Basketball Insiders' 2 round mock

[Eddie20]

I would go with different choices, like Bender over Murray and Zizic or Korkmaz over Richardson,  but it's still interesting to see someone's perspective on how a full draft will play out. Especially with the correct emphasis Klyer has in us going the draft and stash route.


http://www.basketballinsiders.com/nba-am-2016-nba-mock-draft-all-60-picks-61616/

League sources peg it as highly doubtful that Boston, Phoenix and Philadelphia end up drafting roster players with all of their picks, and there is a general sense that the vast majority of those teams with multiple picks end up trading some of them on draft night – making projecting this draft even more difficult than in previous years. With that in mind, here is the latest:

1st round
3- Murray
16- Richardson
23- Zubac

2nd round
31- Maker
35- Bembry
45- Desyatnikov
51- Bakumanya
58- Lessort

[mef730]

I just don't get Richardson. Maybe somebody else out there sees all kinds of things that I don't, but he would not be my choice at 16.

Here's a question: Jaylen Brown still available at #8? Obviously, we won't know that ahead of time, but if we were to do the much-discussed (here, at least) #3 to PHX for #4 and #13, would #13 and #16 be enough to pry away #8 from SAC?

Mike

[nostar]

I just don't get Richardson. Maybe somebody else out there sees all kinds of things that I don't, but he would not be my choice at 16.

Mine either, especially with  Korkmaz, Luwawu and Diallo still on the board. Richardson just can't shoot and is not very athletic when compared to his peers.

His 51.6% true shooting percentage is the second lowest rate of any collegiate player projected to be drafted, while his 38.9% 2P% ranks dead last among DX Top-100 prospects. It is historically difficult to find players who make the NBA shooting that low of a percentage from inside the arc, with only three players we can find in our database dating back 30+ years having been picked in the same season after posting a 2P% under 40%: Randy Livingston (#42 pick in 1996, 36.5% in 13 games), Andrew Harrison (#44 in 2015, 38%) and Josh Selby (#49 pick in 2011, 38%).

[Eddie20]

I just don't get Richardson. Maybe somebody else out there sees all kinds of things that I don't, but he would not be my choice at 16.

Mine either, especially with  Korkmaz, Luwawu and Diallo still on the board. Richardson just can't shoot and is not very athletic when compared to his peers.

His 51.6% true shooting percentage is the second lowest rate of any collegiate player projected to be drafted, while his 38.9% 2P% ranks dead last among DX Top-100 prospects. It is historically difficult to find players who make the NBA shooting that low of a percentage from inside the arc, with only three players we can find in our database dating back 30+ years having been picked in the same season after posting a 2P% under 40%: Randy Livingston (#42 pick in 1996, 36.5% in 13 games), Andrew Harrison (#44 in 2015, 38%) and Josh Selby (#49 pick in 2011, 38%).

Same here. I don't see much of a difference between him and McCaw, but Richardson is projected to go higher on all reputable mocks.