What's Your Draft Wishlist? Top 5 (updated 6/27)

[BleedGreen1989]

I don't get why GM's are passing on sullinger..dude can flat out ball. Maybe he's undersized and not athletic but I can see him as a top 5 rookie easily in terms of production

[mqtcelticsfan]

Oh cool, I love this game. It's called point/counterpoint.


Point:

I don't get why GM's are passing on sullinger..

Counterpoint:

Maybe he's undersized and not athletic

You've answered your own question. Undersized guys who aren't athletic don't tend to be anything more than role players in the NBA.

[LooseCannon]

There goes Dion Waiters, probably a promise from a lottery team:

Marc J. Spears ‏@SpearsNBAYahoo
Syracuse guard Dion Waiters canceled all team workouts and interviews at NBA pre-draft camp, source tells Y! Sports.

Front-runners in the rumors are Toronto and Phoenix.

[Army_of_One_Nation]

Top 5: If I were picking the top 5 players, it would be simple.
1. Thomas Robinson---he should really be the number 1 pick.
2. Royce White---because of his versatility in playing different positions well enough.
3. Perry Jones---see Royce White.
4. Jeremy Lamb---outstanding shooter.
5. Terrence Jones---strong kid, can defend the 3,4 and 5, nice jumper that still need a little work.

[ManUp]

If Quincy Miller isn't a wing I don't want him. The only "Stretch 4" I like is Dirk Nowitzki. Miller would get chewed up in the middle by just about any PF with a decent post game. BTW, I hate tweeners.

[letsgoblue86]

What's so amazing about this draft is the depth of talent.  For every guy taken before us, it just opens up the availability of another guy getting picked by the C's.  It's gonna be a luxury.

[LooseCannon]

I don't know enough about the college game to have a list of five players.  Based on threads on this board, the only prospect who makes me want to know more about him so far is Jeffery Taylor. 

Between the draft and free agency, there are certain roles I want to fill.  Some of these can be filled by the same player.  This assumes KG comes back, otherwise just take the best player available.

A big with three-point range
A defense-first small forward who can play more than one position and has a good perimeter game
A mobile center whose offense is more than just garbage baskets
An enforcer who can be counted on to be nasty and dirty if needed
A playmaker back-up point guard

[NhTitan]

Hey guys, first post so take it easy.

If everyone is coming back, for another go.

21. Terrance Ross SG Washington
22. Royce White PF Iowa State
2nd. Robert Sacre C Gonzaga.

[hardlyyardley]

In order

Harkless
Nicholson
Taylor
Leonard*
Ross*

*probably won't be there

Second rd

Middleton*
D Miller
Sacre
Crowder

[clover]

If Quincy Miller isn't a wing I don't want him. The only "Stretch 4" I like is Dirk Nowitzki. Miller would get chewed up in the middle by just about any PF with a decent post game. BTW, I hate tweeners.

He's a pure 3, just long.

I hope you weren't down on Durant for his height too.

[Yoki_IsTheName]

Fab Melo
Jeff Taylor
Moe Harkless
Khris Middleton
Will Barton
Bernard James
Robert Sacre

Three of these names and I'm a happy camper.

[TA9]

First Round
Quincy Miller
Arnett Moultrie (If he falls)
Meyers Leonard
Moe Harkless
Royce White
Andrew Nicholson
Festus Ezeli
Terrence Jones (If he falls)

Second Round
Robbie Hummel (Could be fun if we gathered the Purdue big three )
Marcus Denmon
Robert Sacre
Kris Joseph

[ManUp]

If Quincy Miller isn't a wing I don't want him. The only "Stretch 4" I like is Dirk Nowitzki. Miller would get chewed up in the middle by just about any PF with a decent post game. BTW, I hate tweeners.

He's a pure 3, just long.

I hope you weren't down on Durant for his height too.

Athletically, there's a huge difference between Durant and Miller. I also don't remember mentioning his height anywhere. He was described as a stretch 4 at the combines. Offensively he's a 3 but his position will depend on his defense. I'm not sure he has the quickness to play the three at the NBA level. If he doesn't have the quickness to defend the three, or weight to play the 4 that makes him a tweener. I don't want a tweener.

[clover]

If Quincy Miller isn't a wing I don't want him. The only "Stretch 4" I like is Dirk Nowitzki. Miller would get chewed up in the middle by just about any PF with a decent post game. BTW, I hate tweeners.

He's a pure 3, just long.

I hope you weren't down on Durant for his height too.

Athletically, there's a huge difference between Durant and Miller. I also don't remember mentioning his height anywhere. He was described as a stretch 4 at the combines. Offensively he's a 3 but his position will depend on his defense. I'm not sure he has the quickness to play the three at the NBA level. If he doesn't have the quickness to defend the three, or weight to play the 4 that makes him a tweener. I don't want a tweener.

I'm pretty sure he's always been considered as a straight 3.  But two things happened: 1) he had ACL surgery and wasn't as quick, which is normal, in his first year back, and 2) he  came through as surprisingly tall--6'8 3/4"--as a 19yo in the combine.  So yeah, I guess you could say that in case he doesn't get his speed back he's tall enough to play the 4--but that's not really what he's cut out for, as you note.

As to Durant, if anything he has a little more bulk and could have been shoehorned into the 4 position better than QMiller IMO.

[BostonNative]

OHH PLEAAASSEEE Durant was known as a tweener as well. Don't make it seem like he has "a little more bulk" just because he is dominating now.