So: how will you feel if it's Caldwell-Pope?

I am sure everyone knows this but just a reminder. We can't technically trade our 1st round pick. So we would have to pick a player for another team and then trade that player after (if we want to go that route).

So as a fun guess, who do you think we could pick in that area that would make you say, that must be a trade! (Not one that you hope is a trade mind you!) Fine line I guess. But for example: If we pick Pope I think it is for us (not saying it is the right pick) but if we picked one of the Euro's who isn't a PG or C (like Giannis Adetokunbo or Sergey Krasev) then I would say that has to be for another team.

 

Kansas City-Omaha would have loved Caldwell-Pope.

 

That about sums up my feelings.

 

Check it out.

 

Isn't Caldwell-Pope a town in Idaho?

 

I'm cool with Caldwell, offensively, but why does it seem no one ever talks about his defense? I want defense, dammit.

 

They have Tony Mitchell listed as a shooting guard...lol.

But man, Oladipo is the guy I want at SG. He would be perfect. Pipe dream though. He can sing too! haha

At this point I want to either trade up for Oladipo or trade back for Dieng. Both are defense first guys that are ready to play and still have room to grow.

I like McCollum too and would be OK with him if he slipped even though he's not a great fit.

 

Yep, Oladipo is a dream, McCollum is likely.

 

Is McCollum Hersey Hawkins II?

 

It sounds as if the Timberwolves have narrowed things down to Caldwell-Pope and Shabazz Muhammad. Although Muhammad is more of a natural scorer, it's hard to believe the Wolves will pass on Caldwell-Pope's shooting abilities ESPN.com

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I still like Shabazz. The guy is constantly moving on Offense. Never stops moving.
Not sure about his lateral quickness on D. But he seems to think he will be a good defender.

 

For what it is worth, Draft Express says he is one of the better defensive two guards.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=5uWJ-1QS4To

[video=youtube;5uWJ-1QS4To]http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=5uWJ-1QS4To[/video]

 

He's got long arms. The better defenders all seem to have long arms. Not that all long-armed players are good defenders, but it's a physical attribute that all good defenders seem to have.
Also, I recall someone posting an article about movement analysis and it seemed to support the idea that due to the way Shabazz moves he has the potential to develop better lateral quickness, or something along those lines.
I typically will pass on players if they don't seem to be able/willing to play defense. But with Shabazz I'm not concerned if he doesn't develop into an adequate defender. The other traits he possesses are enough, as long as he continues to refine and develop them. We've got defense at the SG from Wes. If Shabazz happens to develop a defensive game that's just the cherry on top.

 

http://www.draftexpress.com/article/Situational-Statistics-the-2013-Shooting-Guard-Crop-4273

 

Wow, that DraftExpress study makes KCP look pretty good (scoring-wise, if not distribution-wise - I'd rather a less black holey SG myself). But it also makes Khalif Wyatt look great, and he's not likely to be drafted. I wonder if he'll be a Wesley type. He's got the "old man at the gym" game - kind of the Andre Miller of combo guards:
[video=youtube;ihKLpMH_K1c]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihKLpMH_K1c[/video]

However, if I was Ben McLemore I would hope that GMs ignore this study...

BJ Young, who has worked out with the Blazers, looks intriguing with our last pick maybe.

For comparison, here's last year's study.