[Toronto16Participant]

 <—— What do you think?

[SwatLakeCityParticipant]

I don’t agree with:

• Dummond going to Washington at 3 when we saw a huge improvement from Seraphin towards the end of the season and they already have Nene. So I bet they stick with those two down low still get rid of Blatche, and go for a wing like Beal or Kidd Gilchrist or Barnes.
• Sullinger going to Portland at 6 when they already have Aldridge. First of all, Sullinger is just a smaller Aldridge so those two won’t work well down low and second even though Aldridge can the play the 5 in spurts, he would struggle playing there full time. He is much better at the 4. Portland would do well to keep him there and draft a 5 like Drummond (if available) or a 2 like Beal.
• Ross going to Detroit at 9. They already have Stuckey and he played very well as a two last year. They also have Daye and Jerebko who can both play the 3 once Prince leaves. They could really use a 4 to play down low with Monroe. They really benefited from taking him 2 years ago, and now they need to exploit that benefit even more by forming a really punishing frontcourt. They can do that by picking Henson, or Zeller.
• Royce White at 12. Just too high. I’m not even quite sure he has the talent to go that high. Teams will be weary about his anxiety disorder, will think he’s too nervous to be the leader. So many lottery teams need a leader for the future yet I think White would be better suited as a complimentary piece. I think he goes 15-25
• Lamb is too low at 14. There are so many teams in the lottery who like him and could use him. Cavs, Blazers, Warriors, and Raptors could all use him. So I bet he goes top 10.
• Zeller is too polished to slip out of the lottery. I think he goes late lottery especially with Portand and Milwaukee picking 11 and 12 and both needing a polished Center like Zeller.
• I really think Rivers will go late lottery. I have him at 13 going to Pheonix, but I could also see him at 11 or 10, or even 14. He has too much potential to slip out of the lottery. Especially with him being Doc’s son, and having so much BBIQ because of that, I find it hard to believe that Portland, Pheonix, and New Orleans all pass on him when all three teams could use him.
• I see Leonard going top 15 or just missing top 15 and going 16 to Houston. He’s too big, and showed too much promise last year to slip out of the top 20.
• I don’t see Tony Wroten going 30. That’s way too low. Almost as bad as this site putting him at 35. He showed so much promise in his freshman year to slip that low. He could go as high as late lottery or in the 15-25 range. Probably more like top 20.

 

[mosdefParticipant]

we shall see in a month

[truwizfan4evrParticipant]

 wow dude wizards not taking andre drummond that is so wrong right there.  we set with big we nee a wing player bro  

[Memphis MadnessParticipant]

I like New Orleans getting Kendall Marshall.  Yeah, Jarett Jack is pretty good, but Marshall should be a better leader at the point for that team.  Then GV would be a good backup combo guard with Eric Gordon being the starting shooting guard.  Maybe Ariza stays, or they go after someone else.  Up front it will be Anthony Davis and Jason Smith and whoever else stays. 

With New Orleans they take care of their top big man and their backcourt.  They can fill in the rest of the pieces in the next few drafts and in free agency.

To me, the big comparisons in this draft are MKG and Harrison Barnes.  I want to see who the top wing will be.  I think teams who need a big will chose between Drummond and Thomas Robinson.  If they want to go with a shooting guard they will have to decide between Lamb and Beal.  Plus, you have all the top teams at least thinking about Perry Jones who has a high ceiling but also has bust potential.  Jared Sullinger looks like the guy who you know what you are getting with him.  He could turn into the mid-lotto sleeper.  He has a nice combination of size and skill.  I also like that he has two years of college on his resume.

[Sewok15Participant]

You hate both Lambs? Jeremy at 14 is way low and Doron falling out of the first round is not likely in my opinion.

[JoeWolf1]

 Sully at #6 to the Blazers makes no sense.  Getting a pick that high and then using it to draft Lamarcus Aldridges’ backup for 3 years…won’t happen.

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