6'11" | 7'3" wingspan | 9'1" reach | 240 lbs | 19 years old Knee history: Torn ACL | Partially torn ACL | Meniscus Skill set: Legit inside/outside game - similar to Chris Bosh (ceiling) Projection: Late lotto | Mid-First . .. . His injuries have slowed him down, as seen by his numbers at Duke, but he is an elite level talent. IMO, especially with Williams staying at Texas A&M, you take this chance and even trade up if you have to.
He was projected as a top 3 pick before injuries, talent is still there, the only remaining questions is whether he will be able to stay fit to develop. I don't think we should take him with our pick but with Memphis or even Cleveland it would be a good piece of business.
The ACL's don't worry me, but the meniscus does. I would only take him with the third pick; and then only if all the other guys that really interest me are already gone. Aside from the obvious top 15-level picks (which includes Zach Collins and Justin Jackson, IMO), I'd probably take Anunoby, Anigbogu, Ojeleye, Patton, and Adebayo before Giles.
Some of those guys are so limited with their upside though, you really wouldn't rather take a chance on an all star ceiling?
Yeah. I would perhaps take one power forwards as an insurance before Giles but then it's him. Sometimes it's worth to take a chance on someone who can be potentially great than accept someone who you know for certain will be maximum decent.
Hard to say without knowing who else might slip to us. But I think ONE reach in the first round is a good idea when the reward could be so hight. Especially with Cleveland's pick. Giles, with his injury history, definitely falls in that category.
Limited upside? All the guys I listed are stud athletes, and Ojeleye is the only one that's even 20 years old. Perhaps you're just referring to their offensive potential (Namely Anigbogu and Odebayo), but I'm not really looking for offense from those two.
Their athleticism might be elite, but their skill sets aren't. Thomas Robinson is an elite athlete too. I just don't see any of those guys with the upside of Giles. OG is the closest, and hes more of a theory as well.
Doesn't finish very well especially against players his own size. Lots of TOs as well. Good size and great length but I don't see very good skills. Footwork is poor and his shot is suspect. As @PtldPlatypus mentioned, I'm more concerned about his meniscus than his ACL but when he already has an injury to both, not sure I would take him unless it was with the 3rd 1st round pick.
Unless we pull off a great trade, my dream draft would any three of Og, Patton, Ike and Giles. I like what Dame, CJ and Nurk have, but feel like we are still lacking the Jerome Kersey in the lineup. Chief has had solid moments, but you want that tough athlete that rebounds and plays defense. Vonleh could develop into that, but we have so many needs at PF and C I wouldn't mind taking a flyer on 2-3 athletic bigs.
He might be, but he has underwhelmed in college. He could be one of those guys that just never peaks, or he could be a guy like Drummond who just needs to get into the NBA in order to put it all together. Evaluators would have to see where his heart is.
He lived across the street from Dame while growing up. http://sports.yahoo.com/news/ivan-r...s-path-from-oakland-to-the-nba-024019162.html Think he's a lot closer to Bosh than Giles.
