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1. Andrew Wiggins, SG/SF, Kansas
2. Joel Embiid, C, Kansas
3. Jabari Parker, SF/PF, Duke
4. Dante Exum, PG/SG Australia
5. Noah Vonleh, PF/C, Indiana
6. Julius Randle, PF, Kentucky
7. Marcus Smart, PG/SG, Oklahoma State
8. Nik Stauskas, SG, Michigan
9. Zach LaVine, SG, UCLA
10. Doug McDermott, F, Creighton
11.

taking saric here, under the assumption he would actually come over this year.

Voting for Saric here as well, also assuming he would come over.

My Board
1. Embiid
2. Wiggins
3. Parker
4. Exum
5. Vonleh
6. Randle
7. Stauskas
8. McDermott
9. Saric
10. Smart
11. Gordon

I'm just not that big on Saric, in fact I prefer Nurkic (who seems more likely to come over).

But for now I'll go with fan-favorite Gary Harris.

Went with my man Harris.

Young and Gordon are clearly the best ones left. Going with Young

Biz Gilwalker wrote:Young and Gordon are clearly the best ones left. Going with Young

Agreed they are the best 2 left, but I went with Gordon as BPA. Saric is after these two in my estimation.

Gary Harris over Dario only based off of positional need. Had we needed both PF and SG, Saric would've won for me. James Young seems incredibly too raw for me

lmcguir5 wrote:Gary Harris over Dario only based off of positional need. Had we needed both PF and SG, Saric would've won for me. James Young seems incredibly too raw for me

We do need both PF and SG. Although likely, there's no certainty that they will reach a agreeable agreement with Josh McRoberts this offseason after he opt out

mrknowitall215 wrote:

lmcguir5 wrote:Gary Harris over Dario only based off of positional need. Had we needed both PF and SG, Saric would've won for me. James Young seems incredibly too raw for me

We do need both PF and SG. Although likely, there's no certainty that they will reach a agreeable agreement with Josh McRoberts this offseason after he opt out

The latter is my thought process. Never a good situation when a guy has a player option because no matter what, it will never benefit the team. I imagine we let him walk if by some miracle of God that Julius Randle falls. If we don't draft a 4 it would be smart to give McRoberts some money (of course within reason).

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Forum Big Board:----------------------------------------------Slam's Big Board:
1. Andrew Wiggins, SG/SF, Kansas---------------------------1. Joel Embiid, C, Kansas
2. Joel Embiid, C, Kansas--------------------------------------2. Jabari Parker, SF/PF, Duke
3. Jabari Parker, SF/PF, Duke--------------------------------3. Dante Exum, PG/SG, Australia
4. Dante Exum, PG/SG Australia-----------------------------4. Andrew Wiggins, SG/SF, Kansas
5. Noah Vonleh, PF/C, Indiana--------------------------------5. Noah Vonleh, PF/C, Indiana
6. Julius Randle, PF, Kentucky--------------------------------6. Nik Stauskas, SG, Michigan
7. Marcus Smart, PG/SG, Oklahoma State------------------7. Zach LaVine, SG, UCLA
8. Nik Stauskas, G, Michigan---------------------------------8. Julius Randle, PF, Kentucky
9. Zach LaVine, SG, UCLA-------------------------------------9. Doug McDermott, SF, Creighton
10.Doug McDermott, SF, Creighton--------------------------10. Marcus Smart, PG/SG, Oklahoma State
11. TBD----------------------------------------------------------11. Gary Harris, SG, Michigan State

Comes down to either Gordon, Saric, or Young for me. Went with Saric, I think he's narrowly the BPA.

I just don't get the Young over Harris argument. Harris has him beat on everything except size. He's the better ball-handler, better shot-creator, better mid-range shooter, and much better defender. They're equal in terms of athleticism and shooting -- good but not great at either. Both seem like good kids, but Harris always seems to play harder and smarter.

Young would be next on my board after Harris -- I still like his potential -- but Harris is definitely the better player. Oh well. I guess potential wins out on this one.

Just FYI -- the 3 guys at CBS updated their mock drafts a few days ago. Like just about everyone else, they have Harris going before Young (and even Stauskas). Just food for thought.

http://www.cbssports.com/nba/draft/mock-draft

Crossroads24 wrote:I just don't get the Young over Harris argument. Harris has him beat on everything except size. He's the better ball-handler, better shot-creator, better mid-range shooter, and much better defender. They're equal in terms of athleticism and shooting -- good but not great at either. Both seem like good kids, but Harris always seems to play harder and smarter.

Young would be next on my board after Harris -- I still like his potential -- but Harris is definitely the better player. Oh well. I guess potential wins out on this one.

Just FYI -- the 3 guys at CBS updated their mock drafts a few days ago. Like just about everyone else, they have Harris going before Young (and even Stauskas). Just food for thought.

http://www.cbssports.com/nba/draft/mock-draft

The Young > Harris arguement would undoubtedly be that Young has more potential. As you said, Harris is the better player now. But Young has got a higher ceiling. I'd probably rank Harris above Young, but I see the case for Young's potential.

By the way, in that link one of those guys has us getting LaVine at 24. That would be crazy.

who should we add to the poll next? hood? payne? someone else?

fatlever wrote:who should we add to the poll next? hood? payne? someone else?

Hood is already on the poll. Payne is probably the next best option. Maybe Warren or Hairston after him?

Went Saric. As a side point I would vote for everyone else on the list before Harris and probably a few more guys too.

Saric please.

fatlever wrote:who should we add to the poll next? hood? payne? someone else?

Kristaps Porzingis!!!

(that's the only way I can involve myself into all these draft talks)

Young