Colton's Mock Draft Compilation, v. 11.0
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But who will we take at 12 then? Much easier with Kanter at 3.
Donatas would probably be my pick. Perhaps Noriega. Jonas V may not attend and Vesely might still be playing in the Serbian finals.
Utah takes Kanter. Cleveland takes Knight. Then they swap picks and Utah gets an additional 2nd round pick from the Cavs, maybe their 54th pick this year. There are a couple makeable guys in that 50 range and Utah always has a late 2nd-rounder scouted that no one else does, like Jeremy Evans.
BENTLEY
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So if Cleveland takes Knight @ 4th, in addition to Irving @ 1st? And they already have Baron Davis and Ramon Session at PG don't they?
Bigs are worth more than a not quite ready PG + a second round draft pick in the 50s.
Jazz can get a better deal for one of their bigs than this.
This trade idea is assuming that Utah wants Knight more than Kanter. By doing this they get the player they really wanted all along and another player, plus save over a million dollars between the guaranteed rookie contracts of the 3 and 4 picks. If they don't really want Knight, then this trade doesn't work.
Hence why Utah would be drafting Kanter for Cleveland and Cleveland takes Knight for Utah. Also, look for Sessions or Davis to be traded, maybe to the Lakers.
BENTLEY - I'm with you here Kanter > Knight.
However, I think Knight is the 4th best player in this draft. What are your thoughts?
However, I think Knight is the 4th best player in this draft. What are your thoughts?
Anyone else hear on the radio that after Jimmer's workout with Indiana he will be moving up the boards because he killed it?
Was that just radio guys talking because they were bored?
Was that just radio guys talking because they were bored?
So many unknowns. Can Williams play SF? I have serious doubts. Can Kanter play like the 3rd pick is supposed to? I have no doubt he can.
I've stuck to my guns all along on the top 4;
Irving
Williams
Kanter
Knight
... in that order .. only place I waiver is swapping the #2 and #3.
BENTLEY
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Knight might be the 4th best player in this draft. I admit that. But since I think he compares to Jrue Holiday (who I like fine, just not at pick 4), I'd probably take a bigger risk in the hopes of scoring a bigger reward. If I bust what am I out? Jrue Holiday - a good, not-great player.
Here's a game show analogy: you can either keep the dinette set (Knight) or you can risk it on the mystery prize (Biyombo, Valanciunas?). Now the mystery prize could very well end up being ..."ABSOLUTELY NOTHING! ...SO STUPID!!" (whoever can guess this reference gets a prize). Ok, so I busted, but what am I out? A dinette set.
As for who I'd gamble the 4th pick on, instead of taking the dinette set? I don't know at this point. Despite the bravado by some people on here, this draft shouldn't make anyone super confident in their pick.
It's just that with the other potentially good prizes in the projected top 10 I don't want to settle on the dinette set.