Powell to Bucks. Good pick for the Bucks, probably should've been gone by #46, could be a decent scorer off the bench.
Gudaitis to Sixers. Sixers fan are coming down with...Guda-itis. (I think its a cheese-related illness) Another big down low to throw on the pile. Don't know the guy, don't know if he's ready to play now or later.
Johnson to Thunder. Johnson's a smart player but he's not as quick as he needs to be to play at the next level. He's big, he'll be an okay defender and rebounder. That might be good enough for the Thunder rotation.
White to Wizards. Mature kid, should be able to play right away, might give some decent minutes off the bench.
Eriksson to Hawks. Hmm, a foreigner (Swedish) I am unfamiliar with.
Harvey to Magic. Harkless, Harris, Harvey, Hezonja, suddenly the Magic's plan makes sense!
Bhamwara to Mavs. Pointer to Cavs. Diez to Jazz. A string of foreigners I don't know. Sometimes these picks turn into something, sometimes they don't. I have no idea which one these picks represent.
Lalanne to Spurs. UMass center I do not know. If Pop thinks he can play then he can probably play.
Dawsen to Pelicans. I was impressed with Dawsen during Sparty's run to the Final Four. Michigan State guys tend to stick, I think he's got a good chance of catching on with the Pelicans.
Radicevic to Nuggets. Not sure if he's ready to play now or later.
Tokoto to Sixers. Had his moments at UNC, Philly runs on rookies, maybe he's got a shot at getting some decent playing time.
Agravanis to Hawks. Olympiacos veteran, he can probably come over right away. (Filling Pero Antic's roster spot?)
Mitrovic to Sixers. (Thought they'd go with Aaron Harrison here) Finished it off with the Red Star Belgrade veteran, he's probably ready to play, another big down low to throw on the pile.
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Thursday, June 25, 2015
Draft Thoughts (16-30)
Rozier to Celtics. Interesting pick, I think Rozier can be pretty good at the next level: he controls the ball well, plays hard all the time, I think he's a good fit with the guards they already have (though they may have trades to make).
Vaughn to Bucks. Another interesting pick, he was supposed to be late 1st/early 2nd kinda guy, guess the Bucks really wanted him. He seems to be a physical fit for the long lean defense J Kidd wants to run. I think Vaughn can be good, I like this pick.
Dekker to Rockets. Uh, I don't like this pick. Some mocks had Dekker earlier than this so perhaps the Rockets feel like they stumbled onto something lucky but I think they would've been better off with a PG (Jerian Grant, Tyus Jones) rather than a streaky white kid who plays James Harden's position. Not sure what he gives the Rockets, not into this pick (Hollis-Jefferson might've been a better pick here).
Grant to Wizards. Hmmm, I like Grant but do the Wizards needs a PG? No. An SG? No. Okay, the Wizard bench just got a little deeper. Grant is a senior, more mature, very polished player, he should be able to contribute right away as a combo guy off the bench. (Grant to Knicks, Oubre to Wizards, Hardaway Jr to Hawks; okay that makes more sense)
Wright to Raptors. In my initial mock draft I had Wright going #21 to the Mavs who would then trade him to Utah for Trey Burke. Guess the Raptors could do that too. This time last summer the Raptors were rolling: they got out from under their worst contracts, rebuilt the squad ragtag-style, had a decent showing in the playoffs. For the first month of the season, they had all that magic going....then that stopped and never really returned. Raptors are probably in blow-up mode so not sure whether Wright ends up in Toronto or not.
Anderson to Mavs. Versatile player, might be asked to do any numbers of things and supposedly Anderson is a gamer who's down to play ball. Mavs need anything and everything so if Anderson plays hard he can succeed there.
Portis to Bulls. Portis might be totally useless in the pros but I think he's got real upside. He's a Thibodeau kinda player (uh, guess that doesn't matter), think he'll fit right in on that roster and he'll give them more offense than you think. Good pick, he should've been gone by now.
Hollis-Jefferson to Blazers. Blazers have lost two fine defenders in Matthews and Batum, they'll need Hollis-Jefferson to hit the ground running as a lockdown defender. (Will he outscore Cauley-Stein? Flip a coin)
Jones to Cavs. --And he's already traded....to the Wolves apparently. I believe the Cavs get #31 and #36, they need cheap young bench fillers, those two picks are better than a late 1st rounder, good move for the Cavs. For the Wolves another fine young baller nipping at the heels of Ricky Rubio (can he be traded back to Spain?), LaVine's a combo guy (a perfect foil for Wiggins), I think Jones will get some run as a rook and they'd just as well have one more rookie instead of two, good move for the Wolves.
Martin to Grizzlies. Yup, that guy is the quintessential Grizzlies PF. Throw in Matt Barnes and the Grizzlies have already gotten a lot Grizzlier.
Militunov to Spurs. Serbian guy, don't know anything about him save that he was a late 2nd round prospect in the few mock drafts I saw him in. They maybe coulda got him with the #55 pick but I guess they really wanted him and feared the Sixers' bevy of 2nd round picks. If Pop thinks he can play then he can probably play.
Nance Jr. to Lakers. I know absolutely nothing about him apart from the fact that his dad's name is Larry Nance. Nance Sr was a solid big man in the days when Bird and Magic played all the important games (won a dunk contest didn't he?) The name hasn't appeared on any of the mocks I've seen this entire season, so either the Lakers know something that no one else does or this was just some kind of ceremonial pick that doesn't clutter the roster. I thought RJ Hunter was a natural for this pick, an understudy to Kobe (jeez, how crappy a gig would that be? Remember Aaron Rodgers getting the cold shoulder from Favre? Nothing compared to a Kobe scorned), set to take over at SG in 2017. But there's something about Nance, I reckon.
Hunter to Celtics. Hey man, Hunter has a real shot at being a helluva scorer. With the #28 pick, he's the kinda guy the Celtics can work with.
McCullough to Nets. I don't much about McCullough but he sounds really big. Torn ACL, probably gonna miss next year. Nets will be awful next year, no reason to rush this kid.
Looney to Warriors. Oh man, that last kid that didn't get a valentine, keep showing him on the tv puttering with his cell phone, getting lonelier and lonelier in the green room. Good things come to those who wait. Nice work, dude, you're rolling with the champs. (See Draymond? Do that!)
Vaughn to Bucks. Another interesting pick, he was supposed to be late 1st/early 2nd kinda guy, guess the Bucks really wanted him. He seems to be a physical fit for the long lean defense J Kidd wants to run. I think Vaughn can be good, I like this pick.
Dekker to Rockets. Uh, I don't like this pick. Some mocks had Dekker earlier than this so perhaps the Rockets feel like they stumbled onto something lucky but I think they would've been better off with a PG (Jerian Grant, Tyus Jones) rather than a streaky white kid who plays James Harden's position. Not sure what he gives the Rockets, not into this pick (Hollis-Jefferson might've been a better pick here).
Grant to Wizards. Hmmm, I like Grant but do the Wizards needs a PG? No. An SG? No. Okay, the Wizard bench just got a little deeper. Grant is a senior, more mature, very polished player, he should be able to contribute right away as a combo guy off the bench. (Grant to Knicks, Oubre to Wizards, Hardaway Jr to Hawks; okay that makes more sense)
Wright to Raptors. In my initial mock draft I had Wright going #21 to the Mavs who would then trade him to Utah for Trey Burke. Guess the Raptors could do that too. This time last summer the Raptors were rolling: they got out from under their worst contracts, rebuilt the squad ragtag-style, had a decent showing in the playoffs. For the first month of the season, they had all that magic going....then that stopped and never really returned. Raptors are probably in blow-up mode so not sure whether Wright ends up in Toronto or not.
Anderson to Mavs. Versatile player, might be asked to do any numbers of things and supposedly Anderson is a gamer who's down to play ball. Mavs need anything and everything so if Anderson plays hard he can succeed there.
Portis to Bulls. Portis might be totally useless in the pros but I think he's got real upside. He's a Thibodeau kinda player (uh, guess that doesn't matter), think he'll fit right in on that roster and he'll give them more offense than you think. Good pick, he should've been gone by now.
Hollis-Jefferson to Blazers. Blazers have lost two fine defenders in Matthews and Batum, they'll need Hollis-Jefferson to hit the ground running as a lockdown defender. (Will he outscore Cauley-Stein? Flip a coin)
Jones to Cavs. --And he's already traded....to the Wolves apparently. I believe the Cavs get #31 and #36, they need cheap young bench fillers, those two picks are better than a late 1st rounder, good move for the Cavs. For the Wolves another fine young baller nipping at the heels of Ricky Rubio (can he be traded back to Spain?), LaVine's a combo guy (a perfect foil for Wiggins), I think Jones will get some run as a rook and they'd just as well have one more rookie instead of two, good move for the Wolves.
Martin to Grizzlies. Yup, that guy is the quintessential Grizzlies PF. Throw in Matt Barnes and the Grizzlies have already gotten a lot Grizzlier.
Militunov to Spurs. Serbian guy, don't know anything about him save that he was a late 2nd round prospect in the few mock drafts I saw him in. They maybe coulda got him with the #55 pick but I guess they really wanted him and feared the Sixers' bevy of 2nd round picks. If Pop thinks he can play then he can probably play.
Nance Jr. to Lakers. I know absolutely nothing about him apart from the fact that his dad's name is Larry Nance. Nance Sr was a solid big man in the days when Bird and Magic played all the important games (won a dunk contest didn't he?) The name hasn't appeared on any of the mocks I've seen this entire season, so either the Lakers know something that no one else does or this was just some kind of ceremonial pick that doesn't clutter the roster. I thought RJ Hunter was a natural for this pick, an understudy to Kobe (jeez, how crappy a gig would that be? Remember Aaron Rodgers getting the cold shoulder from Favre? Nothing compared to a Kobe scorned), set to take over at SG in 2017. But there's something about Nance, I reckon.
Hunter to Celtics. Hey man, Hunter has a real shot at being a helluva scorer. With the #28 pick, he's the kinda guy the Celtics can work with.
McCullough to Nets. I don't much about McCullough but he sounds really big. Torn ACL, probably gonna miss next year. Nets will be awful next year, no reason to rush this kid.
Looney to Warriors. Oh man, that last kid that didn't get a valentine, keep showing him on the tv puttering with his cell phone, getting lonelier and lonelier in the green room. Good things come to those who wait. Nice work, dude, you're rolling with the champs. (See Draymond? Do that!)
Draft Thoughts (1-15)
Towns to Wolves. Towns is gonna be a good scorer down low, good enough defender and rebounder, as a starter he slots Dieng back to the bench (and makes Pekovic eminently tradeable), which gives them a nice offensive tandem down low. The team is still very young, look for them to be back in the top ten next year, but this is an exciting core to build on.
Russell to Lakers. Okafor was the obvious pick, but Russell is the guy the Lakers wanted to take. They are sooooooo hoping he turns into a badass, Lakertown loves winners but they're extra gooey for the homegrown. Clarkson now becomes trade fodder, I expect the Lakers to be on the move tradewise (but I don't expect they'll end up with Cousins).
Okafor to Sixers. Sixers are value shoppers and obviously they had Okafor in their top 3 and they took him. Mudiay might've been a better fit for them but that said, I think Okafor and Nerlens can play together and if Embiid needs another year, well, they got his replacement ready to go. They'll have the Heat and Laker 1st rounders next year, expect them to comfortably suck again and roll deep again into next year's draft. (Also wouldn't be surprised to see them swap some of their five 2nd round picks for 2016 2nd rounders, just to keep the draft thing rolling)
Porzingis to Knicks. I thought they'd take Porzingis because he provides the best trade opportunity. The Hornets have been shuffling paper lately and they nabbed Kaminsky, a guy the Knicks talked about....think maybe Prozingis is headed to Charlotte? (Mutterings are that David West is headed to the Knicks and maybe Tobias Harris and/or Wesley Matthews)
Hezonja to Magic. Sounds like a bulldog, if he can shoot he could be a real badass. Gives them protection if Harris bolts and makes Fournier tradeable.
Cauley-Stein to Kings. I think WCS is gonna be a helluva defensive player (think outside linebacker more than wing forward) and fits pretty much any team anywhere. The Kings (with or without Cousins) will undoubtedly suck next year...and the next year after that. As much as I love WCS, the Kings probably would've been better served grabbing Mudiay but I guess they got tradin' on their minds.
Mudiay to Nuggets. (Ty Lawson is officially on the block) As the draft drew closer, Mudiay is the guy that strikes me as the most ready to play, most ready to shine out, show off and be a for real badass and dropping to #7 is probably gonna drive him all the more. I'll go ahead and name him my pre-pre-pre-season pick for ROY. That said, the Nuggets will probably be making a lot of moves this summer...and be terrible next year. But Mudiay and Nurkic will both be fun to watch, though they won't be bringing W's to Denver right away.
Johnson to Pistons. The Pistons could use a lot of things but building up scorers is probably the way to go right now. Johnson's upside is all-star, his downside is Michael Beasley. Pistons are a tough situation but hopefully Stan Van can guide Johnson to a solid productive season.
Kaminsky to Hornets. The Hornets take...a slow white guy that no one expected to go this high. The Hornets make no sense to me....unless Kaminsky gets moved to NYK. Stay tuned.
Winslow to Heat. smh...Heat shouldn't even be here and they're gonna steal Justice Winslow??!? I'm telling ya: I think Winslow has the highest upside in the whole draft. Wade won't leave Miami but he's on the Johnny Carson work schedule, plenty of time for Winslow to play the Joan Rivers role this team needs. I think the Heat will be pretty good next year already and I think Winslow can really give them something (....or the Heat implode and look horrible come April, also possible).
Turner to Pacers. I think Turner's gonna be a nice player down low, athletic, wants to be a scorer, will he be replacing Hibbert or playing alongside him? Not sure yet, either way I think he can be good for the Pacers.
Lyles to Jazz. Good pick! I don't think Lyles will be necessarily be a big star but I do think he'll be a good role player for a long time in this league, the kind of prductive reliable player that teams will want for years to come.. He's a smart kid, good hands, good scorer, gonna do what needs to be done on defense, he'll adapt to whatever comes his way. I definitely like his chances to get a third or even fourth NBA contract.
Booker to Suns. Along with Knight, Bledsoe and Goodwin, Booker fills out the Kentucky alumni volleyball team. Personally I think Booker is a little overrated, streaky scorer, great one night, non-existent the next. He can shoot, that's nice, but he'll need to fill out, get better on defense and work hard to be the player he's supposed to be. Honestly can't say I saw enough to notice.
Payne to Thunder. Thunder were the ones who first fell in love with Payne, rumors buzzed about him all through the top ten, in the end he goes to where it all began. This pick is all about Westbrook: if he plays then not much is needed from Payne but if he can't play Payne's gonna get a ton of minutes. Either way I think he's the kind of player who is what he is, can contribute right away.
Oubre to Hawks. Oubre has been up and down in this draft process not sure what to say about him now. For the Hawks he can come off the bench and be an energy scorer, not exactly a replacement for Carroll but closer to the basket than Korver. The Hawks are in flux, not sure if Oubre is the best roll of the dice (I would've rolled with Portis).
Russell to Lakers. Okafor was the obvious pick, but Russell is the guy the Lakers wanted to take. They are sooooooo hoping he turns into a badass, Lakertown loves winners but they're extra gooey for the homegrown. Clarkson now becomes trade fodder, I expect the Lakers to be on the move tradewise (but I don't expect they'll end up with Cousins).
Okafor to Sixers. Sixers are value shoppers and obviously they had Okafor in their top 3 and they took him. Mudiay might've been a better fit for them but that said, I think Okafor and Nerlens can play together and if Embiid needs another year, well, they got his replacement ready to go. They'll have the Heat and Laker 1st rounders next year, expect them to comfortably suck again and roll deep again into next year's draft. (Also wouldn't be surprised to see them swap some of their five 2nd round picks for 2016 2nd rounders, just to keep the draft thing rolling)
Porzingis to Knicks. I thought they'd take Porzingis because he provides the best trade opportunity. The Hornets have been shuffling paper lately and they nabbed Kaminsky, a guy the Knicks talked about....think maybe Prozingis is headed to Charlotte? (Mutterings are that David West is headed to the Knicks and maybe Tobias Harris and/or Wesley Matthews)
Hezonja to Magic. Sounds like a bulldog, if he can shoot he could be a real badass. Gives them protection if Harris bolts and makes Fournier tradeable.
Cauley-Stein to Kings. I think WCS is gonna be a helluva defensive player (think outside linebacker more than wing forward) and fits pretty much any team anywhere. The Kings (with or without Cousins) will undoubtedly suck next year...and the next year after that. As much as I love WCS, the Kings probably would've been better served grabbing Mudiay but I guess they got tradin' on their minds.
Mudiay to Nuggets. (Ty Lawson is officially on the block) As the draft drew closer, Mudiay is the guy that strikes me as the most ready to play, most ready to shine out, show off and be a for real badass and dropping to #7 is probably gonna drive him all the more. I'll go ahead and name him my pre-pre-pre-season pick for ROY. That said, the Nuggets will probably be making a lot of moves this summer...and be terrible next year. But Mudiay and Nurkic will both be fun to watch, though they won't be bringing W's to Denver right away.
Johnson to Pistons. The Pistons could use a lot of things but building up scorers is probably the way to go right now. Johnson's upside is all-star, his downside is Michael Beasley. Pistons are a tough situation but hopefully Stan Van can guide Johnson to a solid productive season.
Kaminsky to Hornets. The Hornets take...a slow white guy that no one expected to go this high. The Hornets make no sense to me....unless Kaminsky gets moved to NYK. Stay tuned.
Winslow to Heat. smh...Heat shouldn't even be here and they're gonna steal Justice Winslow??!? I'm telling ya: I think Winslow has the highest upside in the whole draft. Wade won't leave Miami but he's on the Johnny Carson work schedule, plenty of time for Winslow to play the Joan Rivers role this team needs. I think the Heat will be pretty good next year already and I think Winslow can really give them something (....or the Heat implode and look horrible come April, also possible).
Turner to Pacers. I think Turner's gonna be a nice player down low, athletic, wants to be a scorer, will he be replacing Hibbert or playing alongside him? Not sure yet, either way I think he can be good for the Pacers.
Lyles to Jazz. Good pick! I don't think Lyles will be necessarily be a big star but I do think he'll be a good role player for a long time in this league, the kind of prductive reliable player that teams will want for years to come.. He's a smart kid, good hands, good scorer, gonna do what needs to be done on defense, he'll adapt to whatever comes his way. I definitely like his chances to get a third or even fourth NBA contract.
Booker to Suns. Along with Knight, Bledsoe and Goodwin, Booker fills out the Kentucky alumni volleyball team. Personally I think Booker is a little overrated, streaky scorer, great one night, non-existent the next. He can shoot, that's nice, but he'll need to fill out, get better on defense and work hard to be the player he's supposed to be. Honestly can't say I saw enough to notice.
Payne to Thunder. Thunder were the ones who first fell in love with Payne, rumors buzzed about him all through the top ten, in the end he goes to where it all began. This pick is all about Westbrook: if he plays then not much is needed from Payne but if he can't play Payne's gonna get a ton of minutes. Either way I think he's the kind of player who is what he is, can contribute right away.
Oubre to Hawks. Oubre has been up and down in this draft process not sure what to say about him now. For the Hawks he can come off the bench and be an energy scorer, not exactly a replacement for Carroll but closer to the basket than Korver. The Hawks are in flux, not sure if Oubre is the best roll of the dice (I would've rolled with Portis).
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