2012 NBA Draft Thread

[RJ87]

Misery... Just absolutle misery.

[sofutomygaha]

I would trade Melo for any of the guys that have gone after him so far not named Miles Plumlee.

Edited.  Profanity and masked profanity are against forum rules and may result in discipline. Pacers, by the way? Plumlee is a terrible basketball player. But what do I know, my team drafted a guy only because of his size... and he isn't even that big.

[lightspeed5]

so the bulls now have 6 point guards.

[All Star Matt Clement]

Good job, Danny, good effort

[mqtcelticsfan]

so the bulls now have 6 point guards.

Watson and Lucas are awful.

[BUTerrier]

I don't know if someone else mentioned this earlier in the thread (it's hard to keep up), but I'm following ESPN's live chat of the draft, and someone brought up the thought that maybe Danny picked Melo as part of a Bass/Melo-for-Josh Smith deal. It might actually make some sense.

[sofutomygaha]

I pray that this is an example of the pundits knowing way less than they let on. I mean, if you had told me before the draft that Plumlee would go ahead of Moultrie and Jones, I'd have thought you were high. Here's hoping we know absolutely nothing about Fab Melo.

[CelticInRedSox]

Is there ANY way to get Quincy Miller. This kid had serious potential and skills

[Fafnir]

nor IQ either....which is one reason why melo is going to have trouble getting any playing time with doc's defensive schemes. melo is not a particularly bright human being it seems. doc's rotations are pretty sophisticated and take some time to learn.

that is not a good combo. melo played only zone at SU. let's see whether or not he has the brains to do more than be tall. i dont recall him playing against pick and rolls in college. he will have to in the nba.

At 22 you're not getting a franchise center.  Any big you grab that low is going to have issues.  The one thing that does scare me is the fact that this guy was academically ineligible at Syracuse.  That takes some doing.

I doubt doc gives math tests at practice.

[RockinRyA]

so the bulls now have 6 point guards.

maybe they think they can synthesize them into a d rose clone in case he doesnt come back well from injury?

[Donoghus]

1st Round completed.  I won't be updating 2nd round pick by pick. 

When:  June 28, 2012 7PM EST
Where: Prudential Center
       Newark, NJ


1st Round

1. New Orleans Hornets- Anthony Davis
2. Charlotte Bobcats- Michael Kidd-Gilchrist
3. Washington Wizards- Bradley Beal
4. Cleveland Cavaliers-Dion Waiters
5. Sacramento Kings- Thomas Robinson
6. Portland Trailblazers (From Brooklyn)-Damian Lillard
7. Golden State Warriors- Harrison Barnes
8. Toronto Raptors-Terrence Ross
9. Detroit Pistons-Andre Drummond
10. New Orleans Hornets (From Minn via. LAC)- Austin Rivers
11. Portland Trailblazers- Meyers Leonard
12. Houston Rockets (from Milwaukee)- Jeremy Lamb
13. Phoenix Suns- Kendall Marshall
14. Milwaukee Bucks (from Houston)- John Henson
15. Philadelphia 76ers- Maurice Harkless
16. Houston Rockets (From New York)- Royce White
17. Dallas Mavericks- Tyler Zeller (Rights traded to CLE)
18. Houston Rockets (from MIN)- Terrence Jones
19. Orlando Magic-Andrew Nicholson
20. Denver Nuggets- Evan Fournier
21. Boston Celtics- Jared Sullinger
22. Boston Celtics (From LAC via OKC)- Fab Melo
23. Atlanta Hawks- John Jenkins
24. Cleveland Cavaliers (From LAL)- Jared Cunningham, (Rights traded to DAL)
25. Memphis Grizzlies- Tony Wroten
26. Indiana Pacers- Miles Plumless
27. Miami Heat-Arnett Moultrie (Rights traded to PHI)
28. Oklahoma City Thunder- Perry Jones III
29. Chicago Bulls- Marcus Teague
30. Golden St. Warriors (From SA)- Festus Ezeli

2nd Round

31. Charlotte Bobcats-
32. Washington Wizards-
33. Cleveland Cavaliers-
34. Cleveland Cavaliers (From OKC via MIA)-
35. Golden St. Warriors (From Brooklyn)-
36. Sacramento Kings-
37. Toronto Raptors-
38. Denver Nuggets (From Golden St via NY)-
39. Detroit Pistons-
40. Portland Trailblazers (From GS via NY)-
41. Portland Trailblazers-
42. Milwaukee Bucks-
43. Atlanta Hawks (From PHX)-
44. Detroit Pistons (From HOU)-
45. Philadelphia 76ers-
46. Washington Wizards (From DAL)-
47. Utah Jazz-
48. New York Knicks-
49. Orlando Magic-
50. Denver Nuggets-
51. Boston Celtics-
52. Golden St. Warriors (From ATL)-
53. Los Angeles Clippers-
54. Philadelphia 76ers (From Memphis)-
55. Dallas Mavericks (From LAL)-
56. Toronto Raptors (From IND)-
57. Brooklyn Nets (From MIA)-
58. Minnesota Timberwolves (From OKC)-
59. San Antonio Spurs-
60. Los Angeles Lakers (From CHI via MIL via BKLN)-

[slamtheking]

I don't know if someone else mentioned this earlier in the thread (it's hard to keep up), but I'm following ESPN's live chat of the draft, and someone brought up the thought that maybe Danny picked Melo as part of a Bass/Melo-for-Josh Smith deal. It might actually make some sense.

I can only hope you're on to something with that.

[byennie]

On Melo, is there any reason he can't be as productive as Perk was for us? He's already a comparable post defender and shot blocker, and it's not like Perk was a Rhodes Scholar. If this is Perk 2.0, you have to be pretty happy with that @ #22.

[RockinRyA]

I don't know if someone else mentioned this earlier in the thread (it's hard to keep up), but I'm following ESPN's live chat of the draft, and someone brought up the thought that maybe Danny picked Melo as part of a Bass/Melo-for-Josh Smith deal. It might actually make some sense.

I hope its true, or even bass+melo for mayo+2nd rounder is good for me

[goCeltics]

nor IQ either....which is one reason why melo is going to have trouble getting any playing time with doc's defensive schemes. melo is not a particularly bright human being it seems. doc's rotations are pretty sophisticated and take some time to learn.

that is not a good combo. melo played only zone at SU. let's see whether or not he has the brains to do more than be tall. i dont recall him playing against pick and rolls in college. he will have to in the nba.

At 22 you're not getting a franchise center.  Any big you grab that low is going to have issues.  The one thing that does scare me is the fact that this guy was academically ineligible at Syracuse.  That takes some doing.

I doubt doc gives math tests at practice.

maybe language issue were the problem, imagine studying at the university of san paulo or paris or milan and you had poor command of the local language