Pistons
10. Will Barton, Memphis - Trailblazers
11. Tyshawn Taylor, Kansas - Trailblazers (Traded to Nets)
12. Doron Lamb, Kentucky - Bucks
13. Mike Scott, Virginia - Hawks
14. Kim English, Missouri - Pistons
15. Justin Hamilton, LSU - Heat
16. Darius Miller, Kentucky - Hornets
17. Kevin Murphy, Tennessee Tech - Jazz
18. Kostas Papanikolaou, Greece - Knicks
19. Kyle O'Quinn, Norfolk State - Magic
20. Izzet Turkyilmaz, Turkey - Nuggets
21. Kris Joseph, Syracuse - Celtics
22. Ognjen Kuzmic, Bosnia - Warriors
23. Furkan Aldemir, Turkey - Clippers
24. Tornike Shengalia, Georgia - Nets (Bought the pick from the Mavs, via Sixers)
25. Darius Johnson-Odom, Marquette - Lakers (Bought from Mavs, via Lakers)
26. Tomislav Zubcic, Croatia - Raptors
27. Illken Karaman, Turkey - Nets
28. Robbie Hummel, Purdue - Timberwolves
29. Marcus Denmon, Missouri - Spurs
30. Robert Sacre, Gonzaga - Lakers

Post #2 » by **Kilroy** » Thu Jun 28, 2012 2:13 pm

I was going to do the same thing Destro... DRAFT DAY BABY!

Let the fireworks begin!

mjba · Post #3 » by **mjba** » Thu Jun 28, 2012 2:23 pm

what's everyone's best case scenario?

ROballer · Post #4 » by **ROballer** » Thu Jun 28, 2012 2:29 pm

mjba wrote:what's everyone's best case scenario?

Get rid of Gasol,get a lotto pick and another piece maybe in return

Make more moves with the incresed flexibilty once the FA period opens up

I Love You Kobe · Post #5 » by **I Love You Kobe** » Thu Jun 28, 2012 2:37 pm

would u rather have a top draft choice or josh smith / randolph for pau?

ROballer · Post #6 » by **ROballer** » Thu Jun 28, 2012 2:43 pm

Actually yeah,I would(if the question was adressed to me)

mjba · Post #7 » by **mjba** » Thu Jun 28, 2012 2:54 pm

i'm not sure either makes us a better team, but Mitch would have to give up Pau for a top 5 pick. i would, however, be very surprised if we got that offer .

Jetset · Post #8 » by **Jetset** » Thu Jun 28, 2012 3:00 pm

Trades that have been mentioned for Gasol:

3rd overall pick/salary filler for Gasol
Josh Smith/23rd pick for Gasol
Randolph/filler for Gasol (Vescey lol)

And I'm just throwing this one out there, I don't think Houston is done with Gasol:
Lowry/16th & 18th for Gasol or Lowry/12th for Gasol

Everyone knows about the Lakers apparently taking MKG if they land in the top 5, but some interesting prospects within the 23rd pick range are:

Jared Sullinger, PF

Height: 6' 9"
Wingspan: 7' 1.25"
Best Case: Luis Scola
Worst Case: Glen Davis

Min: 30.4
PPG: 17.5
RPG: 9.3
APG: 1.2
FG%: 51.9

http://www.draftexpress.com/profile/Jar ... nger-5029/

Marquis Teague, PG

Height: 6' 2"
Wingspan: 6' 7.25"
Best Case: Kyle Lowry
Worst Case: Will Bynum

Min: 32.6
PPG: 9.4
RPG: 2.5
APG: 4.8
FG%: 41.2
3P%: 32.5
FT: 71.4

http://www.draftexpress.com/profile/Mar ... ague-5720/

Quincy Miller, SF

Height: 6' 10"
Wingspan: 7' 1.25"
Best Case: Poor Man's Kevin Durant
Worst Case: Austin Daye

Min: 24.4
PPG: 10.6
RPG: 5.0
APG: 1.5
FG%: 44.7
3P%: 34.8
FT%: 81.6

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

Royce White, PF

Height: 6' 8"
Wingspan: 7' 0"
Best Case: Boris Diaw
Worst Case: James Johnson

Min: 31.5
PPG: 13.4
RPG: 9.2
APG: 5.1
FG%: 53.4
FT%: 49.8

http://www.draftexpress.com/profile/Royce-White-41371/

12th-18th range

Tyler Zeller, C

Height: 7' 0.5"
Wingspan: 7' 0"
Best Case: Greg Monroe
Worst Case: Paul Davis

Min: 28.2
PPG: 16.3
RPG: 9.3
APG: 1.0
FG%: 55.3
FT%: 80.8

http://www.draftexpress.com/profile/Tyler-Zeller-5154/

Terrence Ross, SG/SF

Height: 6' 7"
Wingspan: 6' 7.25"
Best Case: Jason Richardson
Worst Case: Jeremy Richardson

Min: 31.1
PPG: 16.4
RPG: 6.5
APG: 1.4
FG%: 45.7
FT%: 76.6
3P%: 37.1

http://www.draftexpress.com/profile/Terrence-Ross-5747/

Meyers Leonard, C

Height: 7' 1.25"
Wingspan: 7' 3"
Best Case: Tiago Splitter
Worst Case: Byron Mullens

Min: 31.8
PPG: 13.6
RPG: 8.2
APG: 1.3
FG%: 58.4
FT%: 73.2

http://www.draftexpress.com/profile/Mey ... nard-5756/

Moe Harkless, 19 yrs. old, SF

Height: 6' 8.75"
Wingspan: 7' 0"
Best Case: Trevor Ariza
Worst Case: Devin Ebanks

Min: 36.1
PPG: 15.3
RPG: 8.6
APG: 1.4
FG%: 45.2
FT%: 67.6
3P%: 21.5

http://www.draftexpress.com/profile/Moe-Harkless-6526/

Kendall Marshall, PG

Height: 6' 4.25"
Wingspan: 6' 5.5"
Best Case: Andre Miller
Worst Case: Jose Calderon

Min: 33.0
PPG: 7.8
RPG: 2.6
APG: 9.7
FG%: 46.7
FT%: 69.6
3P%: 35.4

http://www.draftexpress.com/profile/Ken ... hall-5095/

Jetset · Post #9 » by **Jetset** » Thu Jun 28, 2012 3:01 pm

mjba wrote:what's everyone's best case scenario?

Michael Kidd-Gilchrist

Penberthy · Post #10 » by **Penberthy** » Thu Jun 28, 2012 3:20 pm

mjba wrote:what's everyone's best case scenario?

Bynum for unibrow.

Pau for a servicable big (okafor/blatche)+ a top 5.

Ron for a 1st.

Teague/Sessions
Kobe/Glock
MKG/Ebanks
Unibrow/Hill
Blatche/Hill

Team just got young

stunnar0b · Post #11 » by **stunnar0b** » Thu Jun 28, 2012 3:39 pm

Id take the third pick for pau over everything else.

It looks like dwill is set for nets. i always knew it was a long shot but i still had hope

desertlakerfan · Post #12 » by **desertlakerfan** » Thu Jun 28, 2012 4:24 pm

destro wrote:Trades that have been mentioned for Gasol:

3rd overall pick/salary filler for Gasol
Josh Smith/23rd pick for Gasol
Randolph/filler for Gasol (Vescey lol)

And I'm just throwing this one out there, I don't think Houston is done with Gasol:
Lowry/16th & 18th for Gasol or Lowry/12th for Gasol

While I agree they aren't done with Gasol, Houston would need to add about 10 mil in salary filler, and the only two players who fit that are Martin and Scola. Lowry + either Martin or Scola + filler is about as good as we'll get from Houston at this point, I highly doubt they give us early/mid first rounders as well unfortunately. One of their beat writers wrote yesterday that if a deal for Gasol happens it would be for less than their offer last year(dragic + martin + scola + filler) since Pau's value has dropped.

One Love · Post #13 » by **One Love** » Thu Jun 28, 2012 5:02 pm

Great post Destro... I agree that once Howard goes away Houston will come back... I would nvision a Gasol for Lowrly, #18 & Martin (one year left at $12 million)... Lakers use the #18th pick on Marques Teague or Quincy Miller (preferred)... Lakers than sign and trade Hill for Beasley... Lakers lineup is as follows:

PG: Lowlry (6'4")
SG: Kobe (6'6")
SF: Ebanks (6'8")
PF: Beasley (6'9")
C: Bynum (7'0")

Rotation: Martin, Blake, Miller & McRoberts... Possible LO & a couple other vets added later...

Yo Ditch · Post #14 » by **Yo Ditch** » Thu Jun 28, 2012 5:05 pm

Best Case: Pau for MKG and Blatche (That's the salary they want to dump)

Plus a trade to get us into the mid to late 1st round to draft Teague.

Worst Case: Pau for Josh Smith and one of Teague/Pachulia (for salary reasons)

Post #15 » by **Kilroy** » Thu Jun 28, 2012 5:07 pm

Anybody else think that if we did end up with a draft pick, we might just turn around and package it with Bynum for Dwight?

Maybe not if we got into the top 5 but a later pick?

It's been so long since we had a high pick, I'm having a hard time getting my head around us actually using it and making a splash in the draft.

Post #16 » by **TyCobb** » Thu Jun 28, 2012 5:11 pm

60th pick in the draft! Woot woot!

:rockon:

desertlakerfan · Post #17 » by **desertlakerfan** » Thu Jun 28, 2012 5:15 pm

TyCobb wrote:60th pick in the draft! Woot woot!

prepare to scratch your head in befuddlement as the Lakers select an unknown international prospect while 4-5 known college prospects go undrafted! :lol:

Yo Ditch · Post #18 » by **Yo Ditch** » Thu Jun 28, 2012 5:18 pm

Kilroy wrote:Anybody else think that if we did end up with a draft pick, we might just turn around and package it with Bynum for Dwight?

Maybe not if we got into the top 5 but a later pick?

It's been so long since we had a high pick, I'm having a hard time getting my head around us actually using it and making a splash in the draft.

I only see it if it's a late first.

Post #19 » by **Kilroy** » Thu Jun 28, 2012 5:19 pm

TyCobb wrote:60th pick in the draft! Woot woot!

Tru Holliday is the next Allen Iverson.

Penberthy · Post #20 » by **Penberthy** » Thu Jun 28, 2012 5:20 pm

Last first round pick was crittenton in 2007...correct?