Anyone been watching this guy?
He's got some very special basketball qualities. He's the 6th youngest player in the league and plays both ends equally well.
Myles Turner could be a franchise player one day. The Pacers are just amazing at finding these gems in the draft.
Good analysis video by bballbreakdown on MT.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJFd3HN22SY
Agree on Turner.
Altho it's extremely early, here are my thoughts on the draft.
The three bigs (Towns, Okafor, Porzingis) are all great, only time will tell who is the best.
Personal favourite is Okafor, he has guts and great offensive tools (his dribble is insane for his size) but Porzingis is fantastic on both ends. Towns I have watched more as a college player than as a pro, so I'll keep quiet on this front
D'Angelo Russell at 2 is too high, he might be a top 10 player but he is not top 5. With Jerry West gone LAL seems to be making less good decisions.
Hezonja (nr 5) I never liked but he seems to have fixed the attitude probs he had at Barcelona (no passing) and had an impressive game against us. Very athletic, good technique, fine shooting form - his ceiling is Stojakovic II. IMO Skiles is also just the right coach for him. Having said this, I am still wary of his character and whether he will put in the necessary work.
Willie Cauley Stein (nr 6) is fine: per 36 min he averages a double double and 2.2. blocks.
But having seen him he play and given his age (22), I am happy we did not trade up for him (remember how Kevin O'Connor kept repeating that he is
exactly what we need
)
Mudiay at 7 might prove a steal. He is at least as good as Russell.
Stanley Johnson at 8 feels just about right.
Kaminsky (nr 9) ... lolz. He should have been at the 20s.
Kelly Oubre at 15 is not a steal, but it is a really good deal.
Bobby Portis at 22- steal.
Milutinov at 26 by SAS is an interesting choice. My bet is that if he had played college bball he would be about 10 positions higher in the draft.