If you look that far ahead, I offer you Udoka Azubuike - 6'10 | 275 lbs | 7'6" wingspan | 15 years old If he really is 15 he's going to be a 7'0" 300 lb. beast going into college.
A raw project - super athletic PF. He probably shouldn't have declared, he likely would be a lotto pick in next years weak draft. Poor man's Blake Griffin:
He actually looks real nice. I like how he can put the ball on the floor just hope he doesn't have tunnel vision. I mean he has a nice handle. I wouldn't mind taking him at 23. I never really watched much LSU last year, but they'll probably be strong in the next couple years as they got a top 5 recruiting class coming in.
I still like RHJ a lot with that pick. He brings us a tenacious defender who can guard multiple positions. I think he might eventually develop into more of a scorer.
I agree. His defense alone can make him a useful rotation player. That deep in the draft, you can't expect more than that.
If RJH had a reliable jumper he'd be a lotto pick. His 20% from three is atrocious. Even with his broken jumper his defensive abilities will make him a mid-first guy. I doubt he'll be there at #23.
I searched around a bit and found out that Shaq was 6'8" 265 lbs at the same age. This kid could be a super rare prospect. But he is from Nigeria, he could be 30.
RHJ will be a solid defender but I almost rather sign Aminu and draft Upshaw, I think finding a big bodied rim protecter is more what we're going to need (insurance for rolo leaving).
I just let out an ugh whenever I look at the mock drafts and see who they have available when the Blazers are picking. I just don't see anyone that really adds anything to the equation in any way as the team currently is comprised. Hollis-Jefferson can defend, so that makes him attractive if he's around when the Blazers pick, but I don't know if he ever develops much of an offensive game, and I just don't see him even contributing as a defender off the bench next year. Not that the Blazers will have a shot at any of these guys, but there are a few guys at the top of the draft that I think can be really special. And it's not the two bigs who probably will go 1-2 ... I look at Okafor and I think he's the next Elton Brand, which is pretty good but I don't think he'll be great, and Towns is a kid you have to project, and I don't know that he ever becomes elite offensively. I think, five years from now, the player everyone is going to say was the best from this draft is Justise Winslow. I just really love his athletic ability and size and what his offensive game could become. I think Hezonja could be the second coming of Peja Stojakavic, which is pretty good. Not big on Willie Cauley-Stein ... I think he's a poor man's Marcus Camby, but, of course, he has great feet which could translate into being an elite defender against the pick-and-roll. Like pretty much everyone, I like Stanley Johnson because he defends and physically is about as ready as anyone in this class. I really like Jerian Grant, too. The rest of the guys I think it just depends on who they get drafted by and if they can find a niche. I don't see really anyone I can look at and just say "You know, he'll be a contributor wherever he goes, maybe just off the bench, but he can play." Lot of boom-bust guys in this draft, IMO.
Oh yeah, and I forgot one guy who really intrigues me: Myles Turner from Texas. I look at his game and I see a lot of LaMarcus Aldridge in it, but I think he could be more of a factor early in his career as a rebounder and defender than LA was. He seems to be getting projected a lot in the early teens. I think he is going to be a steal if he goes there.
Ford's latest mock: #23: Montrezl Harrell. CBSsports riser: Guillermo Hernangomez, C, Spain: Hernangomez is a per-minute statistical star, so he'd fit well in the analytically-heavy Sixers front office.
I'm a bit squeamish to take anymore Spanish players in the 20's. Sergio Rodriguez (27th pick) Rudy Fernandez (24th pick) Victor Claver (22nd pick)
