I agree with Yoki. We need to take the best prospect available, and Upshaw is. But we do have Danny Ainge and if he can trade down or if Upshaw falls to us at 28(I doubt it)we should grab him. With the cap going up his $ is nothing but his potential is huge.
Robert Upshaw:
http://www.draftexpress.com/profile/Robert-Upshaw-6447/He has elite size and length. 6'11'' w/o shoes,
9'5'' standing reach, 7'5.5'' wingspan(wingspan and standing reach are the GOLD STANDARD for centers)
Also there are reports that he has an unofficial 7'7'' wingspan. Give me some time and I will find it (it was posted on here before) . IDK if I was someones agent I would hire some expert to professionally show my clients how to measure correctly.
He does compare well with Whiteside, but not the skinny Whiteside that was drafted, the new Whiteside that has gained muscle and weight. Although I believe Upshaw has more potential that Whiteside on the offensive end. His shot /ft looks better and is something he can work on.
In the end Upshaw has the ability to go pound for pound against anybody in this league. I do trust Danny and CBS and think Boston would be a great place for Upshaw. In the end none of us knows what really happened and a lot of us were doing some of the same things in college....not herion but I d not know if that is fact. Also people use herion because they are depressed/ self medicating because of undiagnosed mental issued. Working out and playing basketball get your endorphins going. Who knows maybe this kid put his families future on his back and was scared/anxious that he could not provide for them.
Yoki is right we have to swing for the fences in the middle round/later picks. We don't need anymore role players and Upshaw fills a hole that we have.
For example. Tyler Zeller was our starting center last year. his standing reach is 8'8'', Upshaws is 9'5'' basically a 9'' difference between them going straight up to protect the rim or grab a board. Sully has a 8'9.5'' standing reach. Measurements are a good tool but if a guy is a PLAYER then he can overcome ala sully being fat slow and not eye popping measurements....but he has good hands and a knack for rebounding and scoring that helps him overcome.
Hopefully our team will evaluate Upshaw like they did Sully back in 2012 and get real serious value for our pick. CBS is a great coach and if anyone can help this kid its him. We will see. But he is def the best prospect at 16.
Also who knows if what teams are saying is bs smoke so they can draft him. Many teams apparently saying they don't even have them on their board at all.....thats either poor scouting/judgement or lies.
