If your the GM who do you draft

nuggs…take zach lavine.  why?  we have lawson, nate-rob, foye, fournier, gallo, chandler, faried, hickson, mcgee and mosgov.  that’s a solid 10.  swing for the fences and hope lavine develops into a superstar in a couple years.  bryan shaw is supposed to be a great developmental coach and got a lot of credit for making paul george a superstar so let’s see what he can do with lavine. 

nuggs…take zach lavine.  why?  we have lawson, nate-rob, foye, fournier, gallo, chandler, faried, hickson, mcgee and mosgov.  that’s a solid 10.  swing for the fences and hope lavine develops into a superstar in a couple years.  bryan shaw is supposed to be a great developmental coach and got a lot of credit for making paul george a superstar so let’s see what he can do with lavine. 

 As a Jazz fan I like Gordon at 5, he is versitile , athletic, can play D at either the 3 or the 4, good handles, good passer, compared to Marion and AK47, hard worker, good motor, shooting isn’t good but improving. Vonleh would be an option but he’s similar to Favors & Kanter, more of a 4/5.  He shot the 3 well in college but not a very high number of shots.  Vonleh would be my second choice after Gordon.

At 23, I like Clarkson, he’s a big point, athletic, can play 1or2. We need a big alternative at point.

 As a Jazz fan I like Gordon at 5, he is versitile , athletic, can play D at either the 3 or the 4, good handles, good passer, compared to Marion and AK47, hard worker, good motor, shooting isn’t good but improving. Vonleh would be an option but he’s similar to Favors & Kanter, more of a 4/5.  He shot the 3 well in college but not a very high number of shots.  Vonleh would be my second choice after Gordon.

At 23, I like Clarkson, he’s a big point, athletic, can play 1or2. We need a big alternative at point.

 But Gordon and his versatility, defense would be huge for them. Randle would be a huge steal too. Its very interesting with Embid possibly dropping. I think Rondo would make Embids transition a lot easier. Easy buckets would make him confident early. At 6 with a 17th you can take the shot because you got a insane amount of 1st round picks for the next 5 years. If a great deal is there I make a deal, but patience is a virtue. It wont be long.

 But Gordon and his versatility, defense would be huge for them. Randle would be a huge steal too. Its very interesting with Embid possibly dropping. I think Rondo would make Embids transition a lot easier. Easy buckets would make him confident early. At 6 with a 17th you can take the shot because you got a insane amount of 1st round picks for the next 5 years. If a great deal is there I make a deal, but patience is a virtue. It wont be long.

 Zach LaVine- Same reasons of everybody here, I love him

 Best Case-Kobe Bryant

 Worst Case-Gerald Green

 Zach LaVine- Same reasons of everybody here, I love him

 Best Case-Kobe Bryant

 Worst Case-Gerald Green

 Rodney Hood. Love the guy’s shooting stroke, over 40% from three. I think he can step in and be Lamb’s backup at shooting guard, since the Thunder love length and he is definitely oversized for the 2. He can also playing some SF minutes alongside any combination of two of Westbrook-Jackson-Lamb and Durant at the 4. 

 Rodney Hood. Love the guy’s shooting stroke, over 40% from three. I think he can step in and be Lamb’s backup at shooting guard, since the Thunder love length and he is definitely oversized for the 2. He can also playing some SF minutes alongside any combination of two of Westbrook-Jackson-Lamb and Durant at the 4. 

The pick depends on the move that happens. If I was GM I would offer GS Love and Martin for Klay/Harrison/Lee. If they do it great otherwise I’d go w/ Boston. In this case w/ 13 I’d either take Payne to eventually take over Lee’s spot or Payton to back up Rubio if he was there. 

Rubio/Barea

Klay/Bazz

Harrison/Brewer

Lee/Payne

Dieng/Pek

If the GS deal doesn’t happen trade with Boston and take Randle at 6 and James Young at 13 (I think both these guys would be great with a distributor like Rubio) and Early w/ 17.

Rubio/Barea

Young/Bazz

Brewer/Early

Randle/Turiaf

Pek/Dieng

The pick depends on the move that happens. If I was GM I would offer GS Love and Martin for Klay/Harrison/Lee. If they do it great otherwise I’d go w/ Boston. In this case w/ 13 I’d either take Payne to eventually take over Lee’s spot or Payton to back up Rubio if he was there. 

Rubio/Barea

Klay/Bazz

Harrison/Brewer

Lee/Payne

Dieng/Pek

If the GS deal doesn’t happen trade with Boston and take Randle at 6 and James Young at 13 (I think both these guys would be great with a distributor like Rubio) and Early w/ 17.

Rubio/Barea

Young/Bazz

Brewer/Early

Randle/Turiaf

Pek/Dieng

 We gotta get McBuckets first or Stauskas. Although Harris definitely wouldn’t be a bad pick either

 We gotta get McBuckets first or Stauskas. Although Harris definitely wouldn’t be a bad pick either

Personally, I’m a huge Boston fan. I’m not too find of the Kevin Love talks tbh because the 3 draft picks were giving up could potentially all become stars. So, here’s what I would do…

Let’s assume the first two picks are Wiggins and Parker. The 76ers then have an interesting dilemma. They’ve been linked to Exum and said to be interested in shopping MCW if they get him, which I doubt to be true. So the 76ers go with Exum.

If I’m the Celtics, at this point I call the Magic and work out a deal for 4. Why it works? The Celtics have lacked a premier center for years. Though the Embiid injuries are alarming, I’m still confident he will be a very very good center. The Magic have said to be fans of Marcus Smart since last year. The Jazz will not draft Smart at 5, so the Magic can still scoop him up at 6 and gain an extra pick in the draft (17).

Personally, I’m a huge Boston fan. I’m not too find of the Kevin Love talks tbh because the 3 draft picks were giving up could potentially all become stars. So, here’s what I would do…

Let’s assume the first two picks are Wiggins and Parker. The 76ers then have an interesting dilemma. They’ve been linked to Exum and said to be interested in shopping MCW if they get him, which I doubt to be true. So the 76ers go with Exum.

If I’m the Celtics, at this point I call the Magic and work out a deal for 4. Why it works? The Celtics have lacked a premier center for years. Though the Embiid injuries are alarming, I’m still confident he will be a very very good center. The Magic have said to be fans of Marcus Smart since last year. The Jazz will not draft Smart at 5, so the Magic can still scoop him up at 6 and gain an extra pick in the draft (17).