OFFICIAL Pre-pre-pre Draft Thread

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  1. BlazerDuckSeahawkFan94

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    Rasta, what do you know about Nedim Buza?
     
    BlazerDuckSeahawkFan94, May 18, 2015
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    I get a little more than concerned about international players in the top 10 of the draft.
     
    Schilly, May 18, 2015
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  3. Rastapopoulos

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    Nothing. Despite my apparent reputation I only know what I get from browsing around the internet. You're better off asking Fez.
     
    Rastapopoulos, May 18, 2015
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    Let's change it to Lottery. In the past 10 years the track record isn't great but not terrible...

    Good:
    Andrew Bogut
    Al Horford
    Tristan Thompson
    Andrew Wiggins

    Rotational/Disappointing:
    Andrea Bargnani
    Thabo Sefolosha
    Danilo Gallinari
    Ricky Rubio
    Enes Kanter
    Bismack Biyomba

    Bust:
    Yaroslav Korolev
    Mouhamed Sene
    Yi Jianlian
    Hasheem Thabeet
    Jan Vesely
    Anthony Bennett

    Never/Haven't came over:
    Fran Vazquez
    Dario Saric

    Too early to tell:
    Jonas Valanciunas (Leaning towards disappointing)
    Alex Len (Leaning towards good)
    Steven Adams (Leaning towards rotational)
    Kelly Olynyk (Leaning towards rotational)
    Joel Embiid (no idea)
    Dante Exum (Leaning towards disappointing)
    Nik Stauskas (Leaning towards bust)
     
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  5. Schilly

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    I think that list is a little misleading though...

    Andrew Bogut (Utah Utes)
    Al Horford (Florida Gators)
    Tristan Thompson (Texas Longhorns)
    Andrew Wiggins (2 years Huntington Prep in West Virginia, Kentucky Wildcats)

    So the 4 "Good" guys all played Division 1 Basketball in the USA. So did Thabeet (UCONN), Bennett (UNLV), Len (Maryland), Adams (PITT), Olynyk (Gonzaga), Embiid (Kansas) and Stauskus (Mich).
     
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    Oh, I thought you just meant international in general, my bad.
     
    BlazerDuckSeahawkFan94, May 18, 2015
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    No worries, it just supports my concern more.
     
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  8. Rastapopoulos

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    But why should this concern you now? We don't HAVE a lottery pick. Or are you responding to the Fez conjecture that (a) we're moving up (b) to get Hezonja?

    OUT of the lottery, if the 2013 draft is any indication, international is the way to go:

    15. Bucks Giannis Antetokounmpo SF
    16. Celtics Lucas Nogueira C
    17. Hawks Dennis Schroeder PG
    18. Hawks Shane Larkin PG
    19. Cavaliers Sergey Karasev SG
    20. Bulls Tony Snell SF
    21. Jazz Gorgui Dieng C
    22. Nets Mason Plumlee C
    23. Pacers Solomon Hill SF
    24. Knicks Tim Hardaway Jr. SG
    25. Clippers Reggie Bullock SG
    26. Timberwolves Andre Roberson SF
    27. Nuggets Rudy Gobert C
    28. Spurs Livio Jean-Charles PF
    29. Thunder Archie Goodwin SG
    30. Suns Nemanja Nedovic

    Couple of duds in there, but I bet the internationals could beat the Yanks, especially if we bend your rule and Dieng plays for the internationals.
     
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    Schroeder
    Nedovic
    Karasev
    Giannis
    Gobert

    Vs

    Larkin
    Hardaway
    Snell
    Hill
    Plumlee

    That would be interesting
     
    BlazerDuckSeahawkFan94, May 18, 2015
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    Athletic and can shoot. Ford ranks him as an early/mid-second rounder while DX bareky ranks him in the top-60.
     
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    According to this the Blazers (are rumored to have) met with:
    Montrezl Harrell* (yay!)
    Bobby Portis
    Myles Turner (workout)
    Christian Wood*
    Joseph Young

    *Happy, Fez?
     
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    Uh oh... OLSHEY PREPARING TO PART WAYS WITH LAMARCUS ALDRIDGE!!!! :smiley-195517897341:smiley-195517897341:smiley-195517897341:smiley-195517897341:smiley-195517897341:smiley-195517897341:smiley-195517897341:smiley-195517897341:smiley-195517897341:smiley-195517897341:smiley-195517897341
     
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    We have a 2nd rounder...?
     
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    Indeed!

    Turner is interesting considering his range is mid-lotto.

    6'11" with a 9'4" reach, like Wood, he has Whiteside size.
     
    Fez Hammersticks, May 18, 2015
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    No.

    Somehow this pick ends up with Cleveland.

    We don't have a second-rounder until 2020.
     
    Fez Hammersticks, May 18, 2015
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  17. Rastapopoulos

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    It says we do on DraftExpress, but since you ask, that may be wrong and we may have traded it to Cleveland.
     
    Rastapopoulos, May 18, 2015
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    Turner has a lot of LA to his game. Needs to get stronger though. If we are looking at all these PFs I wonder if Kaman is done and Leonard will be full time backup 5?
     
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    nbadraft.net says it's owned by Cleveland
     
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    Where did you find the workout list?
     
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