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Following potential 2013 draftees

Those hats are pretty gross.

I'm not really even sure who I want at this point, I'm just excited to have a couple of new guys to root for. It's hard for me to remember a draft being this fragmented in terms of consensus picks past the top 6 or 7.
 
Jason Jones @mr_jasonjones Indiana's Cody Zeller will have an individual predraft workout with the Kings on Thursday


James Ham @James_Ham There is a solid buzz that Zeller is moving up the draft board, but it is nice to see the Kings bring in another top 10 pick.

The Jazz worked out Zeller. Maybe the Jazz are Jimmering Sacramento again.
 
I'm liking Karasev. Great shooter, high bball IQ, can play SG or SF. At 14 he's a good pick. I'd take him over Burke. Sorry, to me he's at best Jameer Nelson. True, we need a PG but I'm all for tanking this year and getting that next year rather than spending that pick on and avg to below avg PG.

I would be good with Karasev at 14. I still don't like Burke unless it is at 21. I think Burke is better than Larkin.
 
I don't think there's much chance that Burke or McCollum will make it to #14. Schroeder seems very likely to be there ar #14 if he's the guy we want. However, a few teams in the 9 - 13 range are likely to try to trade their picks. Burke and McCollum would both be pretty clear BPA in that range, along with Zeller and Adams.

Also, it's not that Burke is doing badly in workouts. It's simply that Shabazz, MCW and Len have looked good in workouts and are climbing. At the same time, teams that have their PG situation worked out will take a bigger or more versatile player on the same tier.

Separately, despite what mocks are saying, it's unlikely that Shabazz slips below #8.
 
I don't see him sliding even to #9. I would love it, of course, because we could make a play for 9, or would likely see CJ or MCW there at 14... though none of that is happening. So...

If Burke makes it past Olrando (2) and NOLA (6), there's a good chance he'll slide to #9. Shabazz and MCW look like the leading candidates to go at 7 and 8 (for the moment).
 
Nothing to do with draftees, except that 2 or 3 of them will get a chance to wear one of these in 15 days. NBA just released the hat design for the 2013 draft.

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Like the green & gold snap back, not keen on the oversized lettering.

Reminds me of this..


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Agree with just about everything said in the last few pages. I'll just add I still have concerns about McCollum's ability to run an offense. I really think he'll be a good scorer, but will he just be another Mo/Harris as far as PG duties go?

I'm more concerned about how agile and nimble and quick he can be as a PG more than the mental side of thing.
 
Say what you will about the hats but the kids I work with like them. I guess we found the target audience.
The military kids here are all 90% Lebron Heat fans, sprinkled with a few Lakers and Bulls.

I try and show them videos about Favors, and Burks to give them some insight on our team.
They all find it VERY weird I would support this strange team "Who's on them again"?

Some other fun comments "Yall shouldn't gave up Deron Williams" me,"but we got back Favors and Kanter in return" "who"?
"Why you like the Jazz, when I go to da NBA I never be playin for them" "Utah sucks" "Hayward is pretty cool"
 
Say what you will about the hats but the kids I work with like them. I guess we found the target audience.
The military kids here are all 90% Lebron Heat fans, sprinkled with a few Lakers and Bulls.

I try and show them videos about Favors, and Burks to give them some insight on our team.
They all find it VERY weird I would support this strange team "Who's on them again"?

Some other fun comments "Yall shouldn't gave up Deron Williams" me,"but we got back Favors and Kanter in return" "who"?
"Why you like the Jazz, when I go to da NBA I never be playin for them" "Utah sucks" "Hayward is pretty cool"

I've had this exact same conversation with about 20 adult life-long Jazz fans.
 
Say what you will about the hats but the kids I work with like them. I guess we found the target audience.
The military kids here are all 90% Lebron Heat fans, sprinkled with a few Lakers and Bulls.

I try and show them videos about Favors, and Burks to give them some insight on our team.
They all find it VERY weird I would support this strange team "Who's on them again"?

Some other fun comments "Yall shouldn't gave up Deron Williams" me,"but we got back Favors and Kanter in return" "who"?
"Why you like the Jazz, when I go to da NBA I never be playin for them" "Utah sucks" "Hayward is pretty cool"

I've had this exact same conversation with about 20 adult life-long Jazz fans.

I live in Arizona and all of the kids on my high school team think that the Jazz's only dominant player is Favors (referring to the game when he destroyed Gortat). They think Hayward is pretty good and Burks has a lot of potential too. One weird thing is everybody seems to think that Kanter is a bonifide scrub.
 
Jamal Franklin could rise pretty soon now that he's starting workouts... If he can make those 3's, I wouldn't mind him at #21.

Dan (San Diego)

Any word on Jamal Franklin? Is he working out? If so, how is he doing? Where does he get drafted?

Chad Ford (1:24 PM)

Yes. He worked out for the Knicks and Nets. Heard he had a great workout in NY ... made his first 28 shots which is pretty special. He's been working a lot on that jumper. If he can convince teams he can shoot the basketball? He's going to move up. To me he's a smaller version of Kawhi Leonard.
 
Those things have NOTHING to do with potential
how about his excellent length, elite speed and quickness, hesitation and handle, and the fact that he's only 19
You should only talk about things you know about. How do those things not affect his potential. How does having quickness help if he's so weak he can't finish at the rim. How is he going to blow by his man if he has doesn't have a left hand. His pick'n roll play won't be as good if he can't shoot off the dribble. He's a second round pg at best in my opinion.
 
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