Who should become the first person to be drafted to the pelicans?

[donato]

I'm not a big fan of Zeller and Alex Len. They have limited ceilings (especially Zeller), and they just never wowed me. Len isn't nearly aggressive enough for a 7-footer, and Zeller isn't long enough to be an NBA center IMO. Very short wingspan, and he didn't progress at all from his rookie season.

That's what worries me too.

[NOLa.]

nbadraft.net just posted their new mock today. Pretty interesting. I'm warming up a bit to the idea of Len, although I'm not sold on taking him over Oladipo. I am sure people on this board will go nuts over passing on Shabazz. I'm not sure how/why they have some of these players going to teams like they do (Portland would draft another PG?) but who knows. I guess they're taking a very BPA approach.

http://nbadraft.net/2013mock_draft

I am just posting the top 12 here, click the link for the complete mock:

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That's just one horrible mock. Posters on this board I feel have a more realistic mock draft for the lottery.

[donato]

That's just one horrible mock. Posters on this board I feel have a more realistic mock draft for the lottery.

Maybe, but to be fair, at this point nobody really knows. It always ends up changing a lot more than anyone can predict this far out.

[NOLa.]

Maybe, but to be fair, at this point nobody really knows. It always ends up changing a lot more than anyone can predict this far out.

True, just some of those picks seem like bad reaches.

[BallSoHard]

That's just one horrible mock. Posters on this board I feel have a more realistic mock draft for the lottery.

I only made a comment on Smart. Look at Burke, who goes to Portland. Bennett to Detroit. A lot of these just looks like they slated them for a pick and just added teams afterwards.

[Purple Haze]

Smart to Cleveland and Burke to Portland Give me a break man

[NOLa.]

Feel like the expert just looked at someone else's big board and set a draft order and said "THIS is the FUTURE!"

[da ThRONe]

This is why mock drafts before the lottery are pointless. The best thing to do is rank players based solely on players talent.

[Purple Haze]

Good thing the lotto is next month!

[kclaboy504]

Good thing the lotto is next month!

I know man and I can't friggin wait!!! Nfl and nba draft are both on the horizon and it excites the Shet outta me!!!! At this point I just want our pg position upgraded. Burke or smart I'll be happy with. I'm leaning Burke for his shot tho. I think this team could of been fighting for the 8 seed with an upgraded pg alone. We should be able to fill other holes thru fa or we are in lottery again next year for the REAL draft class!!! Wiggins anybody?

[UNO Gracias]

I know man and I can't friggin wait!!! Nfl and nba draft are both on the horizon and it excites the Shet outta me!!!! At this point I just want our pg position upgraded. Burke or smart I'll be happy with. I'm leaning Burke for his shot tho. I think this team could of been fighting for the 8 seed with an upgraded pg alone. We should be able to fill other holes thru fa or we are in lottery again next year for the REAL draft class!!! Wiggins anybody?

This team wasn't fighting for an 8 spot with a healthy team, let alone a change at pg.

But I am with you on Burke.

[Big-EZ]

i really want Oladipo

[donato]

Good thing the lotto is next month!

Well May 21st, almost two months actually haha.

[AD23forMVP]

Right now:

1- Charlotte: Ben McLemore
2- Orlando: Marcus Smart
3- Cleveland: Nerlens Noel
4- Phoenix: Victor Oladipo
5- Detroit: Otto Porter
6- New Orleans: Shabazz Muhammad

[Purple Haze]

Well May 21st, almost two months actually haha.

I was actually joking since it's not that close

[kclaboy504]

This team wasn't fighting for an 8 spot with a healthy team, let alone a change at pg.

But I am with you on Burke.

What r u talking about?? I said this team with a better pg would be in contention for an 8 seed. Guarantee we would. What does a healthy team have anything to do with anything I said?? Them having a better pg and this current team being healthy having absolutely nothing to do with each other.

[UNO Gracias]

What r u talking about?? I said this team with a better pg would be in contention for an 8 seed. Guarantee we would. What does a healthy team have anything to do with anything I said?? Them having a better pg and this current team being healthy having absolutely nothing to do with each other.

There is no way we would be contending for an 8th seed in the playoffs. We are too young. You could put CP3 on this team and it still wouldn't mask the deficiencies we have here because of age, talent, and physical conditions.

The pg spot was fine. you have delusions of grandeur if you think the pg spot is what kept us from competing.What we needed this year were better scorers. If pg is your #1 problem spot for this team you are watching a different game than I as we could have used an upgrade at a couple other spots before we got to GV, Roberts, and Rivers.

Better pg help would have helped us win a few more games, but in the condition this team was in during the season, it wouldn't have helped that much. But next year, who knows.

[kclaboy504]

Man watching zeller compete. He is not all that at all. He should of came out last year where he would of easily went 2-5. Zeller shouldn't go top 10.

[kclaboy504]

There is no way we would be contending for an 8th seed in the playoffs. We are too young. You could put CP3 on this team and it still wouldn't mask the deficiencies we have here because of age, talent, and physical conditions.

The pg spot was fine. you have delusions of grandeur if you think the pg spot is what kept us from competing.What we needed this year were better scorers. If pg is your #1 problem spot for this team you are watching a different game than I as we could have used an upgrade at a couple other spots before we got to GV, Roberts, and Rivers.

Better pg help would have helped us win a few more games, but in the condition this team was in during the season, it wouldn't have helped that much. But next year, who knows.

Your delusional. That's all I'll say. With better movement of the ball would of came with better offense and scoring. Vasquez kills all motion and movement of the ball. Period. Bottom line. Perfect example is our last 2 games. Take Vasquez out ball movement is fantastic and we handily beat a top 5-7 team. Insert him back in and u get the clippers game. I don't need to go into detail cause anyone with a half of brain can understand the problem with the clippers game. NO MOVEMENT OF THE BALL!!! NO FLOW!!! Pg..sf..c..our 3 main needed upgrades.

[Pelicans78]

Man watching zeller compete. He is not all that at all. He should of came out last year where he would of easily went 2-5. Zeller shouldn't go top 10.

Tough Syracuse zone. Limited space. His guards need to play better.

[kclaboy504]

There is no way we would be contending for an 8th seed in the playoffs. We are too young. You could put CP3 on this team and it still wouldn't mask the deficiencies we have here because of age, talent, and physical conditions.

The pg spot was fine. you have delusions of grandeur if you think the pg spot is what kept us from competing.What we needed this year were better scorers. If pg is your #1 problem spot for this team you are watching a different game than I as we could have used an upgrade at a couple other spots before we got to GV, Roberts, and Rivers.

Better pg help would have helped us win a few more games, but in the condition this team was in during the season, it wouldn't have helped that much. But next year, who knows.

I'll just add this in there as well. If we had cp3 on this team your telling me we don't win another 8 games?? If u truly believe that u have issues. Or u just say propostureous things just to get arguments n discussions started cuz your bored. Which I'm certain is the case at this point. To say pg was not the problem with this team is just stupid.

[BallSoHard]

Your delusional. That's all I'll say. With better movement of the ball would of came with better offense and scoring. Vasquez kills all motion and movement of the ball. Period. Bottom line. Perfect example is our last 2 games. Take Vasquez out ball movement is fantastic and we handily beat a top 5-7 team. Insert him back in and u get the clippers game. I don't need to go into detail cause anyone with a half of brain can understand the problem with the clippers game. NO MOVEMENT OF THE BALL!!! NO FLOW!!! Pg..sf..c..our 3 main needed upgrades.

Portland is better than us 1-5 and they're not an 8 seed. Don't think we're one player away unless that player is a top 5 pg.

[kclaboy504]

Tough Syracuse zone. Limited space. His guards need to play better.

Yea I get that but even this whole year. Against better competition he hasn't risen to the occasion as expected from his play last year.

[kclaboy504]

Portland is better than us 1-5 and they're not an 8 seed. Don't think we're one player away unless that player is a top 5 pg.

They are right there n still in the hunt for the 8 seed. I said we would be in the run for an 8 seed. Didn't say we would be an 8 seed. We are only 11 games out of the 8 seed. So us winning another 7-8 games with much I proved pg play is not out of the question. Then the point that he even went as far as if we had cp3 we still wouldn't be. That's just stupid.

[BallSoHard]

Cp3 is a top 5 player. I don't think we're a Burke away from contending. Portlands playoff odds are something like 14 percent right now, so I wouldnt call that "in the hunt" personally.