This year's lottery is 20 deep

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Posted on: Thu, 06/18/2015 - 4:33pm #60422

valentine
Our little mock draft exercise has made me realize that the lottery caliber talent runs 19-21 deep this year. All 20 of these guys have gotten enough lottery buzz that nobody would be surprised in the least if they went top 14.
A team like my Celtics doesn’t really need to trade up to get a really good player. Every team in the top 20 is going to get a really nice player, or at least have one available.
1.Timberwolves: Karl-Anthony Towns
2.Lakers: Jahlil Okafor
3.76ers: D’Angelo Russell
4.Knicks: Emmanuel Mudiay
5.Magic: Kristaps Porzingis
6.Kings: Willie Cauley-Stein
7.Nuggets: Justise Winslow
8.Pistons: Mario Hezonja
9.Hornets: Devin Booker
10.Heat: Stanley Johnson
11.Pacers: Cameron Payne
12.Jazz: Myles Turner
13.Suns: Frank Kaminsky
14.Thunder: Sam Dekker
Kelly Oubre
Bobby Portis
Trey Lyles
Kevin Looney
Rondae Hollis Jefferson
Montrezl Harrell
Jerian Grant

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Posted on: Thu, 06/18/2015 - 5:26pm #991500

BallerScript
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I think that this draft lottery could be 25 deep
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Posted on: Thu, 06/18/2015 - 5:26pm #991358

BallerScript
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I think that this draft lottery could be 25 deep
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Posted on: Thu, 06/18/2015 - 5:52pm #991512

shootingstar11
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KAT / Oak / Russel and Mudiay
This is a 4-deep draft, 4-top notched talents, but I agree, you can get decent role players deep into this draft. This is a much better / deeper draft compared to last year…Last year was simply over-hyped.
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Posted on: Thu, 06/18/2015 - 5:52pm #991370

shootingstar11
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KAT / Oak / Russel and Mudiay
This is a 4-deep draft, 4-top notched talents, but I agree, you can get decent role players deep into this draft. This is a much better / deeper draft compared to last year…Last year was simply over-hyped.
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Posted on: Thu, 06/18/2015 - 5:56pm #991516

zer0d0ubt
I think the draft is 40+ deep with NBA players. Even undrafted guys like Aaron Harrison, Chris Walker, and Sykes will get minutes in the NBA eventually.

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Posted on: Thu, 06/18/2015 - 5:56pm #991374

zer0d0ubt
I think the draft is 40+ deep with NBA players. Even undrafted guys like Aaron Harrison, Chris Walker, and Sykes will get minutes in the NBA eventually.

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Posted on: Thu, 06/18/2015 - 7:01pm #991524

Magic Jordan
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Because the top 20 players in the draft are guaranteed to pan out??
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Posted on: Thu, 06/18/2015 - 7:01pm #991382

Magic Jordan
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Because the top 20 players in the draft are guaranteed to pan out??
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Posted on: Thu, 06/18/2015 - 7:01pm #991526

ilike.panochas
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I see it the other way. Theres about 8-9 really good prospects, then it drops off with buch of players who could be role players.
Okafor
Towns
Russell
Mudiay
Winslow
Porzingis
Hezonja
Stanley Johnson
Cauley-Stein
Dekker
After these guys, you have a bunch of raw/projects, and possible role players.
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Posted on: Thu, 06/18/2015 - 7:01pm #991384

ilike.panochas
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I see it the other way. Theres about 8-9 really good prospects, then it drops off with buch of players who could be role players.
Okafor
Towns
Russell
Mudiay
Winslow
Porzingis
Hezonja
Stanley Johnson
Cauley-Stein
Dekker
After these guys, you have a bunch of raw/projects, and possible role players.
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- Posted on: Thu, 06/18/2015 - 11:08pm #991576
  
  Mr. HookShot
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  Totally agree with you, except maybe for Dekker. But for me, the first 8 guys are pretty much fixed, not the order however. If one of those players should fall below 8th every team who looks for BPA should pick him up.
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- Posted on: Thu, 06/18/2015 - 11:08pm #991434
  
  Mr. HookShot
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  Totally agree with you, except maybe for Dekker. But for me, the first 8 guys are pretty much fixed, not the order however. If one of those players should fall below 8th every team who looks for BPA should pick him up.
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Posted on: Fri, 06/19/2015 - 8:18am #991545

OhCanada-
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Almost all of these guys are projects and not NBA ready. The potential is there but it is not realized at this time.
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Posted on: Fri, 06/19/2015 - 8:18am #991686

OhCanada-
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Almost all of these guys are projects and not NBA ready. The potential is there but it is not realized at this time.
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Posted on: Fri, 06/19/2015 - 9:20am #991579

Bed Head
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IMO, outside of your top 5 (and Hezonja), there are guys like those others in every draft.
BTW, was this the OP’s most popular post ever? Reason I ask is, sadly, I don’t think we’ll be seeing any more of zer0d0ubt for awhile.
However, the good news is we can now all anxiously await an inevitable return with yet another new username! (So exciting!) Which will be his 4th, of course, following arambone, arambone2 and zer0d0ubt.

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Posted on: Fri, 06/19/2015 - 9:20am #991720

Bed Head
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IMO, outside of your top 5 (and Hezonja), there are guys like those others in every draft.
BTW, was this the OP’s most popular post ever? Reason I ask is, sadly, I don’t think we’ll be seeing any more of zer0d0ubt for awhile.
However, the good news is we can now all anxiously await an inevitable return with yet another new username! (So exciting!) Which will be his 4th, of course, following arambone, arambone2 and zer0d0ubt.

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Posted on: Sun, 11/08/2015 - 4:38pm #1023252

T Rex
Definitely a deep draft. I didn’t even include Rozier.
This was before I realized how slow D-Slo was, and tried to tell the non-Laker world.
Most guys on that top 20 list are getting minutes and making an impact.
Who else was calling Jerian Grant a lotto talent besides me?

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Posted on: Sun, 11/08/2015 - 4:38pm #1023115

T Rex
Definitely a deep draft. I didn’t even include Rozier.
This was before I realized how slow D-Slo was, and tried to tell the non-Laker world.
Most guys on that top 20 list are getting minutes and making an impact.
Who else was calling Jerian Grant a lotto talent besides me?

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Posted on: Fri, 02/12/2016 - 11:16am #1042513

Chariot Org
A lot of guys playing like lotto picks so far. Re-drafts are definitely going to be at least 20 deep with impact players.

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Posted on: Fri, 02/12/2016 - 11:16am #1042375

Chariot Org
A lot of guys playing like lotto picks so far. Re-drafts are definitely going to be at least 20 deep with impact players.

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- Posted on: Fri, 02/12/2016 - 3:16pm #1042555
  
  OhCanada-
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  Funny that you compare Rozier to Westbrook now but before he was drafted by the Celtics he wasn’t even in your top 20.
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- Posted on: Fri, 02/12/2016 - 3:16pm #1042416
  
  OhCanada-
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  Funny that you compare Rozier to Westbrook now but before he was drafted by the Celtics he wasn’t even in your top 20.
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  - Posted on: Fri, 02/12/2016 - 4:40pm #1042435
    
    Chariot Org
    I think I had him 21st. Higher than anybody else.
    
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  - Posted on: Fri, 02/12/2016 - 4:40pm #1042573
    
    Chariot Org
    I think I had him 21st. Higher than anybody else.
    
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- Posted on: Fri, 02/12/2016 - 6:43pm #1042448
  
  nateval
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  I didn’t think the draft would have been so deep. Portis, Anderson, RHJ, Hunter, Mickey, Looney; That’s 21-30 kinda crazy. Clearly a weaker draft this year
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- Posted on: Fri, 02/12/2016 - 6:43pm #1042587
  
  nateval
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  I didn’t think the draft would have been so deep. Portis, Anderson, RHJ, Hunter, Mickey, Looney; That’s 21-30 kinda crazy. Clearly a weaker draft this year
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This year’s lottery is 20 deep