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I've been watching some videos and reading up on Tim Quarterman, he has good size and passing ability could be a good guy to pair with CJ or Dame when needed.
 
Ford believes Uthoff is a first-round darkhorse.

Zizic is his fastest riser.
 
Fez Hammersticks said:
Late second rounders/undrafted prospects..

This guy is a low ceiling prospect but is a guy that can contribute right away.

He fills up the statsheet: 15 ppg | 8 rpg | 7 apg -- but he can't shoot from three. Outside being 24 years old this is his biggest knock.

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Low ceiling is right; anyone shorter than 6'10" needs to shoot the three in the NBA...
 
BlazerDuckSeahawkFan94 said:
I've been watching some videos and reading up on Tim Quarterman, he has good size and passing ability could be a good guy to pair with CJ or Dame when needed.
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He kind fail off toward the end of the season he will have some good workouts to even be drafted.
 
BlazerDuckSeahawkFan94 said:
Hey wasn't it last season their was this Russian guy you were backing that opted to miss the draft? Vezenkov or something? Is he still a guy that's good?
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Hernangomez. He's a solid prospect that NY just offered a four-year deal.

His p&r defense is still below average though. That's going to take time, especially in this era.
 
Fez Hammersticks said:
Late second rounders/undrafted prospects..

This guy is a low ceiling prospect but is a guy that can contribute right away.

He fills up the statsheet: 15 ppg | 8 rpg | 7 apg -- but he can't shoot from three. Outside being 24 years old this is his biggest knock.

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He married yet? If so, how many kids he have?
 
Fez Hammersticks said:
Hernangomez. He's a solid prospect that NY just offered a four-year deal.

His p&r defense is still below average though. That's going to take time, especially in this era.
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Fez - You seem to track these European players... so two questions for you.

1) Blazers hold the rights to Daniel Diez. Is he any good, and should we try and bring him over?
2) What are your thoughts on Juan Hernangomez?
 
tester551 said:
Fez - You seem to track these European players... so two questions for you.

1) Blazers hold the rights to Daniel Diez. Is he any good, and should we try and bring him over?
2) What are your thoughts on Juan Hernangomez?
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Diez barely plays - 18 mpg. Last year he shot 41% from three, this year 35%. But it's such a small sample size. When he shot over 40% he only averaged 1.8 attempts per game, 0.8 this year. We might as well assign him to the D-League and develop him there.

Juancho is viewed as a better prospect than his brother. He shot well from three. The year before he never shot from three more than once - every 10 games, this year he was given the green light and shot nearly 40% -- New era face-up PF. Lock to go late first.
 
BlazerDuckSeahawkFan94 said:
Hey wasn't it last season their was this Russian guy you were backing that opted to miss the draft? Vezenkov or something? Is he still a guy that's good?
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You might be thinking of Aleksandar Vezenkov. He's a Bulgarian who was MVP of the Greek League last year and then signed with Barcelona. I was pretty high on him so I followed him a little. Barcelona has a tendency to destroy the NBA credentials of young prospects. Rubio, Papanikolaou, Abrines and now Vezenkov are all players who've come to Barcelona with fanfare only to look bad (although Abrines looks a bit better now). I thought maybe Vezenkov could be like Jorge Garbajosa, somebody who made up for slow feet with a great feel for the game, but Vezenkov has, I think, too much working against him body-wise. (Although not as much as Dani Diez, our draft pick last year, who I guarantee will never sniff the NBA).

 
DX and other outlets are more than questioning the standing reach numbers at this combine.

Many prospects measured much larger reaches at various camps - all pretty much consistent.

Fwiw - Maker measured 9'5.5" last year putting him in the Porzingis territory.

Kristaps: 7'2" (w/shoes) has a 9'6" reach
Maker: 7'1" (w/shoes) has a 9'5.5" reach
 
If we can get him in the 2nd round, I'm liking me some Thon G Rain-Maker.
 
id like the sixers to try and fuck the lakers somehow. trade their pick to someone who wants simmons so the lakers have to trade up or something.

with how many 2nd rounders and how much opportunity they have had to play them, the 76ers have been pretty miserable at unearthing talent. you would have thought they might have found at least 1 average nba starter after all of the extended tryouts they have been giving these clowns.
 
if the blazers draft anyone i want them to be pure upside guys. we dont need any more rotation types.
 
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Maker's post game (jab-step & drive) is eerily similar to Jermaine.

Body type and athleticism are very similar too:

 
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Fot all you guys who are saying I'm partial to local basketball players. Well.... I'd just like to say that we should draft GP II, but NOT because he's a local player.... but because..... because..... because..... AHHH SHIT!!!
 
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Embiid is now 7'3" (in shoes) and 270 lbs.

The last player to have that kind of height/bulk was Yao Ming.
 
Fez Hammersticks said:
Embiid is now 7'3" (in shoes) and 270 lbs.

The last player to have that kind of height/bulk was Yao Ming.
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That's kind of a problem given his inability to stay healthy. I think he's going to pull a Greg Oden unfortunately.
 
Fez Hammersticks said:
Embiid is now 7'3" (in shoes) and 270 lbs.

The last player to have that kind of height/bulk was Yao Ming.
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Ahem:
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There's a lot of solid prospects outside the lotto in this draft. I hope Neil will be aggressive with these teams with multiple picks.

Hernangomez and Zizic are the early risers so far.

David Aldridge on Hernangomez:

"Whoever's going to get him is going to get a real steal," a Southwest Division executive said. "He can trail and shoot the three. He's a tough, physical player. What I like about him is he has a good wingspan, more than seven feet, and he plays above the rim, unlike his brother, who plays more below the rim. He's extremely light on his feet. He runs the floor very well and he isn't afraid to put a body on you and put the wood on you. His transition to our league, two things always translate to our league -- assists, like Ricky Rubio, and rebounds and toughness. This guy rebounds."

And Hernangomez was credible enough on 3-pointers (27 of 77, 35 percent) that he could be an athletic 3-and-D type guy down the road.

"He can really, really shoot," a longtime scout said. "Quick release. He'll be a pick and pop guy. You can use him almost like a Marvin Williams, you can use him at the three and at the four. He can make plays off the dribble. I think he's super skilled. The team he played on was not very disciplined -- they had two selfish point guards, so I don't think his numbers were great this year ... I think he's going to come over right away. The way he shoots it, and the way the league is going, I think he could be valuable."
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Projected draft range: 14-25
Fez's comparison: Ersan Ilyasova/Jorge Garbajosa
 
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"Whoever's going to get him is going to get a real steal," a Southwest Division executive said. "He can trail and shoot the three. He's a tough, physical player. What I like about him is he has a good wingspan, more than seven feet, and he plays above the rim, unlike his brother, who plays more below the rim. He's extremely light on his feet. He runs the floor very well and he isn't afraid to put a body on you and put the wood on you. His transition to our league, two things always translate to our league -- assists, like Ricky Rubio, and rebounds and toughness. This guy rebounds."

And Hernangomez was credible enough on 3-pointers (27 of 77, 35 percent) that he could be an athletic 3-and-D type guy down the road.

"He can really, really shoot," a longtime scout said. "Quick release. He'll be a pick and pop guy. You can use him almost like a Marvin Williams, you can use him at the three and at the four. He can make plays off the dribble. I think he's super skilled. The team he played on was not very disciplined -- they had two selfish point guards, so I don't think his numbers were great this year ... I think he's going to come over right away. The way he shoots it, and the way the league is going, I think he could be valuable."
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1) Eww.

2) The two examples of someone being a steal are Ricky Rubio and Marvin Williams, really? Those were two pretty big disappointments.
 
handiman said:
1) Eww.

2) The two examples of someone being a steal are Ricky Rubio and Marvin Williams, really? Those were two pretty big disappointments.
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There is a big difference between Picks #2 & #5 versus being pick #25.
 
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