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BTP said:
There's this guy who leads the NBA in blocks, goes by the name of Serge Ibaka. He's also a more than decent midrange shooter.
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While true, he's not shooting 3s with regularity, is he? I haven't been following the NBA as closely this year.
 
Isiah Austin does not have NBA 3 range. He barely has College 3 range. He shot 27% this year and 33% last year.
 
Core4 said:
Julius Randle: 6'9" with a 6'11" wingspan.
Noah Vonleh: 6'9" (or 6'10" depending on the site used) with a 7'3" wingspan.

So both very close to each other in height, but Vonleh is effectively 4" taller when it comes to rebounding, putting his arms in the passing lanes, etc. I like Vonleh...a lot. Could he bust? Yes. Maybe you don't have that same fear with Randle, because Julius has a motor. Randle is the safer pick, but I have concerns; he's not going to be able to just bully other PF's in the league to get his points. Gordon is also risky as you're counting on him improving his shooting. All three of those guys have major ???'s.

Jazz need 4 bigs so there is room for Vonleh. Kanter and Favors can still get 30+ mins, with Vonleh and Gobert getting 15. Throw in a little Evans when someone is out a game or gets into foul trouble. I pretty much agree with Catchall's board. If the Jazz don't get top-3 and even the WORST case happens (dropping three spots), we still get a very good prospect. Statistically, the Jazz are most likely to end up in 5th, which means Lindsey probably gets to choose from Randle, Vonleh, Gordon or Smart (assuming Exum goes #4). Or maybe Messina is hired and wants Saric. Dario could move up. He supposedly had a promise last season from Dallas at #13 had he declared.
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I dunno... I still think we need to grab a "diamond in the rough" type pick if we're #5 or worse. There must be a Paul George, a Roy Hibbert, a Tony Parker somewhere from #5 onwards... we just need to find that guy.
 
Just caught up on the thread. I am coming around on vonleh. I think he could be better than smart or randle, would put him at five, gordon at six, and then the rest.
 
Hotttnickkk said:
I dunno... I still think we need to grab a "diamond in the rough" type pick if we're #5 or worse. There must be a Paul George, a Roy Hibbert, a Tony Parker somewhere from #5 onwards... we just need to find that guy.
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Yeah, we really could use an extra six points and four rebounds right about now, and that 38% shooting might make Hayward's 42% look better! Way to go!
 
b_line said:
Yeah, we really could use an extra six points and four rebounds right about now, and that 38% shooting might make Hayward's 42% look better! Way to go!
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You know what I mean, picking someone nobody thought would be good, but turned out to be GREAT. I'm just not a fan of going through the motion and picking the 'consensus' pick...

- Hibbert had legit size

- Paul George amazed scouts in that Las Vegas workout

- MCW dished out 13 assists in a college game


etc, etc, etc. You look for these "signs" of GREATNESS.


We just need to notice that extra something in a guy.... I don't know if I see that in Vonleh. He could still be very very good, but I dunno if he could be GREAT.
 
Danish PF Rasmus Larsen (1994) from Manresa in Spain entered his name in the 2014 NBA Draft.

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This is shaping up as one of the most loaded drafts I can ever recall from an international perspective, at least from a quantity standpoint


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It wouldn't surprise me at all if the overwhelming majority of the 2014 draft second round ends up being international draft and stash picks
 
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