RandyForRubio
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I would take Dez Wells in the 2nd.
2015 NBA Draft Combine (May 12-17)
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I would be shocked if we picked a pg. Based on what the front office has said and what people who talk to them say, they are believers in Dante. If we moved down and picked up an asset and then took Payne I wouldn't be shocked. It just depends on how good they think he can be. There is a lot to like about him and I wouldn't be surprised if he becomes a draft steal.
Stashing Burke oversees seems kind of odd
Personally my hope for the PG situation is to move Burke to hopefully bring in De Paula(and maybe something else). I just like having the extremely long point guard to disrupt the other teams offense, and I think what Dante was doing there was an underrated part of our defense this last season.
Avery
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Sad thing is that Philadelphia has enough picks in this draft to sign half of the combine invites.
2015 first round draft pick from L.A. Lakers (extremely unlikely as two teams would have to leapfrog them)
2015 first round draft pick from Miami (small possibility that Miami drops from #10 unless the odds are ever in our favor)
2015 second round draft pick from Denver
2015 second round draft pick from Golden State
2015 second round draft pick from Houston
2015 second round draft pick from New Orleans
2015 first round draft pick from L.A. Lakers (extremely unlikely as two teams would have to leapfrog them)
2015 first round draft pick from Miami (small possibility that Miami drops from #10 unless the odds are ever in our favor)
2015 second round draft pick from Denver
2015 second round draft pick from Golden State
2015 second round draft pick from Houston
2015 second round draft pick from New Orleans
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Jordan Mickey had a ridiculous 8 blocks in 29 minutes during game 2. He was one of my favorite SEC players. I wouldn't mind taking him in the 2nd round. Could be our Sloan-era Millsap.
Cappy_Smurf
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Fixed.
I'm a little skeptical. At 6-5 in shoes, he had a respectable wingspan (6'8.75"), but a Bryce Cotton-like standing reach (8'0"). Makes you wonder if he was gaming the standing reach to show higher leaping or mis-measured somehow. But he showed out well apparently in the other athletic testing, and even if you subtracted 5", that's still a nice jump.
Connaughton was also number 5 in total 3-pointers made of DX's top 100 prospects this past season, with a higher % (42.3) than anyone else in the top 5. He led the Irish in rebounding as an undersized, playing-out-of position PF. He has good strength and a reputation for a great motor defensively (don't really know about his defensive skills), as well as elite leadership. Haven't really seen a good evaluation of his other offensive skills.
He's also a minor league pitcher in the Orioles organization and will apparently give the NBA (but not Europe or the D-League) priority over baseball if a team decides to give him a legit NBA shot/spot. Apparently the Spurs worked him out last week. Hope the Jazz give him a look. Sounds like some 3&D/role player potential.
Dude has extremely good timing on his blocks (like elite level) and is still pretty young. If he was 2'' taller, he'd probably be a first round pick. If he develops that mid-range jumper, he will be a pretty good backup.
I read somewhere that a few NBA teams really liked him. I'm not advocating drafting him, but dude was a beast vs. Kentucky. I just had no idea he was that athletic. Too bad he has such a small standing reach. That must be why he doesn't really have that many spectacular dunks even though he has an amazing vertical.
Crazy thing is that he measured with a 10% body fat, which is pretty high for an athlete. If he could drop his fat weight by 5 pounds he could probably gain another couple of inches.
I don't know how that standing reach is real though. He measured with a 8'3.5 at Portsmouth. I'm 6'3 in shoes and have a 6'6 wingspan and I have a 8'2 standing reach. A dude with his height and wingspan usually hits at least 8'4.