Skin wrote:For me, I'm a fan of Burke. If we have a top 5 pick, then I'm taking Burke. He reminds me of Chris Paul who went 4th overall. Andrew Bogut and Marvin Williams went ahead of him because they were the "consensus" top guys. Don't be fooled by the public. Believe what your eyes tell you.
I too think Burke will develop into the best PG of this class, but not to a Paul level. I see something more like Kyle Lowry as his upside.
Let's say the Magic trade Redick to Milwaukee or Boston and get a pick around #15. The Magic now have the #3 and the #15 pick. If they really like Burke, and think there is a chance he will be available at #15. Do they risk loosing him by drafting someone like Shabazz Muhammad, or do they "over-reach" and sign Trey Burke (that i s rhetoric question).
If this all works out, then the starting roster for the 2013/14 Magic is (with core players in blue):
Nelson/Moore/
BurkeAfflalo/
MuhammadHarkless/vet-FA/Jones
Davis/Nicholson
Vučević/O'Quinn/vet-FA
This assumption is that with Redick, Harrington, Smith, McRoberts, will have all moved on through FA or trades. Not only is this an improved roster over this year, it leaves a lot of space for a near-Max FA to be added for the 2014 season; looking at the roster, it should be a stud PF to replace Davis. Let's call it Josh Smith just to fill out a roster. What GM Hennigan has thus created for 2014/15 is something like:
Burke/Moore/Nelson
Muhammad/vet-FA/young-traded-guy
Harkless/Jones/vet-FA
Smith/Nicholson/rookie-PF
Vučević/O'Quinn/Rakovic
This team has athletes and scoring. It has rebounding and shot-blocking. There is perimeter scoring, the ability to drive, the ability to post up, and the ability to run a fast break. It is a bit mediocre in defense. It kind of reminds me of the Phoenix teams of the mid-00's. We might be looking at a five-year run of 60 win seasons that lead to second-round and conference final loses.
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