2017 Draft Thread

Crazy-Canuck · Post #1141 » by **Crazy-Canuck** » Wed May 17, 2017 1:52 am

Dont trade the pick, take either Isaac or DSJ and call it a day.

guille_4 · Post #1142 » by **guille_4** » Wed May 17, 2017 1:56 am

Hope someone in the top 6 picks Malik Monk or Dennis Smith.

Worse case scenario would be if the top 6 was composed of: Fultz, Ball, Jackson, Fox, Tatum and Isaac.

If it does, I'd rather go with Dennis Smith instead of drafting Markkanen or Collins.

GopherIt! · Post #1143 » by **GopherIt!** » Wed May 17, 2017 2:03 am

dsj has a 6'3" wingspan. curious which nba pg's have similar length.

monk would certainly give us bench scoring and shooting

i don't trust isaac or any dude named lauri.

guille_4 · Post #1144 » by **guille_4** » Wed May 17, 2017 2:13 am

GopherIt! wrote:dsj has a 6'3" wingspan. curious which nba pg's have similar length.

monk would certainly give us bench scoring and shooting

i don't trust isaac or any dude named lauri.

DSJ registered a 6'3 wingspan at age 16, when he measured 6'1.5 in shoes.

He's grown to 6'3 in shoes so I'd expect his wingspan to have grown as well.

Chris Paul has a 6'4 wingspan, but he's a pretty special player.

Biggsohnasty · Post #1145 » by **Biggsohnasty** » Wed May 17, 2017 2:18 am

Was going to say that sounds like a decent case scenario. Give me Dennis Smith. Think he has a chance to be a superstar in this draft.

Dunn was terrible as a rookie - hope his presence on the team doesn't prevent them from at least considering taking a PG even if it means there will be explaining to do to the media/fanbase.

doomsdayshark · Post #1146 » by **doomsdayshark** » Wed May 17, 2017 2:46 am

I wouldn't be surprised to see the Sixers trade up to #1 to grab Fultz. Maybe send #3 and Okafor? I'm predicting something like that happens, because it makes too much sense(Celtics move Horford to PF, pair him with Okafor; 76ers desperately need guards, have excess big men).

1.)Sixers: Fultz
2.)Lakers: Ball
3.)Celtics: Tatum
4.)Suns: Jackson
5.)Kings: Fox
6.)Magic: Monk
7.)Wolves: Isaac or Trade

Post #1147 » by **C.lupus** » Wed May 17, 2017 2:49 am

GopherIt! wrote:dsj has a 6'3" wingspan. curious which nba pg's have similar length.

Kyrie 6'4"
DJ Augustine 6'3.5"
Steph Curry 6'3.5"
Kemba Walker 6'3.5"
Tyus Jones 6'3"
Jameer Nelson 6'2.5"
Patty Mills 6'2"
Ty Lawson 6'1"

That's about it.

wildvikeswolves · Post #1148 » by **wildvikeswolves** » Wed May 17, 2017 2:50 am

Okafor doesn't have near that value. I'm not sure he even has any value at all anymore

doomsdayshark · Post #1149 » by **doomsdayshark** » Wed May 17, 2017 3:05 am

wildvikeswolves wrote:Okafor doesn't have near that value. I'm not sure he even has any value at all anymore

Yeah, apparently I haven't been paying enough attention to Okafor's declining value in Philly. After reading up a bit I gotta wonder how much of that was self-inflicted by Philly with making it obvious to him that they were trying to trade him and that Embiid was their guy rather than him.

PharmD · Post #1150 » by **PharmD** » Wed May 17, 2017 3:09 am

doomsdayshark wrote:
wildvikeswolves wrote:Okafor doesn't have near that value. I'm not sure he even has any value at all anymore

Yeah, apparently I haven't been paying enough attention to Okafor's declining value in Philly. After reading up a bit I gotta wonder how much of that was self-inflicted by Philly with making it obvious to him that they were trying to trade him and that Embiid was their guy rather than him.

Some. But Okafor sucking ass was the biggest factor.

Murphs56 · Post #1151 » by **Murphs56** » Wed May 17, 2017 3:13 am

If Thibs biggest concern is shooting like he said, I can't see him passing on Monk or Markkanen

TheDominator273 · Post #1152 » by **TheDominator273** » Wed May 17, 2017 3:30 am

I'm on the Ntilikina bandwagon. He seems like the perfect young PG to learn behind Rubio. Strong defender with crazy length. Good ball handler, capable shooter and playing with a world class passer like Ricky should help him improve his playmaking skills.

I know we just drafted Dunn but I'd see what Detroit would offer, I know the Pistons board is down on Stanley Johnson maybe float Van Gundy a Johnson for Dunn swap? Detroit hopes Dunn just needs tome to get adjusted to the NBA and Thibs gets his hands on a big physical wing defender who could use a change of scenery and some confidence

southern wolf · Post #1153 » by **southern wolf** » Wed May 17, 2017 3:51 am

I want a PF. Markkanen or Isaac please Thibs. I think at least one of them will be available. Isaac will take a long time to develop you'd think, so leaning towards the big Fin.

Murphs56 · Post #1154 » by **Murphs56** » Wed May 17, 2017 3:55 am

southern wolf wrote:I want a PF. Markkanen or Isaac please Thibs. I think at least one of them will be available. Isaac will take a long time to develop you'd think, so leaning towards the big Fin.

Markkanen already getting that soft label but boy can he shoot it for his size. Would be interesting. I like the fact you can probably play him with both KAT and Dieng. Would need to sign a big that can defend though.

Post #1155 » by **Calinks** » Wed May 17, 2017 4:27 am

I'm in the Issac or Markkanen camp right now.

Midw35t · Post #1156 » by **Midw35t** » Wed May 17, 2017 4:50 am

moss_is_1 wrote:A lot of teams in front of us that need guards.76ers picking fox at 3?

Monk

Midw35t · Post #1157 » by **Midw35t** » Wed May 17, 2017 4:55 am

Klomp wrote:1. Celtics
2. Lakers
3. Sixers
4. Suns
5. Kings
6. Magic
7. Timberwolves

What's your mock?

Fultz
Jackson
Monk
Fox
Ball
Smith/Tatum
Isaac
8. Knicks Smith/Tatum
9. Mavs Markannen
10. Kings Giles
11. Charlotte Collins
12. Detroit Ntilikina

southern wolf · Post #1158 » by **southern wolf** » Wed May 17, 2017 5:11 am

Midw35t wrote:
Klomp wrote:1. Celtics
2. Lakers
3. Sixers
4. Suns
5. Kings
6. Magic
7. Timberwolves

What's your mock?

Fultz
Jackson
Monk
Fox
Ball
Smith/Tatum
Isaac
8. Knicks Smith/Tatum
9. Mavs Markannen
10. Kings Giles
11. Charlotte Collins
12. Detroit Ntilikina

I could see the Mavs taking Markannen as a Dirk replacement if he's available.

Note30 · Post #1159 » by **Note30** » Wed May 17, 2017 5:38 am

The Lakers are drafting Ball for sure. It sounds like a story theyve been pushing for a while. Seems kinda fishy they were setup so perfectly for it

Midw35t · Post #1160 » by **Midw35t** » Wed May 17, 2017 5:59 am

Note30 wrote:The Lakers are drafting Ball for sure. It sounds like a story theyve been pushing for a while. Seems kinda fishy they were setup so perfectly for it

Is it a story the lakers pushed though? Seems like it was all lavar, media, and fans driving that train.