-Ed Weiland (HoopsAnalyst) A second round gem who should be a first round pick. Hope he falls to #41 or we package those picks to get into the early 30's to nab him.
Drummond v. Leonard. I'm starting to like Leonard better. He will likely be there at 11 and I'm not sure his upside is much lower than Drummond, but with a lot higher floor. BPA at 6 and Leonard at 11 would not upset me.
I disagree on the higher floor for Leonard. I think Drummond should come in as a decent man defender immediately,with a Kwame-ish floor. I don't see Leonard as a solid defender at a minimum. I think he can flame out of the league a lot more easily.
I see Leonard as a possible Tyson Chandler-type. A very athletic defender that can finish some ally-oops on the break.
Well if they have any belief that Elliott Williams will turn out to be any good, and it would not surprise me if he did, then by taking Lillard at 6 and Leonard at 11, you have a potentially solid young starting 5. Assuming we re-sign Batum.
I see Leonard fairing as well as the majority of other white American born centers drafted in the lottery
OK....... i'm not joking. I will be here in Eugene working Thursday...... I will not be able to watch or listen to the draft........ have twitter open or any of that shit. I will have this thread open and that's it. You army of virgin geeks will be my only source of info until 8:30PM. Please do not let me down!!!!!!
I wonder of Wheels will be as useless as he has been in the last two drafts. He stands outside the war room and provides nothing other than "they look active and the phones are in use"
You might be right, but you have to factor in that Drummond goes at 6, and Leonard at 11. I think the Tyson Chandler comparisons are right for Leonard, and that works for me. Drummond's stats have gone down the last three years (2 HS, 1 College) as he faced tougher competition. He has shown very limited motor, and doesn't look like he has done anything to improve over those years. Leonard has improved and appears interested in continuing. Unless the scouts see something different in Drummond, I would be just as happy with a pass on him. I'm actually warming to Zeller a bit at 11 as well, but would still prefer Leonard.
Sam Amick Source says St. John's small forward Moe Harkless will work out in Sacramento (No. 5) on Monday after working out for Golden State (No. 7) today. The session wasn't initially scheduled, but the Kings are showing serious interest. Have to wonder if it's a sign that they're thinking about moving back to get a player like him. The Kings played former rookie of the year Tyreke Evans at the small forward spot last season, but he was not happy with the move and certainly would rather play in the backcourt as he heads into a contract year. Harkless at 11 makes more sense than Harkless at 5.
I thought the same thing the other day when I saw this on twitter. Three teams are showing "heavy interest" and two of them just happen to be Sacramento and Portland.
In the past he's been all over the map with how bigs project from college to the NBA. He's much better projecting guards and wings.
Saw this on a Pacers thread, they posted it Friday, so not sure if someone else here posted it already:
