What would you do with our first pick in the draft.

Kid50 · Post #1 » by **Kid50** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 2:12 am

Okay fellow Magic GM's. Lets see what direction would you take for this years draft.

Id take the best prospect on the board.

j-ragg · Post #2 » by **j-ragg** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 2:29 am

Draft a big or small. Don't get a redundant 6'10 small forward.

Either way we'll screw it up, doesn't really matter to me what we do with it.

oakfanintheeast · Post #3 » by **oakfanintheeast** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 2:31 am

move up to get collison from UCLA.

Post #4 » by **MagicMadness** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 2:31 am

We'll draft somebody who ends up sucking. Doom and gloom.

The Letter J · Post #5 » by **The Letter J** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 2:38 am

"Where's the 'lol' option?"

magicman123 · Post #6 » by **magicman123** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 2:39 am

someone that can play in the back court, and hopefully play d

bucsmagicfan · Post #7 » by **bucsmagicfan** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 2:46 am

The Orlando Magic organization should consider doing an internet poll and draft based on what the fans decide. It cant be any worse than their past strategies of throwing darts, or randomly pulling names out of a hat.

mattyBoi · Post #8 » by **mattyBoi** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 2:46 am

Add SG with MLE
Add Big with LLE
Draft a PG or SG unless THABEET is available.

Simple.

oakfanintheeast · Post #9 » by **oakfanintheeast** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 3:04 am

thabeet is alittle too raw IMO. he'll be very good, but it will take a while.

Dwightmare · Post #10 » by **Dwightmare** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 3:10 am

Post #11 » by **Devin 1L** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 3:36 am

It's just way to early to tell.

mattyBoi wrote:Add SG with MLE
Add Big with LLE
Draft a PG or SG unless THABEET is available.

Simple.

Yep, just point and click.

bucsmagicfan · Post #12 » by **bucsmagicfan** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 3:44 am

Do you all think Hansborough comes out this year? and if so, where would you rank him? I was just on nbadraft.net and they have him projected in the 20's of the 2009 NBA draft? Seems low to me...

oakfanintheeast · Post #13 » by **oakfanintheeast** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 4:08 am

bucsmagicfan wrote:Do you all think Hansborough comes out this year? and if so, where would you rank him? I was just on nbadraft.net and they have him projected in the 20's of the 2009 NBA draft? Seems low to me...

5th round.

N4U|Redux · Post #14 » by **N4U|Redux** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 4:17 am

I don't know but with one of our picks we should take Kentrell Gransberry, hopefully we have a high second round pick to use.

EDIT: Looks like NBADraft.net has him being taken one pick after ours in the 2nd round by the Rockets. We're idiots to not take him if he's available late 2nd round, he's a good banger prospect he averages a double double on great shooting in the best basketball conference; all this while playing on the worst team in that conference, he has absolutely no help and manages to do great every night despite being double and tripled teamed. He's 6'9" and 270lbs, all muscle. For reference, Dwight is listed at 6'11" and 265 lbs. Gransberry looks like a brick wall in person.

http://www.sptimes.com/2008/02/16/Sport ... gain.shtml

"He has very good hands and a knack for rebounding," said Dave Twardzik, who oversees the Orlando Magic's college scouting as assistant general manager. "He's not a tremendous leaper, but there's a skill to knowing when to go up and being able to come down with the ball, and Gransberry has that."

Apparently Orlando is looking at him.

"Gransberry is as tough of a basketball player as we'll face," Louisville coach Rick Pitino said. "He knows how to post up and understands the post-up game. He's got a great future ahead of him at the next level because of it."

Twardzik said Gransberry's rebounding skills remind him of former NBA standout Paul Silas, who consistently got boards against players who were better jumpers.

Gransberry said his focus is on this season and this team, and that he'll start thinking about the NBA after his college career is over.

cwas2882 · Post #15 » by **cwas2882** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 4:27 am

bucsmagicfan wrote:Do you all think Hansborough comes out this year? and if so, where would you rank him? I was just on nbadraft.net and they have him projected in the 20's of the 2009 NBA draft? Seems low to me...

We should totally get him. JJ and him could console each other about being too white, too skinny and too short to play their respective positions.

Daboone696 · Post #16 » by **Daboone696** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 5:07 am

we don't know who the player of the year is yet

mattyBoi · Post #17 » by **mattyBoi** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 5:19 am

Our 2nd round pick is already Miami's

Maybe we deal Bogans for a 2nd?

Cammo101 · Post #18 » by **Cammo101** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 8:30 am

bucsmagicfan wrote:Do you all think Hansborough comes out this year? and if so, where would you rank him? I was just on nbadraft.net and they have him projected in the 20's of the 2009 NBA draft? Seems low to me...

He likely will not come out, until he gets a solid mid range jumper he will never be more than a career backup in the NBA.

Cammo101 · Post #19 » by **Cammo101** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 8:31 am

mattyBoi wrote:Our 2nd round pick is already Miami's

Maybe we deal Bogans for a 2nd?

God willing.

lovehoops01 · Post #20 » by **lovehoops01** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 8:49 am

I don't like Hansbrough for the Magic.

Whatever position they draft, I hope they get an athlete who is a good worker, plays with energy and has good hands.