Event 2017 NBA draft thread - April 2017 edition

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  1. MickZagger

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    I think he's as 'flashy' as an 18 year old, 7-footer as you'll find.

     
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    2 completely different players. Sabonis is an energy/hustle player. Collins is a legit 7 footer, with great foot work and a great shot blocker.
     
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    You probably thought Gordon Hayward would be a scrub as well.
     
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    I know it was already mentioned in the video but I agree that Collins has some McHale to him. He is a bit of a throwback player (which in my mind is a good thing).
     
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    Is he a center?
     
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    Watch a Collins highlight tape and tell me what won't translate to the NBA. He's not some stiff. He's a big of skill.
     
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    Like Meyers was. Like Kelly Olynik was. Like Cody Zeller was. He'll be a role player at best kinda skill
     
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    Just say no to white big men from Gonzaga.
     
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    Or better yet, WABC in general. They fucking suck.
     
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    Wild Aquatic Badger Coeds?
     
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    White american born centers
     
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    Oh yeah. They suck!
     
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    Collins is legit. He's not your typical WABC - he plays with a Steven Adams-esque mean streak.

    Just pretend that his name is Zach Collinsovíč
     
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    My philosophy for this draft -- who'll mesh well with ......Nurk.

    Markkanen is a player that I think Collins will cause to drop to around 10/12-ish.

    He finished as by far the best 3pt shooting 7-footer in NCAA history - has a skillset that meshes extremely well with Nurk. His post game is mediocre but not bad. Not a player that you're going to ISO. His lateral foot speed is a little iffy too - I just hope he doesn't turn into MyLo while defending the p&r. This is the reason why I've been kinda lukewarm on him.

    Offensively, at least early in his career, he's essentially a 7'0" Kyle Korver - automatic from three. He'll be a lot more dynamic once he tightens up his handle.
     
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    Thankfully he'll be drafted before we get a chance to blow a pick on him. I respect your opinion though. I just disagree when it comes to markkanen. I do agree about complimenting Nurk. Good thing is finding a compliment shouldn't be as hard as finding another Nurk. We got the hard part out of the way.
     
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    Outside of Dame, CJ and Nurkic, this team needs quite a bit of additional talent. Whether it is via the Draft or a consolidation trade, there are lots of places that need help.
     
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    When I think of "flashy", I think feel/ball skills/passing, especially when talking about bigs and he's below average right now in those areas.
     
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    I think Markkanen has too much Ilyasova/Ryan Anderson to his game, not that that's a bad thing to have but I'd prefer Nurk's frontcourt mate to be in the mold of Paul Millsap, but that's just my opinion.
     
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    Johnathan Motley could be a lesser version.

    Not sure how the torn mcl affects his draft stock though. Might not be worth using our cle pick on him, but he's a guy I still like a lot for us.
     
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