[The8thDeadlySinParticipant]

Of the teams in the lottery, who has the best group of players under 25?? This doenst include any player they may draft.

Hornets – Eric Gordon, Al-Faroqu Aminu, Xavier Henry

Bobcats – Kemba Walker, Bismack Biyombo, DJ Augustine, BJ Mullens, Gerald Henderson, Derrick Brown, Cory Higgins

Wizards – John Wall, Jan Vesely, Chris Singelton, Kevin Seraphin, Shelvin Mack, Jordan Crawford, Trevor Booker

Cavs – Kyrie Irving, Tristian Thompson, Omri Casspi, Manny Harris, Samardo Samuels, Luke Harangody

Kings – Tyreke Evans, Demarcus Cousins, Jimmer Fredette, Isaiah Thomas, Terrence Williams, Marcus Thornton, Tyler Honneycutt, Hassan Whiteside

Blazers – Jonny Flynn, JJ Hickson, Elliot Williams, Nolan Smith, Nicholas Batum, Luke Babbit

Warriors – Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, Jeremy Tyler, Chris Wright, Charles Jenkins

Raptors – Jerryd Bayless, Demar Derozen, Ed Davis, Ben Uzoh, Solomon Alabi

Pistons – Brandon Knight, Greg Monroe, Austin Daye, Vernon Macklin

Bucks – Brandon Jennings, Tobias Harris, John Leur, Larry Sanders

Suns – Markieff Morris, Robin Lopez

Rockets – Patrick Patterson, Marcus Morris, Chase Buddinger, Courtney Fortson, Greg Simpson, Damion Simpson, Chandler Parsons

[BruinSteveParticipant]

 The Thunder

Durant

Westbrook

Harden

Ibaka

[meirmeir13]

 The kings on paper looks dangerous If they can get a legit SF they could make noise. Interested to see just how good curry can be with a center that gets spot double teams a night . If they could somehow get barnes 

[meirmeir13]

 The kings on paper looks dangerous If they can get a legit SF they could make noise. Interested to see just how good curry can be with a center that gets spot double teams a night . If they could somehow get barnes 

[Wavy BagelsParticipant]

I’d take the Kings, but I like the potential of the Bucks’ young core.

[ItsVictorOladipoParticipant]

Personally I think the Kings. Cousins will be an All-Star soon, Evans has All-Star ability, Thornton can get buckets, Thomas was an absolute steal last year and Fredette is an excellent shooter.

 

On a sidenote (I know were only talking about lottery teams) it’s scary to think that the Thunder are so young themselves, their 4 best players are 23 (Durant), 23 (Westbrook), 22 (Harden) and 22 (Ibaka).

[rickybobbyParticipant]

 The kings are by far the most talented of the group, they just need some discipline, structure, leadership and they would be alot better. Image them in the future with all of that, they could be another OKC in terms of building a great team through the draft.

[BruinSteveParticipant]

 I guess I read the post to quickly, but yah the Kings are the most talented in the lottery

[r377Participant]

The Kings just need some team chemistry and a good coach to make the playoffs. On paper and including this years draft pick they look very good…..

[sheltwon3Participant]

You should pencil Davis in with the Hornets

Also Sacramento has a long of young talent but they don’t have any chemistry.  Okc is young and are finally clicking at the right time.  This could be their year.  So much for Miami’s big three.

[TRC1991Participant]

a) its greg smith not greg simpson

b) its diamon simpson not damian simpson

c) kings and wizards have the best young talent IMO

[JunkYardDogParticipant]

You forgot valanciunas for the raptors and motiejunas for the rockets who will be there soon.

[Sewok15Participant]

I like the Kings talent as well but I am surprised nobody mentioned the Pistons yet. Greg Monroe looks like he should be a very good player for years to come and Brandon Knight should develop into a very dangerous scoring PG. Austin Daye has been around for a while as well but I feel like he has yet to reach his potential as well.

[The8thDeadlySinParticipant]

I was looking at people who played this year for teams.

I was surprised at how young some people guys were.  Seems like they had been in the league forever but they werent even 25 yet..

I agree with most people here.. Kings have the best young talent.

[PulseGlazerParticipant]

The Kings have the most talent but none of it fits and the organization is run terribly, so… next.

Star talent means more than depth to me, so that limits this to Pistons, Wizards, Raptors (counting Jonas), Cavs, Hornets, and Warriors.

Jonas remains unproven and the Raps have nothing else, they’re gone.

Warriors, with Curry, and Hornets, with Gordon, both have guys who are too injury prone, so eliminating them. 

Monroe is a beast, and I love Knight, but beyond that, they don’t have effective youth.  I’d say the same for Cleveland, where Irving is a star, Tristan will be great, and then it’s a bunch of mediocrity.

That leaves the Wizards.  Wall is a potential superstar, while Vesley looks like he can be a long-term athletic and defensive force.  Singleton is at worst worthy of a spot in the top 8 of a contender down the line (awesome defenders who can hit corner 3s always are). Seraphin and Booker look like very good rotation bigs, and Crawford can be instant bench offense.  A star and unmatched depth… Crawford wins.

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