outside of the top ten, there are no possible franchise players this year, or even anyone that could be a borderline all-star.
I think I'd be happy with a player whose potential is having a shot at being a second-team all-defensive player if he can get his offensive abilities high enough to be at least average. Do you see anyone like that outside of the top ten?
the only guys outside the top ten at the moment who are worth a first round pick, would be alex len (if he falls one or two spots outside the ten), and isaiah austin - who btw, would have to play power forward in the nba. i also like steven adams, but he needs soooooooo much work. i read somewhere that adams destroyed nerlens noel in a game last year, but ive seen adams play a bit, and he is raw. like fab melo raw, but 4 years younger, and already slightly better than fab.
i would possibly go for giannis from greece, but only if danny traded down to the 22nd pick or later. the size of the kids hands alone make him intriguing. only guy with hands that size is rondo
but it's hard to gauge how good he could be in the big leagues because he's playing against sub-par competition. he's
definitely not worth a 16th pick.
if danny traded up a few spots and grabbed len i would be happy. danny needs to offload a shooting guard or two (im looking at the jet) and if in the process he could get len i would definitely be happy.
if he stayed at 16th spot and went for isaiah austin i would be still a bit worried - simply because of his weight. however, if i was danny i would get an expert in to estimate how much weight the kid could put on, and if he could get up to 235 pounds in the next five years, i would take him. at this point a lot of celtics fans could get worried and compare him to jujuan johnson, but he is three years younger, so he can put more weight on. he was one of slam magazines 1st team high school all americans last year, so he's worth a shot if everything else checks out. but he's definitely a nba pf at this point in his career - simply because of weight.
i would not - under any circumstances - draft shabazz muhammed. the guy is going to be a major disappointment... and for what it's worth - i think danny wants, and is aiming for alex len.
ive read mock drafts where people say we should take Gorgui Dieng. thats laughable. any other year he would be a second round pick.
the only other guy i would have danny take a look at, and perhaps draft down for an early second pick would be ricardo ledo - but he'd have to do A LOT of homework before hand.
oh and MAYBE tony mitchell - again you'd have to do a lot of homework on him. his advanced stats arent too good, which is definitely a concern - but his raw stats are good. he's got a crazy wingspan, is an unbelievable athlete. but the problem is his attitude and work ethic - which are both questionable.
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