Official 2013 Draft thread

[Mediocre Man]

Burke!? He's like a poor man's Damian Lillard. I'd prefer Schroeder who does everything that Lillard doesn't.

Certainly wasn't my list. Take it up with Chad Ford, or his source

 

[Boise Blazer]

Stefan Bondy ‏@NYDNInterNets 19s
Source:Nets have talked to the Cavs about acquiring CJ Miles for the No. 22 pick.

 

[Boise Blazer]

Chad Ford ‏@chadfordinsider 1m
Pacers push to swap Gerald Green and No. 23 for Jimmer just got a little more realistic. Larry Bird loved Jimmer in 2011 Draft.

 

[Reep]

I can't remember a less attractive #1 pick since the Olawakhandi draft!

1989 was worse. I'd take Noel and Len over Ellison and Ferry. Of course Kemp and Divac came out of that draft later, but they weren't considered that good at the time of the draft.

 

[Boise Blazer]

Adrian Wojnarowski ‏@WojYahooNBA 37s
One of the primary targets of Oklahoma City's pursuit of a Top 5 pick on Thursday, sources tell Y! Sports: Maryland 7-footer Alex Len.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Test your knowledge: name every one of these guys in order:

 

[DaLincolnJones]

boys 2 men?

 

[Mediocre Man]

Test your knowledge: name every one of these guys in order:

Williams
Noel
Oladipo
Bennett
McCollum
Adams
Zeller
Mclemore
Len
Burke
Porter
Pope

 

[Reep]

Test your knowledge: name every one of these guys in order:

I realize there are some perspective issues on this photo, but Len looks really tall. Oladipo looks really short. When they measured Noel did they push his hair down? All the way???

 

[Boise Blazer]

Test your knowledge: name every one of these guys in order:

Steven Adams is a big dude. And if Len can grow a few more inches AND put on weight ....

And looking at that picture I like Pope's height.

 

[RoyToy]

Len already suffered a stress fracture in his foot. Him getting bigger is just a scary thought.

And that is one sorry ass looking group of lottery picks.

 

[Boise Blazer]

Sam Amico ‏@SamAmicoFSO now
As of last night, it was believed OKC offering Kendrick Perkins and two first-rounders (Nos. 12 & 29) and possibly second (32) to get 5.

 

[Blazinaway]

Sam Amico ‏@SamAmicoFSO now
As of last night, it was believed OKC offering Kendrick Perkins and two first-rounders (Nos. 12 & 29) and possibly second (32) to get 5.

LOL at Perk, he has negative value

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

Perk?

That's supposed to be appealing?

That's more like a fucking insult.

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

Ford thinks Burke will slip to the late lotto.

So, do you take him at #10 -- BPA?

 

[craigehlo]

Ford thinks Burke will slip to the late lotto.

So, do you take him at #10 -- BPA?

He's a spark plug for sure. He could be a Nate Robinson off the bench. I'd do it if McC and Pope were gone.

 

[Blazinaway]

He's a spark plug for sure. He could be a Nate Robinson off the bench. I'd do it if McC and Pope were gone.

Utah wants a PG badly, is Burke on top of their board? probably, so swap #10 for 14 and 21 and send them Freeland!

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Brian Scalabrine, who has worked out with Steven Adams, says he's "unbelievably strong", compares him with... Omer Asik! I'll take that!

 

[craigehlo]

Utah wants a PG badly, is Burke on top of their board? probably, so swap #10 for 14 and 21 and send them Freeland!

I like that move to unload Freeland. I think there are going to be some good deals in free agency this summer and the more $$$ the better.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Just read somebody who's convinced that the Blazers will take Sergey Karasev. Hmm. I'd be okay with that, but that would mean we have to trade for Gallinari for the complete set of Eurobasket SFs.

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

Just read somebody who's convinced that the Blazers will take Sergey Karasev. Hmm. I'd be okay with that, but that would mean we have to trade for Gallinari for the complete set of Eurobasket SFs.

He sounds a lot like Kostas.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

He's a spark plug for sure. He could be a Nate Robinson off the bench. I'd do it if McC and Pope were gone.

Except Robinson is an all-world athlete, but the worry with Burke is that he's a below-average athlete. I'd only take him to trade him. I'd take Schroeder over him if we're keeping the player.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

He sounds a lot like Kostas.

Both are tough, both are sort of tweeners, but Karasev is SG/SF, while KP is SF/PF.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Utah wants a PG badly, is Burke on top of their board? probably, so swap #10 for 14 and 21 and send them Freeland!

If 14 and 21 become Schroeder and Dieng, then YES PLEASE.

 

[Wizard Mentor]

FYI Dieng's knees have been red flagged by several general managers, per twitter.

If 14 and 21 become Schroeder and Dieng, then YES PLEASE.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

FYI Dieng's knees have been red flagged by several general managers, per twitter.

You're fucking kidding. Is that just because I like the guy, God? What the hell, so were Blair's...

 

[BBert]

FYI Dieng's knees have been red flagged by several general managers, per twitter.

Let's red flag his shoulder, then buy a first round pick and draft him ahead of the Spurs.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

I don't care if he's a great BBall player, CJ McCollum just seems like the best person ever.

 

[B-Roy]

You're fucking kidding. Is that just because I like the guy, God? What the hell, so were Blair's...

Getting flagged isn't the end of the world.

Kahwi Leonard was red flagged and he turned out a lot better than his draft position.

 

[Blaze01]

Jason Lloyd@JasonLloydABJ 1 minute ago
Talked to execs from 3 teams today. General consensus is there's only between 12-15 impactful players worth drafting. Lowest # in many years