The Grizzlies traded away their first round pick (#23) to Portland in the Bonzi Wells trade, and they traded their second round pick (#53) to San Antonio in exchange for Gordan Giricek in July of 2002. However, the Grizzlies have Denver's second round pick (#50) which they received from Orlando in the Gooden/Miller trade. So who do you think the Grizzlies will take at #50, and who do you want the Grizzlies to take? Also, who do you think we could have had if we had not traded away our #23 and #53 picks? I think we'll take - #14 <font size="3">Jaime Lloreda</font> Power Forward/Center 6-9, 250 lbs., Sr. Colon, Panama Berkshire HS Birthday: Oct. 11, 1980 Major: general studies Honors: 2004 AP First Team All-SEC 2004 Coaches Second Team All-SEC 2004 NABC All-District 8 First Team 2003 NABC All-District 8 Second Team 2003 LSWA Newcomer of the Year 2003 LSWA Second Team All-Louisiana I think it may be a little premature to be predicting second round picks like this, but right now Lloreda seems like the most reasonable option. He's the kind of player that Jerry West and Hubie Brown have been drafting; a player who knows his role and has college experience under his belt. Unlike Drejer or Ariza, I doubt that Lloreda will come into Memphis and expect playing time right away. Since Dahntay Jones and Troy Bell didn't get much playing time last year, I don't expect this #50 pick to either. Lloreda can be a solid contributer none the less, like undrafted Theron Smith was this season. I saw Lloreda live once (in the NCAA Tournament against Purdue in 2003), and he didn't exactly amaze me; you could tell the talent was there though. His body is comparable to Ben Wallace's, but he needs to learn how to use it. When Lloreda is using his body properly, he's the best player in college basketball. In December, Lloreda averaged 26.3 points and 12.7 rebounds in three games. He shot 73.7% from the field and 63.9% from the line and was named CBN's Player of the Week. Had an injury not sidelined him in the final month of the season, LSU could have made a run into the tournament, and Lloreda could have been an All-American. He finished the season averaging about 17 ppg and 12 rpg. Even though I believe that Lloreda is our most likely option right now, I'd really like to see Romain Sato in a Grizzlies uniform. He's without a doubt my favorite player in this draft due to his athleticism. I've seen him live three times, and each time I think the resemblance to Jason Richardson is even more remarkable. Since Sato comes from the Central African Republic, his knowledge of the game is limited to what he learned while at Xavier. Because of this, his ball handling and his overall court IQ is not very good. Hopefully the Grizzlies can work with this, because his athleticism and shooting skills are very promising. With the right person bring him along, Sato could become one of those second rounders that teams wish they didn't pass up.
<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">When Lloreda is using his body properly, he's the best player in college basketball.</div> I disagree with that, but Lloreda could be a good fit for the Grizzlies. With a 10 man rotation, you cannot have many selfish players who don't know there role. Lloreda could come in, and learn from a guy like Paul Gasol, and contribute later on. With Bonzi, Jones, Battier, Posey and Miller there, you think Sato is good pick? I really like his athleticism, but I don't think they need to stockpile another wing.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting STCBBall3:</div><div class="quote_post">With Bonzi, Jones, Battier, Posey and Miller there, you think Sato is good pick? I really like his athleticism, but I don't think they need to stockpile another wing.</div> Trades happen, free agents leave, etc.. I guarantee you that this team will not have all of those players at the start of next season, from what I've been hearing.
When West was a Laker, he had a tendency to use his later picks on them division 2 swingmens (i.e. Frankie King, Deavan George [1st round], Corey Hightower). With the exception of the times he drafted NVE, Ruben Patterson, and Sam Jacobson, the guys he usually drafts with the later picks are out of nowhere....
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting notMuchgame:</div><div class="quote_post">When West was a Laker, he had a tendency to use his later picks on them division 2 swingmens (i.e. Frankie King, Deavan George [1st round], Corey Hightower). With the exception of the times he drafted NVE, Ruben Patterson, and Sam Jacobson, the guys he usually drafts with the later picks are out of nowhere....</div> With that in mind, what does everyone think about Herve Lamizana? He's a sensational athlete from what I've seen. However, his tendancies remind me a lot of Stromile Swift's. He tends to be lazy and sporadic in his play. Looking at his stats, they reflect that. One night against Georgetown he shot 1-12 and recorded four points. The next night when he was playing UConn and Okafor he was more pumped up so he recorded 20 points, 7 rebounds, and 6 blocks. Following that he played Gomes and Providence where he recorded 21 points and 8 rebounds. Yet only a few days later he was back to his old ways by getting 6 points and 4 rebounds against Miami. He has the potential, but do you think the Grizzlies could bring it out in him?
I really like Lamizana's game. He is a real athletic freak. He is 6'11" and can probably play the 2, 3 and 4. Extremely athletic. You are right, he is extremely inconsistent. Extremely!
How about Jaber Rouzbahani? He's a 7-5, 260 lbs. Iranian. He can grab the rim flatfooted and dunk on his tip-toes. However, he's projected to be picked around the Grizzlie's #50 pick. That worries me, because he must have a severe lack of natural talent to be projected that low and be that tall. You'd think teams could at least get him to just stand under the basket with his arms up. That way they could just lob the ball into him time and time again for him to tip in flatfooted. What does everyone else think of Jaber Rouzbahani?
Jaber must really suck. Really, really suck. The guy is a freak. He must be one of the slowest, and most unathletic players to go that low. Teams would usually love to have a semi-athletic 7'5" guy. If anyone hasn't seen the pictures of Jaber Rouzbahani, here they are... Jaber Story
That guy's hands are <strike>fucking</strike> huge. The bigger, the better this draft, I guess. I'm of the mind that we're not getting anyone good, so we might as well get someone huge. Swearing is against the guidelines. - Wave
