Kevin Seraphin

mhd · Post #21 » by **mhd** » Fri Jun 25, 2010 1:38 am

Per draftexpress, buyout is 500k. Agent said Wiz were 1st choice (of course he did). I think he's here.

Induveca · Post #22 » by **Induveca** » Fri Jun 25, 2010 1:47 am

There were some articles on this guy in the French media yesterday about him joining Tony Parker, Batum, Beaubois etc eventually in the NBA.

It's 4 AM here in Paris, so doubt any French papers say anything tomorrow, but it did seem as though he would be staying in France for at least another year. We shall see.

Poor pick by EG. Videos I've seen of him aren't very impressive.....and even French newspaper media seemed surprised at the amount of NBA interest.

Geaux Wiz · Post #23 » by **Geaux Wiz** » Fri Jun 25, 2010 1:56 am

I'm not crazy about the pick but I'm not unhappy with it. I like Seraphin a lot, hoping he can contribute in a few years

TheKingOfVa360 · Post #24 » by **TheKingOfVa360** » Fri Jun 25, 2010 2:02 am

I actually like this pick, it could pay off big time in the long run

nuposse04 · Post #25 » by **nuposse04** » Fri Jun 25, 2010 2:04 am

I think he's going to be the best bigman in the draft after monroe was drafted, at least in the long run. I think he could come over now and give us 10-15 minutes of decent play.

Liverbird · Post #26 » by **Liverbird** » Fri Jun 25, 2010 2:07 am

It's interesting that there was alot of Seraphin love pre-draft and moving up to draft him, but when we actually draft him, the wolves come out. Whether he was picked 17 or 22 makes little difference. Acquiring Hinrich and Seraphin for nothing but cap space is a good move. We weren't going to sign a FA with that anyway.

We need a physical presence in the block - hopefully he will eventually provide that. I am concerned with the lack of BBIQ however...

mohammed10 · Post #27 » by **mohammed10** » Fri Jun 25, 2010 2:10 am

yungal07 wrote:If all you're going to do is b1tch about EG, take that to the "Fire EG" thread, please.

See you there!

Post #28 » by **nate33** » Fri Jun 25, 2010 2:13 am

I have no opinion about Seraphin. Given the players left on the board, I don't mind that we took a flyer on an athletic big with upside. Maybe it'll pan out, maybe it won't. But in general, the only way to get good big men is to draft them. I can't blame EG for giving it a shot.

likwitdesi · Post #29 » by **likwitdesi** » Fri Jun 25, 2010 2:19 am

I like this pick a lot. I wonder how Surfman is celebrating. He will probably come over next year and I think we should let him start off by developing his game in the DLeague. Unlike all the other raw players drafted, from what I hear, he has a good work ethic. Working with Wall should be good for him too.

JonathanJoseph · Post #30 » by **JonathanJoseph** » Fri Jun 25, 2010 2:23 am

nate33 wrote:I have no opinion about Seraphin. Given the players left on the board, I don't mind that we took a flyer on an athletic big with upside. Maybe it'll pan out, maybe it won't. But in general, the only way to get good big men is to draft them. I can't blame EG for giving it a shot.

Bingo. A free shot at an athletic, Nene-type bruiser and people are complaining about Grunfeld.

MJG · Post #31 » by **MJG** » Fri Jun 25, 2010 3:21 am

I actually liked a bit of what I read on him, but that's when I was hoping he'd slide a few spots down to 30. At 17, he feels like a bit of a reach. Not a terrible choice I suppose, but not really what you're hoping for when you pay $17 million for a pick, you know? I'll try not to hold that against him as a player though.

cdouglas · Post #32 » by **cdouglas** » Fri Jun 25, 2010 3:27 am

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/4110 ... n-seraphin

http://www.hoopsworld.com/Story.asp?story_id=16580

Hoopalotta · Post #33 » by **Hoopalotta** » Fri Jun 25, 2010 3:37 am

mhd wrote:Per draftexpress, buyout is 500k. Agent said Wiz were 1st choice (of course he did). I think he's here.

That might be, we could pay that whole thing. But it seems that it's either he comes over this year or it's two or three years with the Lockout.

Surfman · Post #34 » by **Surfman** » Fri Jun 25, 2010 4:10 am

Love this pick and he would not have slipped to 30, he may have gone at 18 if we did'nt take him. Gonna be a great rotation player.

WallToWall · Post #35 » by **WallToWall** » Fri Jun 25, 2010 6:01 am

A good majority of us havent seen this kid play before. I certainly havent seen him play, save for the YouTube clips, etc.
It looks like a stretch at #17, especially if he stays one more year overseas. But, I look at it this way... We have 3 first round players to pay. Thats a lot of $$ to cover. I rather we take a chance on someone who will stay overseas so that our $$ commitment next year is less. If, while playing overseas, he becomes this great player that some think he can be, then we've hit the jackpot...and we didnt have to pay $$ to see it happen.

dobrojim · Post #36 » by **dobrojim** » Fri Jun 25, 2010 6:06 am

mhd wrote:Per draftexpress, buyout is 500k. Agent said Wiz were 1st choice (of course he did). I think he's here.

+1

I think he's here next year

but if he's not, maybe that's not so bad either
since we will be paying for 2 other firsts incl the
#1#1, obviously the highest rook salary.

Ideally I'd like to get him here to start the develop
process.

yungal07 · Post #37 » by **yungal07** » Fri Jun 25, 2010 6:13 am

Get him here. Start him out in the d-league.

EddieJonesFan · Post #38 » by **EddieJonesFan** » Fri Jun 25, 2010 6:21 am

Great pick for you guys, I actually had him going to you guys in my mock draft. So I'm going to pat myself on the back for that one.

RickRoll_inDC · Post #39 » by **RickRoll_inDC** » Fri Jun 25, 2010 6:28 am

you probably had him in your mock, but not until 35 I bet

jcldallas24 · Post #40 » by **jcldallas24** » Fri Jun 25, 2010 6:49 am

lol ya'll don't want him?

Dallas will easily give ya'll

2011 Dallas 1st/2013 Toronto 2nd for him?

We need a young big off the bench that we can bring in a few years from now, and not to mention he's a buddy of Beaubois....

Did anybody see them at the draft together? They were teammates for like 2 years at Cholet...

We definitely would not mind having a french connection off the bench a few years from now...