2016 CB Draft: Discussion thread

[Bucketgetter]

Sacramento Kings

PG Damian Lillard / Wade Baldwin IV / D.J. Augustin
SG Kentavious Caldwell-Pope / Rodney Stuckey
SF Kawhi Leonard / Taurean Prince
PF Marvin Williams / Andrew Nicholson
C  John Henson / Boban Marjanovic / Jeff Withey

This is my squad through 12. Any comments or concerns?

That is one of the better squads that I have seen. I really like the Lillard / Kawhi pairing.

A couple of thoughts:

1. D.J. should be the backup PG, not a rookie.

2. Backup PF is thin. I guess Henson could spot some minutes there to. You could really use a guy like DWest (via trade).

2. You need a decent backup SF and a veteran low usage/playoff tested C, e.g. Birdman recently played this role for the Heat.

Mk

I figure D.J. is a good 3rd stringer in case Baldwin stumbles out the gate, but I would like to give him a shot next to Stuckey because he is a good fit with him. Stuckey can take some of the ball handling duties and allow Baldwin to play off ball. But D.J. is a good option if Baldwin doesn't work. Thanks for the feedback MK.

[airbelinelli]

Team is just about rounding into its final form. Let me know what you guys all think. The positions are pretty fluid especially the frontcourt, but I like the way it looks

PG: Bledsoe/Lin/Harris
SG: Beal/Henderson/ Ingram
SF: Winslow/ McDermott/Ingram/Acy
PF: Turner/McRoberts/Acy/Hernangomez
C: Adams/Turner/Felicio

I still firmly believe this is a playoff team, and also one of the frontrunners for highest potential.

[Celtic Fan Forever]

Orlando through 13 rounds:

C: Nikola Jokic / Ian Mahinmi / Chris Andersen
F: Mirza Teletovic / Kyle O'Quinn / Lavoy Allen
F: Paul George / Tyreke Evans
G: Kent Bazemore / Terrence Ross / Gary Neal
G: Patrick Beverley / Patty Mills / Toney Douglas

[snively]

Sacramento Kings

PG Damian Lillard / Wade Baldwin IV / D.J. Augustin
SG Kentavious Caldwell-Pope / Rodney Stuckey
SF Kawhi Leonard / Taurean Prince
PF Marvin Williams / Andrew Nicholson
C  John Henson / Boban Marjanovic / Jeff Withey

This is my squad through 12. Any comments or concerns?

Feeling good about stealing Capela from you.  Otherwise your starting line-up would be pretty intimidating.

As of now, you've got a fearsome offensive team, with tremendous perimeter defense and a nice blend of talents (a little green with Baldwin/Prince but the skill-sets are right).

But your big man rotation has a ton of question marks, especially at the 5.

Personally, I'd start Boban and try to use him like Indy use to use Hibbert - with all that defensive quickness around him, his super-slowness won't be as big an issue, and he can focus on his strengths playing off all that offensive talent.

I was thinking about starting Boban, but I think Henson is safer and less likely to get exposed on D. Henson doesn't offer much on offense but I don't really need him to do a lot given my "fearsome offense"  Boban is also raw and hasn't played that much, so some voters might not respect his true awesomeness.

I don't rate Henson much on D. Blocks shots but gets pushed around. Not the kind of guy who can anchor a D. He's more harmful offensively than he is helpful defensively.

[RJ87]

Starters
C: DeMarcus Cousins
PF: Kelly Olynyk
SF: Andrew Wiggins
SG: Jerryd Bayless
PG: Kris Dunn

Bench
F: Omri Casspi
G: Greivis Vasquez
F/C: Nene Hilario
PF: Kris Humphries
SG: Nik Stauskas
F/C: Deyonta Davis
F/C: Skal Labissière
PG: Demetrius Jackson

Went for a youth moment at the back of the draft. If anyone has a young wing for one of my young bigs, PM me.

[Yoki_IsTheName]

Alright. Pending some issues with draft choices, this SHOULD be it.

2016 CB Draft Utah Jazz

C: Jonas Valanciunas / David Lee / Anderson Varejao

F: Karl-Anthony Towns / Mike Scott / Josh Smith

F: Wilson Chandler / Quincy Pondexter

G: Khris Middleton / Jonathon Simmons

G: Derrick Rose / Shaun Livingston / Ty Lawson

I gotta say, if this is 2012, that third wave seems to be the makings of a decent starting line-up.

[riah32]

Have trouble finding a dance partner, err I mean trade partner lol.

[BigAlTheFuture]

PG: Russell Westbrook/Trey Burke
SG: Tony Allen/Troy Daniels/Justin Holiday
SF: Trevor Ariza/Corey Brewer
PF: Trey Lyles/Larry Nance Jr./Mike Muscala
C: Tristan Thompson/Joffrey Lauvergne

Inactive: Chris Bosh

I think I have a really strong bench.

[Yoki_IsTheName]

PG: Russell Westbrook/Trey Burke
SG: Tony Allen/Troy Daniels/Justin Holiday
SF: Trevor Ariza/Corey Brewer
PF: Trey Lyles/Larry Nance Jr./Mike Muscala
C: Tristan Thompson/Joffrey Lauvergne

Inactive: Chris Bosh

I think I have a really strong bench.

I wish Memphis gives Troy Daniels a chance.

Always have been a fan of that kid since I saw him beat Portland in the Playoffs. How is he not getting atleast 15 minutes a game is beyond be. He's not good on defense, but he isn't too terrible to not warrant playing time. And he can shoot the lights out.

[snively]

PG: Russell Westbrook/Trey Burke
SG: Tony Allen/Troy Daniels/Justin Holiday
SF: Trevor Ariza/Corey Brewer
PF: Trey Lyles/Larry Nance Jr./Mike Muscala
C: Tristan Thompson/Joffrey Lauvergne

Inactive: Chris Bosh

I think I have a really strong bench.

I wish Memphis gives Troy Daniels a chance.

Always have been a fan of that kid since I saw him beat Portland in the Playoffs. How is he not getting atleast 15 minutes a game is beyond be. He's not good on defense, but he isn't too terrible to not warrant playing time. And he can shoot the lights out.

He worked well with Big Al in Charlotte.

[airbelinelli]

Orlando through 13 rounds:

C: Nikola Jokic / Ian Mahinmi / Chris Andersen
F: Mirza Teletovic / Kyle O'Quinn / Lavoy Allen
F: Paul George / Tyreke Evans
G: Kent Bazemore / Terrence Ross / Gary Neal
G: Patrick Beverley / Patty Mills / Toney Douglas

Who do you play through on offense? Is it just Paul George? I almost like George at the 4 and Reke coming in and taking a lot more PG/ballhandling duties.

Something to think about for the playoffs

[Celtic Fan Forever]

Orlando through 13 rounds:

C: Nikola Jokic / Ian Mahinmi / Chris Andersen
F: Mirza Teletovic / Kyle O'Quinn / Lavoy Allen
F: Paul George / Tyreke Evans
G: Kent Bazemore / Terrence Ross / Gary Neal
G: Patrick Beverley / Patty Mills / Toney Douglas

Who do you play through on offense? Is it just Paul George? I almost like George at the 4 and Reke coming in and taking a lot more PG/ballhandling duties.

Something to think about for the playoffs

A good amount of offense can be run through Jokic in the high post as well, he had a similar assist percentage to Horford and Marc Gasol this year as a rookie. But yeah I definitely plan on playing a solid amount of small ball with Paul at the 4 and Tyreke handling the playmaking duties. I feel like my point guards can all excell off the ball, Beverley and Mills are very active and great spot up guys. They should mesh well with Evans.

[DinoGanga]

Guys don't hold back honest opinion 82-0 or 81-1?

PG: Darren Collison / Elfrid Payton / Tim Frazier
SG: Avery Bradley / Seth Curry
SF: Jae Crowder / Shaun Kilpatrick
PF: LeBron James / Derrick Williams / JJ Hickson
C: Jusuf Nurkic / Meyers Leonard / Nikola Pekovic

I wanted to draft Rondo Smart and Olynyk just to listen to the discussions
About LeBron pairing up with basically the Celts but whatever.

[DinoGanga]

Anyone remember the worst roster LeBron ever took to the finals?

[Who]

Guys don't hold back honest opinion 82-0 or 81-1?

PG: Darren Collison / Elfrid Payton / Tim Frazier
SG: Avery Bradley / Seth Curry
SF: Jae Crowder / Shaun Kilpatrick
PF: LeBron James / Derrick Williams / JJ Hickson
C: Jusuf Nurkic / Meyers Leonard / Nikola Pekovic

I wanted to draft Rondo Smart and Olynyk just to listen to the discussions
About LeBron pairing up with basically the Celts but whatever.

I really like your starting lineup. One of the best in the league. Maybe the best. I love LeBron next to Crowder and Avery Bradley. I think that will work very well. Nurkic and Darren Collison round the starting unit nicely.

I like Elfrid Payton and Seth Curry as your backup guards. The backup frontcourt players are more of a question mark but the rest of the team is strong enough to overcome that. Derrick Williams should be useful enough.