2012 CB Draft: Team of the Future Discussion

[Who]

Nominees

If you have any other nominations, please say so in the thread below and I'll add them to the list on this first post. Allow for teams to see the squads next to one another.

All teams not in the Conference Finals are eligible.

LA Lakers

PG: Kyle Lowry, Devin Harris
SG: Tony Allen, Dion Waiters, Marshon Brooks, Dahntay Jones
SF: Rudy Gay, Carlos Delfino, Aminu
PF: Al Horford, Chris Wilcox
C:  LaMarcus Aldridge, Nick Collison

Team Core - LaMarcus Aldridge, Al Horford, Rudy Gay and Kyle Lowry.

Indiana Pacers

PG: Rajon Rondo, Kirk Hinrich
SG: Avery Bradley, Bradley Beal
SF: Nic Batum, Mickael Pietrus, Raja Bell
PF: Luis Scola, Carl Landry
C:  Greg Monroe, Enes Kanter, Kwame Brown, Kevin Seraphin

Team Core - Rajon Rondo, Greg Monroe, Nic Batum, Avery Bradley and Bradley Beal

Brooklyn Nets

PG: Derrick Rose, Damian Lillard, Eric Maynor
SG: Iman Shumpert, Nick Young
SF: Paul George, Tobias Harris, Quincy Pondexter
PF: Ryan Anderson, Derrick Williams
C:  DeMarcus Cousins, Emeka Okafor

Team Core - Derrick Rose, DeMarcus Cousins and Paul George

San Antonio Spurs

PG: John Wall, Ramon Sessions
SG: James Harden, D.Stevenson
SF: Danny Green, Alonzo Gee, R.Williams
PF: Taj Gibson, Jared Sullinger, Drew Gooden
C:  Brook Lopez, Ian Mahinmi, Fab Melo

Team Core - John Wall, James Harden and Brook Lopez

Houston Rockets

PG: Jeremy Lin, Roddy Beaubois, Austin Rivers
SG: Michael Kidd-Gilchrest, Courtney Lee
SF: Harrison Barnes
PF: Serge Ibaka, Donatus Motiejunas, Kenneth Faried, John Henson, Epke Udoh
C:  Jonas Valanciounas, Chris Andersen

Team Core - Jeremy Lin, MKG, H.Barnes, Motiejunas, Valanciounas and Ibaka

Boston Celtics

PG: Russell Westbrook, DJ Augustin, Shaun Livingston
SG: Terrence Ross, Gerald Green, Rip Hamilton
SF: Ron Artest, Stephen Jackson
PF: Blake Griffin, Thomas Robinson
C:  Marc Gasol, Aaron Gray, Semih Erden

Team Core - Russell Westbrook, Blake Griffin and Marc Gasol

Golden State Warriors

LG: Manu Ginobili, Delonte West, Patty Mills
SG: Klay Thompson, Alec Burks
SF: Andre Iguodala, Jonas Jerebko, Josh Howard
PF: Mirza Teletovic, Channing Frye, Darrel Arthur
C:  Anthony Davis, Bismack Biyombo

Team Core - Anthony Davis, Andre Iguodala, Klay Thompson and Bismack Biyombo

Oklahoma City Thunder

PG: Mario Chalmers, Greivis Vasquez, Jimmer Fredette
SG: Tyreke Evans, Kevin Martin
SF: Caron Butler, Richard Jefferson
PF: Andrea Bargnani, Tyler Hansbrough, Markieff Morris
C:  Andrew Bynum, Chris Kaman, Kendrick Perkins

Team Core - Andrew Bynum, Tyreke Evans and Andrea Bargnani

Voting

CB Draft Voting

I think it'd be good if got a top three votes. First place gets four points. Second place two points. Third place one point. Can't vote for your own team. Something like that.

1st - Team A
2nd - Team B
3rd - Team C

If that is agreeable to the moderator who counts the votes at CB Draft Voting .

[ronaldo943]

i think it comes down to:
Rockets
Pacers
Spurs
Nets

[dark_lord]

im contemplating between the spurs and nets

[Yoki_IsTheName]

Rockets.

WHile it may take more than 2-3 years, if those guys blossom, that bench mob (Rivers, Faried, Motiejunas, Henson) can beat any team in the NBA once they reach their potential, and that's just the bench. The starters would be very very good in the future as well, also they fit each others games too.

TOTF for the Rockets.

[Rondo2287]

I would like to nominate my Atlanta Hawks

Jason Kidd
Kobe Bryant
Grant Hill
David West
Tim Duncan

[KCattheStripe]

Don't forget, the Lakers also have Marshaun Broooks!

[Who]

Boston Celtics

PG: Russell Westbrook, DJ Augustin, Shaun Livingston
SG: Gerald Green, Rip Hamilton
SF: Ron Artest, Stephen Jackson
PF: Blake Griffin, Thomas Robinson
C:  Marc Gasol, Aaron Gray, Semih Erden

I wonder if Boston is getting enough credit / exposure for TotF.

Obviously, they have an older supporting cast that will need to be replaced with some younger role players over the next few years but ...

In Blake Griffin (23 years old) and Russell Westbrook (23 years old), the Celtics will arguably have two of the top ten players in the NBA on their team for the best part of the next 10 years.

Throw in Marc Gasol as a top five center and third option who is only 27 and has another 5+ years ahead of him. That is an immensely talented core.

Then they have Thomas Robinson as well who could be a Paul Millsap like player off the bench behind Blake Griffin and Marc Gasol to form an incredibly effective three player big man rotation.

[jgod213]

I'm leaning towards the Warriors strongly here.


Anthony Davis is going to be a superstar within 2 years. 

Combine him with Bismack Biyombo and you might be talking the best frontcourt defense in the NBA within that 2 to 3 year timeframe.  He's still 19!

Teletovic is already 26, but if his offense is as good as advertised the Warriors have something there as well.

Then you've got Klay Thompson who I think might be one of the more underrated young'ns in the league. Didn't he average around 18 a game the last month or two of the season? A deadly shooter at 22.

Just as big as all that is the leadership provided by Igoudala and Ginobili.  Great locker room guys, great effort guys.  I just see this being an excellent and smooth youth movement for what is already a really good team.

[ronaldo943]

TOTF:
Atlanta Hawks

[wdleehi]

Indiana Pacers

PG: Rajon Rondo, Kirk Hinrich
SG: Avery Bradley, Bradley Beal
SF: Nic Batum, Mickael Pietrus, Raja Bell
PF: Luis Scola, Carl Landry
C:  Greg Monroe, Enes Kanter, Kwame Brown, Kevin Seraphin

Team Core - Rajon Rondo, Greg Monroe, Nic Batum, Avery Bradley and Bradley Beal

Rondo - 26 year old - not going to waste time explaining this one.  We all already know

Bradley - 21 years old - ditto.

Monroe - 22 years old - Upped his first year stats from 9.4 and 7.5 to 15.4 and 9.6.  Expect numbers to go up again.

Batum - 23 years old - 15 and 5 as a starter without the benefit of having Rondo as a PG.

Kanter - 20 year old - as a rookie, his minutes were limited because of the depth the Jazz have at his position.  In 13 minutes a game, averaged 4.6 and 4.2.  As he learns the NBA game and the team finds him minutes, he has double double potential.  (3rd pick in the 2011 draft)

Beal - 19 year old -  Should develop into a potential number one scoring threat for Rondo. 

Seraphin - 22 years old - 14 and 7 as a starter last year. 


Greg Oden - 24 years old - The Pacers own his rights.  If he can get healthy next season, he will be a defensive force off the bench for this team.  And with the depth of big men, the team can manage his minutes easily back into the NBA.

[dark_lord]

voting spurs, nets were a close second

[Fafnir]

I'm trying to decide how well I think Rose will bounce back.

[dark_lord]

I'm trying to decide how well I think Rose will bounce back.

thats what eventually led to my voting spurs.  i had nets a close second. 

[Donoghus]

I always like to vote for teams that didn't make the playoffs for TOTF.

To me, it comes down to San Antonio, Brooklyn, Golden State, and Houston.

Not sure how I'd rank them yet.

[Roy H.]

I like Brooklyn the best here, although I would expect Boston and Dallas to be almost perennial finalists in the coming years.