some notes from Chad Ford's chat from this past week
- Cleveland's gonna find it tough to trade the first pick because nobody really wants it. Other GM's don't like the picks they already have.
- Thinks Noel won't do much for 2 years
- Compares McLemore at his worst to Brandon Rush
- in a weird way, Oladipo is the star of the draft. He's the guy everyone wants.
- McDonough in Phoenix is looking to change the culture of the team
-thinks Dario Saric can go as high as
#6 to New Orleans even though he likes Len more. Saric may come over next year.
- concerned with Shabazz Muhammad's ability to shoot off the dribble. LOVES Bennett for Charlotte or for Detroit
- Ford says according to some people in Minnesota, CJ McCollum = Randy Foye. Intrigued by KCP, Sergei Karasev, and Shabazz Muhammad and Victor Oladipo-- though in his opinion, Muhammad and Oladipo are not the shooters Minny needs
- thinks Steven Adams could fit well as a bruiser in Philly
- OKC will gamble on upside
- Dallas will draft and stash, but can't do anything with the pick until draft night.
- Doesn't believe Utah will take a PG at 14. They want a PG that can shoot. None of the PG's left presumably fit that bill.