Rastapopoulos
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Here are a couple of the better-known mock drafts:
DraftExpress
NBADraft.NET
With those in mind, who do you think will be second-round steals this year?
I like Willy Hernangomez, Sasha Vezenkov and Timothe Luwawu, but I think they'll go in the bottom of the first because (a) that's a good way to avoid giving a guaranteed contract to a possible scrub, and (b) if the international player is good, it's actually cheaper to get them with a first rounder than a second - Kostas Papanikoloau got $5M for his rookie season because he was a second-rounder.
So here are my picks for second rounders/undrafteds who will actually play some time in the NBA (which makes them a steal, as most second rounders and practically all undrafteds don't).
Alan Williams, UCSB - super rebounder, could stand to lose some weight, but very smart
Josh Richardson, Tennessee - SF with PG skills, but possibly too slender/not super athletic enough
Mam Jaiteh, France - good size but not deemed athletic enough
Nikola (like seemingly everybody from the Balkans) Milutinov, Serbia - a skinny seven-footer with good D
Cedi Osman, Turkey - The Turkish Brent Barry!
Branden Dawson, MSU - severely offensively challenged, and a bit undersized for the 4 (so not listed AT ALL in either mock) but intense as hell, and MSU PFs are always undervalued. Defensive ace.
DraftExpress
NBADraft.NET
With those in mind, who do you think will be second-round steals this year?
I like Willy Hernangomez, Sasha Vezenkov and Timothe Luwawu, but I think they'll go in the bottom of the first because (a) that's a good way to avoid giving a guaranteed contract to a possible scrub, and (b) if the international player is good, it's actually cheaper to get them with a first rounder than a second - Kostas Papanikoloau got $5M for his rookie season because he was a second-rounder.
So here are my picks for second rounders/undrafteds who will actually play some time in the NBA (which makes them a steal, as most second rounders and practically all undrafteds don't).
Alan Williams, UCSB - super rebounder, could stand to lose some weight, but very smart
Josh Richardson, Tennessee - SF with PG skills, but possibly too slender/not super athletic enough
Mam Jaiteh, France - good size but not deemed athletic enough
Nikola (like seemingly everybody from the Balkans) Milutinov, Serbia - a skinny seven-footer with good D
Cedi Osman, Turkey - The Turkish Brent Barry!
Branden Dawson, MSU - severely offensively challenged, and a bit undersized for the 4 (so not listed AT ALL in either mock) but intense as hell, and MSU PFs are always undervalued. Defensive ace.
