cctrackstar
Well-Known Member
Man, I am looking at all of the prospects of this years draft, and it sure looks like the worst draft in NBA history. (Bear in mind that I don't know much about NBA history, but this year isn't looking good at all.)
With the upcoming lockout (yes there is going to be one, unless you really thing that the players are going to go for a 30% reduction in pay) a lot of the good players have opted to play another year in college rather than have months of uncertainty before finally playing. Because of this, many players that would be later first rounders are moving up into the lottery. Also, there is a girth of international players that are in the lottery this year, which is okaaay, but there are problems with this a well.
The US players that are moving up into the lottery are often undersized for their position. Just look at top 3 pick Derrick Williams. Some sites have shown him being a number one pick. This for a 6'8 power forward. (Paul Millsap is listed as 6'8 and is widely considered to be horribly undersized for a power forward.) Now Williams may be wonderfully talented, but really, a number 1-3 pick for an undersized 4? See also Marcus Morris, top ten pick. 6'9, and light as a feather. I understand he is NBA ready as far as his game goes, but still undersized and underweight. top ten. Really?
As far as international players go, look at Jan Vesley, a 6'11 -<(SF)>-
Really? Small Forward? set to go top 6. Or Bismack Biyombo (whom I kinda like) at 6'9 (huge wingspan on that one) also top 6.
These type of players with odd dimensions, undersized, underweight are the players you take a chance on late first round early second, not top ten. Why is this a problem? Simply that they will get paid like NBA ready NBA proportional lottery picks (around five million for the top 3) when they should be getting between 2 and 3 mil. So the Jazz draft at 6 and 12 and pay around 6 mil total when the players they get should be earning no more than 3 to 4 mil.
I wish that the NBA could just skip the first six picks and start at seven as far as money is concerned. Of course this would never happen because who knows which players will make it and who won't. (See Wes Matthews, Paul Millsap, Cj Miles, / Kirk Snyder, and that Almond guy.)
I didn't want the Jazz to be in the lottery this year, I mean with their #12 pick. I wanted whomever had lottery protected rights to that pick to get it this year, because whomever we get will be overpaid day one. But now that we have it, I sure hope that the Jazz will pick a sleeper, diamond it the ruff, kinda player because whomever it is will be pushing out a player we likely like to make room. (Price, K-Fes, AK, Watson)
Hope it's worth it.
With the upcoming lockout (yes there is going to be one, unless you really thing that the players are going to go for a 30% reduction in pay) a lot of the good players have opted to play another year in college rather than have months of uncertainty before finally playing. Because of this, many players that would be later first rounders are moving up into the lottery. Also, there is a girth of international players that are in the lottery this year, which is okaaay, but there are problems with this a well.
The US players that are moving up into the lottery are often undersized for their position. Just look at top 3 pick Derrick Williams. Some sites have shown him being a number one pick. This for a 6'8 power forward. (Paul Millsap is listed as 6'8 and is widely considered to be horribly undersized for a power forward.) Now Williams may be wonderfully talented, but really, a number 1-3 pick for an undersized 4? See also Marcus Morris, top ten pick. 6'9, and light as a feather. I understand he is NBA ready as far as his game goes, but still undersized and underweight. top ten. Really?
As far as international players go, look at Jan Vesley, a 6'11 -<(SF)>-
Really? Small Forward? set to go top 6. Or Bismack Biyombo (whom I kinda like) at 6'9 (huge wingspan on that one) also top 6.
These type of players with odd dimensions, undersized, underweight are the players you take a chance on late first round early second, not top ten. Why is this a problem? Simply that they will get paid like NBA ready NBA proportional lottery picks (around five million for the top 3) when they should be getting between 2 and 3 mil. So the Jazz draft at 6 and 12 and pay around 6 mil total when the players they get should be earning no more than 3 to 4 mil.
I wish that the NBA could just skip the first six picks and start at seven as far as money is concerned. Of course this would never happen because who knows which players will make it and who won't. (See Wes Matthews, Paul Millsap, Cj Miles, / Kirk Snyder, and that Almond guy.)
I didn't want the Jazz to be in the lottery this year, I mean with their #12 pick. I wanted whomever had lottery protected rights to that pick to get it this year, because whomever we get will be overpaid day one. But now that we have it, I sure hope that the Jazz will pick a sleeper, diamond it the ruff, kinda player because whomever it is will be pushing out a player we likely like to make room. (Price, K-Fes, AK, Watson)
Hope it's worth it.
) but the lottery was dreadful.
