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What is the best strategy for acquiring a useful contributor when drafting outside the lottery? I know some teams like to draft projects (7 footers or athletic freaks) but these are high-risk-high-reward picks. But what is the safe pick? A senior?

brandon rush

I too was just about to say Brandon Rush. He is almost guaranteed to be a rotation player.

I also think Robin Lopez is guaranteed to be a decent enegry big off the bench.

For not, I think JR Giddens is the best bet in the 2nd.

Using the DraftExpress rankings to determine who is in and out of the lotto:
CDR, Hibbert and Rush should all be bench players at the very least. They don't have the upside of guys like McGee and Speights, but they already have NBA level game.

some_rand wrote:brandon rush

Agreed.

I think so too.
Rush will have a very solid Career

My first thought was Rush too.

Roy Hibbert

Rush is a good one, but I'm also a big Kyle Weaver fan. At worst he'll be a lockdown defender, but he also has great court vision and passing ability. He's the closest thing I've seen to Scottie Pippen in a while, except he's only 6'5".

The safest pick outside of the lottery is a Wing player that has displayed good skill but may not have gotten as much attention or maybe has a slight problem with his game like suspect defense or a weird looking shot.

Guys like that can easily pan out and tend to learn their postions well. The player may not be a star but should atleast be a good role player.


Guys from this years draft that fit this mold are:

CDR
Rush
Batum-if he falls out of the lotto

NBAPhoJ wrote:Rush is a good one, but I'm also a big Kyle Weaver fan. At worst he'll be a lockdown defender, but he also has great court vision and passing ability. He's the closest thing I've seen to Scottie Pippen in a while, except he's only 6'5".

Agree here. Long arms made him one of the best perimeter defenders in the college game last year. Point guard instincts.

Hibbert or Rush.

I feel Joey Dorsey is the safest pick that will fall outside the lotto. He's not going to score a lot but he will come in and play solid d, and grab lots of boards.

thas funny cause I think Rush is a lotto pick

but to each his own

I'm going to have to agree with basically every person here that Brandon Rush is the safe choice here.

Rush is a good one, but I'm also a big Kyle Weaver fan. At worst he'll be a lockdown defender, but he also has great court vision and passing ability. He's the closest thing I've seen to Scottie Pippen in a while, except he's only 6'5".

I could really see Kyle Weaver as a type of a Shane Battier type of player.

Mario Chalmers - you know he'll be at minimum - a good backup PG.

Where do you think Weaver will get drafted?

I'm going to be pissed if Rush falls out of the lotto. I don't really get the knock of the player..He's big, good shot..I know hes a bit inconsistent but consistency in college is pretty hard to come by. He rebounds well, and if he works on his penetration he should be a 18ppg scorer easily. Maybe im crazy

dennistokyo wrote:Where do you think Weaver will get drafted?

Late first, early 2nd. He would fit in real nice with Seattle.

Indy07 wrote:I'm going to be pissed if Rush falls out of the lotto. I don't really get the knock of the player..He's big, good shot..I know hes a bit inconsistent but consistency in college is pretty hard to come by. He rebounds well, and if he works on his penetration he should be a 18ppg scorer easily. Maybe im crazy

or a Jayhawk fan