RealGM 2016 Fan Forum Mock Draft - BOS #23

[Laimbeer]

Here's the selection of fan forums to date.

1 PHI Brandon Ingram
2 LAL Ben Simmons
3 BOS Dragan Bender
4 PHO Jamal Murray
5 MIN Buddy Hield
6 NOP Jaylen Brown
7 DEN Kris Dunn
8 SAC Denzel Valentine
9 TOR Marquese Chriss
10 MIL Deytona Davis
11 ORL Jakob Poeltl
12 UTA Skal Labissiere
13 PHO Timothe Luwawu
14 CHI Wade Baldwin
15 DEN Henry Ellenson
16 BOS Furkan Korkmaz 
17 MEM Domantas Sabonis
18 DET Demetrius Jackson
19 DEN Malachi Richardson
20 IND Thon Maker
21 ATL Ante Zizic
22 CHA Damian Jones
23 BOS
24 PHI
25 LAC
26 PHI
27 TOR
28 PHO
29 SAS
30 GSW


RealGM 2015 Fan Forum Mock Draft

[brackdan70]

If Prince is still on the board I am all over that. Bummer Zizic went 21 (oh this isn't the real draft). Zubic would be second choice.

[Homerclease]

Zubac. Sucks Jones went one pick before. Wouldn't have minded him at 16

Edit - it would appear that the OP took it upon himself to vote for CHA at 22 since the ATL poll closed today and there is no thread on the hornets board. What gives?

[Laimbeer]

Zubac. Sucks Jones went one pick before. Wouldn't have minded him at 16

Edit - it would appear that the OP took it upon himself to vote for CHA at 22 since the ATL poll closed today and there is no thread on the hornets board. What gives?

They'd been working on big board threads for a while and Jones was their highest rated player available at #22. It's linked in the OP.

[brackdan70]

Zubac. Sucks Jones went one pick before. Wouldn't have minded him at 16

Edit - it would appear that the OP took it upon himself to vote for CHA at 22 since the ATL poll closed today and there is no thread on the hornets board. What gives?

Hmmmm, conspiracy.

[Homerclease]

Zubac. Sucks Jones went one pick before. Wouldn't have minded him at 16

Edit - it would appear that the OP took it upon himself to vote for CHA at 22 since the ATL poll closed today and there is no thread on the hornets board. What gives?

They'd been working on big board threads for a while and Jones was their highest rated player available at #22. It's linked in the OP.

I understand that but their big board threads aren't the same scenario as the current fan mock.

[threrf23]

I suspect that Zubac in the BPA - he sounds generally similar to Nikola Jokic per his nbadraft.net profile, and his FIBA stats are nice. Random but seemingly knowledgeable message board poster says a year ago that Zubac is like Deandre Jordan - less athletic but more skilled.

But there are purportedly question marks about his durability, it's tough to evaluate him, and we have already taken two Euros in this mock.

I am writing in Malik Beasley. Young, shows good upside as a shooter/scorer, but is also very energetic defensively. Good foul efficiency for a guy who is highly active defensively. Seems like a good kid. Projects somewhere in between Avery Bradley and James Harden, IMO. Shouldn't still be on the board.

Shoutout to Diamond Stone, if he's still available at 31 I don't pass over him.

Taurean Prince's stats as an underclassmen, per minute, are interestingly somewhat similar to Chriss'. Statistically, better stats as an upperclassmen, but he looks a bit more raw to me than the 3&D type people are looking at him as. A/TO ratio below 1.0 all four years.

[Curmudgeon]

I would have taken Zizic instead of Korkmaz. Luwawu is tempting at #23, but he duplicates Korkmaz. So I'm taking a flyer on Pascal Siakam--the best remaining athlete--although Diamond Stone would be an acceptable alternative. I don't think Zubac is mobile enough for todays NBA.

[CharlesBradleyLikesToDunk]

Give me Bembry. I think he's gonna be a poor man's Iguodala. Versatile at both ends of the floor, really good passer.

[HeartBreakKid]

I voted for DIallo but I would like to change my vote to Zhou Qi.

I think the Celtics should take anyone who can protect the rim and hope for the better. Qi is a stash which is good for the Celtics since they have too many contracts. Qi has good b-ball IQ, can hit a shot, he's tall (which Celtics need) and should be able to block shots, he has his weaknesses - mainly his frame, but I think he has a solid floor and obviously very good upside.

[radcot]

Hope the actual draft doesn't leave us with the same choices at 23. Some good players left, but all the guys I'd really like to see slip to 23 have been taken. Prince is probably the safest choice, but I'd take a flyer on still another foreign futures guy, Juan Hernangomez. Here's a link to an article on his recent US workout: http://www.basketballinsiders.com/nba-saturday-juan-hernangomez-impresses-in-workouts/

[darrendaye]

Hernangomez. But, damn, very tempting choices still. This is why identifying stash possibles is going to play a big role. They are going to have fairly promising prospects available until pick 45 potentially.

[Laimbeer]

Ivica Zubac it is. Good luck in the draft.

[165bows]

Prince, Zubac, Bembry all sound appealing out of that group. Several people seem to really like Hernangomaz as well.

Anyone know how to see polls on the mobile app?

[Smitty731]

Drafting Korkmaz over Sabonis would be a massive mistake.

Also, there is no way in hell Ainge comes out of the Draft with 3 European players. He'll flat dump a pick for future picks before that happens. Not a chance.