FluLikeSymptoms wrote:I'm starting to think it's wide open after Kyrie. More talk of DWill being a PF is not a good thing. If DWill is seen as an undersized 4, there's a small chance he makes it to #5.
It's looking more and more like #2-#6 will be comprised of DWill, Kanter, Val, Knight and likely Leonard, in some order. If we get any of those players I won't puke, but DWill aside I'd take the biggest one available.
Zero chance Williams drops to 5th. The whole 'I can play small forward' thing was a defense mechanism to protect his draft stock just in case he measured out too small. He measured out at 6'9'' with good athleticism. There's no doubt he's an NBA 4. He's not dropping below 3. I still think he's a lock for the top 2, but nobody's going to pass on him at 3.
Leonard is not a top 5 pick. Is there such a huge difference between Leonard and Stanley Robinson from last year? Robinson was 6'8 with freakish athleticism (38'' vertical) but low skill level. Kawhi is a better rebounder & very good athlete but not nearly the freak athlete people make him out to be. Are we sure he's going to make an immediate impact even though he's a below average skill guy like Robinson? Obviously Leonard's production is a bit better and he's 20 (he turns 20 1 week after the draft), but are we sure Leonard's going to be productive? For a guy who we expect to be a Gerald Wallace/Shawn Marion type I'd expect more elite athleticism than he's shown.
