Which players are ready to become starters in their 1st yr?

Joel Embust · Post #1 » by **Joel Embust** » Mon Mar 31, 2008 1:25 pm

Alright, Beasley and Rose will be starters from day one, but what about the others?

Last years draft had a lot of guys in the lottery who are bench players in their first year, which is understandable. But this years draft seems to be better and deeper.

NuclearPalsy · Post #2 » by **NuclearPalsy** » Mon Mar 31, 2008 7:38 pm

I think Kevin Love could start as a rookie. The guy so so strong, polished, and basketball smart.

Post #3 » by **BigSlam** » Mon Mar 31, 2008 8:15 pm

I don't know if Rose is a starter from day #1 at all.

I think that DJ, Love and Hibbert could start from Day #1.

Maybe B.Lopez.

Cammo101 · Post #4 » by **Cammo101** » Mon Mar 31, 2008 9:12 pm

Lopez, Rose, Beasley, Augustine, Love, Mayo...all could start in the right situations.Lopez is the most NBA ready player in this draft.

Post #5 » by **Ruzious** » Mon Mar 31, 2008 11:08 pm

These 3 aren't talked about much, but they could start if they go pro - Chalmers, Douglas-Roberts, and Buddinger.

i<3basketball · Post #6 » by **i<3basketball** » Mon Mar 31, 2008 11:55 pm

Ruzious, there is no way Budinger would crack an NBA top 9-10 next year. He will definately return anyway.

Post #7 » by **5DOM** » Tue Apr 1, 2008 1:25 am

buddinger's not an nba starter right now

ponder276 · Post #8 » by **ponder276** » Tue Apr 1, 2008 2:38 am

All depends on the team they go to. I could see the following players starting a decent number of games on the right team:
Love, Rose, Mayo, Beasley, Augustin, CDR, Walker, Hibbert. Collison and Rush could maybe also start, because they play good d to go along with their decently polished offense.

edit: not saying all these players WILL start a good number of games, just that they have the ability to, if they go to a team that is very weak at their position (e.g. Lopez could start on Memphis, Rose could start on Seattle, basically any player taken in the first round could start on Miami , etc).

cdash · Post #9 » by **cdash** » Tue Apr 1, 2008 7:21 am

Hibbert isnt a starter now and never will be, unless he only has to beat out the Blake Ahearn and Kasib Powells of the world...

A bunch of them could start from day one, but realistically, probably only Beasley will. I'd count Rose in there too, but point guard is a notoriously hard position to run in the NBA for a rookie.