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Following 2016 potential draftees

White Chocolate said:
This is actually a pretty decent post.

Denver has some nice pieces going forward. Mudiay, Jokic, Fournier and 3 picks in the top-20.

Minnesota doesn't scare me as much as I thought they would. Wiggins doesn't scare me as much as I thought he would too. Towns will be VERY good, but I don't think they will be able to build a team around him good enough to contend for a championship.

We need to do something. There is no way we will be able to contend if we stand pat.
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I'd take Minnesota over us and Denver. You guys keep on forgetting that star power matters. Minny has it, we don't.
 
PG_AB said:
yeah for sure, and unlike most stretch 5's Ellenson can actually grab a D-reb and dribble it up the floor... I dont think having him play C would be asking him to do something out of his comfort zone.. He's a very strong rebounder, and would still be that at the 5 IMO.

Ellenson used to be 20+ lbs heavier, wasn't good weight though.. Here's a pic from 2013 and then one from the summer of 2014 at the Lebron Skills camp.. He's got a good set of shoulders on him..

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Here's a more recent pic

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So basically it's clear as day he's working really hard to get his body NBA ready..

Ellenson and Diamond Stone are both from Wisconsin which isn't a recruiting hotspot. both of them were chubby in HS, when Ellenson put his mind to losing the weight, he got rid of it quickly.. So I think it's reasonable to think he'll be continuing his body transformation with some NBA club..

If it's solid minutes at C you want, having Derrick Favors on the roster to give him some pointers will be invaluable.. With Rudy and Derrick, and I guess Withey, he'd have plenty of opportunity to play PF too.. Obviously he can take Lyles minutes at PF too.. (while Lyles takes Bookers)

The bench unit would be so much better, and more entertaining with Ellenson at the 5.. He'll cause massive matchup issues for teams.. type of matchup issues where players will be need to be subbed out so teams will go small.. You can't put like a Boban Marjanovic on him, that's asking for all sorts of trouble.
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Can't lie, Ellenson is a VERY intriguing prospect to me even if we have a glut of good bigs already.


You can never have too many quality big men.


Also don't forget that Lyles played SF at UK, so he CAN play there if need be in the future?
 
Henry doesn't strike me as a starter but a quality big off the bench. Maybe a better ore diverse Nick Collison

Lyles played sf in college but way different in nba. Not sayin he can not do it but I wouldn't count on it. Can he stay infront of the Durants, Lebrons, Leonards of the nba? Big question mark. You are right however in saying can never have enough bigs

I knew Utah fans would be all over him since he is white.. A solid big in round 2 id keep my eye on is Robert Carter. I started hyping him halfway thru the big10 season. He is already strong and has the frame that he can even add more muscle. Improved his jumper through out the season also..
 
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