2016 CB Draft: Discussion thread

[Kane3387]

WASHINGTON WIZARDS

PG Darren Collison - Elfrid Payton
SG Avery Bradley - Seth Curry
SF Jae Crowder -
PF LeBron James -
C  Jusuf Nurkic - Meyers Leonard

Thoughts?

You have Lebron. You're a contender. And likely the favorite to win it all. This team could use another creator tho. I see this team being a little too dependent on James to create all the offensive opportunity in the halfcourt. Kyrie Irving was a big help in Lebron winning a ring this year. I think at lebrons age and with the mileage he has accrued he needs another dude who can get his in isolation.

[Celtic Fan Forever]

WASHINGTON WIZARDS

PG Darren Collison - Elfrid Payton
SG Avery Bradley - Seth Curry
SF Jae Crowder -
PF LeBron James -
C  Jusuf Nurkic - Meyers Leonard

Thoughts?

You have Lebron. You're a contender. And likely the favorite to win it all. This team could use another creator tho. I see this team being a little too dependent on James to create all the offensive opportunity in the halfcourt. Kyrie Irving was a big help in Lebron winning a ring this year. I think at lebrons age and with the mileage he has accrued he needs another dude who can get his in isolation.

Better watch out LeBron

[max215]

Anyone looking to build for the future?  I have Dragan Bender and am willing to discuss moving him.

[Denis998]

Need some thoughts on my current roster, think everything is coming up Milhouse. Added a good back up pg in Ish, and a stretch 4 in Leuer.
Reggie Jackson - Ish Smith
CJ McCollum
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson
Blake Griffin - Jon Leuer
Gorgui Dieng - Joel Embiid

Not sure if I want to start Embiid, he should be healthy at the start of the season.

Does Rondae count as his own back-up with the hyphenation?

Yeah he essentially counts as two different people

[snively]

Need some thoughts on my current roster, think everything is coming up Milhouse. Added a good back up pg in Ish, and a stretch 4 in Leuer.
Reggie Jackson - Ish Smith
CJ McCollum
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson
Blake Griffin - Jon Leuer
Gorgui Dieng - Joel Embiid

Not sure if I want to start Embiid, he should be healthy at the start of the season.

Does Rondae count as his own back-up with the hyphenation?

Yeah he essentially counts as two different people

I was tempted to construct an All-Hyphen-Team (AHT).

MCW
KCP
MKG/RHJ
KAT
WCS

With 4 still undrafted guys to spare.

[nickagneta]

Oklahoma City Thunder

PG: Jeff Teague
SG: Rodney Hood
SF: C. J. Miles
PF: Draymond Green
C: Mason Plumlee

Bench: Ryan Anderson, Leandro Barbosa, Jeremy Lamb

[Celtic Fan Forever]

Need some thoughts on my current roster, think everything is coming up Milhouse. Added a good back up pg in Ish, and a stretch 4 in Leuer.
Reggie Jackson - Ish Smith
CJ McCollum
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson
Blake Griffin - Jon Leuer
Gorgui Dieng - Joel Embiid

Not sure if I want to start Embiid, he should be healthy at the start of the season.

Does Rondae count as his own back-up with the hyphenation?

Yeah he essentially counts as two different people

I was tempted to construct an All-Hyphen-Team (AHT).

MCW
KCP
MKG/RHJ
KAT
WCS

With 4 still undrafted guys to spare.

Are you planning on getting Pops Mensah-Bonsu's ban lifted and convincing him to come out of retirement?

[RJ87]

Really hoping my guy falls to me at 9.24, but I'm not feeling confident

[Celtic Fan Forever]

Really hoping my guy falls to me at 9.24, but I'm not feeling confident

Don't worry I'll pick him at 9.23 (probably not, all my guys were just picked)

[airbelinelli]

Haven't posted in awhile as I didn't pick for a bit. What do you guys think?

PG: Eric Bledsoe/ Jeremy Lin
SG: Bradley beal/ Gerald Henderson
SF: Justice Winslow/ Brandon Ingram
PF: Myles Turner/ Doug McDermott
C: Steven Adams/ Brandon Bass

I think this team fits together really well offering the right amount of shooting, pace, defense etc. I don't have a high level star but the total is more than the sum of the parts.

[AB_Celtic]

Haven't posted in awhile as I didn't pick for a bit. What do you guys think?

PG: Eric Bledsoe/ Jeremy Lin
SG: Bradley beal/ Gerald Henderson
SF: Justice Winslow/ Brandon Ingram
PF: Myles Turner/ Doug McDermott
C: Steven Adams/ Brandon Bass

I think this team fits together really well offering the right amount of shooting, pace, defense etc. I don't have a high level star but the total is more than the sum of the parts.

I like the Bass pick -- gives you a mobile big man to put next to Turner at C when Adams isn't playing.

I hope the rotation you posted above is the way it is just because you want to have two at every position. In my mind, your rotation should look a lot more like:

PG: Bledsoe / Lin
SG: Beal / Henderson
SF: Winslow / McDermott / Ingram
PF: Turner / Bass
C: Adams

Utilize that three-man rotation at PF/C, with McDermott or Winslow taking spot minutes at PF.  Something like:

PF: Turner (20) / Bass (18) / Winslow (10)
C: Adams: (32) / Turner (16)

Lin and Henderson were both great pickups given injury concerns with Bledsoe and Beal. Both can start in their place.

You do have a lot of flexibility here, with the ability to floor shooting-first, defense-first, small ball, or huge ball teams. I think that's what I like most about the team.

Ingram is an enticing prospect but kind of the odd man out here.

Aim to pick up a deep bench big, preferably with the ability to knock down a three here and there.


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[RJ87]

Really hoping my guy falls to me at 9.24, but I'm not feeling confident

Don't worry I'll pick him at 9.23 (probably not, all my guys were just picked)

I'm going off the list KG Living Legend/Miami previously sent for pick 8.13... 

Domantas Sabonis

And there he goes..

[riah32]

My team is starting to round out nicely.

Rondo/Rivers
Butler/Muddiay
Harrison Barnes/ Beasely
Jerebko/Faried
Gobert

Starting Jerbko gives me spacing and allows Faried to bring some energy of the bench.

[airbelinelli]

My team is starting to round out nicely.

Rondo/Rivers
Butler/Muddiay
Harrison Barnes/ Beasely
Jerebko/Faried
Gobert

Starting Jerbko gives me spacing and allows Faried to bring some energy of the bench.

Not quite sure I buy Muddiay as a shooting guard. He really needs the ball in his hand to be effective, and has not shown much talent shooting. I'd look to shift him to backup PG and get someone to fill in at the 2

[riah32]

My team is starting to round out nicely.

Rondo/Rivers
Butler/Muddiay
Harrison Barnes/ Beasely
Jerebko/Faried
Gobert

Starting Jerbko gives me spacing and allows Faried to bring some energy of the bench.

Not quite sure I buy Muddiay as a shooting guard. He really needs the ball in his hand to be effective, and has not shown much talent shooting. I'd look to shift him to backup PG and get someone to fill in at the 2

Probably should have specified Muddiay will be guarding the SG position but will be the primary ball handler for the second unit.