The Official 2015 NBA Draft Talk Thread

[FAH1223]

Starting to sound like Christian Wood is going in the 1st

that nikka needs to eat

but he can be molded into a stretch PF

 

[NkrumahWasRight Is Wrong]

Wizards need Portis more than Harvey Grant's kid.

He might not last there if the Celts stick at 16. He's more than in the conversation.

 

[Alexander The Great]

Pre-Lotto Mock

1. Minnesota Timberwolves- Jahlil Okafor, C, Duke
2. New York Knicks- Karl Anthony Towns, F, Kentucky
3. Philadelphia 76ers- D'Angelo Russell, G, Ohio State
4. Los Angeles Lakers- Emmanuel Mudiay, G, China
5. Orlando Magic- Justise Winslow, F, Duke
6. Sacramento Kings- Willie Cauley-Stein, C, Kentucky
7. Denver Nuggets- Mario Hezonja, F, Spain
8. Detroit Pistons- Stanley Johnson, F, Arizona
9. Charlotte Hornets- Sam Dekker, F, Wisconsin
10. Miami Heat- Devin Booker, F, Kentucky
11. Indiana Pacers- Kristaps Porzingis, F, Spain
12. Utah Jazz- Frank Kaminsky, F, Wisconsin
13. Phoenix Suns- Myles Turner, C, Texas
14. Oklahoma City Thunder- Delon Wright, G, Utah

15. Atlanta Hawks- Kelly Oubre, F, Kansas
16. Boston Celtics- Trey Lyles, F, Kentucky
17. Milwaukee Bucks- Kevon Looney, F, UCLA
18. Houston Rockets- Tyus Jones, G, Duke
19. Washington Wizards- Jerian Grant, G, Notre Dame
20. Toronto Raptors- Bobby Portis, F, Arkansas
21. Dallas Mavericks- Cameron Payne, G, Murray State
22. Chicago Bulls- Olivier Hanlan, G, Boston College
23. Portland Trail Blazers- Montrezl Harrell, F, Louisville
24. Cleveland Cavaliers- R.J. Hunter, G, Georgia State
25. Memphis Grizzlies- Rondae Hollis-Jefferson, F, Arizona
26. San Antonio Spurs- George Lucas, G, Brazil
27. Los Angeles Lakers- Robert Upshaw, C, Washington
28. Boston Celtics- Justin Anderson, G, Virginia
29. Brooklyn Nets- Cliff Alexander, F, Kansas
30. Golden State Warriors- Mouhammadou Jaiteh, C, France

if Kristaps is there when the Heat pick, they better take him

 

[FAH1223]

He might not last there if the Celts stick at 16. He's more than in the conversation.

You nikkas got like 10 PFs

Let us eat

 

[NkrumahWasRight Is Wrong]

that nikka needs to eat

but he can be molded into a stretch PF

he has too much potential with the ability to fit into so many different styles as he develops to not get picked in the 1st.

 

[NkrumahWasRight Is Wrong]

You nikkas got like 10 PFs

Let us eat

Jerebko/Datome/Bass are FAs..KO and Sully are trade candidates..id be shocked if 3 of the 5 dont get tossed in the bushes. Then again, theres also a good chance we move that pick. Supposedly a prearranged deal has essentially been agreed upon pending lotto outcomes.

 

[42 Monks]

You want Hezonja, Winslow or Russell right?

I want to like Russel, but I can't. Not in the top 3. Hell, maybe not even the top 5 tbh.

I want Hezonja to fall to Charlotte but I just don't see it happening. Winslow though... He ain't gonna slip, and he's gonna be a fukkin problem in this new league of wing super-defenders if he keeps making strides.

But since Charlotte isn't likely to get any of those guys, or trade up really, I'd be cool moving back for a point guard. Grant would be dope.

 

[Captain Crunch]

I want to like Russel, but I can't. Not in the top 3. Hell, maybe not even the top 5 tbh.

I want Hezonja to fall to Charlotte but I just don't see it happening. Winslow though... He ain't gonna slip, and he's gonna be a fukkin problem in this new league of wing super-defenders if he keeps making strides.

But since Charlotte isn't likely to get any of those guys, or trade up really, I'd be cool moving back for a point guard. Grant would be dope.

If u draft Hezonja, I'd play him at the 2, with MKG at the 3. I'd look into trading Al as well.

 

[Piff Huxtable]

Lampe was never a wing. And actually, anybody that knows anything... knows my boy was Gallo. Pre-injuries gallo. Who was probably the most highly touted recent euro wing... and he was touted for his jumper, and his skillset... all of which were very strong. He was never called an elite athlete.


Through your posts, you frequently mistake "NBA Athlete" with "elite athlete" You also clearly don't read/pay attention to the differences described in a player's ability to finish above the rim, and their lateral quickness.

You also said Peja was "good" despite 3 All star appearances, an All NBA 2nd team spot, top 10 all time in 3 pointers and leading the league in offensive win shares one year.

European wings are almost NEVER billed as elite athletes. Even Mario, who is a great athlete, isn't being described as such by a place like DX... "nice quickness" phrases like that litter their reporting. It's even couched with 'one of the most impressive physical specimens we've seen in european prospects in recent memory' ... not in ALL prospects. In european prospects. Relativity seems to be lost on you.


Besides, the best euro athlete we've seen in the last few years is Giannis. :JFKBOSS:

Bostjan Nachbar and Rudy Fernandez were pretty athletic euro wings

 

[trick]

Myles Turner's agent sent a document to DX and all 30 NBA teams to show how they're going to fix Myles Turner's awkward running mechanics

http://www.draftexpress.com/article/Human-Movement-Science-and-the-NBA-Draft-and-Myles-Turner--4961

 

[OG Talk]

Pre-Lotto Mock

9. Charlotte Hornets- Sam Dekker, F, Wisconsin

 

[I.V.]

Pre-Lotto Mock


2. New York Knicks- Karl Anthony Towns, F, Kentucky

 

[I.V.]

trying to rationalize knicks personnel decisions for such a long time

Why don't you just come out and say, "You're right, nobody is saying he's gonna get 18 a game, I made that up."

You're talking about the Knicks? Why? Because I root for them?


The Knicks are, and have been for more than half my life... a fukkboi franchise. I don't rationalize, I mourn the horrible decisions, settle in for the lost seasons, and soldier on watching better teams play great basketball.





Resorting to taking shots at the Knicks (who deserve them) because you can't hang in the adult section of NBA draft conversations, though...


Unless you got a scouting service saying he's gonna get 18 a game, in which case, bring it here. I'll wait. :obamashake:

 

[NkrumahWasRight Is Wrong]

Resorting to taking shots at the Knicks (who deserve them) because you can't hang in the adult section of NBA draft conversations, though...


Unless you got a scouting service saying he's gonna get 18 a game, in which case, bring it here. I'll wait. :obamashake:

Iv'e never backed a white euro wing player before mario....but for real i think the dude will be the truth.

Could see him avg. low 20's on a decent team w/ good defense.

[/QUOTE]

Nobody eh? Didnt have to look very far as i said the hype train is picking up steam. No reputable service or analyst will say outright point projections until they know what team hes on (or at-least until the lotto is completed). You know better than that.

'Because I can't hang in adult nba draft conversations' ..ive been having 'adult nba conversations' all year. youre the one who came out of nowhere saying i was essentially completely uneducated on euros/draft while literally making 0 cogent points. one of your main talking points was for peja when i said "good" ..and your other one was about grammar/syntax. quite adult of you..are you an english teacher or croatian?

lets just dead this shyt because whatever youre trying to say is without significant content and are making a mountain out of the mole-hill that was me saying mario is slightly over-hyped and will become even more over-hyped in the next month. i didnt even proclaim that he'd be a bust..more of a on him

 

[Eye Cue DA COLI GAWD]

I want to like Russel, but I can't. Not in the top 3. Hell, maybe not even the top 5 tbh.

I want Hezonja to fall to Charlotte but I just don't see it happening. Winslow though... He ain't gonna slip, and he's gonna be a fukkin problem in this new league of wing super-defenders if he keeps making strides.

But since Charlotte isn't likely to get any of those guys, or trade up really, I'd be cool moving back for a point guard. Grant would be dope.

Another great, distributing PG with size that Charlotte fans don't like...

Go figure