finestrg wrote:I understand he might be a little bit of a reach to some if we stay around 6 -- I just hope the Knicks do their homework on/really take a good long look at Daniel Oturu from Minnesota. There so much to like with him. He reminds me of a Myles Turner/Andre Drummond hybrid with his ability to play inside and out at 6'10" 240. Over 20 and 11 with 2.5 blocks this season.. You can tell already he's gonna hit the ground running in the NBA and give you production right away, yet you can also tell he's only scratching the surface of what he could eventually be. Another guy he reminds me of with the effective inside/outside game is Al Horford, a guy who's had a long, productive career in the NBA. I honestly think Oturu could be even better than Horford as Horford never showed a 3-pt stroke in college (he developed that after turning pro, about 6 years into the NBA), whereas Oturu was showing that this year in college, plus I think Oturu projects to be a even better rim protector.
I know some might say, well we already have Mitch. Ok, I like Mitch too, doesn't mean we couldn't us another talented big man in the middle to go along with Mitch. As good as Mitch is and i love him, this kid Oturu is much more well-rounded by comparsion, it's not even close. But he would be an excellent complement to Mitch -- we could use both. I just want the Knicks to do all the homework they can possibly do on this guy to see if he makes any sense at 6, esp. if guys like Wiseman and Toppin are gone by the time we pick. If for some reason he's still there at 25, he'd be an automatic for me. I might even try to package 25 and another asset(s) to slide up a few spots to make sure I get a crack at drafting him. He's all over the place depending on what mock you look at -- nbadraft.net has him going 8, while some drafts don't even have him getting drafted. I've watched all the video there is on this kid and to me, I tend to lean toward nbadraft.net's opinion of him.
Honest thoughts on Daniel Oturu guys. What's his ceiling in your opinion?
If they are going to go with a big at 6 they'd be much better off going with Onyeka Okongwu. Okongwu is a better defender and his defensive tools should translate real well at the next level. His fluidity overall and great timing also should translate well on the offensive end down the road against NBA defense.
Oturu won't last until the Clippers pick.
If the Knicks end up with the 6th overall pick I would not use it on Oturu.
