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Following potential 2015 draftees

On a side note would you trade our pick for say Terrance Ross?

I am seriously jonesing on getting Justin Anderson.

Exum, Burke
Hayward, Burks
Ross, Anderson
Favors, booker
Gobert, tomic
 
I'll go out on a limb here and say that Stanley Johnson has some modicum of bust potential. If he gets any bigger/heavier, he's going to have a hard time staying in front of wings. He's not going to be able to overpower pros the way he does in college, and he doesn't have much in-between game. He may have to be a primarily defensive player, and I'm not 100% sure he's a starter. Then there's the question of whether he can step out to NBA range and hit consistently. I see the Ron Artest comp, but it's not a given that Johnson can really play at that level. Artest was a pretty special athlete.
 
Catchall said:
I'll go out on a limb here and say that Stanley Johnson has some modicum of bust potential. If he gets any bigger/heavier, he's going to have a hard time staying in front of wings. He's not going to be able to overpower pros the way he does in college, and he doesn't have much in-between game. He may have to be a primarily defensive player, and I'm not 100% sure he's a starter. Then there's the question of whether he can step out to NBA range and hit consistently. I see the Ron Artest comp, but it's not a given that Johnson can really play at that level. Artest was a pretty special athlete.
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I think you could be on to something there .... but then the way we've been playing I don't think we've got much to worry about regarding Johnson... he'll be long gone by the time we pick.
 
I'm not crazy about Oubre's FT%.
Or his >1 assist per game.
Or his lack of handles.

He has a high ceiling, for sure..
 
ONE LOVE said:
I think you could be on to something there .... but then the way we've been playing I don't think we've got much to worry about regarding Johnson... he'll be long gone by the time we pick.
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If you look back at how good James Johnson, Anthony Bennett and Derrick Williams looked in college, you'll see what I mean. I think Stanley Johnson is probably better than those guys. He may fit right in and be a force in the league, but he's also dangerously close to ending up a 6'8" 245-lb face-up combo forward with okay-but-not-great skills. He's not Carmello or Paul Pierce...or Jabari Parker.
 
Catchall said:
If you look back at how good James Johnson, Anthony Bennett and Derrick Williams looked in college, you'll see what I mean. I think Stanley Johnson is probably better than those guys. He may fit right in and be a force in the league, but he's also dangerously close to ending up a 6'8" 245-lb face-up combo forward with okay-but-not-great skills. He's not Carmello or Paul Pierce...or Jabari Parker.
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OK but he seems to take his defense pretty seriously compared to those other guys you mentioned...
 
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