2015 NBA draft thread

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  1. MickZagger

    MickZagger Well-Known Member

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    Upshaw is a 2nd round guy. Too many red flags.
     
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    From what I've been able to find it was weed.

    I assume he was caught and was given another chance only to test positive again.
     
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    I don't have a problem with him smoking weed, I just question his intelligence and commitment to his team when he knew he would be tested again. How stupid is he?
     
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    Cliff Alexander was another winner: 6'8.5" with a 9'2" reach -- elite standing reach for a PF. Though, his game is cloned from T-Rob. :pokecrap:
     
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    I remember posting about this guy in 2013 as Chad Ford was drooling over his potential. Although he didn't develop into the player some thought he could be (lotto-level talent) he was a decent prospect, mid/late-second rounder this year.

    They found him dead in his hotel room yesterday.

     
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    Fez Hammersticks, May 14, 2015
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    Found in his bed dead. Unknown cause. I suppose they'll do an autopsy. Who knows, we might have gotten him.
     
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    Speaking of prior draft picks, I thought the interview with Sarik was interesting in terms of how Euros view the NBA.

    How do you think an extra year in Europe can help your game?

    DS: I would get more experience playing at a high level in the Euroleague. If I went to the NBA, I'm sure I could make progress individually. Europe is a better place to learn to play within a team concept, to improve as a team player.

    - See more at: http://hoopshype.com/interviews/sie...xers-draftee-dario-saric#sthash.7DOeVfYs.dpuf
     
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    BBert Weasels Ripped My Flesh

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    I'm thinking yes, depending on what their private detectives and psychologists have to say about it. ;)
     
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    He's not wrong...
     
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    Super Dario!

    As the draft started to shake out the week of the draft I had it ranked for our #10 pick as:

    1: Dario Saric
    2: CJ McCollum
    3: Steven Adams
    4: Rudy Gobert

    Super talent. He would've went higher than #10 if it weren't for his odd behavior that summer - saying he'd come over right away to saying he wasn't sure if he'd ever come over, finally his agent pulled him out even though they continued to interview teams.
     
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    thats a solid list!

    what about the year before? :wink:
     
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    Lucas' measurements and his 5-on-5 play at the combine has raised his stock apparently....

    DX moved him from the mid/late second round into the first round.

    Quite the leap.
     
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    Bump.

    Their combine numbers are pretty close:

    BG: 6'8.5" w/o shoes | 6'10" w/ shoes | 248 lbs. | 6'11.25" wingspan | 8'9" standing reach

    JM: 6'8" w/o shoes | 6'9.25" w/ shoes | 239 lbs. | 6'9.75" wingspan | 8'10.5" standing reach

    Martin more than held his own against Kentucky with KAT and WCS on him the entire game:

    21 pts | 11 rebs | 8-11 FG | 38 min
     
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  14. Fez Hammersticks

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    It's now being reported as natural causes.

    At age 20.
     
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    DX has had him in the first round for a couple weeks now.
     
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    An option at #23:

    Now considered a lock to go first-round and rising:



    Osman and Hernangomez are the fastest rising Euro prospects heading into the draft.
     
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    Chaf Ford: RJ Hunter killing it in his workouts. Especially the shooting drills. Likely go to lotto.

    He also has an 8'8" reach, that's big even for a SF. At SG, that's going to be unblockable.
     
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    Didn't jeremy lamb have similar measurements?
     
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    Very similar - though, RJ still has a 2" reach advantage.

    Hunter is a freak.
     
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