Originally Posted by
MichaelMcNamara
Agree with you on Shabazz- not the next Kobe. I dont know where people say he has "elite athleticism". Maybe if you have just seen his mixtapes, but if you have actually watched his game, that is not true. Ceiling for him IMO is lefty Paul Pierce. Very crafty, intelligent scorer who had above average athleticism early in career.
As for your point that this draft sucks, I couldn't disagree more from an overall perspective. Now, it does not have an elite prospect but it has more depth in Tiers 2 and 3. Look back at last year's draft- you had a Tier 2 of Beal, MKG, and Robinson, then a Tier 3 of Barnes, Lillard, Waiters, and Drummond. That was it.
I think this draft has no Tier 1, a Tier 2 of 4-6 guys and a Tier 3 of 8-12 guys. This draft will have more good players taken 8-20 that any year since 1996 IMO. But the top won't have the elite multi-appearance All-Stars that most do. In that respect it is a below average draft, but overall it is not.