2013 Draft Targets (#9, #26, #52, #59)

[nickforthreee]

Im not a twolves fan, but Kentavious Caldwell-Pope is absolutely the guy that you guys should pick. He is the biggest sleeper in this draft and i think after workouts he will definitely be a Top-10 pick. I think he along with Allen Crabbe are tied for the purest shooters in this draft. I watched him at Georgia and that kid had to carry that team like ive never seen anyone have to carry a team, his teammates were the worst in college basketball. He is one of the 2 or 3 guys in this class that i feel has the potential to be an all-star. he is not afraid of taking and making the clutch shot. Rubio/Kentavious Caldwell-Pope/?????????/Love/Pekovic...... if you all can get a good SF i can see that team being a force in the west.

the hype is already building

are you saying you agree with me or that he is all hype? all im saying is that that kid really had nobody on his team, had to score the majority of his teams points and still shot a good percentage. not being the focal point of a team will make him even more dangerous because he can flat out score and he wont be double teamed in the NBA. anybody that watched the Georgia vs LSU game (his last college game where he scored 30+ and was a 1 man team) knows that this kid is a flat out monster at scoring the basketball.

[Esohny]

are you saying you agree with me or that he is all hype? all im saying is that that kid really had nobody on his team, had to score the majority of his teams points and still shot a good percentage. not being the focal point of a team will make him even more dangerous because he can flat out score and he wont be double teamed in the NBA. anybody that watched the Georgia vs LSU game (his last college game where he scored 30+ and was a 1 man team) knows that this kid is a flat out monster at scoring the basketball.

He should stay away from the children then, they usually get scared by monsters. Especially in the dark.

[trevor0333]

I love the idea of taking Mbakwe in the 2nd round, could be a very good role player.

[Devilzsidewalk]

Im not a twolves fan, but Kentavious Caldwell-Pope is absolutely the guy that you guys should pick. He is the biggest sleeper in this draft and i think after workouts he will definitely be a Top-10 pick. I think he along with Allen Crabbe are tied for the purest shooters in this draft. I watched him at Georgia and that kid had to carry that team like ive never seen anyone have to carry a team, his teammates were the worst in college basketball. He is one of the 2 or 3 guys in this class that i feel has the potential to be an all-star. he is not afraid of taking and making the clutch shot. Rubio/Kentavious Caldwell-Pope/?????????/Love/Pekovic...... if you all can get a good SF i can see that team being a force in the west.

the hype is already building

are you saying you agree with me or that he is all hype? all im saying is that that kid really had nobody on his team, had to score the majority of his teams points and still shot a good percentage. not being the focal point of a team will make him even more dangerous because he can flat out score and he wont be double teamed in the NBA. anybody that watched the Georgia vs LSU game (his last college game where he scored 30+ and was a 1 man team) knows that this kid is a flat out monster at scoring the basketball.

no i'm saying lot of wolves fans, including me, have already been picturing him next to rubio stroking jumpers off screens

[nickforthreee]

the hype is already building

are you saying you agree with me or that he is all hype? all im saying is that that kid really had nobody on his team, had to score the majority of his teams points and still shot a good percentage. not being the focal point of a team will make him even more dangerous because he can flat out score and he wont be double teamed in the NBA. anybody that watched the Georgia vs LSU game (his last college game where he scored 30+ and was a 1 man team) knows that this kid is a flat out monster at scoring the basketball.

no i'm saying lot of wolves fans, including me, have already been picturing him next to rubio stroking jumpers off screens

yeah, i think its a perfect fit. you arent going to find a better shooter in the draft and i think he has the potential to be an all-around scorer. athletic, and not bad defensively either.

[GreenRiddler]

that guy said the same thing on our board. Almost word for word, we are not GM's KCP.

[nickforthreee]

that guy said the same thing on our board. Almost word for word, we are not GM's KCP.

haha ive been going to a lot of boards saying who i think teams should draft. the wolves and the blazers happen to be in my opinion the best fits for KCP, both need a 2guard and he will likely be the best on the board when they draft

[shrink]

I don't follow college hoops closely, so I don't read this thread regularly, but I have to ask .. has anyone mentioned using the #26 on a Euro that wouldn't come over for a couple years?

These players (like Pek) generally are grabbed with the first few picks in the second round because as second rounders in Europe, they don't count towards either payroll or carry a cap hold which would affect the amount of cap space a team has. First rounders DO have a cap hold, but MIN probably won't be worried about their cap space for a while, and they will only be looking at the luxury threshold. Unsigned first rounders in Europe (and unused exceptions) carry cap holds but those holds aren't added into the team payroll when calculating the lux.

I expect that we end up trading the pick to avoid an extra $1 mil in payroll, but in our current payroll situation, the #26 might be useful to "step to the front of the line" to stash this year's best Euro.

[karch34]

People have brought up the Euro stash with 26. I think a lot are expecting us to use it on a backup C if a reasonably functional one is in that range.

[Klomp]

[tweet]https://twitter.com/markremme/status/335752105824489473[/tweet]

[Klomp]

He's making it hard for me to not like him more

[tweet]https://twitter.com/markremme/status/335768041906401280[/tweet]

[Mattya]

I do like that Dennis Schroeder kid that supposedly got the first round promise already. He has super speed.

[Murphs56]

It's very unfortunate if we pick 9 we are probably going to miss out one of those promising shooting guards

[C.lupus]

I love the idea of taking Mbakwe in the 2nd round, could be a very good role player.

*looks at post* *looks at username* hmmm

[Joel Embust]

He's making it hard for me to not like him more

[tweet]https://twitter.com/markremme/status/335768041906401280[/tweet]

He'll win a sportsmanship award some day. I hope he succeeds, cause he'd be a great role model for youngsters.

[Klomp]

OK seriously, just stop it CJ. I'm not supposed to like you.

McCollum said it’s important to be a student of the game, and so he came into the NBA Combine with background knowledge on teams’ budgets, free agent lists and came in on a first-name basis with members of teams’ coaching staffs. It’s his maturity he’s trying to sell to franchises. He played four years at Lehigh, entering at a young age and finishing up his eligibility by the time he’s 21 years old.

And he said he’s ready to bring that maturity and knowledge of the game to the next level.

“I went through four years of college, and not just any college, Lehigh University,” he said. “I think that plays in my favor.”

http://www.nba.com/timberwolves/2013-nb ... mbine-blog

[Saltine]

Sortable combine data;
http://www.draftexpress.com/nba-pre-dra ... os=0&sort=

Gobert is the only Legit 7 footer.

[Klomp]

I'm actually thinking CJ reminds me of Foye quite a bit. I guess that wouldn't be terrible value at 9.

[NikolaPekovic]

I'm actually thinking CJ reminds me of Foye quite a bit. I guess that wouldn't be terrible value at 9.

Seems like a good dude. Still would rather have KCP for his size, shooting, and athleticism.




And I would also be down with going all in for oladipo. I'd imagine bobcats(if they dont get a top 2 pick) and the suns as targets to trade down with.


They would both have to consider 9th + Dwill.

[Gideon]

I'm actually thinking CJ reminds me of Foye quite a bit. I guess that wouldn't be terrible value at 9.

Seems like a good dude. Still would rather have KCP for his size, shooting, and athleticism.




And I would also be down with going all in for oladipo. I'd imagine bobcats(if they dont get a top 2 pick) and the suns as targets to trade down with.


They would both have to consider 9th + Dwill.

I think D-Will + 9th + 26th for either #3, #4, or #5 (probably Oladipo, possibly McLemore if he falls a couple of picks) gets the job done with somebody. I'm really hoping we pull the trigger on that sort of deal.