Memphis Madness
– Who will average the most points? Derrick Williams
– Who will average the most assist? Ricky Rubio. for guys drafted this year Kyrie Irving
– Who will average the most rebound? Enes Kanter
– Who will average the most blocks? Bismack Biyombo
– Who will make the most impact defensively? Bismack Biyombo for his shot-blocking skills and intimation and solid size and strength. He should get minutes for the Bobcats. Runner up: Chris Singleton, but he might not get the minutes and may be more of team defender and on the ball defender who doesn’t really pile up the defensive stats (steals and blocks)
– Who will struggle the most to make the transition from NCAA/Euro to NBA? Kenneth Faried. He’s an undersized rebounder and energy guy who I think will struggle at first. Could end up being closer to Demarre Carroll or Renaldo Balkman than Dennis Rodman.
– Which lottery pick will struggle to get the most playing time? Marcus Morris
– Which 2nd round pick will make the most rookie impact? Shelvin Mack
– Which non-lottery pick has the best chance to win Rookie Of the Year? Marshon Brooks. 2nd place: Kawhi Leoard who was picked just outside the lottery at 15. I think he will help the Spurs even if his stats won’t reflect it.
– Give me your top 3 Rookie of the Year candidates in order: Derrick Williams, Enes Kanter, Kemba Walker
– Best player in this class 5 years from now? Derrick Williams
– Biggest bust in this class 5 years from now? Tristan Thompson. I think he was picked a little bit too high. He should be a good player but I don’t think he will be an all-star. There will be guys drafted after him that will have better careers.