Moderators: 7 Footer, Morris_Shatford, niQ, Duffman100, tsherkin, Reeko, lebron stopper, DG88, HiJiNX
blackflash234 wrote:Risk101 wrote:[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lPAeyfInV0g[/youtube]
Quickest 3:50/3:51 ever. He's very impressive and knowledgeable in this interview and doesn't come off as I'm smarter then you. Might be early for me to say this but sign me up.
blackflash234 wrote:Tortiglioni wrote:Troubadour wrote:
Just because Hield worked to become a better shooter doesn't mean Ellenson will be able to match that. Hield is the best shooter in the draft. He can create his own shot, use his dribble to get to the rim, and has good size for a wing. He's the most NBA ready player in the draft, in my opinion.
Lol. My point is: you are comparing a highly skilled 19-year-old freshman to a 22-year-old senior who needed four years of college to enter the first-round conversation.
Hield has good size for a wing? 6' 3.75 without shoes is piss poor size. Throw in his average-at-best athleticism and you have a problem. Who is he guarding in the NBA? Nobody. Throw a decent NBA defender on Hield and he will pretty much be useless.
Same was said about a guy in CJ McCollum and look at what he's doing in the NBA. Who was he suppose to guard? Hield's ability to pass even though he's a prolific scorer shows his feel for the game and history shows that guys can pass off of the point guard position in college means that there's almost zero bust potential when they reach the NBA.
blackflash234 wrote:S ID wrote:Who do you guys have at 27?
Maker, McCaw, Fielder, Yabusele, Bembry (if he's moved to point guard), Whitehead, Stone, Daniel Hamilton. Brogdan.
Sorry guys, there's just too many guys that sound intriguing early in the draft process. It's too bad we don't have any 2nd rounders in this year's draft.
raptor jesus wrote:Grandia wrote:raptor jesus wrote:
That's really more dependent on the readiness of the draft pick and the dearth at its position, than it is on Casey. I'm sure he'd love to have a player that's ready to contribute.
I hope so. Although I remember Powell was doing great in the playoffs then not only was his minutes trimmed down suddenly, he played 0 minutes whenever the game was remotely close.
I just hope Casey becomes a coach that can develop a player. I think that's the next thing he needsto improve on.
I think this is a weird narrative around here. I mean it's not like he's had a glut of blue chip prospects to groom. JV would be the closest thing to that and Casey started him from day one; and although he's brought him along a little slowly (not trusting him in 4th quarters until this year) JV has grown into an All-star calibre big man.
bongmarley wrote:Can the Raps draft a player at their pick and stash him on Dleague team without him taking up a roster spot on team or because its first rounder he must take up roster spot
One year after making the somewhat shocking decision to use the 29th pick in the first round of the 2014 draft on Josh Huestis, a lightly regarded prospect who may well have fallen out of the draft entirely if he hadn't agreed to become the NBA's first-ever "domestic draft-and-stash" player, the Oklahoma City Thunder have formally brought the Stanford swingman into the big-league fold.
That $32,200 initial pay bump came at a cost, though. Per the terms of the pre-draft deal that Huestis' representatives reached with the Thunder, the 6-foot-7 wing had to spend his entire first professional season with the Oklahoma City Blue, the Thunder's D-League team, making somewhere around $25,000 for a year of work rather than the full freight of his first-year rookie salary.
0 - 100 wrote:had a dream we drafted Skal at 9th.
Risk101 wrote:[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4ex71mgTJ4[/youtube]
Canadafan wrote:Bojan Burks Stewart for Siakam.
2 expiring vets that help now. A young big to add to the Scottie timeline
I'd prefer to keep Stew and give Monte Morris
I'd really prefer to keep Morris and Stew and give the great Killian Hayes and 2nd round picks
UneducatedFan86 wrote:I wouldn't move the draft pick unless we are moving up or moving back. Having cheap, high-upside talent is going to be key for this team going forward. It might not equal instant production but it's not like we can't use some depth at certain positions (PF, SF and C). There are lots of playoff teams that have/had young players make an impact on their team.
deeps6x wrote:UneducatedFan86 wrote:I wouldn't move the draft pick unless we are moving up or moving back. Having cheap, high-upside talent is going to be key for this team going forward. It might not equal instant production but it's not like we can't use some depth at certain positions (PF, SF and C). There are lots of playoff teams that have/had young players make an impact on their team.
What if we are moving sideways?
Troubadour wrote:My Top 10:
1. Brandon Ingram
2. Ben Simmons
3. Buddy Hield
4. Dragan Bender
5. Kris Dunn
6. Marquese Chriss
7. Jaylen Brown
8. Jamal Murray
9. Deyonta Davis
10. Timothe Luwawu
If one of those Top 8 don't fall to #9, I think the Raptors should look at trading the pick.
My board at #27
1. Malik Beasley
2. Guerschon Yabusele
3. Brice Johnson
4. Thon Maker
5. Dorian Finney-Smith
deeps6x wrote:If Murray falls to #6, I know how we can get him.
Offer the Pelicans #9, Ross and De Colo for #6 and Asik. BAM! Instant talent upgrades for the Pelicans, we get our future starting SG or PG in Murray, and we fill the backup C position. They also get to draft Poeltl which they wanted to do anyway.
Asik kind of sucks, and he is owed about as much as Ross per year, but to get a potential star in Murray, I think we'd have to do it. Plus, with Ross gone, we can even give Murray some of his minutes in the rotation.
Extra bonus. Casey can't under play JV because he won't love Asik as much as he loves Biyombo.
Deal is off though if Hield is the one to fall to #6. They seem to love him.