Eh, if he comes out and looks like crap the next game and perhaps beyond people could write it off as an enigma. He's always shown flashes. Hell of a game though and if he strings a good tournament together I think he'll asbolutely be a lotto pick. I hope he doesn't though because I want my Dubs to buy a late 1st and take him!
Isaiah Austin has a glass eye. He kept it a secret until this past January. His size and jumpshot made him intriguing. But this will obviously drop his stock. Last year he was a projected top-10 pick and now both sites have him in the 40's. Iirc he was hit in the eye with a baseball during his little league years.
That eye looks to be about as secret as Superman wearing Clark Kent glasses. Nobody ever wondered about it? It's exceptional that he was able to perform at a high level while having no depth perception, but NOBODY figured out which eye wasn't focusing on them?
Yeah that is pretty lame that no one noticed. That's like saying that you didn't notice that Shaq was tall.
Sim Bhullar declared for the draft today. I say we trade/buy into the draft and put this guy on the Roy Hibbert conditioning plan. Ha Seung-Jin sucked but he was fun to have around!
Good draft with Parker declaring today, but not exactly as awesome as we thought. Certainly better than last year, but I would not say there are that many franchise changers. Not as bummed about losing our first round pick. I assume we flip a coin with Miami and Houston. Mid 20's…….Takes the sting out.
I saw Bhullar play live in Spokane during the NCAA tournament against SDSU. When he was on the court, NMSU was the better team. When he got into foul trouble, SDSU won the game.
Parker seems to be the most NBA-ready of the high draft picks. Wiggins is still a string-bean with limited handles, and Embid is an injury waiting to happen who doesn't yet have NBA offensive skills. I don't think much about this draft, though, and certainly don't see a player who was worth tanking for in it.
Potential. These guys are all so young. The question is who will be the best player, not who is now. A pretty expensive guess….
From a defensive standpoint I still really like Marcus Smart in this draft. He has a lot of potential on the offensive end as well. But, I don't think there's a more versatile defender in the draft. Guys who can score and defend in the back court are rare. Most good perimeter defenders are either specialists or SF's.
I know the Blazers want to get back into the draft, but who would they trade to get back in? Buy maybe?
