Sixers fans big board: Pick #17 (POLL)

Post #1 » by **HartfordWhalers** » Sat May 17, 2014 3:15 pm

#1 was Wiggins
#2 was Embiid
#3 was Parker.
#4 was Exum
#5 was Randle
#6 was Vonleh
#7 was Smart
#8 was Gordon
#9/#10/#11 was Young/Harris/Saric threeway tie

#12 was Stauskas
#13 was Nurkic
#14 was McDermott
#15/#16 was Ennis/Anderson
On to #17

Again, this is the player you most wish the Sixers would pick of the remaining players, not who you think will go 17th in some mock draft.

Poll choices being filled out by Dx mock draft, but if you want another choice upcoming just make some noise about it (Zach Lavine added for this reason).

MountainDrew · Post #2 » by **MountainDrew** » Sat May 17, 2014 3:22 pm

Easily Payne for me at this point.

PhilasFinest · Post #3 » by **PhilasFinest** » Sat May 17, 2014 3:54 pm

This is hard, because id be looking to base a pick like this to pair with whoever we acquired with our 1st 2 picks.

If we needed a big id go Payne.

BUT if were just BPA at 17, id swing for the fences with LaVine.

Kid was highly impressive at the combine....if someone could connect the dots and develop him correctly, he could be steal.

LloydFree · Post #4 » by **LloydFree** » Sat May 17, 2014 3:56 pm

Adreian Payne... And it's not really close. Barring injury' there won't be 10 players in this draft that have better careers than Payne.

Post #5 » by **sixers hoops** » Sat May 17, 2014 4:06 pm

LloydFree wrote:Adreian Payne... And it's not really close. Barring injury' there won't be 10 players in this draft that have better careers than Payne.

I have done little research other than watch draftexpress videos; however, Capela has the size and athleticism, that we see in players like Dalembert, but Capela is also coordinated. I don't understand why he isn't projected in the 8-10 range.

I should write this crap down so I can evaluate my projections 3 years from now.

LloydFree · Post #6 » by **LloydFree** » Sat May 17, 2014 4:18 pm

sixers hoops wrote:
LloydFree wrote:Adreian Payne... And it's not really close. Barring injury' there won't be 10 players in this draft that have better careers than Payne.

I have done little research other than watch draftexpress videos; however, Capela has the size and athleticism, that we see in players like Dalembert, but Capela is also coordinated. I don't understand why he isn't projected in the 8-10 range.

I should write this crap down so I can evaluate my projections 3 years from now.

I'm not that knowledgable about the European players, but from the video that I've seen of Capela, I'm not that impressed. He looks like Dwayne Dedmond when he was at USC. He looks like a lesser prospect than Chis Walker, who was projected to go in the 2nd round. Capela just looks like an OK big man prospect, that will take 5 years to be useful. Like I said, I'm not an expert on the Euros, so I must be missing something.

PhilasFinest · Post #7 » by **PhilasFinest** » Sat May 17, 2014 5:05 pm

IMO, Capela showed at the Hoop Summit that he's got a lot of growing too do as a player before he's ready to contribute at the next level.

I don't see him ever developing much of an offensive game, and would likely be a poor fit next to Noel.

MountainDrew · Post #8 » by **MountainDrew** » Sat May 17, 2014 6:17 pm

How would Capela compare to Biyombo? The things I'm hearing makes me think they're very similar.

Cru Thik · Post #9 » by **Cru Thik** » Sat May 17, 2014 6:43 pm

Went with LaVine. After the combine and workouts I figure he will go a lot higher. I wouldn't be upset with him after the obvious top 8 of this draft. Hopefully we can get lucky Tuesday and get a the top pick and at least the 8th pick.

sixers23 · Post #10 » by **sixers23** » Sat May 17, 2014 7:00 pm

Cru Thik wrote:Went with LaVine. After the combine and workouts I figure he will go a lot higher. I wouldn't be upset with him after the obvious top 8 of this draft. Hopefully we can get lucky Tuesday and get a the top pick and at least the 8th pick.

we cant get the 8th pick unless you mean trading up from 10

Cru Thik · Post #11 » by **Cru Thik** » Sat May 17, 2014 9:23 pm

sixers23 wrote:
Cru Thik wrote:Went with LaVine. After the combine and workouts I figure he will go a lot higher. I wouldn't be upset with him after the obvious top 8 of this draft. Hopefully we can get lucky Tuesday and get a the top pick and at least the 8th pick.

we cant get the 8th pick unless you mean trading up from 10

Is that the best it can be? Figured the Pelicans pick could move up anywhere in the top 10. Or is it just the top 3? Stupid rules getting in the way of our dynasty. :wink:

Agnostifarian · Post #12 » by **Agnostifarian** » Sun May 18, 2014 1:43 am

sixers hoops wrote:
LloydFree wrote:Adreian Payne... And it's not really close. Barring injury' there won't be 10 players in this draft that have better careers than Payne.

I have done little research other than watch draftexpress videos; however, Capela has the size and athleticism, that we see in players like Dalembert, but Capela is also coordinated. I don't understand why he isn't projected in the 8-10 range.

I should write this crap down so I can evaluate my projections 3 years from now.

For me, I think of Capela and LaVine the same. They are development projects with high ceilings. They have elite length and athleticism for their positions. I have LaVine over Capela only because of the combine results even though Capela has been playing in a better league and is more "proven..."

I have Payne and Hairston next because I think they have lower ceilings but are safer picks.

Post #13 » by **sixers hoops** » Sun May 18, 2014 2:00 am

Agnostifarian wrote:
sixers hoops wrote:
LloydFree wrote:Adreian Payne... And it's not really close. Barring injury' there won't be 10 players in this draft that have better careers than Payne.

I have done little research other than watch draftexpress videos; however, Capela has the size and athleticism, that we see in players like Dalembert, but Capela is also coordinated. I don't understand why he isn't projected in the 8-10 range.

I should write this crap down so I can evaluate my projections 3 years from now.

For me, I think of Capela and LaVine the same. They are development projects with high ceilings. They have elite length and athleticism for their positions. I have LaVine over Capela only because of the combine results even though Capela has been playing in a better league and is more "proven..."

I have Payne and Hairston next because I think they have lower ceilings but are safer picks.

I am even more intrigued by the high ceiling, athletic projects because I feel like we hired an entire staff of assistants who were player development specialists for other teams.

If Collins were our coach, I wouldn't feel the same.

the_process · Post #14 » by **the_process** » Sun May 18, 2014 2:05 am

The only reason Payne isn't a lotto pick is because he's 23. If he was 18,19, or 20 with his skill set... easy top 10 pick. Hell, if Vonleh, Gordon, and Saric are all gone at 10 he should be under strong consideration to go there anyway, far as I'm concerned. Fantastic fit with Noel, too. Love to get another teens pick to draft this guy. BOS 17 pick plus PHI 2015 1st and Wallace for cap space? Take a wing at 2 (Wiggins) and 10 (Young) and Payne at 17.

Noel-Sims-Mullens
Payne-T. Young-Moultrie
J. Young-Richardson-Thompson
Wiggins-Anderson-Williams
MCW-Wroten-2nd

Not a bad team. Young as hell and still won't make the playoffs next year, but not a bad team.

sixers23 · Post #15 » by **sixers23** » Sun May 18, 2014 3:41 am

Cru Thik wrote:
sixers23 wrote:
Cru Thik wrote:Went with LaVine. After the combine and workouts I figure he will go a lot higher. I wouldn't be upset with him after the obvious top 8 of this draft. Hopefully we can get lucky Tuesday and get a the top pick and at least the 8th pick.

we cant get the 8th pick unless you mean trading up from 10

Is that the best it can be? Figured the Pelicans pick could move up anywhere in the top 10. Or is it just the top 3? Stupid rules getting in the way of our dynasty.

its we get 10 or they get in top 3 and we dont get the pick

Skates · Post #16 » by **Skates** » Sun May 18, 2014 4:13 am

sixers23 wrote:
Cru Thik wrote:
sixers23 wrote:we cant get the 8th pick unless you mean trading up from 10

Is that the best it can be? Figured the Pelicans pick could move up anywhere in the top 10. Or is it just the top 3? Stupid rules getting in the way of our dynasty.

its we get 10 or they get in top 3 and we dont get the pick

We could get 10, 11 or 12. Pels keep it for 1, 2, 3. No other spots are possible. Just under 90% chance we stay at 10.

Skates · Post #17 » by **Skates** » Sun May 18, 2014 4:14 am

Voted Lavine at this point, where reward outweighs risk.

Post #18 » by **Foshan** » Sun May 18, 2014 11:48 am

At this point in the draft I like LaVine then McDaniels/Adams... to pair with Wiggins/Gordon that we drafted at 1&10

MountainDrew · Post #19 » by **MountainDrew** » Sun May 18, 2014 11:52 am

For me its Payne at 17, Lavine at 18 and Grant at 19. I'm a bit surprised Grant hasn't gotten any votes yet.

LloydFree · Post #20 » by **LloydFree** » Sun May 18, 2014 12:15 pm

MountainDrew wrote:For me its Payne at 17, Lavine at 18 and Grant at 19. I'm a bit surprised Grant hasn't gotten any votes yet.

I'm a little surprised also. Everything KJ McDaniels can do Jerami Grant can do, and is 3 inches taller and longer. McDaniels will be an undersized SF, with shooting issues. Jerami Grant will have the same shooting issues, but will be able to play and guard Power Forwards. You can survive a "Tweener" SF/PF who can't shoot. It's harder to survive a "Tweener" SG/SF who can't shoot.

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