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Following potential 2013 draftees

UGLI baby said:
I know it never pans out to be the truth anyways, but would someone make a quick NBA comparison to each of these guys for me? Loosely based obvi.

This is about the time of year I start paying attention to darft prospects.
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Are you sure this won't cause a PE bro?
 
My loosely based comparisons:

Noel - Joakim Noah
Porter - Paul Pierce
Muhammed - James Harden
Austin - Channing Frye
Smart - Tyreke Evans
McLemore - Ray Allen
Zeller - Christian Laettner
Bennett - Larry Johnson
Len - Zydrunas Ilgauskas
Burke - Jameer Nelson
Oladipo - Tony Allen
MCW - Shaun Livingston
Gobert - Kevin Seraphin
McCollum - Eric Maynor
 
nothingbutnet said:
The three best players in this draft are Shabazz, Noel and Porter in no specific order, but I was wondering about a scenario earlier. Since the Jazz need a small foward, let's say Shabazz or Porter was the consensus #1 pick around the league and the Jazz were sure that they were going to be a sure-fire all-star. Whoever has the #1 pick calls the Jazz and offers it for Derrick Favors would you do it? Why or why not?
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I wouldn't in this draft class but next year I would consider it. I would trade Favors for Wiggins, Harrison (Andrew) unless Favor blows up next year. I am hoping that the Jazz let both Millsap and AJ walk. Then draft a guy like WCS from Kentucky. I love the kid and think he can be a Derrick Favors type player in a couple years.
 
cowhide said:
I wouldn't in this draft class but next year I would consider it. I would trade Favors for Wiggins, Harrison (Andrew) unless Favor blows up next year. I am hoping that the Jazz let both Millsap and AJ walk. Then draft a guy like WCS from Kentucky. I love the kid and think he can be a Derrick Favors type player in a couple years.
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What's WCS's draft status? Is he in? If so, I'd do what OKC did a couple years back with Jackson: call him up and guarantee him you'll take him with one of your first-round picks. Then, send him to Santa Barbara.
 
spycam1 said:
The more I research, the more pessimistic I am about this draft.
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Back away from the ledge spycam.


All drafts are relatively the same. There will be a few studs, some nice role players, and then some trash. And then every so often is a once in a generation player. That guy might not be in this one, but there will be some nice players. It just gets trickier where we are drafting. There will be 3 or 4 players available where we are drafting that will be good. KOC just has to nail it. But we'll get a shot for sure.
 
Hack said:
Back away from the ledge spycam.


All drafts are relatively the same. There will be a few studs, some nice role players, and then some trash. And then every so often is a once in a generation player. That guy might not be in this one, but there will be some nice players. It just gets trickier where we are drafting. There will be 3 or 4 players available where we are drafting that will be good. KOC just has to nail it. But we'll get a shot for sure.
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There will be some nice players, just no superstars. I'd say this will be only the second draft in the past decade with no superstar. I think Shabazz is the only one that has a chance at proving me wrong. He's the only one of the top perimeter players that seems to be able to consistently create his own shot. Noel will never be a good scorer and I don't think you can call someone a superstar unless they can score 20+ PPG.
 
spycam1 said:
Would anyone NOT take Favors/Kanter #1 in this draft? (with what we know now)
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I think either Favors or Noel would go #1 for sure.

If Kanter were to enter this draft as well, without having played a college game, I think he'd go around 4-5, with Mclemore / Shabazz sandwiched in the middle.
 
spycam1 said:
There will be some nice players, just no superstars. I'd say this will be only the second draft in the past decade with no superstar. I think Shabazz is the only one that has a chance at proving me wrong. He's the only one of the top perimeter players that seems to be able to consistently create his own shot. Noel will never be a good scorer and I don't think you can call someone a superstar unless they can score 20+ PPG.
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I think Otto Porter & Nerlens Noel & Willie Cauley-Stein have star potential.

Cauley-Stein would be a risky pick in the top 5, but I think he has the potential to be the best player in this draft in 5-6 year's time.
 
Trey Burke has a dominating game with a win vs #9 Michigan St. In the win Burke had 21 points, 8 assists, 5 steals and 4 rebounds, I have a feeling that he might play himself into the lottery and possibly top-ten if he keeps playing like this and if they keep winning. The winning part is a big if though the playing like this part definitely isn't.
 
nothingbutnet said:
Trey Burke has a dominating game with a win vs #9 Michigan St. In the win Burke had 21 points, 8 assists, 5 steals and 4 rebounds, I have a feeling that he might play himself into the lottery and possibly top-ten if he keeps playing like this and if they keep winning. The winning part is a big if though the playing like this part definitely isn't.
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Who drops out? Smart? Porter? Len? Oladipo? People make a lot of blanket statements like that without considering there are others playing just as good.
 
Jazz4ever said:
Who drops out? Smart? Porter? Len? Oladipo? People make a lot of blanket statements like that without considering there are others playing just as good.
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Mason Plumlee? Gary Harris returns to Michigan St.? Michael Carter-Williams continues to struggle? People make a lot of blanket statements like that without considering there are other players that are struggling currently ahead of other players and forget the fact that they don't have to enter the draft.
 
nothingbutnet said:
Trey Burke has a dominating game with a win vs #9 Michigan St. In the win Burke had 21 points, 8 assists, 5 steals and 4 rebounds, I have a feeling that he might play himself into the lottery and possibly top-ten if he keeps playing like this and if they keep winning. The winning part is a big if though the playing like this part definitely isn't.
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I can only hope so. He's nice but not worth moving up for.
 
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