2020 NBA Draft
Posted: Fri Apr 24, 2020 8:42 am
What should we do at this years draft.
We're currently at the 29th pick and we don't have our 2nd (which is with the 76ers, still destroying us from that Bynum trade i presume).
With the 29th pick, here is who i think we should look at
Precious Achiuwa - (31st - Tankathon, 18th - nbadraft.net)
Solid P.F who would be available at around our range, very solid rebounder who is also a solid defender. Whilst he won't be a star scorer, we could certainly do worse. Defensively as well he is very good
Tre Jones - (24th - Tankathon, 41st - nbadraft.net)
Duke P.G with good defensive abilities, also is a very solid passer. 3rd in assists per game in the draft (at least that i know of). Not a great shooter however (36% at college, probably translates to low 30's at the pros) but he has the ability to learn off some solid vets (under Lebron and Rondo) to become a really good role player.
Vernon Carey - (26th - Tankathon, 13th - nbadraft.net)
A proper big has a high scoring percentage, good defensive ability and some impressive advanced stats. Not much of a stretch big so that could be an issue, could realistically fall to us at 29th and is certainly worth a shot.
Isaiah Stewart - (20th - Tankathon, 21st - nbadraft.net)
A fairly ambitious take here but if he's mocked at 20 their is a chance he falls to 29th (especially with bigs in recent years). Stewart is a 6'9 centre with a 7'4 wingspan and has an NBA ready body. Definately falls under the more traditional big men category. Coming into the year Stewart wasn't rated that far behind Wiseman but whilst he had a decent year in college, many other bigs emerged and overshadowed him. I think if you put him in our system with a long term idea to put him next to A.D as his big man partner, he'd excel. I think he could really excel with us (pretty much what Drummond was meant to be, good defense and amazing rebounding ability with solid athleticism). If he slides to us i think many teams would be kicking themselves.
Who we should consider trading up for:
RJ Hampton - (11th - Tankathon, 17th - nbadraft.net)
Watching the NBL, Hampton is better than his stats suggests. He played for a highly disfunctional New Zealand Breakers this year but i think he still has a ton of potential. This guy was meant to be the #1 or #2 pick this time last year for the 2020 draft. He could easily fall out of the lottery and if he does, we should find a way to trade up for him (maybe giving up Danny Green and the pick) cause he could be our long term P.G and honestly has all-star potential.
Nico Mannion - (21st - Tankathon, 12th - nbadraft.net)
Another P.G who had a pretty poor year that was rated highly. I think he failed to live up to that potential but we could develop him nicely to become our long term P.G
Aaron Nesmith (18th - Tankathon, 25th - nbadraft.net)
Less of a potential pick here and more of a draft him for immediate impact. He is only 20 years old still but was one of the best scorers in college last year shooting above 50% from the field and 3 (on a lot of shots as well). the Vanderbilt S.F probably won't slip that far and if he proves his athleticism at combine (if their is one) their could be teams taking a look at him in the lottery.
We're currently at the 29th pick and we don't have our 2nd (which is with the 76ers, still destroying us from that Bynum trade i presume).
With the 29th pick, here is who i think we should look at
Precious Achiuwa - (31st - Tankathon, 18th - nbadraft.net)
Solid P.F who would be available at around our range, very solid rebounder who is also a solid defender. Whilst he won't be a star scorer, we could certainly do worse. Defensively as well he is very good
Tre Jones - (24th - Tankathon, 41st - nbadraft.net)
Duke P.G with good defensive abilities, also is a very solid passer. 3rd in assists per game in the draft (at least that i know of). Not a great shooter however (36% at college, probably translates to low 30's at the pros) but he has the ability to learn off some solid vets (under Lebron and Rondo) to become a really good role player.
Vernon Carey - (26th - Tankathon, 13th - nbadraft.net)
A proper big has a high scoring percentage, good defensive ability and some impressive advanced stats. Not much of a stretch big so that could be an issue, could realistically fall to us at 29th and is certainly worth a shot.
Isaiah Stewart - (20th - Tankathon, 21st - nbadraft.net)
A fairly ambitious take here but if he's mocked at 20 their is a chance he falls to 29th (especially with bigs in recent years). Stewart is a 6'9 centre with a 7'4 wingspan and has an NBA ready body. Definately falls under the more traditional big men category. Coming into the year Stewart wasn't rated that far behind Wiseman but whilst he had a decent year in college, many other bigs emerged and overshadowed him. I think if you put him in our system with a long term idea to put him next to A.D as his big man partner, he'd excel. I think he could really excel with us (pretty much what Drummond was meant to be, good defense and amazing rebounding ability with solid athleticism). If he slides to us i think many teams would be kicking themselves.
Who we should consider trading up for:
RJ Hampton - (11th - Tankathon, 17th - nbadraft.net)
Watching the NBL, Hampton is better than his stats suggests. He played for a highly disfunctional New Zealand Breakers this year but i think he still has a ton of potential. This guy was meant to be the #1 or #2 pick this time last year for the 2020 draft. He could easily fall out of the lottery and if he does, we should find a way to trade up for him (maybe giving up Danny Green and the pick) cause he could be our long term P.G and honestly has all-star potential.
Nico Mannion - (21st - Tankathon, 12th - nbadraft.net)
Another P.G who had a pretty poor year that was rated highly. I think he failed to live up to that potential but we could develop him nicely to become our long term P.G
Aaron Nesmith (18th - Tankathon, 25th - nbadraft.net)
Less of a potential pick here and more of a draft him for immediate impact. He is only 20 years old still but was one of the best scorers in college last year shooting above 50% from the field and 3 (on a lot of shots as well). the Vanderbilt S.F probably won't slip that far and if he proves his athleticism at combine (if their is one) their could be teams taking a look at him in the lottery.