Chris Lofton

[pacershereiam]

What do you guys think about him as a second round draft pick or undraft free agent? i think he is worth a shot.

[pacershereiam]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DuPpsYfY6Kc.

http://www.draftexpress.com/profile/Chris-Lofton-1158/

http://www.nbadraft.net/admincp/profile ... ofton.html

http://www.hoopsvibe.com/nba/nba-draft/ ... 46013.html

hoopsvibe compares him to david wesley or daniel gibson.
espn compares him to salim stoudamire

[pacershereiam]

http://www.nba.com/draft2008/profiles/ChrisLofton.html

We could trade into the second round so easily

[cdash]

I dont think I'd take him at #41, and cant say I'd be too eager to trade a future second rounder for him either. He is way too small to play the 2 on a regular basis, and he is basically a shooting specialist. He doesnt do a whole lot else. I wouldnt be opposed to signing him to a summer league team or what not, but I think there is better value at 41.

[Grang33r]

I wouldn't take him 41st. Will he even be drafted? I know his stock has dropped alot. His value was high at the start of the year but he was a sharpshooter in a very offensive and 3point happy team. I don't know if he'll be a NBA player. I don't see anyone picking him but i do think he'd be worth a look as a summer league invitee.

[pacershereiam]

I agree that he isnt worth it at 41, but i think he is worth a chance.

[joew8302]

Remember the guy is coming off of testicular cancer, which could account for his down year. I wouldn't be opposed to picking him at 41. Yes, he is very undersized, but he kind of reminds me of an undersized Nick Van Exel. He has a lot of heart and plays pretty good perimeter defense. We could do a lot worse in the second round IMO.

[PR07]

I don't see him having a whole lot of success at the next level. For one, he's going to have to play the 1, and I don't really think he has the handles or passing ability to play the position anything more than a few minutes. Two, he's not that great of an athlete in general and is pretty one dimensional. Can he even get his shot off with regularity against NBA defenders?

[artichokes]

Shan Foster would be better.

[FreeRon]

I wouldn't draft him, but I wouldn't mind having him as an undrafted free agent. Then again, I wouldn't mind having any player with a half decent attitude and even questionable talent for nothing more than a minimum contract.

[glasket]

I doubt he gets drafted and I doubt he even gets a summer league invite.
A gutsy player but he is a one trick pony. He only has his jumpshot. In the NBA he will be blanketed by almost any defender and will only be a spot up shooter. I don't think the Pacers need to consider inviting him to summer league either.