NBA Draft 10′ – Busts, Potential Stars & Sleepers

star…..cousins
bust…..wes johnson
breakout…..xavier henry

I have neverbeen so sure of anything in my life….

bust- daniel orton, gordon hayward,aminu,derrick favors,damion james

sleepers-willie warren,vasquez,jon scheyer

potential stars-terico white,bledsoe,turner,wall,paul george,jordan crawford, lance stephenson

solid picks-patterson,cousins,monroe,james anderson,elliot williams,jarvis vanardo

bust- Orton, Favors, Ed Davis,

sleepers- Warren, Stephenson, Vazquez, Bjelica,

potential stars-Aminu,Wesley Johnson, Turner,Monroe, Wall,George,Stephenson

solid picks-Patterson,Cousins, Damion James, James Anderson,Luke Babbitt, Udoh, Hayward

1) BUST: Daniel Orton, Ed Davis, Solomon Alabi, Devin Ebanks
2) UNKNOWS PERFORMANCE: Demarcus Cousins, Xavier Henry, Hassan Whiteside, Avery Bradley, Larry Sanders, Eric Bledsoe
3) SLEEPERS: Terrico White, Jordan Crawford, Lance Stephenson, Armon Johnson, Ellliot Williams, Trevor Booker, Mikhail Torrance
4) POTENTIAL-STARS: John Wall, Evan Turner, Derrick Favors, Wes Johnson, Paul George
5) SOLID PICKS: Greg Monroe, Aminu, Ekpe Udoh, Patrick Patterson, Gordon Hayward, Luke Babbitt, James Anderson, Cole Aldrich

bust-davis(coming off an injury and proved nothing at unc
sleeper-stephenson(nba body, great in iso situations which happens way too often in the nba)
potential stars- george(6-9 with a great shot and sick athleticism, desire to become a shooting guard so must work on handle)
risky pick- cousins(awesome talent however heard he must work on attitude and conditioning

-Whitesides development is gonna be rushed unless he goes to Houston or lower he will be a definite bust
-I see Wesley Johnson becoming lasy and just become a role player sort of like Brewer did

-Trevor Booker is this years Millsap, Blair type player
-Samardo Samuels is gonna be a great role player if he goes to a team who needs a PF

-Terrico White should breakout and surprise everyone.He has alot of individual workouts and we may see him go mid 1st.
-Pattrick Patterson seems as ready as anyone in this draft to become a solid pro.

-Avery Bradley is gonna be this years Jennings and compete for a ROY if he goes to Indiana Toronto Memphis Boston Miami or Chicago

Bust- Daniel Orton, Hassan Whiteside, Solomon Alabi

Sleepers- Nemanja Bjelica, Eric Bledsoe, Avery Bradley, Xavier Henry, Damien James

Potential Stars- John Wall, Evan Turner, Wes Johnson, Derrick Favors

Solid Picks- Paul George, Luke Babbitt, Greg Monroe, Patrick Patterson, Al-Farouq Aminu, Cole Aldrich, Ed Davis, Ekpe Udoh

bust: Robinson-he has a fairly low bball IQ, and I don’t think he would get the attention he does if his team wasn’t UConn. He doesn’t have a very high skill level for a player who will need to play as a wing on the next level
sleeper-Randle-He has good court vision and real playmaking skill to go along with his outstanding quickness and nba range. His height may stop him from being a consistent starter, but I think he definitely should be drafted. He could become an excellent back-up pg in the NBA.
Star: Wall-his playmaking skills in this draft are unmatched
Breakout rookie year: This depends a lot on the team they are on and what kind of playing time they get, but Greg Monroe could produce immediately with his all around game, as could Patrick Patterson. If given the playing time, Babbitt could score a lot.

BUST: Derrick Favors, Daniel Orton

SLEEPERS: Dominique Jones, Terrico White, Craig Brackins, Jordan Crawford

POTENTIAL STARS: besides the obvious…Paul George, Lance Stephenson, James Anderson

Busts – Cousins, Hayward, Patterson & Aldrich (good, just not great)

Potential Stars (after top 5): Aminu, Ed Davis, Paul George, Xavier Henry, Whiteside

Sleepers (after lottery): Avery Bradley, Terrico White, Luke Babbit, Ebanks

Busts –
Orton – didnt even do ANYTHING at College how are you supposed to do sometihing in the NBA
Aldrich – i see him at best, a backup center, Not too Athletic, Smaller than everybody expected
I dont see him being special
Hayward – Nothing Special
Potential Stars (Lottery, not including john wall and turner) –
Cousins – Might get a few all-star games
Johnson – A few all-star games
Sleepers
Lance Stephenson – Turned out to be 6’6, could be a poor man’s Tyreke Evans
Devin Ebanks – Could average 15-6-4 and 2 stealsif he reaches potential
Avery Bradley – Could be George Hill

Busts: Favors, Johnson
Stars: Turner, Cousins
Sleepers: Torrance, Vasquez, Stephenson

busts: i like him but its got to be favors
star: lance stevenson even tho it seem like he’s always on facebook lol
sleeper: travor brooker im realy high on this guy he’s krazy long and athlectic* and really fast @ the 4 if he gets some real handle and mid range he would be a mis match at the 4 spot man

biggest bust- demarcus cousins. he has a lot of hype and no work ethic. i think people just expect him to do more than other high touted bust i would put up here. aminu, davis, whiteside, hayward those players are just expected to be stars at best but cousins is talked about like a future superstar.

biggest sleeper- vasquez or booker. depends on who ends up in the right situation. both players produce. it doesnt matter if people think they are slow or undersized theres a lot more to the game

best potetial to become a star not named turner, wall- Derrick Favors extremely talented, extremely raw

If you guys think DeMarcus Cousins will be a bust, then you guys know NOTHING about basketball. In JUST 23 minutes a game, TWENTY-THREE, the guy averaged 15pts, 10rbs, and 2blks on 56%!!!! The guy will be a phenom man, he was playing so well while having to play next to and established guy (like what Favors had to do) that futher decreased the amount of touches he’d get. You guys are buying into this media crap about how he has no work ethic or how he doesn’t play hard at times. If the guy goes in for 23 mins and gives THAT type of production at 6’11 292lbs…. there is NO WAY he slips past #2.

Pierre Jordan I see your point but the thing is guys more talented have screwed up their careers.

I doubt it will happen but Cousins does show all the signs of a potential busts.

Davis could be a bust

Hayward if picked too high could be a bust but if he gets picked late 1st could be a solid role player

Favors should be fine if he goes to NJ.
He would be competing against Yi and he has a freak body.

He will be a decent player just off his raw talent and body.

No offense but doesn’t Lebron who lacks a lot of solid offensive skills get hyped just because he is a physical freak of nature.

I completely agree, i mean, everyone has a chance to be a bust, bust Cousins is as close to ‘bust-proof’ as it gets, a double double in 23 minutes a game, not to mention the 2bpg and the 56% shooting that Pierre Jordan pointed out, those are good numbers, for 33 minutes a game, let alone 23. I think Cousins is the best big man in this draft by a good margin

You kind of know that Orton will take at least 2 years to be a solid rebound, defense, with a lil offense type big man. I doubt he does not become this at least. I mean really. What kind of stats are you expecting.

Look at Kendrick Perkins stats. They don’t awe you but if you could take a big man in the top 15 who can give you Perkins type minutes then you would think your draft was pretty good.

Orton is this kind of player and maybe more.

I have seen Johnson play and seen how he move during watching some of his highlights. He will not be a bust but I can see why people are saying it because his hype was unreal but if he goes 4-8 then he is where he should be. He is a 2nd or 3rd option and a spot up shooter with great athleticism. He would have to join a defensive minded half court team not to score 10 points as a rookie and that would not make him a bust.

He could go to Detroit though so that makes thing interesting.

Sheltwon, what are the ‘signs of a potential busts?’

Yea I don’t see bust. I don’t think he’ll be the “next Shaq” though, as some people have said. I think in his best season, his numbers will be like that of Al Jefferson’s when 2 seasons ago when he was a borderline All-Star (21 and 12).

Busts
1.Wesley Johnson..Great athlete..No post game..No ballhandling skills..Will be another Donyell Marshall a highly drafted prospect that became known for his 3 point shooting..
2.Ekpe Udoh..poor defensive rebounder..lacks strength
3.Armon Johnson

There are about 12 guys that will be stars…..

Sleepers..
1.Jerome Jordan
2.Solomon Alabi
3.Trevor Booker
4.Craig Brackins
5.Dominique Jones
6.Art Parakhouski
7.Hamady N’Dyiade
8.Damion James
9.Jordan Crawford
10.Tiny Gallon

Pierre love how you explained how good he is in only TWENTY-THREE minutes lol
people out there very usually doesn’t understand how amazing is it when you play around 12min i mean only 2/3 of Wall Turner time and still is NCAA 1st team all american..!

Busts:

DeMarcus Cousins. Any time they compare you to Eddy Curry AND Benoit Benjamin, beware.
Cole Aldrich. Pryzbilla ain’t bad, but if anyone remembers Eric Montross…..

Potential star:

Luke Babbitt. This guy is going to light it up.

Sleeper:

Jordan Crawford This guy is a gamer, with game.