Draft Prospects Discussion

[504ByrdGang]

They also don't grow on trees. A lot of NBA players are one way guys or specialists, guys who only do one thing well.

That's why you grow and develop them. Almost all the 2 way wing players in the leauge stay on the same team Hayward, Butler, Leonard, Giannis, and PG. All these guys were not high picks or seen as top prospects. They were seen as guys who could be great defenders and develop their offensive games. Unless the guy is superstar offensive level type player I don't want him if he can't play both sides with Heild and Murray they are not. That why I like a guy like Luwawu he's already a impact defender in one of the vest teams in the France league able to guard Pg's and sf's he has great size at 6'7 and a 7'2 wingspan. He has bounce like pg and over a year great developed his offensive game which shows great work ethic. These are the type of guys we need to take chances on. Guys like that never come on the market, meanwhile guys like heild who fit that Brandon Knight mold are always available to grab.

[504ByrdGang]

I seriously feel like picking Heild will be a big mistake. I see him as a poor defensive high volume scorer off the bench he ceiling is super low from what he already is.

[frankatank109]

How much would y'all give up to move up to draft Kris Dunn? (assuming he doesn't fall to us anyway).

[Silverfoxx]

I seriously feel like picking Heild will be a big mistake. I see him as a poor defensive high volume scorer off the bench he ceiling is super low from what he already is.

This is worst possible scenario but it can happen.

[504ByrdGang]

How much would y'all give up to move up to draft Kris Dunn? (assuming he doesn't fall to us anyway).

Nothing we don't need guardsssssssssssssssssss, this draft is avg so we need to pick a prospects. Our biggest holes where we get 0 production is at the 3 and 5. Why does everyone want a guard so bad I don't get it. It's like one person likes someone and the fan base unites to all like him.

Who I want and who are they compared to

Ben- Super Draymond

Ingram- PG/KD hybrid he has the body of KD but not as gifted offensively and has the game like PG where he's either dominant or streaky

Brown- elite athlete, great defender, great size and strength He will be a defensive stud with a capable offensive game

Bender- dont know much about him

POELTL- defensive stud C great rim protector and post defender with decent athleticism

LuWaWu- He's in the Kawhi/Batum mold, if developed right a versatile athletic defender with a 3 pt shoot and has to develop his ability to create his own shot but is very capable.

[frankatank109]

Nothing we don't need guardsssssssssssssssssss, this draft is avg so we need to pick a prospects. Our biggest holes where we get 0 production is at the 3 and 5. Why does everyone want a guard so bad I don't get it. It's like one person likes someone and the fan base unites to all like him.

Who I want and who are they compared to

Ben- Super Draymond

Ingram- PG/KD hybrid he has the body of KD but not as gifted offensively and has the game like PG where he's either dominant or streaky

Brown- elite athlete, great defender, great size and strength He will be a defensive stud with a capable offensive game

Bender- dont know much about him

POELTL- defensive stud C great rim protector and post defender with decent athleticism

LuWaWu- He's in the Kawhi/Batum mold, if developed right a versatile athletic defender with a 3 pt shoot and has to develop his ability to create his own shot but is very capable.

In an ideal world, we pick an SF, but the only good-looking SF high in the draft is Jaylen Brown, and I just don't trust him on the offensive end, reminds me of MKG. In that scenario we should go for the best player available, and that is KD.

[N.O.Bronco]

This is worst possible scenario but it can happen.

Thats how it works with everyone TBH.

Simmons could end up as a jigsaw piece that never puts together the necessary jump shot to be a star and becomes a bit of a tough fit for most rosters. Leaving him as a weird Lamar Odom/Boris Diaw/Lebron James specimen that can't shoot.

Buddy Hield may be a glorified Marcus Thornton or he may become the next James Harden/Dwayne Wade or he may just land somewhere in the CJ McCollum area. The promising thing with Hield is that despite being a 4th year guy he is adding new major wrinkles to his game that I would be shocked if his development has plateaued from here out.

[N.O.Bronco]

Nothing we don't need guardsssssssssssssssssss, this draft is avg so we need to pick a prospects. Our biggest holes where we get 0 production is at the 3 and 5. Why does everyone want a guard so bad I don't get it. It's like one person likes someone and the fan base unites to all like him.

Who I want and who are they compared to

Ben- Super Draymond

Ingram- PG/KD hybrid he has the body of KD but not as gifted offensively and has the game like PG where he's either dominant or streaky

Brown- elite athlete, great defender, great size and strength He will be a defensive stud with a capable offensive game

Bender- dont know much about him

POELTL- defensive stud C great rim protector and post defender with decent athleticism

LuWaWu- He's in the Kawhi/Batum mold, if developed right a versatile athletic defender with a 3 pt shoot and has to develop his ability to create his own shot but is very capable.

Problem is most of those guys are out of our range unless we get really lucky. We really let that boat sail when we decided to retain Ryno, put Gordon back in the lineup and keep trying for that sacrificial 8th seed.

So a guy like Hield becomes more realistic at 8-10. I agree there are a number of guys I would like to take a chance on over Hield but that might not be a realistic possibility. Luwawu might be the only one you listed still on the board when we pick.

[504ByrdGang]

Thats how it works with everyone TBH.

Simmons could end up as a jigsaw piece that never puts together the necessary jump shot to be a star and becomes a bit of a tough fit for most rosters. Leaving him as a weird Lamar Odom/Boris Diaw/Lebron James specimen that can't shoot.

Buddy Hield may be a glorified Marcus Thornton or he may become the next James Harden/Dwayne Wade or he may just land somewhere in the CJ McCollum area. The promising thing with Hield is that despite being a 4th year guy he is adding new major wrinkles to his game that I would be shocked if his development has plateaued from here out.

Heild isn't just a 4th year guy, he's 23. I see McCollum being his ceiling I see no Harden in his game. I just don't want another high usage ball dominant guy. We need a versatile defender that looks to rebound and makes quick passes. I don't see Heild as much of a diffenrce maker other than a good scorer.

[504ByrdGang]

Problem is most of those guys are out of our range unless we get really lucky. We really let that boat sail when we decided to retain Ryno, put Gordon back in the lineup and keep trying for that sacrificial 8th seed.

So a guy like Hield becomes more realistic at 8-10. I agree there are a number of guys I would like to take a chance on over Hield but that might not be a realistic possibility. Luwawu might be the only one you listed still on the board when we pick.

You're total right and around that range I rather choose a guy who has a chance to a impact player than one who's a safe pick with a low floor. I'm just not a fan of what Heild would add to this team, that last this is what we lack is scoring.

[N.O.Bronco]

Heild isn't just a 4th year guy, he's 23. I see McCollum being his ceiling I see no Harden in his game. I just don't want another high usage ball dominant guy. We need a versatile defender that looks to rebound and makes quick passes. I don't see Heild as much of a diffenrce maker other than a good scorer.

He has made strides this year in a number of areas, including playing off the ball. You see many 3-4 year guys and they have plateaued or maybe even slightly regressed. You don't see that with Hield TBH. I admit I have done a much poorer job then years past keeping up with CBB so I say this as someone that hasn't gotten as many looks at Hield as I would like.



I'm at a point with Hield that I am not opposed to him(and might be slightly excited) if we unfortunately get stuck at the 8-10 spot.

[504ByrdGang]

He has made strides this year in a number of areas, including playing off the ball. You see many 3-4 year guys and they have plateaued or maybe even slightly regressed. You don't see that with Hield TBH. I admit I have done a much poorer job then years past keeping up with CBB so I say this as someone that hasn't gotten as many looks at Hield as I would like.



I'm at a point with Hield that I am not opposed to him(and might be slightly excited) if we unfortunately get stuck at the 8-10 spot.

Ive seen it, my whole thing is when has a player that old come into the leauge and made an impact? I just rather to fill a need and versitle scoring defenders should be #1 on the list for us. We've had way too many one way players these past season and as all the top teams have shown you won't win with that. Offense can always be developed if you have a strong work ethic defense is a physical gift. If I were a team like the Bucks, Sac, wolves, or nuggets who desperately needs scoring at that position that's the guy I want. We have 2 guy more than able to fill that role and where Heild would struggle to get playing time.

[N.O.Bronco]

Ive seen it, my whole thing is when has a player that old come into the leauge and made an impact? I just rather to fill a need and versitle scoring defenders should be #1 on the list for us. We've had way too many one way players these past season and as all the top teams have shown you won't win with that. Offense can always be developed if you have a strong work ethic defense is a physical gift. If I were a team like the Bucks, Sac, wolves, or nuggets who desperately needs scoring at that position that's the guy I want. We have 2 guy more than able to fill that role and where Heild would struggle to get playing time.

Damian Lillard and Draymond Green are doing pretty well last I checked. Both 4 year college players. You could throw in JJ Redick, Chandler Parsons, and David West. That is off the top of my head.

Again though, I largely agree with you. I would easily take Brown, Simmons, or Ingram before Hield. But I just don't think we will have that option. Luwawu seems the only one on your list that will be around 8-10. And I am not sold on him. Mostly because I haven't seen enough to be swayed one way or another.

[Caffeinedisastr]

Nothing we don't need guardsssssssssssssssssss, this draft is avg so we need to pick a prospects. Our biggest holes where we get 0 production is at the 3 and 5. Why does everyone want a guard so bad I don't get it. It's like one person likes someone and the fan base unites to all like him.

Who I want and who are they compared to

Ben- Super Draymond

Ingram- PG/KD hybrid he has the body of KD but not as gifted offensively and has the game like PG where he's either dominant or streaky

Brown- elite athlete, great defender, great size and strength He will be a defensive stud with a capable offensive game

Bender- dont know much about him

POELTL- defensive stud C great rim protector and post defender with decent athleticism

LuWaWu- He's in the Kawhi/Batum mold, if developed right a versatile athletic defender with a 3 pt shoot and has to develop his ability to create his own shot but is very capable.

I would draft Luwawu simply to hear Schwann MURDER his name every week on the podcast.

[Caffeinedisastr]

We need a grown man, someone who can help right away.

Considering our timeline, we need EVERY YEAR of that rookie scale contract to be productive.

http://hoopshype.com/2016/02/28/hoop...-mock-draft-3/

Hoopshype latest Mock has us taking Hield.

[504ByrdGang]

Damian Lillard and Draymond Green are doing pretty well last I checked. Both 4 year college players. You could throw in JJ Redick, Chandler Parsons, and David West. That is off the top of my head.

Again though, I largely agree with you. I would easily take Brown, Simmons, or Ingram before Hield. But I just don't think we will have that option. Luwawu seems the only one on your list that will be around 8-10. And I am not sold on him. Mostly because I haven't seen enough to be swayed one way or another.

Green was 21 as a rookie

Lillard was 21

JJ was 21

Parsons was 21

Heild will be 23

[504ByrdGang]

We need a grown man, someone who can help right away.

Considering our timeline, we need EVERY YEAR of that rookie scale contract to be productive.

http://hoopshype.com/2016/02/28/hoop...-mock-draft-3/

Hoopshype latest Mock has us taking Hield.

that's the problem with this franchise of being short sighted. I rather have a high impact guy in year 3-4 with no impact in 1-2 than a low impact contributing guy in 1-4. Those guys won't be huge game changers and to rely on them to do that would be bad for the org and be short sighted of drafting.

[N.O.Bronco]

Green was 21 as a rookie

Lillard was 21

JJ was 21

Parsons was 21

Heild will be 23

Last I checked we talk about a persons NBA pique being in the 25-28 range. So I am not sure what angle you are going for with your argument.

On draft night Hield will be roughly 6 months older then Lillard was at his draft night. 2 months older then Draymond Green. He will be almost a month younger then Chandler Parsons was. This argument doesn't really hold up to scrutiny.

I get it that you want to go after the high risk/high reward type at a position of need and thats fine, but you are attempting to justify that by framing Hield as someone without any possible remaining upside or potential and that just isnt true.

[504ByrdGang]

Last I checked we talk about a persons NBA pique being in the 25-28 range. So I am not sure what angle you are going for with your argument.

On draft night Hield will be roughly 6 months older then Lillard was at his draft night. 2 months older then Draymond Green. He will be almost a month younger then Chandler Parsons was. This argument doesn't really hold up to scrutiny.

I get it that you want to go after the high risk/high reward type at a position of need and thats fine, but you are attempting to justify that by framing Hield as someone without any possible remaining upside or potential and that just isnt true.

I must have my info confused then, my fault. But I think Heild has a very low ceiling and doesnt fit a need for this team.

[AD23forMVP]

The more I hear this "the team wants someone who can help now and are likely to trade the pick or take a veteran college player" the more infuriated I get. This franchise is going to waste the career of the best 25 or younger player in the league because they have this "win now mentality. YOUR FRANCHISE PLAYER IS 22 FREAKING YEARS OLD AND IS ALREADY A TOP 5 PLAYER IN THE GAME. It's not Demps fault either, it falls squarely on the shoulders of Tom Benson wanting to see his team win now. We are getting all these "young vets" that by the time AD is in his prime at 27 years old they will all be 32 years and older and this team will really go into the **************. Such bad management.

[N.O.Bronco]

I must have my info confused then, my fault. But I think Heild has a very low ceiling and doesnt fit a need for this team.

I can respect that. After all we have a core disagreement on a few guards on our team so I can understand why we both see the need level for that position differently. I do fundamentally agree with you at ideally swinging for the fences with the pick. I am just unsure who would be available at 8-10 that qualifies??

I don't think Hield likely ever becomes James Harden or Dwayne Wade but I do think his ceiling could be borderline all-star like Lillard. His floor is also higher then many of the other rawer prospects, which lowers the relative risk. At worse I see him as an efficient role player. I can also see him fitting well next to Jrue. Of course I would love a shot at Simmons, Ingram or Dunn but I think that is wishful thinking with our current win projection. There is also something to say for adding a fiery, solid IQ guy who hates losing to a rather stoic, often lethargic locker room. Who's skill set probably doesnt lend itself to the level of injury proneness most of our other guards have with their style out of college.

The more I watch him the more I warm up to him.

People knock his size to be an NBA defender but he actually has a wingspan slightly longer then Wesley Matthews with similar athleticism, half an inch shorter then Tony Allen and longer then Avery Bradley. Guys that have done just fine defending the 2 in the NBA.

[504ByrdGang]

I can respect that. After all we have a core disagreement on a few guards on our team so I can understand why we both see the need level for that position differently. I do fundamentally agree with you at ideally swinging for the fences with the pick. I am just unsure who would be available at 8-10 that qualifies??

I don't think Hield likely ever becomes James Harden or Dwayne Wade but I do think his ceiling could be borderline all-star like Lillard. His floor is also higher then many of the other rawer prospects, which lowers the relative risk. At worse I see him as an efficient role player. I can also see him fitting well next to Jrue. Of course I would love a shot at Simmons, Ingram or Dunn but I think that is wishful thinking with our current win projection. There is also something to say for adding a fiery, solid IQ guy who hates losing to a rather stoic, often lethargic locker room. Who's skill set probably doesnt lend itself to the level of injury proneness most of our other guards have with their style out of college.

The more I watch him the more I warm up to him.

People knock his size to be an NBA defender but he actually has a wingspan slightly longer then Wesley Matthews with similar athleticism, half an inch shorter then Tony Allen and longer then Avery Bradley. Guys that have done just fine defending the 2 in the NBA.

Those guys are know for their defense and are defense first while Heild is score first. We need more defenders and guys who want to get dirty less guys who are looking to shoot the ball.

[504ByrdGang]

The more I hear this "the team wants someone who can help now and are likely to trade the pick or take a veteran college player" the more infuriated I get. This franchise is going to waste the career of the best 25 or younger player in the league because they have this "win now mentality. YOUR FRANCHISE PLAYER IS 22 FREAKING YEARS OLD AND IS ALREADY A TOP 5 PLAYER IN THE GAME. It's not Demps fault either, it falls squarely on the shoulders of Tom Benson wanting to see his team win now. We are getting all these "young vets" that by the time AD is in his prime at 27 years old they will all be 32 years and older and this team will really go into the **************. Such bad management.

In the draft we should take a prospect that has a high ceiling is we want someone to contribute right away get that in FA. Hardly has any rookie been a big contributor past the top 5 picks in their 1-2 years. I hate the term NBA ready players, because NBA ready players are usually the biggest disappoinments.

Any where he is a highlight of Timothe Luwawu he's a big contributor to a good team in much more competitive game than CBA. Look at his passing and shooting the athletic ability and defensive pressure he puts on guys.

[N.O.Bronco]

Those guys are know for their defense and are defense first while Heild is score first. We need more defenders and guys who want to get dirty less guys who are looking to shoot the ball.

Ok but who in the 8-10 range satisfies those wants is my point? Most of the guys you listed will be gone at our likely spot.

Hield's scouting actually looks a lot like Matthews on the defensive end. Almost eerily so. The consensus is that he projects to be an adequate defender at the next level with room to grow into a good defender. He has good lateral quickness, good strength, solid on-ball skills, acceptable length but still has work to go on fundamentals and technique. But that pretty much applies to any player coming out of college. He certainly isnt a one way player. Though I doubt he ever becomes a lock down defender.

[Impose]

Green was 21 as a rookie

Lillard was 21

JJ was 21

Parsons was 21

Heild will be 23

Wrong. I'm a little sick of you just making up crap like it's actual fact. Hield will still be 22 when next season starts. Lillard was just 22 when he started his first season, same with Green, Reddick, Parsons was 23 in October before his rookie season.

You just flat out make stuff up hey dude, your arguments are pointless because they aren't factual.