Official #2 Pick Thread - BP says it's down to AW/JP

[xTitan]

Where do people stand on who the Cavs take? I'm saying Parker.

Wiggins

I think so too. Mainly because I'm a Wiggins guy and that POS franchise will **** us over one more time.

Lol feel the exact same way

[LedZepp007]

Wiggins is intriguing but he's a gamble, there aren't a shortage of guys that can dunk in transition and have the length+athleticism to defend. Can he develop the skills and the mind to put that athleticism to good use and fulfill his potential? I'd probably take him at #2 if Parker is gone but I know Parker his the skills, the mind, and the body of a quality NBA player.

Oh, you know he has the mind? Tell me more, Mr. Psychologist.

I am a psychologist and I agree with him

[jakecronus8]

Wiggins is intriguing but he's a gamble, there aren't a shortage of guys that can dunk in transition and have the length+athleticism to defend. Can he develop the skills and the mind to put that athleticism to good use and fulfill his potential? I'd probably take him at #2 if Parker is gone but I know Parker his the skills, the mind, and the body of a quality NBA player.

Oh, you know he has the mind? Tell me more, Mr. Psychologist.

I am a psychologist and I agree with him

Well I'm about 6% body fat and I can tell you Jabari Parker is fat.

[JayMKE]

Call me crazy but that video of Parker in 8th grade looking like an extra from the film Heavyweights got me scared. It may be irrational but if he looked like that at age 13 while playing a ton of basketball and a child's metabolism, what's gonna happen when he approaches 30?

show me this video of him from 8th grade that makes him look so fat, he looks like a normal 13 year old in the pics/vids I see.

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him and Rose probably younger than that even

[jakecronus8]

Call me crazy but that video of Parker in 8th grade looking like an extra from the film Heavyweights got me scared. It may be irrational but if he looked like that at age 13 while playing a ton of basketball and a child's metabolism, what's gonna happen when he approaches 30?

show me this video of him from 8th grade that makes him look so fat, he looks like a normal 13 year old in the pics/vids I see.

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him and Rose probably younger than that even

Looking back you're probably right. It's the chubby face that throws me off.

[FlagsFlyForever]

i'm not a big proponent of trading down in nba drafts unless the other team gives you a king's ransom.

an nba roster is so small in size that quality is sooooo much more important than quantity. it's not the nfl where you have 53 spots to fill.

just to get me to START thinking about trading down 1 spot to philadelphia, they'd have to involve pick 10 and a swap of 48 and 32.

I would agree with you if I felt this was a two-man draft. But I would be perfectly hapoy with Embiid or Exum. Ford currently has the Sixers projected to take Exum at 3 and Julius Randle at 10. I would rather have those two than just Jabari Parker. The Magic are projected to land Embiid at 4 and Saric at 12. Again, I prefer having both of those players over just Parker.

[jakecronus8]

i'm not a big proponent of trading down in nba drafts unless the other team gives you a king's ransom.

an nba roster is so small in size that quality is sooooo much more important than quantity. it's not the nfl where you have 53 spots to fill.

just to get me to START thinking about trading down 1 spot to philadelphia, they'd have to involve pick 10 and a swap of 48 and 32.

I would agree with you if I felt this was a two-man draft. But I would be perfectly hapoy with Embiid or Exum. Ford currently has the Sixers projected to take Exum at 3 and Julius Randle at 10. I would rather have those two than just Jabari Parker. The Magic are projected to land Embiid at 4 and Saric at 12. Again, I prefer having both of those players over just Parker.

I pretty much agree, though I want nothing to do with Randle. If we could land Exum and Stauskas it's a no brainer IMO. I'd go down as far as 5 with Utah if we can get Hayward and their #1 next year.

[White+Purple]

I pretty much agree, though I want nothing to do with Randle. If we could land Exum and Stauskas it's a no brainer IMO. I'd go down as far as 5 with Utah if we can get Hayward and their #1 next year.

If Randle develops a jump shot [and learns to use it properly instead of entering the post] he'll be a big-time player.
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[jakecronus8]

I pretty much agree, though I want nothing to do with Randle. If we could land Exum and Stauskas it's a no brainer IMO. I'd go down as far as 5 with Utah if we can get Hayward and their #1 next year.

If Randle develops a jump shot [and learns to use it properly instead of entering the post] he'll be a big-time player.
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He's someone you'll always have to mask defensively. I hate having guys like that in the starting lineup, especially at the 4 or 5.

[mlloyd10]

Just for the fun of it..Did a draft in 2k14, ended up with Wiggins/Randle/Payton...Hopefully that comes true. Went into next season with Payton/Wiggins/Giannis/Randle/Sanders with Wolters/Middleton/Henson as the back ups

[bigkurty]

I pretty much agree, though I want nothing to do with Randle. If we could land Exum and Stauskas it's a no brainer IMO. I'd go down as far as 5 with Utah if we can get Hayward and their #1 next year.

If Randle develops a jump shot [and learns to use it properly instead of entering the post] he'll be a big-time player.
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Randle with a jump shot would be scary good offensively.

[SupremeHustle]

i'm not a big proponent of trading down in nba drafts unless the other team gives you a king's ransom.

an nba roster is so small in size that quality is sooooo much more important than quantity. it's not the nfl where you have 53 spots to fill.

just to get me to START thinking about trading down 1 spot to philadelphia, they'd have to involve pick 10 and a swap of 48 and 32.

I would agree with you if I felt this was a two-man draft. But I would be perfectly hapoy with Embiid or Exum. Ford currently has the Sixers projected to take Exum at 3 and Julius Randle at 10. I would rather have those two than just Jabari Parker. The Magic are projected to land Embiid at 4 and Saric at 12. Again, I prefer having both of those players over just Parker.

I pretty much agree, though I want nothing to do with Randle. If we could land Exum and Stauskas it's a no brainer IMO. I'd go down as far as 5 with Utah if we can get Hayward and their #1 next year.

Hayward has been extremely unimpressive. Don't see what peeps see in him.

[LedZepp007]

So how the **** do people like Randle (even with a jump shot) and hate Parker?

[jakecronus8]

I would agree with you if I felt this was a two-man draft. But I would be perfectly hapoy with Embiid or Exum. Ford currently has the Sixers projected to take Exum at 3 and Julius Randle at 10. I would rather have those two than just Jabari Parker. The Magic are projected to land Embiid at 4 and Saric at 12. Again, I prefer having both of those players over just Parker.

I pretty much agree, though I want nothing to do with Randle. If we could land Exum and Stauskas it's a no brainer IMO. I'd go down as far as 5 with Utah if we can get Hayward and their #1 next year.

Hayward has been extremely unimpressive. Don't see what peeps see in him.

He had a down year, but he's been efficient for the most part, and fits in with my mantra of adding good shooters who move the ball around and don't need the ball in their hands to be effective. I would rather target him in a trade down than Favors or Kanter. Burke I haven't seen enough of.

[White+Purple]

So how the **** do people like Randle (even with a jump shot) and hate Parker?

Embiid (or Exum) and Randle (even with a jump shot) over (just) Parker

[SupremeHustle]

I pretty much agree, though I want nothing to do with Randle. If we could land Exum and Stauskas it's a no brainer IMO. I'd go down as far as 5 with Utah if we can get Hayward and their #1 next year.

Hayward has been extremely unimpressive. Don't see what peeps see in him.

He had a down year, but he's been efficient for the most part, and fits in with my mantra of adding good shooters who move the ball around and don't need the ball in their hands to be effective. I would rather target him in a trade down than Favors or Kanter. Burke I haven't seen enough of.

I'd rather add him than Favors, also. I think he's a good player, love his skill set, but the numbers (particularly last season) weren't great. Hopefully he gets better with a new coach.

Can restricted free agents be traded before free agency starts?

[Superfito]

We are so off the rails in post-apocalytpic nuclear wasteland at this point here. It's pretty simple... Wiggins and Parker are both studs and probably both will be for many years. So much overthinking here it's crazy. But it's natural when the lottery happens a month before the draft and the core of a fanbase is as starved as we are. Also, after getting **** so many times over the past few years, our fanbase can't accept the simple fact that we have two good options in front of us. There really is no way to go wrong here, unless we don't take Wiggins or Parker.

[FlagsFlyForever]

So how the **** do people like Randle (even with a jump shot) and hate Parker?

You misunderstood. I doubt there is a single person on this board that would take Randle over Parker.

[JayMKE]

We are so off the rails in post-apocalytpic nuclear wasteland at this point here. It's pretty simple... Wiggins and Parker are both studs and probably both will be for many years. So much overthinking here it's crazy. But it's natural when the lottery happens a month before the draft and the core of a fanbase is as starved as we are. Also, after getting **** so many times over the past few years, our fanbase can't accept the simple fact that we have two good options in front of us. There really is no way to go wrong here, unless we don't take Wiggins or Parker.

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[LedZepp007]

We are so off the rails in post-apocalytpic nuclear wasteland at this point here. It's pretty simple... Wiggins and Parker are both studs and probably both will be for many years. So much overthinking here it's crazy. But it's natural when the lottery happens a month before the draft and the core of a fanbase is as starved as we are. Also, after getting **** so many times over the past few years, our fanbase can't accept the simple fact that we have two good options in front of us. There really is no way to go wrong here, unless we don't take Wiggins or Parker.