Post#1439 » by NyCeEvO » Sun May 28, 2017 2:16 pm
I always knew that age was overrated when it comes to drafting but it's worse than I thought.
Teams are willing to draft raw 1-and-Done players over more polished juniors and seniors despite the fact that a good number of teams don't utilize their resources to helping these freshmen develop into much better players. I'm shocked at the number of juniors/seniors who are in the 2nd round because they are 21-23, which is "old" for a lot of teams.
No wonder an increasing number of 1st round picks aren't panning out. Guys like Wes Iwandu, Dwayne Bacon, and Jaron Blossomgame could all be serviceable players in the league if they are drafted by a team with a good development team.
My order of procedure with this draft would be:
1) See if you can get Charlotte to give up their #11 for Brook (& 22 or 27) if need be. If the Nets are in a position to draft to draft: -
- Dennis Smith (highly doubtful)
- Frank Ntikilina (I'm somewhat meh on him)
- Donovan Mitchell
- Harry Giles (if he checks out medically)
2) If you can't trade up, see if Pasceniks or Bam Adebayo is available.
I think Pasceniks has pretty serious potential if developed correctly. He's quite agile for his size and already has good touch from the outside. His release isn't as quick as Porzingis so don't look for that just yet but I think a bit of coaching from a great bigs coach (ahem...Chris Bosh...ahem) could help to polish some of the aspects of his game that are raw.
Bam can be serviceable in the NBA but I can't figure out what his ceiling is. I like him but I don't know whether our guys believe that they can get a lot more out of him.
3) If none of the aforementioned options are available, I'd actually consider trading one of the the picks in return for a pick in next year's draft. Then I'd take the other pick, trade down into the early second round, and select two out of Iwandu, Bacon, and Blossomgame.
Each of them are long and somewhat agile.
Iwandu's length and agility make him someone who could be a great fit as a combo guard for the future.
Bacon could be a legit 3 man in the league; he's not the fastest but he's got a good number of moves and his ballhandling is good for his size.
I think Blossomgame could at least be as good as RHJ, if not better. His shooting form isn't broken although I do think his muscles impact his ability to be a consistent shooter. He's more agile and has a more versatile offensive game.
