Which team won the draft?

[Halberto]

Obviously New Orleans were the ultimate winners of this draft, but when you consider what each team had to work with I would say the Celtics got away with murder. The picks of Sullinger and Melo late in the first round were both steals and probably convinces KG to stay in Boston.

[baseline bum]

Cleveland :rollin

I would have ran like hell out of there too if I was LeBron

Seriously, I love Charlotte taking Kidd-Gilchrist. They needed a legit professional with a real work ethic and tons of upside.

[baseline bum]

Boston definitely got a lot for such low picks though. OKC has to be pretty damn happy right now too.

[HeatChamps]

:lol Mavs

[LnGrrrR]

OKC taking PJ III is pretty ridiculous. I'm happy with the C's getting some size, definitely needed.

[IronMaxipad]

Thunder

[Kai]

Washington and Sacramento are sitting pretty.

[oh crap]

okc with more size, a healthy maynor and a hungry harden? shiiiiiit

[TE]

OKC or Boston

[baseline bum]

T:lolronto? :lmao :lmao :lmao :lmao

They draft a 6'7" version of DeAndre Jordan at 37? I can't believe Acy got picked period.

Ross @ 8 :rollin

[Edward]

If Robby Hummel's knee is healthy he's by far the best player left

[Nathan89]

Just wait till my spurs pick.:blah

:wakeup

[Edward]

Portland also got a steal in Barton

[HarlemHeat37]

:lol a hungry Harden won't aid his fear of the Heat
:lol Eric Maynor :lol:lol:lol
:lol Perry Jones's knees

[oh crap]

lol in denial
lol bron's one ring
lol thinking battier/ chalmers and miller are going to win it for them again next year

[DeadlyDynasty]

Celtics killed it.

[HarlemHeat37]

:lol Indiana and Boston were tougher opponents than OKC, as I predicted
:lol Westbrook's still the alpha on the team and his mentality won't change
:lol Wade had injured knees and it still didn't matter

[Nathan89]

I would've kept Moultrie if I were the Heat.

[Edward]

lol in denial
lol bron's one ring
lol thinking battier/ chalmers and miller are going to win it for them again next year
:lol thinking battier/chalmers and miller won it for them last year

[Koolaid_Man]

Obviously New Orleans were the ultimate winners of this draft, but when you consider what each team had to work with I would say the Celtics got away with murder. The picks of Sullinger and Melo late in the first round were both steals and probably convinces KG to stay in Boston.

I'm just glad we didn't fuck up and sign Mo Williams
:lol@the Jazz


http://www.faniq.com/blog/Lamar-Odom-Traded-to-Los-Angeles-Clippers-Blog-51550

[Koolaid_Man]

http://www.standard.net/stories/2012/06/28/ap-source-odom-going-mavs-clippers-mo-williams-jazz

[LkrFan]

Celtics killed it.

This. How in the fuck did they get Mello and Sullinger? :bang

[racm]

Celtics be the new Grizzlies

all that size

[Pelicans78]

I like Houston's draft. Lamb was the best SG available. He was my 3rd SG after Beal and Waiters. Then they get White and TJones. Great picks overall.

Our draft was strong with Davis and Darius Miller in the 2nd. Don't care for the Rivers pick. The team thinks he can be a PG. I don't see it.

[pass1st]

Celtic got the biggest bang for their buck, but the New Orleans Spirit got two immense talents with sky high celings

[racm]

Celtic got the biggest bang for their buck, but the New Orleans Spirit got two immense talents with sky high celings

Apart from Unibrow who's the other one?

[Pelicans78]

Apart from Unibrow who's the other one?

Darius Miller?

[Vinnie_Johnson]

Call me a homer but I think The Piston's scored big. Drummond is 18 and could be great or a solid pick at 9.

[ImDaNuts]

Kings and Celtics

[baseline bum]

I like Houston's draft. Lamb was the best SG available. He was my 3rd SG after Beal and Waiters. Then they get White and TJones. Great picks overall.

Our draft was strong with Davis and Darius Miller in the 2nd. Don't care for the Rivers pick. The team thinks he can be a PG. I don't see it.

I nearly fell out my chair when I saw the Monty Williams interview where he said Rivers is great at setting up teammates. I wonder if he has ever actually seen an Austin Rivers game. I mean, you can hardly find highlight videos of the kid passing. I don't get that pick at all when they already have a much better version of Rivers in Gordon.

[baseline bum]

Call me a homer but I think The Piston's scored big. Drummond is 18 and could be great or a solid pick at 9.

I don't think he's going to pan out, but at nine, it'd be nuts not to take him. Worst case he's probably still a starting center. Best case he's better than Davis. I do have to admit his Pistons career didn't look to have a great start when he looked like he just got done sipping syrup with Pimp C in the interview though.

[pass1st]

Apart from Unibrow who's the other one?

Rivers, he's extremely talented tbh. He needs time to develop fundamentals and mature, but he has a higher ceiling than Lamb and the other guards besides MKG. If the Spirit get a good coach that keeps Rivers under control, you have an amazing 1-2 punch with Davis.

[baseline bum]

Rivers, he's extremely talented tbh. He needs time to develop fundamentals and mature, but he has a higher ceiling than Lamb and the other guards besides MKG. If the Spirit get a good coach that keeps Rivers under control, you have an amazing 1-2 punch with Davis.

I love Rivers as a 2-guard. I don't what the hell they're smoking in New Orleans thinking he could ever play point though.

[Spurs da champs]

Call me a homer but I think The Piston's scored big. Drummond is 18 and could be great or a solid pick at 9.

I agree & Monroe is just gonna keep getting better & better; Pistons are gonna be a force with all that size.

[#41 Shoot Em Up]

Mavs

[pass1st]

I love Rivers as a 2-guard. I don't what the hell they're smoking in New Orleans thinking he could ever play point though.

Huh? The hell you're going on about, I'm not talking about what position he should fall in yet. Need to see how he receives the transition to the NBA and how he gets coached before that is determined.

All I said is that he's an incredibly raw player with a higher ceiling than the other guards besides mkg.

[HeatChamps]

Mavs
You forgot to add this at the end. :lmao

[Spurs da champs]

Huh? The hell you're going on about, I'm not talking about what position he should fall in yet. Need to see how he receives the transition to the NBA and how he gets coached before that is determined.

All I said is that he's an incredibly raw player with a higher ceiling than the other guards besides mkg.

I don't see how he & Gordon coexist tho.

[pass1st]

I don't see how he & Gordon coexist tho.

Easy, he can play when Gordon is injured.

[Spurs da champs]

Easy, he can play when Gordon is injured.

:lol

[DJ Mbenga]

having monroe move to power foward is great, he may buy dumars a gift for that. he will need to improve his jumper though.

[racm]

It's not as if most teams play with the traditional PG/SG/SF/PF/C configuration though

The Spurs don't play with a distinction between PF and C or SG and SF. Or the Magic don't deploy an orthodox, back to the basket PF in favor of a stretch 4.

Or the Wolves or Clippers, which have a plethora of small guards and big men - but no real wings.

[jesterbobman]

Celtics did well with Sullinger, Fab Melo can play a role. Fits needs, and Sullinger especially is good value. Kings had Robinson fall to them, but selling off #36 is a loss, that's just because the Maloofs are broke. Orlando was solid in getting more solid bigs, and Milwaukee did well, especially if you include the trade with Houston to get Dalembert as well.

Cavs reached for Waiters, and I would imagine that they overpaid for Zeller(24 and 33 woul've probably been fair at that point, Dallas getting all 3 picks is robbery.)

[TDMVPDPOY]

houston didnt do shit besides stack up on small bigs talent, they have like 7 pf on their roster

[djohn2oo8]

houston didnt do shit besides stack up on small bigs talent, they have like 7 pf on their roster
Well I guess it's unfortunate since trades can't be executed until the season right? Oh, wait, they can...:lol

[racm]

Houston Rockets depth chart (assuming FAs aren't re signed)

PG: Lowry/Livingston
SG: Martin/Lamb
SF: Parsons/White
PF: Scola/Patterson/Motiejunas/White/Jones/Brockman/Leuer
C: NOBODY

Why can't I hold all these PFs? Why are the Rockets the Bucks of the West?

[CavsSuperFan]

Lakers are the clear winners....

Mike Huguenin's Analysis: Robert Sacre...Cant rebound score or run very fast.... :toast

[racm]

Lakers are the clear winners....

Mike Huguenin's Analysis: Robert Sacre...Cant rebound score or run very fast.... :toast

If Denmon's TRB% is better than Sacre's I will eat my non-existent hat.

Also this means the Lakers just dropped to dead last in pace with Kobe being a TOSB and Jim Buss continuing the Bynum love affair.

[Clipper Nation]

Wizards.... Beal is a beast....

[CavsSuperFan]

Also this means the Lakers just dropped to dead last in pace with Kobe being a TOSB

I don’t think Kobe is done…Kobe is an assassin who would gladly throw Pau under the Lakers bus if it created cap space….

[VBM]

Houston Rockets depth chart (assuming FAs aren't re signed)

PG: Lowry/Livingston
SG: Martin/Lamb
SF: Parsons/White
PF: Scola/Patterson/Motiejunas/White/Jones/Brockman/Leuer
C: NOBODY

Why can't I hold all these PFs? Why are the Rockets the Bucks of the West?

Honestly, look at the squads who advanced to the conference finals. Centers were

TOSB Duncan
SB Perkins
TOSB Garnett
Bosh/Turiaf/Anthony/Pittman

You just need athletes in the frontcourt. The only team that really kills you with their bigs is LA, and they're trying to fuck up that advantage by moving Pau.

[Clipper Nation]

I don’t think Kobe is done…Kobe is an assassin who would gladly throw Pau under the Lakers bus if it created cap space….

But Kobrick is the biggest reason why they have no cap space...

[TIMMYtoZO]

Call me a homer but I think The Piston's scored big. Drummond is 18 and could be great or a solid pick at 9.


:lol false hope
:lol thinking your team will be relevant anytime soon
:lol still no superstar

[Bill_Brasky]

Eh... Boston could go either way. Melo is dumb as fuck and Sullinger's lack of size hurt his team in the tourney...

PJ3 to the Thunder is pretty good for them though....he might end up being pretty good.

[8FOR!3]

It's debatable. My buddy who's a big Duke fan thinks Harrison Barnes is the best player in the draft. I was pretty surprised to hear that. Festus Ezeli has legit size and there's been a lot of buzz going on about Draymond Green.

[VBM]

Lakers. Kobe landed a solid wingman in Tom Cruise.

[tlongII]

Blazers easily. We got a franchise point guard, a legit center, and a steal in the 2nd round.

[VBM]

:lol false hope
:lol thinking your team will be relevant anytime soon
:lol still no superstar

They play basketball the right way though. :lobt:

[Kidd K]

Well, any team that got a high pick obviously won, though it doesn't take a genius to do well with a top pick.

As far as "smart picks considering what was there", Boston did extremely well, and quite frankly, every team that passed on Perry III after and including when Boston passed on him shocked me. I couldn't believe he dropped all the way to 28. I fully expected Chicago to take him if OKC didn't. There's no way he should've been 28th imo. Possibly the steal of the draft.

I was also dumbfounded with Charlotee's pick. I thought they wanted Thomas Robinson, and were worried about the Wizards taking him if they took Beal for that trade. . .then they don't pull the trade and just draft Kidd-Gilchrist instead? lol?

Hopefully he works out for them, but tbh he just seems like a slightly more athletic Kawhi Leonard with a much crappier jumpshot to me. I don't get the high pick, unless they just expect him to improve a LOT over the next 3 years. But it's a dangerous #2 pick considering his limited offensive skillset.