2014 Draft Thread

thamadkant · Post #181 » by **thamadkant** » Wed Oct 23, 2013 1:16 am

Players to watch out for outside of the obvious 3 (Randle, Wiggins, Parker)

- Wayne Selden SG 6’5, Wade-esque body and athleticism, can shoot a bit too. Him and Wiggins would be great 1-2 tandem at Kansas.
- James Young SG/SF 6’6, Good shooter and decent athlete. Interested on how he will perform and if he climbs or not.
- Joel Embiid C 7’0, potential dark horse #1 pick… if he bulks up a bit and show a defensive game he will be a top 2 pick come next July.

Any of the above players would be welcome to Suns…
Joel Embiid and Alex Len front court.. I would move Len as PF, Duncan-like role and have Embiid as center play the Admiral (broken back decline version).
Hence its paramount to get Len some touches as a back to the basket and some top of the key possesions to get him to learn quick.

bigfoot · Post #182 » by **bigfoot** » Thu Oct 24, 2013 4:02 am

Frank Lee · Post #183 » by **Frank Lee** » Thu Oct 24, 2013 3:20 pm

Kerrsed wrote:
Frank Lee wrote:Kerrsed looks pretty happy in there doesn't he ?

I do, as i see one of the top 3 2014 picks in my sight!

True to form Kerssed.... first on, last off

thamadkant · Post #184 » by **thamadkant** » Fri Oct 25, 2013 11:09 pm

Guess the tank has been re-fueled and had its maintenance briefly there... Now it's back on the road!

Blackification · Post #185 » by **Blackification** » Sat Oct 26, 2013 8:29 am

Anyone think Wiggins might not be able to handle the pressure thrown at him this early? He hasn't even played a game in college and Nike and Adidas are already thinking about giving him 180 million dollar contracts. He is already being compared to durant. Compare that to someone like Randle and Parker who are in the shadow working hard to prove everybody wrong.

I don't know maybe i'd prefer it if we land the 2nd pick and get someone with a killer mentality like randle.

Post #186 » by **TASTIC** » Sat Oct 26, 2013 11:19 am

Marcin Gortank

Frank Lee · Post #187 » by **Frank Lee** » Sat Oct 26, 2013 12:16 pm

your on a roll :lol:

Post #188 » by **TASTIC** » Sat Oct 26, 2013 1:16 pm

Frank Lee wrote:your on a roll

"Gortat given Marcin orders"

nevetsov · Post #189 » by **nevetsov** » Sat Oct 26, 2013 1:31 pm

Hahaha loving it!

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King4Day · Post #190 » by **King4Day** » Sat Oct 26, 2013 1:45 pm

Blackification wrote:Anyone think Wiggins might not be able to handle the pressure thrown at him this early? He hasn't even played a game in college and Nike and Adidas are already thinking about giving him 180 million dollar contracts. He is already being compared to durant. Compare that to someone like Randle and Parker who are in the shadow working hard to prove everybody wrong.

I don't know maybe i'd prefer it if we land the 2nd pick and get someone with a killer mentality like randle.

I read that the 180mil offer was a hoax.
You do have a point about Wiggins but we'll see this college season how he actually does. If he handles himself well and has a good season, he'll make the transition fine. Lebron was highly touted and came out fine.
I would be happy having the worst NBA record so we are guaranteed a top 5 pick (but would be devastated if we landed the 4th pick in that situation.

No-Man · Post #191 » by **No-Man** » Sat Oct 26, 2013 1:55 pm

Best 5 guys you could draft for me at this point with picks, 1#, two between 15-18#, one between 20-25#, plus 31st#

Wiggins
Gary Harris
McGary
Micic
Poythress

Bledsoe-Micic
Harris-Goodwin
Wiggins-Morris-Poythress
Morris-McGary
Len-Plumlee
+w/e you get from Dragic

gaspar · Post #192 » by **gaspar** » Sat Oct 26, 2013 2:12 pm

[tweet]https://twitter.com/JordanSWhite/status/393895180622778368[/tweet]

Ryu · Post #193 » by **Ryu** » Sat Oct 26, 2013 4:23 pm

Fischella wrote:Best 5 guys you could draft for me at this point with picks, 1#, two between 15-18#, one between 20-25#, plus 31st#

Wiggins
Gary Harris
McGary
Micic
Poythress

Bledsoe-Micic
Harris-Goodwin
Wiggins-Morris-Poythress
Morris-McGary
Len-Plumlee
+w/e you get from Dragic

I don`t see Micic as a NBA player. He is a slightly better Kendall Marshall at this moment in time. And I am not sold on Harris, McGary and Poythress at all.

Players I`d target:
- Wiggins, Parker or Randle with our own pick,
- Gordon, Robinson or Hezonja (package Minny and Washington picks to move up for one of them),
- McDermott with Indy pick.

Dragic/Bledsoe
Bledsoe/Goodwin
Parker/Tucker
Gordon/McDermott
Len/Plumlee

I believe Jabari Parker and Aaron Gordon would be a terrific combo at 3 and 4. They can also switch forward positions between them with ease.

Post #194 » by **rsavaj** » Sat Oct 26, 2013 7:38 pm

I don't think we'll be able to package our mid-teens picks to move into the top 10. Houston couldn't do it 2 years ago and it was a weaker draft than this one.

Ryu · Post #195 » by **Ryu** » Sat Oct 26, 2013 8:19 pm

rsavaj wrote:I don't think we'll be able to package our mid-teens picks to move into the top 10. Houston couldn't do it 2 years ago and it was a weaker draft than this one.

It should be enough moving up to 10-12 range to pick one of those guys, imo.

Robinson is projecting to go 12th by DraftExpress, 9th by NBADraft.net, Gordon (4th - DE, 18th - .net), Hezonja (10th, 14th), Selden (14th, 6th) right now. At least one of them should be there.

Picking up Randle with, let`s say, 2nd pick and Selden (or Robinson) with 10-12th would also make very good sf/pf duo.

wheezy · Post #196 » by **wheezy** » Sat Oct 26, 2013 11:03 pm

^Not to mention Jabari is less likely to leave college than most other guys.

gaspar · Post #197 » by **gaspar** » Mon Oct 28, 2013 7:54 am

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDKTefoepGE[/youtube]

Moochiefried · Post #198 » by **Moochiefried** » Mon Oct 28, 2013 7:25 pm

I'm more and more thinking that Jabari Parker is the real #1 player in next years draft. Any perception of this kid being under athletic are waaaaaaaayyyyyy off

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sl1ihL8Cyi8[/youtube]

Parker is the full package right now, while Wiggins is still missing a few things

E-Buck · Post #199 » by **E-Buck** » Mon Oct 28, 2013 7:38 pm

I always knew Parker was good. People putting his athleticism down didn't know what they were talking about.

All 3 of Wiggins, Parker, and Randle are all monsters. Any of the 3 instantly gives us a superstar. I'd LOVE to have the #1 overall, but I won't complain with #2 or #3 either lol.

DirtyDez · Post #200 » by **DirtyDez** » Tue Oct 29, 2013 1:24 am

wheezy wrote:^Not to mention Jabari is less likely to leave college than most other guys.

He's 1 & done.