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The Thunder have always drafted well, and they used a valuable pick on this guy. #31 goes to a very good draft-and-stash prospect. They wanted to bring him over this season. There's something here.
 
The Thunder have always drafted well, and they used a valuable pick on this guy. #31 goes to a very good draft-and-stash prospect. They wanted to bring him over this season. There's something here.

Very well? I guess kinda. Durant was a gimme, Russ was great, Ibaka was great, Harden was good, Roberson is pretty underwhelming, as is Lamb. Josh Huestis is terrible. Adams is alright. Nick Collison wasn't anything good (was their GM there then? I don't even know). McGary is ok for where he was drafted. Reggie Jackson was a good pick. Perry Jones wasn't.

They've done a great job at making their lottery picks count, had some luck with later picks, and some bad ones. That's normal. I don't think their 2nd rounders have been anything special. I'd say they're good drafters, certainly not incredible though. I just don't see it with Pleiss. He can probably guard the real big guys, but put him on a mobile big, and he's done. I think we can do better with a stateside FA than Pleiss.
 
The Thunder have always drafted well, and they used a valuable pick on this guy. #31 goes to a very good draft-and-stash prospect. They wanted to bring him over this season. There's something here.

I agree with this.
 
Very well? I guess kinda. Durant was a gimme, Russ was great, Ibaka was great, Harden was good, Roberson is pretty underwhelming, as is Lamb. Josh Huestis is terrible. Adams is alright. Nick Collison wasn't anything good (was their GM there then? I don't even know). McGary is ok for where he was drafted. Reggie Jackson was a good pick. Perry Jones wasn't.

They've done a great job at making their lottery picks count, had some luck with later picks, and some bad ones. That's normal. I don't think their 2nd rounders have been anything special. I'd say they're good drafters, certainly not incredible though. I just don't see it with Pleiss. He can probably guard the real big guys, but put him on a mobile big, and he's done. I think we can do better with a stateside FA than Pleiss.

Collison has been a very valuable player for them.

They didn't draft Lamb.

Every team misses some. OKC's track record is wellll above average, deep into the "good" realm.
 
Exum/Burke/Cotton
Burks/Hood/Millsap
Hayward/12th pick/Ingles
Favors/Booker
Gobert/Pleiss

That's 13 players, room for a 5th big and another player if the Jazz choose so. Just a hypothetical situation.
 
I agree with this.

well in my opinion it would be embarrassing for the jazz to be so desperate that they need to add a back up center to their roster from a league that is below the standard of the NBA. Surely now they can find a back-up center from within the NBA either through free agency or trade/draft that is far more talented than the option we are discussing here..
 
for those that wanted Huertas and add pleiss

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well in my opinion it would be embarrassing for the jazz to be so desperate that they need to add a back up center to their roster from a league that is below the standard of the NBA. Surely now they can find a back-up center from within the NBA either through free agency or trade/draft that is far more talented than the option we are discussing here..

This is just stupidity right here, no knowledge of the situation.

Pleiss joined FC Barcelona this year which already had Tomic who is widely regarded as the best center in Europe.

Last year on the team he was on he started 50 of the possible 59 games, averaged 12.4 PPG, 6 RPG, and 1.1 BPG in 21.8 minutes a game.

He is 25 and was drafted 31st in 2010, OKC tried bringing him over this year and their plan was 2015-16 (this upcoming season).
 
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