The Official - Who should the Raptors select in this draft?

Post #61 » by **Morris_Shatford** » Thu May 19, 2011 3:32 pm

Still too early;

I won't be able pick between Robin Benzing and Nikola Mirotic till I get a look at their stats from the combine.

JamesNaismith · Post #62 » by **JamesNaismith** » Thu May 19, 2011 3:35 pm

1. Walker/Knight
2. Biyombo (since Kanter and Williams aren't there)

Personally I hope Kahn falls in love with Biyombo so we can trade up and get Williams.

22haytham22 · Post #63 » by **22haytham22** » Thu May 19, 2011 3:35 pm

Thats it Im jumping on the kemba bandwagon, i want to draft him, hes a special player, who knows maybe dropping 5th is a blessing in disguise.....i hope so!

Brinbe · Post #64 » by **Brinbe** » Thu May 19, 2011 3:39 pm

Assuming Irving/D-Will go somewhere in the top 4, as expected, I'll go

Kanter
Knight
Walker

That's it, and all that has to be, really, as one of those 3 will be there at 5. Have never liked any of the other prospects (like Leonard/Biyombo/Jonas V) near enough to consider them.

Thank God we didn't drop to 6th. :lol:

OAKLEY_2 · Post #65 » by **OAKLEY_2** » Thu May 19, 2011 4:15 pm

Kanter and Knight are already off the board in Ford’s mock
Draft Express has it Irving/williams/Knight/Val/Kemba
Draft.net has Irving/Williams/Knight/Kanter/Val
Hooopshype has Irving/Williams/Knight/Kanter/Val
Hoopsworld has Irving/Williams/Kanter/Khawi/Kemba
Doug Gottlieb is predicting:
Irving/Kanter/Williams/Vesely/Thompson :oops:

Raju Byfield Senior Sports Writer for Raptors Digest says:
"Jonas Valanciunas was not on BC's five man draft board before we slipped in the draft and there is no reason to think he will deviate from his board with Brandon Knight and Kemba Walker both likely to be available at number five overall. With that said Jonas Valanciunas is not that bad of a selection…sometime around the eighth pick or later. I think he has way more NBA potential than Jan Vesely who is currently more highly regarded."

If Knight is the preferred selection but Utah does a weird thing and actually takes him over Kanter then Kemba has to be next up. The only way I could see us choosing Val is if they have a deal to move bargs and they project Val to be a legit starter. I mean is Utah trying to exact a pound of flesh by leaking Knight at 3 the minute the balls fell or is that the Knight camp horrified to possibly venture so far from Miami as in beautiful Cleveland or foreign Toronto? What we should be doing is making a deal with Cleveland to flip 4 for 5 that also swaps Varajao for ? and then guarantees us at least Knight or Kanter. That would be our easiest and smartest trade to make. Cleveland could take either Bismack or Val at 5.

ATLTimekeeper · Post #66 » by **ATLTimekeeper** » Thu May 19, 2011 4:47 pm

OAKLEY_2 wrote:Kanter and Knight are already off the board in Ford’s mock
Draft Express has it Irving/williams/Knight/Val/Kemba
Draft.net has Irving/Williams/Knight/Kanter/Val
Hooopshype has Irving/Williams/Knight/Kanter/Val
Hoopsworld has Irving/Williams/Kanter/Khawi/Kemba
Doug Gottlieb is predicting:
Irving/Kanter/Williams/Vesely/Thompson
Raju Byfield Senior Sports Writer for Raptors Digest says:
"Jonas Valanciunas was not on BC's five man draft board before we slipped in the draft and there is no reason to think he will deviate from his board with Brandon Knight and Kemba Walker both likely to be available at number five overall. With that said Jonas Valanciunas is not that bad of a selection…sometime around the eighth pick or later. I think he has way more NBA potential than Jan Vesely who is currently more highly regarded."

If Knight is the preferred selection but Utah does a weird thing and actually takes him over Kanter then Kemba has to be next up. The only way I could see us choosing Val is if they have a deal to move bargs and they project Val to be a legit starter. I mean is Utah trying to exact a pound of flesh by leaking Knight at 3 the minute the balls fell or is that the Knight camp horrified to possibly venture so far from Miami as in beautiful Cleveland or foreign Toronto? What we should be doing is making a deal with Cleveland to flip 4 for 5 that also swaps Varajao for ? and then guarantees us at least Knight or Kanter. That would be our easiest and smartest trade to make. Cleveland could take either Bismack or Val at 5.

This guy is claiming he knew what BC's draft board was? Don't buy it.

aligator · Post #67 » by **aligator** » Thu May 19, 2011 4:52 pm

I think there's a chance to be lucky with Walker the ways the Celtics were with Rondo. IMO, that is a chance worth taking.

TDotRep · Post #68 » by **TDotRep** » Thu May 19, 2011 4:57 pm

If your looking for that kinda luck... draft knight, I wouldn't recommend it tho.

cookieman · Post #69 » by **cookieman** » Thu May 19, 2011 5:07 pm

I'm not convinced that either Knight or Kemba are/will be better than Bayless. So, what's the point?

AbC? · Post #70 » by **AbC?** » Thu May 19, 2011 5:21 pm

fredericklove wrote:This thread has been approved by Rhettmatic. So enjoy guys.

Irving, DWill and Kanter are likely to disappear in thin air by the time Raptors select their pick in this draft. So Raptors fans, who do you want the dino to select on June 23rd?

Brandon Knight

[im,g]http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_zAVqltARH2A/TKHygTftEJI/AAAAAAAAAKw/7jEoLnVeRhM/s1600/bknight.jpg[/img]

Jonas Valanciunas

[idddmg]http://www.kkcedevita.hr/Media1/valanciunas.jpg[/img]

Jan Veselý

[imddg]http://peckopivo.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/jan-vesely-partizan.jpg[/img]

Bismack Biyombo

[imgdd]http://www.roundballdirect.com/images/bismack_biyombo.jpg?225[/img]

Kawhi Leonard

[iddmg]http://cache.daylife.com/imageserve/0bn626b6uE0sq/x350.jpg[/img]

Alec Burks

[iddmg]http://cdn05.duonox.com/files/images/aburks01.jpg[/img]

Donatas Motiejunas

[iddmg]http://content.draftexpress.com/gallery/AndreaBargnani/1112449807.jpg[/img]

Tristan Thompson

[imddg]http://www.raptorsdigest.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/thompson_tristan487_381.jpg[/img]

Kemba Walker

[imddg]http://www.nydailynews.com/img/2011/04/02/450x381-alg_kemba-walker-three-pointer.jpg[/img]

Based only on name and face:

Brandon Knight: serviceable
Jonas: bust
Jan Vesely: bust
Biyombo: good
Lenard: bust
Burks: good bench player
Bargnani v2: bust
Thompson: solid role player
Walker: chucker

Wo1verine · Post #71 » by **Wo1verine** » Thu May 19, 2011 5:24 pm

The answer is pretty easy NOBODY! trade it for a pick in next years draft.. Just because we're rebuilding doesn't mean we have to settle for a young mediocre player, we have enough of them already..

Hypz · Post #72 » by **Hypz** » Thu May 19, 2011 5:26 pm

Walker: best
Knight: ok
Rest: no

fredericklove · Post #73 » by **fredericklove** » Thu May 19, 2011 5:36 pm

cookieman wrote:I'm not convinced that either Knight or Kemba are/will be better than Bayless. So, what's the point?

Because 90% of the board here are convinced that they are better than Bayless, so that's the point.

fredericklove · Post #74 » by **fredericklove** » Thu May 19, 2011 5:40 pm

Rhettmatic wrote:I added Enes Kanter to the poll. Maybe it's likely he's gone by 5, but I think it's way too early to say so definitively.

Then I guess I have to post his picture. Wow he got 7% already, that's so quick!

Wo1verine · Post #75 » by **Wo1verine** » Thu May 19, 2011 5:43 pm

fredericklove wrote:
Rhettmatic wrote:I added Enes Kanter to the poll. Maybe it's likely he's gone by 5, but I think it's way too early to say so definitively.

Then I guess I have to post his picture. Wow he got 7% already, that's so quick!

Apparently people are interested in Rafael Araujo again..

Cool-Hand-Luke · Post #76 » by **Cool-Hand-Luke** » Thu May 19, 2011 5:44 pm

Kanter if he is available. Kemba if not.

Wo1verine · Post #77 » by **Wo1verine** » Thu May 19, 2011 5:52 pm

Mark my words Kanter will be in the WWE in five years.. He's not a very good basketball player, and has the size/potential to be the next Great Khali.

Post #78 » by **Rhettmatic** » Thu May 19, 2011 5:53 pm

RaptorsInsider1 wrote:Mark my words Kanter will be in the WWE in five years.. He's not a very good basketball player, and has the size/potential to be the next Great Khali.

Quite the statement from someone who's probably never seen him play.

RomaniaLuvTR · Post #79 » by **RomaniaLuvTR** » Thu May 19, 2011 5:55 pm

i want to say first that i`ve always liked Knight and i believe this kid can be special, and i never liked Kemba, but after the ncaa tourn and after being upset with the lottery results, i think the best thing for us would be to draft an explosive scorer with a huge desire to win, and that guy is kemba..i am from europe but i want nothing to do with donatas and with vesely, kanter can be a great player but also a bust so stay away,and jonas is years away for contributing for us...so DRAFT KEMBA IF he`s available...PS: surprised Burks has no votes, this guy can be the surprise of this draft, i see a version close to wade in him..

Basketball_Jones · Post #80 » by **Basketball_Jones** » Thu May 19, 2011 5:55 pm

lol @ the picture of Bargnani. In all seriousness, it should go in this order: Knight/Walker.../Kanter. I'd be happy with Knight, okay with Walker, puke for Kanter.

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