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What's Your 2014 Draft Big Board.

seattlejazzfan said:
Exum might be the best player in the draft. Just because he's never played in real games doesn't mean he sucks (I know you're not saying that, but thought I should get it out there). I just think he's a huge risk top 4, and while guys like Randle, Vonleh, Smart, etc, are being picked apart because they've played tough games against good competition, Exum is just sitting back with a smile on his face comfortably in the top 4 because he's only played in all-star games or against other kids. We haven't seen his warts like we have everybody else.
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Smart and Vonleh never had a chance of top 4 in this draft, and that was the consensus from last summer.

You're implying that we know as much about Exum now as we did about Randle coming out of high school, but I think that reasoning is flawed. While we might disagree on the worth of the college game, I think we can agree that the U-19 tournament was on a bigger scale than any game Randle played in during his high school career.

College exposed Randle, true. NBA might expose Exum, true. But, by looking at their goe-given gifts for position, who has lightyears more potential? Is it the undersized PF with small arms and no defense, or is it the 6'6" athletic PG?
 
seattlejazzfan said:
Exum might be the best player in the draft. Just because he's never played in real games doesn't mean he sucks (I know you're not saying that, but thought I should get it out there). I just think he's a huge risk top 4, and while guys like Randle, Vonleh, Smart, etc, are being picked apart because they've played tough games against good competition, Exum is just sitting back with a smile on his face comfortably in the top 4 because he's only played in all-star games or against other kids. We haven't seen his warts like we have everybody else.
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I can certainly understand that. I will just point out what DX said about the Jazz yesterday in reference to Exum: 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.

I trust that the Jazz know what they're doing if they select Exum over Smart.
 
Past experience and stats are only part of the equation. I'm being captain obvious here, but players with elite physical profiles and skills are top prospects even if they've never played near the pro level before. With Exum, scouts are seeing the height, length, legit PG skills, quickness and elite feel for the game. Plus, he's working hard, gaining strength, improving his shooting, etc. His ceiling is higher than Smart's.

Plus, the fact that a player like that has the ball in his hands a lot and that rules favor quick guards driving the lanes means his talents will translate to in-game impact like MCW did this year. He already looks better than Trey Burke in most respects.

It's actually a bit dangerous to get caught up in stats and previous game experience when you're projecting young prospects. You're liable to draft guys like Thomas Robinson and Harrison Barnes over Andre Drummond, who was regarded as a top-2 prospect prior to his freshman season at UConn.

I think Exum will go top 3 in a re-draft in virtually every scenario a few years from now. I don't see how he busts unless he can't stay healthy. He's not an above-the-rim player like Penny Hardaway or Kerry Kittles were, so that helps.
 
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orangello said:
This ain't Kentucky

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Bumping this so more people can post their big boards post-combine.

Pre-combine, myself, Fusionjazz, and Catchell had Lavine as someone we wanted at 23, but now I think most of the board has hopped on that bandwagon, right? So much so that no one believes he'll even be avaialable there anymore. Pre-combine mocks had him going anywhere from 19-38, now he's being talked about as a late lottery, possible top 10 player.
 
White Chocolate's Big Board Post-Combine

1. Andrew Wiggins
2. Jabari Parker
3. Dante Exum
4. Noah Vonleh
5. Joel Embiid
6. Julius Randle
7. Aaron Gordon
8. Marcus Smart
9. Doug McDermott
10. Zach LaVine
11. Nik Stauskas
12. Dario Saric
13. Gary Harris
14. James Young
15. Elfrid Payton
16. Tyler Ennis
17. Adrien Payne
18. PJ Hairston
19. Jusuf Nurkic
20. Cleanthony Early
21. Rodney Hood
22. T.J. Warren
23. Glenn Robinson III
24. Kyle Anderson
25. Shabazz Napier
26. Jerami Grant
27. K.J. McDaniels
28. Kristaps Porzingis
29. Jarnell Stokes
30. Clint Capela
 
White Chocolate said:
White Chocolate's Big Board Post-Combine

1. Andrew Wiggins
2. Jabari Parker
3. Dante Exum
4. Noah Vonleh
5. Joel Embiid
6. Julius Randle
7. Aaron Gordon
8. Marcus Smart
9. Doug McDermott
10. Zach LaVine
11. Nik Stauskas
12. Dario Saric
13. Gary Harris
14. James Young
15. Elfrid Payton
16. Tyler Ennis
17. Adrien Payne
18. PJ Hairston
19. Jusuf Nurkic
20. Cleanthony Early
21. Rodney Hood
22. T.J. Warren
23. Glenn Robinson III
24. Kyle Anderson
25. Shabazz Napier
26. Jerami Grant
27. K.J. McDaniels
28. Kristaps Porzingis
29. Jarnell Stokes
30. Clint Capela
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This draft is deep!
 
PKM's Pre-Season Mock Draft (10 months ago)

1) Andrew Wiggins
2) Jabari Parker
3) Julius Randle
4) Dante Exum
5) Andrew Harrison
6) Aaron Gordon
7) Marcus Smart
8) Noah Vonleh
9) Willie Cauley-Stein
10) Joel Embiid
11) Chris Walker
12) James Young
13) Glenn Robinson III
14) Mario Hezonja
15) Mitch McGary
16) Isaiah Austin
17) Kaleb Tarczewski
18) Montrezl Harrell
19) Gary Harris
20) Aaron Harrison
21) TJ Warren
22) PJ Hairston
23) Jahii Carson
24) Semaj Christon
25) Dario Saric
26) Wayne Selden
27) Alex Poythress
28) Sam Dekker
29) LaQuinton Ross
30) James McAdoo
31) Jerami Grant
32) Rasheed Sulaimon

All in all not bad at all for a pre-season mock. Harrison twins didn't pan out, McGary got hurt, Austin under performed and more than 10 of those guys didn't declare. Very impressive to say the least.
 
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