The Official 2015 NBA Draft Talk Thread

[Malta]

for me personally Turner is the highest riser in this post March Madness/private workout period.

I really was low on him after the season because he performed poorly late in conference play and ran the court with less agility than the 60 year old drunk bum at my local park. However i keep hearing that he is moving better in workouts plus supposedly he has doctors saying that it's not any potential long term issues with his knees or anything. So ok he isn't the most fluid guy in the world but he's huge and skilled on both ends. Plus seems to be a hard worker and willing to take direction and to improve. So I'm back on the Turner Train no homo

Yeah, he's moving much better, apparently he worked with trainer on how to run properly and they broke down his gait, DX has a feature on it


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


And he looks much more fluid in his workouts -

 

[Flight]

So Stanley Johnson is a 6'6 245LB SG/SF can someone explain to me why win that size does he have an issue finishing thru contact? Is that something that is correctable with NBA coaching/competition?

He struggles with finishing against defenses with long arms also. A big part of the problem is he isn't that explosive vertically. He'll get in the paint and throw up weird floaters of layup attempts. For some kids you can overlook it like Wiggins wasn't a great finisher in college but he started trying to dunk everything in the pros.

 

[NatiboyB]

for me personally Turner is the highest riser in this post March Madness/private workout period.

I really was low on him after the season because he performed poorly late in conference play and ran the court with less agility than the 60 year old drunk bum at my local park. However i keep hearing that he is moving better in workouts plus supposedly he has doctors saying that it's not any potential long term issues with his knees or anything. So ok he isn't the most fluid guy in the world but he's huge and skilled on both ends. Plus seems to be a hard worker and willing to take direction and to improve. So I'm back on the Turner Train no homo

I can't really agree with that...You may not remember but if you look back to last year around this time NBAdraft.net had him as the 2nd/3rd pick in the draft as a freshman over the course of the season as is quite common his stock started falling and than seemingly held around 10-14....A lot of people forget the dude can also block shots and has a good shooting form and if he's corrected his running style or found a more efficient way to maneuver I think he's worth a top 12 pick...

all these guys don't end up becoming good players or even productive sometimes you just have to swing for the fences.

 

[Alexander The Great]

@Captain_Crunch @HiphopRelated read the last page and a half brehs, I'm thinking Turner is the move

 

[AAKing23]

Yeah, he's moving much better, apparently he worked with trainer on how to run properly and they broke down his gait, DX has a feature on it


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


And he looks much more fluid in his workouts -

I'd rather take Myles than Kristaps if we had to take a big in this draft not named Okafor or Towns

 

[NatiboyB]

I'd rather take Myles than Kristaps if we had to take a big in this draft not named Okafor or Towns

I'd take Frank the tank because While I know he wouldn't be a star I think he can step in immediately as a back up C/PF.

 

[loki]

Been reading a lot of mocks and I see quite a few of them having the thunder take Payne and Grant. Not really sure why they are having us take those guys when pg really isn't a need. I think another sg would be more of a need

 

[NkrumahWasRight Is Wrong]

I'd take Frank the tank because While I know he wouldn't be a star I think he can step in immediately as a back up C/PF.

ill shoot myself if the celtics end up with don flamenco

 

[NatiboyB]

Been reading a lot of mocks and I see quite a few of them having the thunder take Payne and Grant. Not really sure why they are having us take those guys when pg really isn't a need. I think another sg would be more of a need

They've been doing that since the first post season mocks....the only thing that changed is the PG....and the rumors of a team promising Payne in the lotto.....However it was believed that the Thunder wasn't high on DJ Augistin because of his lack of defensive ability....I'd say a PG or Oubre would be prime candidates but I do think that the Thunder need to do a 3 for 1 deal with some of the guys they aren't going to play (Waiters,Lamb,PJIII,Novak) They should be able to push 3/4 of them out for someone like Wilson Chandler or PJ Robertson or something to clear some of the log jam.

 

[NatiboyB]

ill shoot myself if the celtics end up with don flamenco

Lol he's the perfect Boston player....

 

[NkrumahWasRight Is Wrong]

Lol he's the perfect Boston player....

even more perfect for utah and indiana

 

[NatiboyB]

even more perfect for utah and indiana

I don't know why But I think the Celtics will move up into the lotI wouldn't be shocked if the celtics traded 16/28 to the Hornets and the Hornets somehow find a way to pick Sam Dekker in a trade down.

 

[Swagnificent]

Klay plays a lot more guard now than he did at Wash. St. which gives him an added advantage over other guards.

Draymond was really good on defense in college, but even then he was a 2nd round pick. It's not as if he was drafted with him being a major core piece in mind. He turned into that. Bogut by the time he got to Golden State had shown he can become a defensive minded player. You're building a flawed frontcourt by design and praying it works. Could they figure it out? Maybe, but odds are not in your favor.

Put it this way: Wesley Johnson has the physical profile of an ELITE defender. 5 years in. You think he's getting there?

no. but like i said. lets wait and see if randle and okafor flop as a duo defensively. nikkas are acting like we should be moving randle immediately after drafting okafor. i think both have potential to be good defenders. i'm impressed by randle's ability guard on the perimeter and post. and i think okafor has potential as a rim protecting center.

i can see them being as good as randolph/gasol in memphis and bogut/green in gs.

 

[labelplant]

why has Stanley Johnson's stock fallen since the end of the season?

I think he measured a little undersized plus he isnt as quick oR consistent a shooter people hoped

 

[labelplant]

I can't really agree with that...You may not remember but if you look back to last year around this time NBAdraft.net had him as the 2nd/3rd pick in the draft as a freshman over the course of the season as is quite common his stock started falling and than seemingly held around 10-14....A lot of people forget the dude can also block shots and has a good shooting form and if he's corrected his running style or found a more efficient way to maneuver I think he's worth a top 12 pick...

all these guys don't end up becoming good players or even productive sometimes you just have to swing for the fences.

I'm saying for me personally. I had rated like 18 in April. Now I have him back in my top 10