Event 2017 NBA draft thread - April 2017 edition

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  1. Fez Hammersticks

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    He's nowhere near as bouncy/explosive as KMart.
     
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    I've watched him a couple times and struck me as a good college player that would struggle to translate his game to the NBA. Not sure he's a pg either and if he's a 2, his physical profile looks pretty average.

    Stylistically, he actually reminds me of Malcolm Brogdon though, but with less length and strength. Brogdon was a steadier/calmer presence on the floor as well.
     
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    Agree to disagree then.
     
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    Turner's shot is mechanically broken. That shit is fugly.
     
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    So then, we should pick up Jordan Bell as well. The Tacko-Bell rookie frontcourt would be sick.
     
    PtldPlatypus, Apr 27, 2017
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    Yeah that's what I actually meant to say.
     
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    Well, I like that he is described as playing with a huge motor. Don't see that much it seems.
     
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    I just can't get excited about drafting back-up big at best prospects, especially when there's overwhelming odds against them providing that type of value over the 1st 2 years of their contract plus an existing surplus in the market for that kind of player.

    You're better off filling the spot with somebody on a vet min and investing valuable 1st round picks on other positions/higher-end talent.
     
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    I'm pretty set on my picks - possibly the earliest I've ever been set:

    Blazer pick: OG Anunoby
    Memphis pick: Ike Anigbogu
    Cleveland pick: Kostaja Mushidi
    Trade for/second round buy: Jonathan Jeanne
     
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    I'd be fine with drafting one of these type of guys, but I'm not comfortable taking 3 or 4.

    Outside of maybe Jeanne, I don't think you are getting great odds of a starter emerging out of this group and they all are quite a ways off from providing even neutral value.
     
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    Three are most definitely projects.

    Outside Anunoby the theee prospects are my 'Willy Hernangomez' picks - prospects who, in hindsight, should've been taken a lot higher than where they were picked.

    Mushidi/Jeanne are indeed YEARS away but are worth investing in.
     
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    No thanks. Years is too long.
     
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    Its in the Shawn Marion/Kevin Martin mold.

    Puff and huff.
     
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    I like OG if we can't trade up for Collins.

    No one has thanked me for teaching the board about OG.
     
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    Swanigan with one of our later picks would be nice. TJ Leaf has bust written all over him.
     
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    I see Bones was talking about him back in December. Your "lessons" go back further?
     
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    Question for me is this....Turner is getting paid no matter what. Why not rebuild your shot from the ground up this summer?

    I can accept a hideous looking shot if it goes in all the time (Reggie Miller)

    Turner ain't Reggie.

    I know people will say "he's done this for years and it is too late"

    Has anyone actually tried it?
     
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    I know everything.
     
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    I think the thing I like most about Justin Jackson is his presence on the floor. Always seems alert, aggressive and decisive.

    Basically the opposite of AC.

    And I just don't think he fails.

     
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    The Willy Hernangomez in this draft. Still a few years away but if he's there with the Memphis pick you have to take him.
     
    Fez Hammersticks, Apr 30, 2017
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