OT: Post your mock draft

From 10/13, and more anonymous GMs. Did I mention ESPN has an extensive college basketball contract, and needs to hype up players?

http://espn.go.com/espnw/news-comme...ous-nba-gm-why-team-tank-season-espn-magazine

 

We have differing opinions of what "on the record" means.

 

I found many articles from 2013 that call Wiggins the "Canadian Lebron." Here is one of them.

http://www.gq.com/sports/entertainment/sports/201311/andrew-wiggins-nba-draft-kansas-jayhawks

Now, he isn't even a sure-fire #1 pick, let alone future best player ever.

 

Denny, you posted that the writer went to the NBA draft combine. You then posted an article from that writer from 9/13, and quoted from it. I'm confused. Even RR7, who would like nothing more than try to say I'm wrong, has left the thread.

 

Oh no, people leave threads to read others, instead of just sitting and hitting F5! The horrors.
I'm not saying you're wrong. I'm asked a simple question, and by your replies, and MO, it's rather obvious the answer really. You want to argue, well, anything, but argue semantics of "on the record", which MM said, not Denny. If so, so be it. I'm unsure. Do you not think people said it'd be a great draft, or just want to argue on the record. Argue away.

 

Some people never see talent in drafts no matter how good the talent is. So many people on forums downplayed Lebron saying he was all hype and how they didn't see anything to get excited about... Same people every year.

 

Pretty much. This draft has about 10-15 franchise changers and 5-8 of those are superstar caliber guys if given the right direction IMO.

 

Last years was really bad IMO. But 2012 was deep through #9 (Drummond) This looks to be similar. I have my doubts about Smart. Is he really starter material? I would love to have him off our bench, but what exactly does he bring to the table. What does he do really well. Play maker-no, Shooter-No, attacks the basket-Yes. I think he is another tweener.

 

Smart can become a Harden-esque guy off the bench.

 

In fairness to those people, there are people like me who probably overvalue drafts as well.

 

True but overvaluing is more fun to discuss than believing no better players will ever enter the NBA.

 

I think it's gonna be a good draft but probably not as good as people thought at the beginning of the year.
The most sure-thing is actually Exum IMO, Smart will also be good, I also like Embiid if he's healthy. Parker I didn't really get to see and I'm guessing Carmelo is a nice comparison but it's probably his ceiling (Carmelo won the NCAA title as a freshman) and he'll supposedly get picked around the same pick.
Some guys later in the draft (Aaron Gordon, Kyle Anderson, Shabazz Napier) I think could be steals. I Also like Saric from his scouting reports, statistics on Cibona Zagreb which is a very respectable European club.

 

#easilyimpressed

 

Well I personally think Wiggins, Parker, Embiid, Exum and Smart will have become stars at some point in their careers. Then you have guys like LaVine, Vonleh, Randle, Gordon, Saric, Anderson, Young, Hood, Ennis, Stauskas and Robinson who have a shit ton of potential.

 

I think Randle is going to be a stud.

 

It all depends on what team drafts him. He definitely has a little Zbo to his game, I think he'd fit nicely in Utah or Sacramento.

 

Not sure what thread I saw the PapaG and Denny Crane back and forth on the draft. But here is another executive who is luke warm on it.

Retweeted by Sam Amico
Scott Agness ‏@ScottAgness 3h

Larry Bird on the draft: "They talk about how great the draft is. I don’t necessarily buy that.”

 

Look at where Indiana is drafting though. It's absolutely in Larry's interest to publicly downplay the value in the draft because there may be some guy he thinks is worth moving up for or hoping falls into his lap. If he goes on the record saying it's loaded with studs then he sets his bargaining position at a disadvantage (even if the actual difference in bargaining power is minuscule).