Post#11 » by Horryble » Sun Mar 1, 2009 7:09 am
I think Oklahoma should aim for James Harden. He is the outside threat they need at guard and he has the NBA body necessary to make drives and kick the ball effectively. Even if they have to trade Westbrook away to get the 3rd pick they should do it. Westbrook is not a great passer for PG or great shooter at SG.
They should trade their first/Westbrook for the 3rd and a mid 1st. It might take a 3 team trade, but that is very doable. To add to Harden they could get Teague, Curry, Jennings, Lawson or Mills at PG with that mid 1st. It would just depend on who is available, but those are all great options! Most likely it would be Mills/Curry/Lawson. Though if Curry has another great tourney, he'll be a top 10 pick. But if you can get Curry at the mid 1st taht would be amazing. Mills and Lawson are real sleepers though.
So your starting line-up would be:
PG - Lawson
SG - Harden
SF - Durant
PF - Green
C - Krstic/Collinson
The center spot is looking slim this year in the draft. But if a guy like Mullens is available mid 1st or you traded down there are solid guys like Ogillvy or J Jordan available at late first. Then I like guys like T Rice in the 2nd.
More than likely you guys will get 4 of 5 spots covered. You will have to wait another year to get that 5th spot solidified. Not to mention the Okie bench is one of the worst in the league IMO. I do like how Kyle Weaver is coming along though..
