Draftclass 2010

[Whitehead]

Pablo Aguilar, Granada (Spain), 1989 DOB
Andrew Albicy, Paris-Levallois (France), 1990 DOB
Robin Benzing, Ratiopharm Ulm (Germany), 1989 DOB
Stefan Bircevic, Metalac (Serbia), 1989 DOB
Bojan Bogdanovic, Cibona (Croatia), 1989 DOB
Sarra Camara, Le Havre (France), 1989 DOB
Antoine Diot, Le Mans (France), 1989 DOB
Bangaly Fofana, ASVEL (France), 1989 DOB
Miralem Halilovic, Sloboda Dita (Bosnia), 1991 DOB
Thomas Heurtel, Strasbourg (France), 1989 DOB
Edwin Jackson, Rouen (France), 1989 DOB
Dusan Korac, Centar (Montenegro), 1991 DOB
Mindaugas Kuzminskas, Siauliai (Lithuania), 1989 DOB
Luc Louves, Maurienne (France) 1989 DOB
Uros Lukovic, Radnicki Basket (Serbia), 1989 DOB
Donatas Motiejunas, Benetton Treviso (Italy), 1990 DOB
Tomasz Nowakowski, Luka Koper (Slovenia), 1990 DOB
Tibor Pleiss, Brose Baskets (Germany), 1989 DOB

http://www.realgm.com/src_wiretap_archives/66264/20100429/official_early_entry_candidates_for_2010_nba_draft/

Benzing und Pleiss sind nun offiziel angemeldet.

 

[Sle3ze]

http://www.realgm.com/src_wiretap_archives/66264/20100429/official_early_entry_candidates_for_2010_nba_draft/

Benzing und Pleiss sind nun offiziel angemeldet.

Aus Antoine Diot soll ein potentieller NBA-Spieler geworden sein?
Spielte damals gemeinsam mit Batum und Ajinca beim AST. Ich war zwar sehr von ihm angetan kann mir aber eigentlich nicht vorstellen das sein Weg dann doch so weit/hoch gehen soll. Da bin ich mal gespannt.

 

[mariofour]

Antoine Diot hat letztes Jahr bei der EM schon viele Minuten für Frankreich gespielt. Für n Second-Rounder sollte es bei ihm eigentlich reichen, wenngleich er natürlich nicht über die körperlichen Voraussetzungen seines Landsmanns Beaubois verfügt.

 

[mariofour]

Gordon Hayward bleibt im Draft. War zu erwarten, gut für ihn, schlecht für Butler. Einen solchen Spieler kann Butler nicht ersetzen.

 

[Gast00]

Die Vor-Draft-Phase ist eingeläutet, und Chad Ford berichtet:

Workout tour begins in Los Angeles

Ford vergleicht Paul George (Fresno State) mit Wilson Chandler und Tracy McGrady, erwartet Jerome Jordan (Tulsa) in den 20ern, sieht Jordan Crawford (Xavier) als "poor man's Ben Gordon", hält Damion James für einen sicheren "blue collar"-Kandidaten à la Tyler Hansbrough und fühlt sich bei Jarvis Varnado (Mississippi State) an Chris Andersen erinnert.

Außerdem schreibt er Altbekanntes, aber Amüsantes über Luke Harangody:

Once again Harangody has gotten himself into great shape and has tightened up his body. I'm not sure where he'll go in the draft. Everything about him is unorthodox. His shot is ugly (but it goes in), he's undersized to be a 4 (but he cleaned up on the boards), he's not a great athlete (but scored at will in college). When I asked him to give me his comparison in the NBA, even he couldn't come up with anyone.

Ich halte Harangody für einen Backup-Forward und würde ihn mit Spielern wie Songaila, Bonner und Scalabrine vergleichen. Er ist kleiner als diese Spieler, sicher, punktet und reboundet dafür aber besser als sie (über vier Jahre 19/9 in einer bedeutenden Conference). Auch sein Wurf hat diese Saison erhebliche Fortschritte gezeigt. Leider dürfte sein katastrophales letztes College-Spiel (vier Punkte, 2/9 FG im NCAA-Erstrundenaus gegen ODU) ihm jede Chance auf die 1. Runde genommen haben, aber ab der frühen 2. ist er allemal ein guter Kandidat und sollte auf jeden Fall gedraftet werden.

 

[HeroPodkolzin]

Einige Spieler haben sich zurückgezogen, Pleiss und Benzing nicht. Können sie noch zurückziehen, oder sind sie endgültig dabei?

http://www.realgm.com/src_wiretap_archives/66503/20100511/29_early_draft_candidates_withdraw/

 

[Gast00]

Der Zeitpunkt, zu dem sie sich entschieden haben müssen, liegt noch vor uns. Ich erlaube mir mal, mich selbst zu zitieren:

Zum Abmelden vom Draft gibt es zwei Fristen: zum einen den 8. Mai, an dem die College-Spieler sich zurückgezogen haben müssen, um ihren Studentenstatus zu bewahren. Diese Frist ist neu, eingeführt von der NCAA unabhängig von der NBA, und laut Meinung vieler Beobachter als ein klares Signal an die Adresse der NBA. Die zweite Frist betrifft somit nur noch die Nicht-College-Spieler, also bis auf wenige Ausnahmen die internationals wie den Deutschen Robin Benzing; diese Frist wurde von der NBA auf den 15. Juni festgelegt

Aber wenn wir gerade bei Terminen sind: Die Lottery ist weniger als eine Woche entfernt (18. Mai).

 

[mariofour]

Selbst wenn sich Harangodys Scoring nicht auf die NBA übertragen ließe, wäre er dennoch einen hohen Second-Rounder (31-40) wert, denke ich. Die Vergangenheit zeigt, dass es nur einen Skill gibt, der sich vom College-Spiel aufs NBA-Spiel mit an Sicherheit grenzender Wahrscheinlichkeit übertragen lässt, und das ist das Rebounding. Angefangen von Leuten wie Terry Davis und Popeye Jones bis hin zu Second-Roundern aus den letzten Jahren wie Paul Millsap und DeJuan Blair - wer in der NCAA die Bretter säubert, kann das auch in der NBA. Und genau aus dem Grund wird auch aus bspw. Kenneth Faried ein solider NBA-Rollenspieler werden. Und keiner der genannten verfügt über die Scoring-Fähigkeiten von Harangody. Als Backup kann er im richtigen Team sich seine Rolle erarbeiten.

 

[Joe Berry]

sehr guter Artikel zu Cousins...leider wird er wohl nicht in Detroit landen

http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/news?slug=jn-cousins031610

 

[Gast00]

Ich weiß gar nicht, über wieviele fragwürdige Charaktere ich schon Artikel dieser Art gelesen habe. Ich weiß nur, dass die bisherige, natürlich angeblich stets positive Entwicklung eines Spielers nichts über seine weitere Karriere aussagt. Manche stellen sich als Musterprofis heraus, die kaum mehr negativ in den Schlagzeilen auftauchen, z.B. OJ Mayo. Andere bestätigen ihren langerworbenen schlechten Ruf und setzen noch einen drauf, z.B. Michael Beasley. Die zweite Gruppe ist deutlich größer als die erste, aber das besiegelt Cousins' Schicksal nicht. Er hat es selbst in der Hand, seinen Ruf zu prägen und positiv auf sein Image einzuwirken.

Trotzdem bleibt er ein interessanter Fall, gerade weil manche Fans immer wieder fragen, warum Problemtypen wie Eddie Curry oder Eddie Griffin überhaupt so hoch gedraftet werden. Nun, Cousins bietet den NBA-Teams eine weitere Chance, "es besser zu wissen" und "das Richtige zu tun", nämlich die Finger von diesem Risikospieler zu lassen. Allerdings habe ich noch von keinem Coach, General Manager oder Fan gehört, dass Cousins auf gar keinen Fall gedraftet werden dürfe, im Gegenteil. Solche Stimmen hört man immer erst im Nachhinein, wenn die schlimmsten Befürchtungen Realität geworden sind und Cousins wirklich in die Fußstapfen von Derrick Coleman getreten ist...

 

[Gelöschtes Mitglied 534]

Was gibt es denn über Cousins Schlechtes zu sagen? Ich hab das nicht so verfolgt.

Bei UK hatte ich immer das Gefühl, dass der Junge wirklich alles gibt und sich in den Dienst der Mannschaft stellt. Allerdings habe ich auch nur eine gute Handvoll Spiele gesehen.

 

[Gast00]

Es sind eigentlich dieselben Themen wie immer: grundsätzliche Einstellung, charakterliche Reife, Verhältnis zum Coach, Lernbereitschaft, Trainingseifer, Umgang mit den Schiedsrichtern, Verhalten während des Spiels usw.. Das alles ist bei Cousins nicht zwingend schlecht, aber doch mit Fragezeichen versehen, die ihn wohl schon seit seiner High-School-Zeit begleitet haben (siehe Artikel). Und ist der Ruf erst ruiniert...

Ich kann über Cousins' Freshman-Jahr auch nichts Negatives sagen, und doch wartet man nach so vielen gleichlautenden Berichten unbewusst stets darauf, dass er irgendwie austickt, also technische Fouls kassiert, Streit mit seinem Coach bekommt, sich mit dem Publikum anlegt oder Ähnliches. Schaut man mal genau hin, ist das Charakterliche eigentlich das einzig Negative an ihm - mit einem Ruf, wie Blake Griffin ihn (verdientermaßen) hat, würde Cousins womöglich sogar John Wall ernsthafte Konkurrenz als 1. Pick des Drafts machen.

 

[Gast00]

Chad Ford: Lessons learned in Las Vegas, Part I

1. Avery Bradley's preseason hype wasn't misguided.

in April of 2009, ESPNU ranked Texas combo guard Avery Bradley as the top prospect from the high school class of 2009. Bradley didn't dominate in college the way Wall or Cousins did, though. [...] But a few things became clear over the course of the season. First, Bradley was, hands down, the best perimeter defender in college basketball. [...] Second, Bradley has the type of elite quickness and explosiveness that has come to define a new breed of top NBA guards, like Rajon Rondo and Russell Westbrook.

[...]

After spending two days watching him both in drills and in 3-on-3 play, I think it's time to move Bradley up into the late lottery.

I'm still not sure if he's a pure point guard, and that's a serious drawback. But everything else looks pretty good. He's super-quick and can change speeds on a dime. He showed an excellent jumper, with NBA 3-point range. He displayed the ability to score from just about everywhere on the floor.

[...]

Bradley measured 6-foot-1½ in socks and 6-3 in shoes, but has an impressive 6-7 wingspan, ran a blazing 3.03 seconds in a three-quarter-court sprint and showed off an impressive 37.5-inch vertical jump.

[...]

I think he'll be in serious consideration for a few lottery teams, like the Indiana Pacers, Memphis Grizzlies and Toronto Raptors (who sent a scout to the workout), that could use help at the point.

2. Lance Stephenson is out to transform his rep.

Stephenson was ranked in the top 10 by many scouting services coming out of high school (No. 12 by ESPNU), but a bad reputation scared away a lot of colleges and has marred the opinion of many who've watched him play.

What I saw on Tuesday and Wednesday may cause some to reconsider. Abunassar has been working on Stephenson's conditioning. He is down to 227 with 9.4 percent body fat. He looks as cut and as lean as I've ever seen him. The better conditioning has clearly helped his game. He's lighter on his feet, more explosive and able to keep his intensity up for longer periods of time.

The guy can flat-out score. He's got a nice midrange jumper, can pound it down low and is always hunting for his shot. He wasn't overly selfish (despite the rep), but when a scoring opportunity came, he took it.

[...]

While I don't think Stephenson is a lottery pick, there aren't 30 more talented players in the draft. I'm not sure how he'll handle all the distractions that the NBA brings, but his game is well-suited to the league.

3. James Anderson and Manny Harris can really score.

Anderson isn't the quickest nor the most explosive athlete, but he uses his size, toughness and a knowledge of how to get to the basket and get separation to pour in the points. [...] He even displayed an underrated skill -- his ability to hit the open man when the defense collapses in the lane.

[...]

I think Anderson's range is pretty well set at this point. It probably starts with the Raptors at 13. The Milwaukee Bucks should have major interest at 15 and he most likely won't get past the Chicago Bulls at 17. Harris, however, is tougher to project, but should go somewhere between 25 and 40.

4. Craig Brackins has no regrets.

While he's clearly not as bouncy as UConn's Stanley Robinson, Brackins showed again and again on Tuesday and Wednesday that he's a much better athlete than we've given him credit for. He was slamming home alley-oops, attacking the basket with authority and running the floor well.

But those things aren't the major selling points for Brackins. What is more impressive is his ability to stretch the floor with his jump shot and score in the post. Few players have the ability to do both well. In drills, Brackins was on fire. It seemed as though he was hitting every jump shot, including NBA 3-pointers. Inside, he showed excellent footwork and touch around the basket. In the games on Wednesday he repeatedly scored over Robinson in the post.

Brackins was ranked 11th on our Big Board at the start of the season and [...] we could see him move back up the charts to where he started the season. There are few big guys in the draft who can score like he can.

5. Sherron Collins and Armon Johnson could find ways into Round 1.

Of the two, Johnson has the physical advantage. He measured 6-2 in socks and 6-3½ in shoes, with a very impressive 6-7½ wingspan. He's got thick shoulders, is very fast for his size and can explode at the basket. As far as point guards go, he's a physical specimen.

Johnson is at his best when he's slashing to the basket. His jump shot is inconsistent and he showed mixed results with it in drills and 3-on-3 games. He has a good handle but doesn't necessarily show the elite court vision that other top point guards possess. He reminded me of Ramon Sessions a bit.

Collins is clearly undersized at 5-10½ in socks (though he'd argue he's a 6-footer in shoes). He has a super-thick frame which, at times during his college career, moved from thick to fat. But that's no longer the case. On first glance I thought Collins still needed to lose 15 pounds. Then he took off his shirt and showed off his washboard abs. He's not overweight. He's just built like a brick house.

[...]

He continues to possess one of the best crossover dribbles in the draft. He's quick and powerful and can get his shot off against just about anyone. He's charismatic on the court and clearly a leader. And he still, even in a workout setting, sometimes tries to do too much. For every two good shots he takes, there's a bad one in there too.

When it got to the 3-on-3 games, no one was more competitive than Collins. He kept pushing and pushing guys and at the end of the morning, his team went an impressive 7-1. He would be a great energy point guard off the bench if he can handle not being the alpha dog on a team. But I'm not sure he knows anything but the alpha dog role.

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Chad Ford: Lessons learned in Las Vegas, Part II

1. Stanley Robinson and Devin Ebanks remain enigmatic.

Robinson is every bit the athlete we thought he was in college. He's super bouncy, runs the floor like a guard and finishes strong at the rim. He also showed some of that inconsistency we saw at UConn. He'd drill five shots in a row and then throw up a couple of air balls.

[...]

Ebanks was very different than the scouting report I had on him. He isn't nearly as long (a 6-foot-9 wingspan) nor is he as explosive athletically as I thought he'd be. He's not a bad athlete; he's just not a freakish one. He also didn't wow me in the individual drills Tuesday.

However, once we got to the 3-on-3 portion Wednesday, he was more skilled and more effective as a scorer than what I saw at West Virginia. Ebanks showed a very good midrange game, attacked the basket and played tough defense.

[...]

If teams believe that they'll work hard and stay out of trouble, both are first-round talents. If they can't convince teams that they have the maturity they need, they could both slip into the second round.

2. Dwayne Collins is really long.

Miami's Collins gets the award for the most extreme measurements I've ever seen. Collins measured 6-6½ in socks yet sported an incredible 7-4 wingspan. I went back and checked our database of measurements from the NBA pre-draft camp and I believe he has the largest disparity ever (9½ inches) between his height and wingspan.

Collins isn't the most skilled big man you'll find, but he's a very good athlete and tries to rip down the rim on every possession. He goes at the basket so strong that players were yelling "Watch your head, Dwayne!" when he'd go up for a dunk. They weren't kidding. A couple of times he almost dinged his forehead on the rim.

3. Jeremy Lin isn't ready for the league.

At some point during the season there was a "Jeremy Lin for the NBA" movement afoot. Lin had a great career at Harvard and put up big numbers against some credible college opponents.

[...]

He's a very good basketball player, but I didn't think he measured up athletically to the other pro prospects in the gym. I think he has the potential to have a good pro career overseas, but I don't think we'll see him in the NBA -- not yet anyway.

4. Here are your combine numbers.

Name Ht. Ht. w/shoes Wt. Wingspan Standing Reach Body Fat %
Craig Brackins 6-8 ½ 6-9 ½ 226 6-11 ½ 9-0 8.4
Dwayne Collins 6-6 ½ 6-8 230 7-4- 9-1 ½ N/A
James Anderson 6-4 ½ 6-6 ½ 202 6-8 8-7 ½ N/A
Stanley Robinson 6-7 6-8 ½ 213 7-0 8-11 10.1
Devin Ebanks 6-8 6-9 ½ 206 6-9 8-10 9.7
Lance Stephenson 6-4 ½ 6-6 227 6-10 ½ 8-6 ½ 9.4
Manny Harris 6-3 ½ 6-5 177 6-8 8-4 7.4
Avery Bradley 6-1 ½ 6-3 176 6-7 8-3 ½ 7.6

Name Vertical (inches) Lane Agility (s) 3/4 Sprint (s) Bench Press (reps)
Craig Brackins 40 11.62 3.69 8
Dwayne Collins 34 ½ 12.22 3.29 23
James Anderson 34 ½ 11.62 3.21 15
Stanley Robinson 38 ½ 12.36 3.15 10
Devin Ebanks 35 11.97 3.53 6
Lance Stephenson 35 ½ 11.67 3.28 N/A
Manny Harris 36 ½ 12.02 3.22 10
Avery Bradley 37 ½ 11.51 3.03 N/A

5. Stanley Robinson is good guy.

Finally, an anecdote -- one of my favorites in the past 15 years of covering the draft.

On Tuesday, Robinson really struggled. His nerves got the best of him when I walked into the gym, and in an effort to impress, he ended up pressing too hard and didn't look great.

Robinson, if you remember, lost his confidence at the end of his sophomore season at UConn. He left the team for a little bit and worked in a steel yard. Finally, coach Jim Calhoun rescued him, and Robinson went on to turn his career around during his junior season. Robinson said, "Coach Calhoun taught me how to be a man. I'll forever be grateful for that."

On Wednesday morning, Robinson grabbed me just before I was going to interview him. He stuck out his hand for a handshake and said, "Mr. Ford. I'm Stanley Robinson. I just want to apologize for yesterday. I played terribly. I was trying to impress you and, well, you saw what happened."

In all my years of doing this, I've never had a prospect apologize for a lousy performance. I found out later that Robinson had stayed up much of the night, worrying about how he had played. I was taken aback. I didn't really know what to say. But then something occurred to me.

"Did you see the Celtics-Cavs game last night?" I asked.

Robinson nodded.

"LeBron James was awful," I said. "I'm not sure why exactly. I'm not sure if it was an injury, or the pressure, or something else going on in his life. We don't know. But here's what I'm thinking. If LeBron James, the best player in the world, can have a bad night, so can you. Shake it off and show me what you've got today."

Robinson grinned from ear to ear. We sat down and talked for another 10 minutes or so. He's a super-nice kid. He was very thoughtful talking about what happened during his career. The theme was clear: When he has confidence, there isn't much he can't do on the court.

I'm happy to report Robinson put that shaky Tuesday performance behind him Wednesday. He came out and played with confidence. He shot the ball with range. He attacked the basket. His team -- Sherron Collins, Lin and himself -- went 7-1 in the 3-on-3 games. He looked like a lottery pick.

As I was pondering the experience on the way home, and in the midst of all the LeBron backlash that came after Game 5, it put things into perspective a bit for me. As a sportswriter, I've failed at times to see the humanity of the players I cover. I sometimes expect them not to have weaknesses, to perform like machines, to not make mistakes on and off the court. When they fail, I am disappointed, and on occasion overreact -- judging without having all the facts. I don't always give them the slack I'd give myself or any other normal human being I know.

Robinson reminded me Wednesday that pro athletes aren't that different from the rest of us. They have good days and bad days. They are proud when they succeed. Beat themselves up when they fail. But unlike us, they put themselves out there on a public stage for the whole world to see.

I for one, as a fan of the game, am grateful that they do. That they put themselves out there in the pursuit of greatness.

If one thing was clear from my time in Vegas it was this: Stanley Robinson is right -- Calhoun did teach him how to be a man.

Der letzte Abschnitt ist ausnahmsweise ungekürzt, weil man so etwas einfach (zu) selten liest. :thumb:

 

[mariofour]

Tibor:
DX Link

 

[Gast00]

Texas A&M recruit Oyedeji dies in car accident

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Doug Gottlieb: Ranking the NBA draft's best players

1. John Wall, Kentucky ("The real deal", "a winner")
2. Derrick Favors, Georgia Tech
3. Greg Monroe, Georgetown ("Has a Chris Bosh feel to his game.")
4. Evan Turner, Ohio State
5. Wesley Johnson, Syracuse
6. Ekpe Udoh, Baylor
7. Al-Farouq Aminu, Wake Forest
8. Luke Babbitt, Nevada ("Chris Mullin with a smaller Toni Kukoc-type of feel")
9. Gordon Hayward, Butler ("Mike Miller-meets-Mike Dunleavy", "a winner with upside")
10. DeMarcus Cousins, Kentucky
11. Cole Aldrich, Kansas
12. Ed Davis, North Carolina ("somewhere in between a 4 and a 5")
13. Larry Sanders, Virginia Commonwealth
14. James Anderson, Oklahoma State ("between a 2 and a 3, but a non-ballhandling 2 in the pros")
15. Xavier Henry, Kansas ("small for a forward but not really a guard", "Morris Peterson-type")
16. Hassan Whiteside, Marshall
17. Patrick Patterson, Kentucky
18. Avery Bradley, Texas ("a man without a position")
19. Eric Bledsoe, Kentucky ("This year's Russell Westbrook")
20. Daniel Orton, Kentucky
21. Damion James, Texas
22. Paul George, Fresno State ("Reminds some of Trevor Ariza")
23. Donatas Motiejunas, Lithuania
24. Stanley Robinson, Connecticut ("a jump shot away from being an athletic Bruce Bowen", "bigger and better than Jamario Moon")
25. Jordan Crawford, Xavier
26. Craig Brackins, Iowa State ("David West-type of game")
27. Dominique Jones, South Florida ("Dwyane Wade-type of game and position")
28. Solomon Alabi, Florida State
29. Quincy Pondexter, Washington
30. Willie Warren, Oklahoma ("poor man's Ben Gordon", "a willing passer")

 

[Gast00]

Lotto preview: Who would teams pick?

SECAUCUS, N.J. -- The 2010 NBA draft lottery is Tuesday night (ESPN, 7:30 p.m. ET). [...] Here's a brief look at what each lottery team would do if it got one of the top three picks:

New Jersey Nets

Pick 1: John Wall (25.0 percent chance of winning lottery)

Pick 2: Evan Turner (21.5 percent chance of drafting second)

Pick 3: Derrick Favors (17.7 percent chance of drafting third)

[...] Wall is the type of superstar player the Nets have been looking for. If they land the No. 1 pick, expect Devin Harris to immediately go on the trading block. [...]

Minnesota Timberwolves

Pick 1: John Wall (19.9 percent)

Pick 2: Evan Turner (18.8 percent)

Pick 3: Wesley Johnson (17.1 percent)

[...] a source close to Turner's camp told me over the weekend that they've received signals that Turner would be the choice if the Wolves get the No. 1 pick. [...]

Sacramento Kings

Pick 1: John Wall (15.6 percent)

Pick 2: Evan Turner (15.7 percent)

Pick 3: Derrick Favors (15.5 percent)

Golden State Warriors

Pick 1: John Wall (10.4 percent)

Pick 2: Evan Turner (11.2 percent)

Pick 3: DeMarcus Cousins (12.1 percent)

[...] If they land the No. 1 pick, you can expect the Warriors to start shopping Monta Ellis that night. [...]

Washington Wizards

Pick 1: John Wall (10.3 percent)

Pick 2: Evan Turner (11.1 percent)

Pick 3: Derrick Favors (12.0 percent)

Philadelphia 76ers

Pick 1: John Wall (5.3 percent)

Pick 2: Evan Turner (6.0 percent)

Pick 3: Derrick Favors (7.0 percent)

Detroit Pistons

Pick 1: John Wall (5.3 percent)

Pick 2: Evan Turner (6.0 percent)

Pick 3: DeMarcus Cousins (7.0 percent)

Los Angeles Clippers

Pick 1: John Wall (2.3 percent)

Pick 2: Evan Turner (2.7 percent)

Pick 3: Wesley Johnson (3.2 percent)

Utah Jazz (via Knicks)

Pick 1: John Wall (2.2 percent)

Pick 2: Evan Turner (2.6 percent)

Pick 3: Wesley Johnson (3.1 percent)

[...] I could also see the Jazz dealing the pick if they get it. [...]

Indiana Pacers

Pick 1: John Wall (1.1 percent)

Pick 2: Evan Turner (1.3 percent)

Pick 3: Derrick Favors (1.6 percent)

New Orleans Hornets

Pick 1: John Wall (0.8 percent)

Pick 2: Evan Turner (0.9 percent)

Pick 3: Derrick Favors (1.2 percent)

[...] Where would Wall fit? He wouldn't, but I think the Hornets would take him and then figure out what to do next. They could do everything from trading Paul to trading Wall. [...]

Memphis Grizzlies

Pick 1: John Wall (0.7 percent)

Pick 2: Evan Turner (0.8 percent)

Pick 3: Derrick Favors (1.0 percent)

Toronto Raptors

Pick 1: John Wall (0.6 percent)

Pick 2: Evan Turner (0.7 percent)

Pick 3: Derrick Favors (0.9 percent)

Houston Rockets

Pick 1: John Wall (0.5 percent)

Pick 2: Evan Turner (0.6 percent)

Pick 3: Derrick Favors (0.7 percent)

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Prep for lottery night

Is it just me or are the Timberwolves the only team in the group that could theoretically screw this up -- even if they get the No. 1 pick? Last year the team took three point guards in the first round (it traded one of them, Ty Lawson, on draft night). GM David Kahn is infatuated with Ricky Rubio and may not want to scare him off any more than he already has by drafting John Wall.

In fact, I heard over the weekend from a source inside Evan Turner's camp that the Wolves have sent signals to Turner that he, not Wall, would be their pick if they win the lottery. I'm a big Rubio fan, but if the Wolves get the No. 1 pick, they should trade Jonny Flynn if they can get a good offer for him.

[...]

• If you're looking for teams that probably don't deserve to win, look no further than the Clippers and Nets. [...]

The Clippers passed on Paul Pierce and Dirk Nowitzki in 1998 to draft Michael Olowokandi. Their No. 1 pick in 1988 was better -- Danny Manning. But he didn't turn into a superstar either. It wasn't a great draft, but Mitch Richmond would've been a better pick. [...]

In 1990, the Nets took Derrick Coleman with the No. 1 pick -- one pick ahead of future Hall of Famer Gary Payton. [...]

• Finally, drafting No. 1 doesn't guarantee that you'll get the best player. In fact, according to John Hollinger's re-drafts, the top pick has turned into the top player in the draft only four times between 1995 and 2006 -- Howard in 2004, LeBron in 2003, Elton Brand in 1999 and Duncan in 1997. Hollinger hasn't re-drafted the last three groups, but there's a very strong argument that Kevin Durant should've gone ahead of Greg Oden in 2007. The No. 1 pick in 2008, Rose, has regained his throne as the best player in the draft. But in 2009, top pick Griffin sat out the season, while Tyreke Evans, the fourth pick, won rookie of the year honors.

Chad Ford schreibt ja viel Unsinn, aber das hier ist selbst für ihn schon extrem.

Danny Manning ist einer der größten College-Stars und einer der sichersten Nr.1-Picks der Geschichte. Dasselbe gilt für Coleman, im Grunde auch für Oden, und Blake Griffin wegen seiner Verletzung zum unverdienten Nr.1-Pick zu stempeln... naja Mad Ford halt.

 

[Who]

Die Auflistung "wer nimmt wen" ist ja auch ziemliche Verschwendung von virtueller Tinte. Wenn eh jedes Team an 1 Wall und an 2 Turner nimmt, warum die Auflistung ?

Teams taking Johson 3rd : Timberwolves, Clippers, Jazz
Teams taking Cousins 3rd : Warriors
Teams taking Favors 3rd : Nets, Kings, Wizards, 76ers, Pacers, Hornets, Grizzlies, Raptors, Rockets

see what i did there ? (und die Favors Auflistung könnte man dann ja auch weglassen )

Wenn er es sich nicht so einfach machen würde (und dann müsste er es auch nicht mit unsinnigem getippe ausgleichen) dann würde Ford schreiben wo wer auch landet, sprich analysieren wer wohl Wall nehmen und runtertraden würde (imo Timberwolves, Kings, Hornets, Jazz, Rockets).

@ marifour : netter Artikel, sehr erfreulich dass er mit der Saison deutlicher auf dem Radar auftaucht. Sollte imo auch im Draft bleiben, dann in Runde 2 weggehen und in 2,3 Jahren nicht an den Rookie Scale gebunden sein.

 

[Gast00]

Naja, er sagt schon noch zu jedem Team sein Verslein auf, warum es Wall, Turner, Favors etc. nehmen und wie diese Entscheidung sich mit den vorhandenen Spielern vertragen würde, aber im Grunde hast du recht. Dazu kommt, dass in dem Draft-Blog-Artikel, den ich als zweites zitierte, das gleiche steht wie im ersten, nur mit anderer Wortwahl.

Das alles ist mir jedoch reichlich egal. Fords Populismus stört mich (mal wieder) viel mehr. "Hindsight is 20/20" gilt für ihn mehr als für jeden anderen Journalisten - Bill Simmons ist kein Journalist -, zumal Ford so oft falsch liegt und dennoch jedes Jahr aufs Neue anderen ihre Irrtümer vorhält. Das ist richtig schlechter Stil, und er wird dafür auch noch bezahlt.

 

[florian.li]

DraftExpress über Robin Benzing an Tag 1 in Treviso

Robin Benzing needs to play better than he did in day one. Was extremely quiet and looked very average defensively and on glass. Still early

 

[MadFerIt]

48 Early Entrants Withdraw From Draft (inklusive benzing)