2013 Draft Targets (#9, #26, #52, #59)

Esohny · Post #1141 » by **Esohny** » Fri May 17, 2013 5:08 pm

Krapinsky wrote:Oladipo or Mclemore would be a such a difference maker for us. I'd trade D-Will + #9 + #26 for either of them.

Yeah, I'd do that.

Nitroglycerin · Post #1142 » by **Nitroglycerin** » Fri May 17, 2013 5:14 pm

..maybe we get #1? :lol:

last year the bobcats declined a dwill mkg swap..but this year we have a #9 pick..

if we stay at #9 i hope cats go #2 or 3.. dwill and the #9 pick for cats' pick and choose mclemore or ola

if they decline then i'll go gobert or kcp or shabazz at #9..

i'm not really comfortable with the #9 pick..its like a mediocre pick

i dont know nothing about kcp besides him having an awesome name...or gobert..or shabazz...or ola..or benMC

heck i dont know a single one on this draft..are college hoops games televised in America?

Esohny · Post #1143 » by **Esohny** » Fri May 17, 2013 5:15 pm

Although I would also endorse KCP at #9, and then trade D-will + 26 to get high enough to get one of the nice SF prospects in the late lottery/mid teens.

I am terrified that the Wolves are going to do something dumb though, like pick Muhammad at #9.

Krapinsky · Post #1144 » by **Krapinsky** » Fri May 17, 2013 5:25 pm

Am I crazy for thinking D-Will just doesn't have any value around the league right now? Worth a pick in the 20's?

champalift · Post #1145 » by **champalift** » Fri May 17, 2013 5:34 pm

Krapinsky wrote:Am I crazy for thinking D-Will just doesn't have any value around the league right now? Worth a pick in the 20's?

I hope and think we undervalue him here, but who knows.
All I can think of is that if Mike Beasley got 3 years, 18 million... Derrick has to have some value.

MinneOOPalis · Post #1146 » by **MinneOOPalis** » Fri May 17, 2013 6:07 pm

I think Derrick has some value. The way the league is trending he can be a valuable small ball 4. He improved so muhc this year and is the type of guy to continue to improve. Remember he wasn't even a top 100 prospect coming out of high school.

After how well he played I'm sure we could find a nice deal for him as long as we remain patient.

Saltine · Post #1147 » by **Saltine** » Fri May 17, 2013 10:26 pm

Derrick obviously got better as the year went on, his numbers the last two months were quite decent, and he seemed to be getting it. He certainly has a value to a few teams out there, though I won't be surprised if we don't trade him, Glen likes him.

Gideon · Post #1148 » by **Gideon** » Fri May 17, 2013 10:59 pm

Assuming that Adelman, Love, and AK all come back, not trading D-Will would actually be pretty cruel to him at this point. It would also be a pretty big waste of value on our part imo... sure, D-Will doesn't have really high value at this point, but I think there are still teams that would want him (and want him to play a fairly important role for them). We have other needs, and for both our sake and his sake I would hate to stubbornly keep D-Will and have him play 10 mpg in his third season.

Post #1149 » by **Calinks** » Fri May 17, 2013 11:19 pm

I think a lot of teams would like to work with a young D-Will. Especially teams that like small ball. He can hit the three, and he's athletic.

Krapinsky · Post #1150 » by **Krapinsky** » Fri May 17, 2013 11:33 pm

Calinks wrote:I think a lot of teams would like to work with a young D-Will. Especially teams that like small ball. He can hit the three, and he's athletic.

Issues are the depth of young PF's in the league, Derrick has 2 years under his belt already and hasn't shown too much to get excited about, and he's owed $5M this year and $6.3M next, which willl be more than he's worth on a per season basis.

What about Atlanta at #17 or #18? Williams could potentially be a long term replacement at PF for them once Smith walks.

Ideally, what about #17 AND #18 for Williams and #26?

moss_is_1 · Post #1151 » by **moss_is_1** » Fri May 17, 2013 11:47 pm

Where are you guys finding the athletic testing numbers? Haven't seen them out on DX yet.

Also, McLemore and Oladipo seemed to measure out nicely, Dipo at about 6'4 and McLemore at 6'5 with nice wingspans.

I'd really kill to have McLemore because of his outside shooting, but I think Oladipo will be a very good player...and probably someone Flip is going to really go after with his comments before he took the job.

Gideon · Post #1152 » by **Gideon** » Sat May 18, 2013 12:27 am

I think if we draft Oladipo, it probably makes sense to start Budinger and use AK as a 6th-man. I'm one of the biggest AK boosters there is, and I would still want him to get the same amount of minutes (he could back up both Budinger and Love). However, I really think we need more shooting than last season... being last in the league in 3P% was a huge handicap. At least with Budinger and Love on the floor, we have two guys who can really shoot from deep. Hopefully, Oladipo will develop a NBA three... but I have a feeling that won't really be a go-to shot for him in his rookie season... would be nice if I'm wrong about that.

I still really like the idea of picking Oladipo... I love the defense, BBIQ, unselfishness, and constant pressure/energy of a Rubio/Oladipo backcourt. Just brainstorming how the team would look with Oladipo, and what adjustments we might want to make.

Post #1153 » by **Klomp** » Sat May 18, 2013 1:16 am

moss_is_1 wrote:Where are you guys finding the athletic testing numbers? Haven't seen them out on DX yet.

They were being shown by ESPN during the broadcast

the_bruce · Post #1154 » by **the_bruce** » Sat May 18, 2013 1:44 am

Dwill finished the season well and his per 36 is solid. Assuming pek\bud resigned and ak opts in
There are still plenty of minutes for them to share.

I'd be fine with pope if he's available at our pick. I'd probably put him 3rd on my board. Redbounds well decent 3 on high volume all the skills you'd want at the 2 IMO. If we luck out and end up in top 3 Noel mclemore and oldiapo would be nice, but I'm not convinced any sg prospect is better than kcp in this draft.

princeofpalace · Post #1155 » by **princeofpalace** » Sat May 18, 2013 1:47 am

Klomp wrote:
moss_is_1 wrote:Where are you guys finding the athletic testing numbers? Haven't seen them out on DX yet.

They were being shown by ESPN during the broadcast

http://www.nba.com/2013/news/05/17/nba-draft-combine-results/index.html

NewWolvesOrder · Post #1156 » by **NewWolvesOrder** » Sat May 18, 2013 2:15 am

McCollum dude turned out really short, even shorter than Foye, no chance he guards SGs in the pros.

Adams' standing reach is short for a 7-footer.

Zeller has standing reach of Kevin Love, 7-footer my ass.

Chocobanana · Post #1157 » by **Chocobanana** » Sat May 18, 2013 2:57 am

I think drafting Bullock at 26 would be a great pick. Has great size + good bball iq + is a good shooter + good defender.

nickforthreee · Post #1158 » by **nickforthreee** » Sat May 18, 2013 3:05 am

Im not a twolves fan, but Kentavious Caldwell-Pope is absolutely the guy that you guys should pick. He is the biggest sleeper in this draft and i think after workouts he will definitely be a Top-10 pick. I think he along with Allen Crabbe are tied for the purest shooters in this draft. I watched him at Georgia and that kid had to carry that team like ive never seen anyone have to carry a team, his teammates were the worst in college basketball. He is one of the 2 or 3 guys in this class that i feel has the potential to be an all-star. he is not afraid of taking and making the clutch shot. Rubio/Kentavious Caldwell-Pope/?????????/Love/Pekovic...... if you all can get a good SF i can see that team being a force in the west.

Devilzsidewalk · Post #1159 » by **Devilzsidewalk** » Sat May 18, 2013 3:09 am

are Mbakwes measurements a misprint? 7'4" wingspan and biggest hands in the draft and the dude is 6'7"

Devilzsidewalk · Post #1160 » by **Devilzsidewalk** » Sat May 18, 2013 3:09 am

nickforthreee wrote:Im not a twolves fan, but Kentavious Caldwell-Pope is absolutely the guy that you guys should pick. He is the biggest sleeper in this draft and i think after workouts he will definitely be a Top-10 pick. I think he along with Allen Crabbe are tied for the purest shooters in this draft. I watched him at Georgia and that kid had to carry that team like ive never seen anyone have to carry a team, his teammates were the worst in college basketball. He is one of the 2 or 3 guys in this class that i feel has the potential to be an all-star. he is not afraid of taking and making the clutch shot. Rubio/Kentavious Caldwell-Pope/?????????/Love/Pekovic...... if you all can get a good SF i can see that team being a force in the west.

the hype is already building