RealGM 2016 Fan Forum Mock Draft - ORL #11

NBAchamps2017 · Post #41 » by **NBAchamps2017** » Mon May 30, 2016 11:21 pm

Bensational wrote:
fklt wrote:Chinanu Onuaku.
https://deanondraft.com/2016/05/29/2016-baby-bigs-dont-sleep-onuaku/

he looks great! nice find.

Wait till you see how he shoots free throw

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Post #42 » by **Bensational** » Tue May 31, 2016 12:06 am

NBAchamps2017 wrote:
Bensational wrote:
fklt wrote:Chinanu Onuaku.
https://deanondraft.com/2016/05/29/2016-baby-bigs-dont-sleep-onuaku/

he looks great! nice find.

Wait till you see how he shoots free throw .

I think more bigs should be trying underhand FTs, so I'm kinda happy he's adopted that technique.

Melvinlocker · Post #43 » by **Melvinlocker** » Tue May 31, 2016 12:15 am

I selected Poetl. We'd be very lucky to get him this late. Taurean Prince and Furkan Korkmaz are a close 2nd and 3rd for me. I want no part of Skal or Chriss. They have bust written all over them.

Post #44 » by **Howard Mass** » Tue May 31, 2016 12:51 am

I love how Laimbeer does these each year.

I believe they should go BPA but given the composition of this roster, the feeling it's probably Orlando's final year in the lottery and the depth of bigs that The Magic probably go big with this pick.

At the moment, I'm undecided.

Post #45 » by **Def Swami** » Tue May 31, 2016 5:17 pm

SOUL wrote:Poetl isn't bad, but he looks pretty much like a Vuc clone, and I only think we should take him if we think we're going to get rid of Vuc.

That's kind of my beef with Poetl too. May not be as bad as Vucevic on defense, but everything else is pretty similar. Doesn't seem like an anchor on defense also.

Patrick1978 · Post #46 » by **Patrick1978** » Tue May 31, 2016 6:07 pm

Def Swami wrote:
SOUL wrote:Poetl isn't bad, but he looks pretty much like a Vuc clone, and I only think we should take him if we think we're going to get rid of Vuc.

That's kind of my beef with Poetl too. May not be as bad as Vucevic on defense, but everything else is pretty similar. Doesn't seem like an anchor on defense also.

You prefer labissiere?

Laimbeer · Post #47 » by **Laimbeer** » Tue May 31, 2016 6:29 pm

Jakob Poeltl in a close one. Thanks for playing and good luck in the draft.

Patrick1978 · Post #48 » by **Patrick1978** » Tue May 31, 2016 7:10 pm

Melvinlocker wrote:I selected Poetl. We'd be very lucky to get him this late. Taurean Prince and Furkan Korkmaz are a close 2nd and 3rd for me. I want no part of Skal or Chriss. They have bust written all over them.

Would you Take prince at 11?

Post #49 » by **Def Swami** » Tue May 31, 2016 7:13 pm

Patrick1978 wrote:
Def Swami wrote:
SOUL wrote:Poetl isn't bad, but he looks pretty much like a Vuc clone, and I only think we should take him if we think we're going to get rid of Vuc.

That's kind of my beef with Poetl too. May not be as bad as Vucevic on defense, but everything else is pretty similar. Doesn't seem like an anchor on defense also.

You prefer labissiere?

Slightly. I'm not enamored by any of the guys in the range we're drafting in. I think Marquese Chriss has the highest upside and I'd take him if he was available. I think Labissiere had an awful freshman year but that was partially due to Kentucky not really playing to his strengths; I think they really tried to fit him into a Karl Towns/Nerlens Noel role that just didn't work. He's tall, can shoot 3's, and block shots. In today's NBA, you can work with that. Myles Turner was a much better defender for Texas, but he kind of showed that you can be successful with those 3 qualities, so I wouldn't be mad at drafting any of Labissiere, Chriss, or even Maker. IMHO, there isn't much separating Skal and Thon and I'd roll with Thon because I think he'd have better upside long term.

I also wouldn't be upset if we picked Poetl also. Again, I don't have strong feelings about these guys one way or another. I think all of them will be projects and will likely spend some time in the D-League. Poetl has good feel offensively and it seems like he can play defense in space better than Vucevic. We need frontcourt help and a legit back up center and the dude is huge at 7'1" so I don't see a problem there either. He'd certainly fill a need.

seeingstars · Post #50 » by **seeingstars** » Wed Jun 1, 2016 2:32 am

We just drafted Poltel, whats wrong with you people?? :'(

MAGICian619 · Post #51 » by **MAGICian619** » Wed Jun 1, 2016 2:57 am

Give me Ellenson.

j-ragg · Post #52 » by **j-ragg** » Wed Jun 1, 2016 3:30 am

On my phone so can't vote but Ellenson would be great value @ 11.

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DRK · Post #53 » by **DRK** » Wed Jun 1, 2016 4:12 am

Very surprised to see Damian Jones not get a vote.

Patrick1978 · Post #54 » by **Patrick1978** » Wed Jun 1, 2016 12:36 pm

MAGICian619 wrote:Give me Ellenson.

Watched some games of ellenson,his skillset is very interesting,6f11 with a wingspan of 7f2 and a standing reach of 9.
He also runs the floor,very good rebounding instincts,his lenght helps him to block shots(he had a game with 6 blocks,4-5 games with 4 blocks and then some games with 0 blocks,2 or 3 blocks).I think Coach Vogel can teach him to play good defense.

The more i see of ellenson the more i like his game.
In my opinion he and ag would be a good duo. :nod:

Melvinlocker · Post #55 » by **Melvinlocker** » Wed Jun 1, 2016 12:49 pm

Patrick1978 wrote:
Melvinlocker wrote:I selected Poetl. We'd be very lucky to get him this late. Taurean Prince and Furkan Korkmaz are a close 2nd and 3rd for me. I want no part of Skal or Chriss. They have bust written all over them.

Would you Take prince at 11?

I realize that I'll get flamed for this, but I think Prince is worth the 11th pick. However, we could just trade back to the 15-17 range to draft him because I think that is his range at the moment. Same goes for Korkmaz.

Melvinlocker · Post #56 » by **Melvinlocker** » Wed Jun 1, 2016 12:57 pm

fklt wrote:Chinanu Onuaku.
https://deanondraft.com/2016/05/29/2016-baby-bigs-dont-sleep-onuaku/

This echoes my thoughts on the big men in this draft to a tee. Onuaku is severely underrated while Chriss and Skal are massively overrated. Deyonta Davis and Poetl are the only bigs that I'd draft over someone like Onuaku.

OrlChamps2030 · Post #57 » by **OrlChamps2030** » Wed Jun 1, 2016 1:02 pm

Melvinlocker wrote:
fklt wrote:Chinanu Onuaku.
https://deanondraft.com/2016/05/29/2016-baby-bigs-dont-sleep-onuaku/

This echoes my thoughts on the big men in this draft to a tee. Onuaku is severely underrated while Chriss and Skal are massively overrated. Deyonta Davis and Poetl are the only bigs that I'd draft over someone like Onuaku.

Do you have an opinion on Damian Jones? Looks like hes rising up mock drafts

NBAchamps2017 · Post #58 » by **NBAchamps2017** » Thu Jun 2, 2016 5:49 am

Thon Maker interview after Indy workout yesterday.

https://youtu.be/S775FuvNrk8

AdamTheGreek · Post #59 » by **AdamTheGreek** » Thu Jun 2, 2016 12:05 pm

Missed the poll.

Out of the options presented:
1. Luwawu
2. Sabonis

Melvinlocker · Post #60 » by **Melvinlocker** » Thu Jun 2, 2016 12:26 pm

Zmill wrote:
Melvinlocker wrote:
fklt wrote:Chinanu Onuaku.
https://deanondraft.com/2016/05/29/2016-baby-bigs-dont-sleep-onuaku/

This echoes my thoughts on the big men in this draft to a tee. Onuaku is severely underrated while Chriss and Skal are massively overrated. Deyonta Davis and Poetl are the only bigs that I'd draft over someone like Onuaku.

Do you have an opinion on Damian Jones? Looks like hes rising up mock drafts

He's a poor defensive rebounder and he doesn't seem like most instinctual player around. With that said, He's 20 years old and has a terrific set of physical tools. He was highly productive and efficient for a 20 year old big on offense. He can finish, score on mismatches in the post and draw contact. If he can become smarter on defense he could become an excellent defender with his lateral quickness and rim protection. He also has the tools to be a good defensive rebounder, but does he have mental make up to improve these weaknesses?

Based on this scenario, who should the Magic select?