Personally I give it a C+ maybe a B- depending on how the summer league shakes out. I think we are very thin at the wing spots and there were good PG/SG propects late 1st and early 2nd, which would have been taken if we had picked Barnes. Leonard I'm meh on, could be good, could be a big bust but at 11 you don't expect a world beater but hopefully a solid player. Finally I really like Barton but it's such a crap shoot in the 2nd round.
No F- ? I actually like the Barton pick, best pick POR made tonight.....Lillard could be ok....Leonard is a douche.....
I gave this a C. I really like the potential of Meyers Leonard. Elite athletic ability for a true 7-footer with skills to boot. He's a project and a bigman coach will be very important. If we bring Grgs on board I think he can be special. We reached for Lillard. At best I think he can be a taller Jameer Nelson (Haynes agrees). IMHO, passing on Barnes is going to come back and haunt this franchise. With Batum's situation in the air you would have killed two birds with one stone with Barnes -- Need and BPA.
Incomplete. However, for tactics I'd give it a C+. They didn't necessarily draft for need because all of the guys they took were at least thought to be ranked about where you'd expect them to go ... but it sure gave the appearance of a needs based draft. And what was with selling the second rounder for cash? Just weird.
A, simply because we got three picks. This draft without Lilllard would have been an F. Was a deep draft and we got some much needed depth. You can go back to the BPA argument, but this was definitely a draft of tiers.
I say A-. Lillard - Great pick, a lot of -Blazer- fans are under valuing him. Meyers - Decent pick, glad we avoided Drummond (although he is VERY, very tempting), Zeller, Henson. Ross was my true target for this pick, followed by Lamb. I did have Meyers on the same tier though. I think he'll be serviceable, but nothing special. We got BPA as well as addressing needs. I have a sneaking suspicion that Meyers is more of risk/reward pick, and that we are going to try and target a C in FA. Even if we don't, its still a solid pick. Has a higher ceiling than most would think. Barton - Late 1st round pick in middle of the second round? Yes please. Great value. Not thrilled with the selling of the pick, kind of wish we drafted O'Quinn, but not earth shattering.
D- for passing on Barnes, BPA my fucking ass! Neil you are scaring me this is the start of the John Nash era 2.0. Way overreach for a prospect who shoots lights out in an epic Blazer practice workout. C for Meyers, he is as big a project as Drummond but with less upside A- for Barton I like that pick F for selling a pick. At least take a flyer on someone D+ overall grade
I don't know why people are saying the workout is the only reason we drafted Lillard. Hell, Waiters didn't even work out for anyone and he went #4. It's not all about one single workout. It was a combination of his scoring and passing efficiency in college, which were both fantastic, his athletic numbers (fantastic) and yeah the workout probably helped.
B average A=Lillard B=Barton C=Leonard It could very easily go up if Barton turns out to be as good as Lamb.
I gave it a B+. Instead of selling the #41, packaging it and the #40 to move up to the late first round or, hell, even in the 30s to get Crowder would have bumped it up to an A. To me, Lillard is an A, Leonard is a B-, and Barton is a B
Have a sneaking suspicion will sold the pick as a underlying promise of the Nets Wallace trade,, possible?
