Following potential 2014 draftees

[[size/HUGE] fixed [/size]]

Brehs if u see any articles on Noah Vonleh from 2010-2012, you will read about a 6'7" point forward that brings the ball up the court vs a press

His handle is advanced for a player of his size/age, as ive posted before his HS coach said hed pay the price of admission just to watch him work dribbling drills

“Wait ‘til the NBA guys get a real good look at him. Imagine him, running through those ball-handling drills for them. They’re going to be stunned.”

I dont care to make excuses for him as his body of work speaks for itself, but to kill him over aggressiveness is a bit of a headscratcher to me when his role was setting screens and rebounding (not creating offense), he had 7 games of 10FGA's or more, thats it.

when considering Noah in the NBA i think what has to have the most appeal is his potential to be one of the premier P+R and Pick and Pop guys, which i dont think would qualify him as a "#1 option" but itd be close, was Chris Bosh in Toronto was a #1 guy? I think in the NBA you need a viable inside and an outside scoring punch to be viable, Noah could definitely fill one of those rolls

I'm finally coming around to liking this kid. If he's BPA, and we draft him, I'd hope they have a Kanter trade in place.

 

[Game6Conley]

if he has grown as listed id think theres a legit chance he still may grow another inch too, that was one of the few things i had to say about Giannis in last years thread this one is a bit more of a guess but hes very young. his family is similarly tall like Giannis though, thats his 6'3 mom, his little sister is 6'3 also

im really waiting on his measurements, but i have a hunch he wouldn't have re-classified from the 2014 to the 2013 HS class unless he was going to measure well.

 

[orangello]

DX had finally released their mock based off of team needs. Here's the link:

https://www.draftexpress.com/article/DraftExpress-Extended-2014-Mock-Draft-1-4503

Sent from my Nexus 5 using Trashtalk

 

[Stifle Tower]

I'm finally coming around to liking this kid. If he's BPA, and we draft him, I'd hope they have a Kanter trade in place.

Why?
A team needs 4 bigs. Vonleh is raw, so he'll come off the bench initially. No need to trade anyone until the deadline. Better to let Kanter increase his value before pushing him out the door.
Give Kanter and Favors 30 mins; 25 to Vonleh; 10 to Gobert. And that doesn't account for injuries or foul trouble. Odd man out would be Evans. I like Jeremy, but he's just not a regular rotation player unless he either bulks up (virtually impossible) or can play SF (unlikely).

I think the real issue with the Jazz is determining if Hayward can play SF.

 

[John Crotty]

I'm finally coming around to liking this kid. If he's BPA, and we draft him, I'd hope they have a Kanter trade in place.

I watched Indiana quite a bit last year, and I would put Vonleh's "motor" questions squarely on the shoulders of his selfish dumb *** PG. They never tried to work Noah into the offense, but when he would get lucky and get a few touches early he would have a great game.

 

[Game6Conley]

heres the DX draft with team needs

1 - Mil - Andrew Wiggins
2 - Phi - Jabari Parker
3 - Orl - Joel Embiid
4 - Uta - Dante Exum
5 - Bos - Julius Randle
6 - Lal - Marcus Smart
7 - Sac - Noah Vonleh
8 - Det - Doug McDermott
9 - Cle - Jusuf Nurkic
10-Phi - Dario Saric
11-Den- Aaron Gordon
12-Orl - Tyler Ennis
13-Min - Gary Harris
14-Phx - Nik Stauskas
15- Atl - James Young
16-Chi - T.J. Warren
17-Bos - Kyle Anderson
18-Phx - Clint Capela
19-Chi - K.J. McDaniels
20-Tor - Jerami Grant
21-Okc- Adriean Payne
22-Mem- Rodney Hood
23-Uta - Kristaps Porzingis
24-Cha - P.J. Hairston
25-Hou - Jordan Adams
26-Mia - Shabazz Napier
27-Phx - Elfrid Payton
28-Lac - Mitch McGary
29-Okc - Cleanthony Early
30-Sas - Zach LaVine

its crazy to see Aaron Gordon lower on a DX mock than Nbadarft.net's

 

[John Crotty]

heres the DX draft with team needs

1 - Mil - Andrew Wiggins
2 - Phi - Jabari Parker
3 - Orl - Joel Embiid
4 - Uta - Dante Exum
5 - Bos - Julius Randle
6 - Lal - Marcus Smart
7 - Sac - Noah Vonleh
8 - Det - Doug McDermott
9 - Cle - Jusuf Nurkic
10-Phi - Dario Saric
11-Den- Aaron Gordon
12-Orl - Tyler Ennis
13-Min - Gary Harris
14-Phx - Nik Stauskas
15- Atl - James Young
16-Chi - T.J. Warren
17-Bos - Kyle Anderson
18-Phx - Clint Capela
19-Chi - K.J. McDaniels
20-Tor - Jerami Grant
21-Okc- Adriean Payne
22-Mem- Rodney Hood
23-Uta - Kristaps Porzingis
24-Cha - P.J. Hairston
25-Hou - Jordan Adams
26-Mia - Shabazz Napier
27-Phx - Elfrid Payton
28-Lac - Mitch McGary
29-Okc - Cleanthony Early
30-Sas - Zach LaVine

its crazy to see Aaron Gordon lower on a DX mock than Nbadarft.net's

Would be ok with Exum, Pass on Porzingas .....

 

[orangello]

This is what DX has said for the Jazz:

4 Utah Jazz
Dante Exum PG
18 years old; 6'6"; 188 lbs.
Australian Institute of Sport, International

While Exum will want to get drafted by a team that will let him play his natural position of point guard, a backcourt of him and Trey Burke (a Top-10 pick last year) could absolutely work together depending on the coach Utah decides to hire. Most teams have seen very little of Exum over the years, but Utah's scouting department, headed by Nike Hoop Summit World Team architect Rich Sheubrooks, doesn't have that problem. Julius Randle can't be ruled out here, as playing him together with Derrick Favors could work and may be one way to help shore up what was the NBA's worst defense last season.


23 Utah Jazz (From Golden State Warriors)
Kristaps Porzingis PF/C
18 years old; 7'0"; 220 lbs.
Sevilla, International

With their second first rounder, Utah can afford to swing for the fences a bit on a talented physical specimen with upside like Porzingis who needs a few years of seasoning (and work in the weight room) to be ready to play in the NBA.

From DraftExpress.com https://www.draftexpress.com#ixzz318viwoBe
https://www.draftexpress.com

 

[orangello]

Would be ok with Exum, Pass on Porzingas .....

Who do you want at 23?

 

[orangello]

If the Jazz came out of this draft with Exum, Porzingis and Inglis I would feel very happy.

 

[seattlejazzfan]

Has anyone else noticed that

Dante Exum and
Dental Exam

look similar? I thought it was interesting.

Sent from my Nexus 5 using Trashtalk

Unfortunately, I'm afraid watching Dante Exum try to play in the NBA might be very similar to undergoing a dental exam.

Sent from my SGH-T959V using Tapatalk 2

 

[orangello]

Did anyone else notice that DX has the Spurs draft LaVine? That sounds like a great pick for them. They can develop him slowly and he could turn out to be great with their system.