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Following potential 2015 draftees

I'd be happy with most of the players in our range. Go for Booker cause we need shooting. Kaminsky for a scoring big off the bench. Oubre or Johnson for the potential and defensive abilities. Looney or Turner for defense and potential.
 
orangello said:
I hope you're right.
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To put things in perspective, the cap this year will be about 67 million. Then the new tv deal kicks in and it jumps to 90 million, and then around 108 million the year after that. Even if Alec doesn't improve at all, it will be a tradable contract. As long as he stays healthy, his contract will almost certainly be a flat-out bargain in two years.
 
Cappy_Smurf said:
To put things in perspective, the cap this year will be about 67 million. Then the new tv deal kicks in and it jumps to 90 million, and then around 108 million the year after that. Even if Alec doesn't improve at all, it will be a tradable contract. As long as he stays healthy, his contract will almost certainly be a flat-out bargain in two years.
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I hope you're right.
 
Johnson acknowledges the stretch-4 trend and sees himself fitting that mold (in addition to playing on the wing). He also says that the most important thing for him is not how high he's drafted or how many minutes he gets as a rookie, but to be drafted to a team where everyone is simply focused on winning. I think he'd be a great fit here.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPTtT1gVcHU
 
spycam1 said:
Johnson acknowledges the stretch-4 trend and sees himself fitting that mold (in addition to playing on the wing). He also says that the most important thing for him is not how high he's drafted or how many minutes he gets as a rookie, but to be drafted to a team where everyone is simply focused on winning. I think he'd be a great fit here.
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OK, but don't all potential draftees say that though?
 
I'm not sure Johnson can really be a stretch 4 anymore given his measurements. He is a good 2 inches shorter than I thought with only a standing reach of 8'6. He has the physical strength and mass, but not the vertical length to do it (just speculating). Dekker may be better suited as a stretch 4 than Johnson.

I think measurements hurt Johnson the most out of anyone. I'm not usually a big measurements person, but when you are projecting a guy to play some spot minutes at the 4, it's kind of important they have at least moderate PF size.
 
Cy said:
I'm not sure Johnson can really be a stretch 4 anymore given his measurements. He is a good 2 inches shorter than I thought with only a standing reach of 8'6. He has the physical strength and mass, but not the vertical length to do it (just speculating). Dekker may be better suited as a stretch 4 than Johnson.

I think measurements hurt Johnson the most out of anyone. I'm not usually a big measurements person, but when you are projecting a guy to play some spot minutes at the 4, it's kind of important they have at least moderate PF size.
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Had the same thoughts when I saw his measurements.

What are Draymond Green's measurements?
 
orangello said:
The question for me is not so much athleticism but rather will Johnson be a better defender and shooter at the 4 position.
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I mean, he has the physical strength to do it. I'm not saying he can't play spot 4 minutes, he might be able to, and do a very good job, but it will require him to be a very intense and physical defender. I mean, Draymond Green really gives Randolph and Gasol trouble in post-ups. He is 4'' shorter in standing reach though, which is a pretty big difference.

I think most scouts, gms, and fans thought he was much bigger though, I know I did.
 
Cy said:
I mean, he has the physical strength to do it. I'm not saying he can't play spot 4 minutes, he might be able to, and do a very good job, but it will require him to be a very intense and physical defender. I mean, Draymond Green really gives Randolph and Gasol trouble in post-ups. He is 4'' shorter in standing reach though, which is a pretty big difference.

I think most scouts, gms, and fans thought he was much bigger though, I know I did.
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I thought he was bigger as well.
 
I don't think you can project if Johnson will become a combo forward. That's one of the things that will have to play out. Snyder is a smart coach, he'll look at what happens if Johnson switches on bigs in transition/PnR situations.
If that looks good he'll do experiments with him to see how consistently that could work.
 
Do we have a shot at that justice Winslow dude? Where is he projected to go In this draft?
 
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