2013 Draft Prospect: Brandon Davies

[Bruno]

http://thevangundy.files.wordpress.com/2011/09/davies.jpg
Height: 6-9
Weight: 234 lbs
Birthday: 07/25/1991
College: BYU

DraftExpress (http://www.draftexpress.com/profile/Brandon-Davies-6522/)
NBADraft (http://www.nbadraft.net/players/brandon-davies)

[99 Problems]

This guy is a pretty good talent.

[exstatic]

This guy is a pretty good talent.

At the college level, maybe. Not so much as an NBA prospect. Second rounders have a hell of a time making rosters, and right now, DX projects him as the #63 prospect, which would make him undrafted.

[SanDiegoSpursFan]

He got suspended from BYU for a bit due to premarital sex. He's insane for going to that school, pass.

[Captivus]

He got suspended from BYU for a bit due to premarital sex. He's insane for going to that school, pass.
Only a bit?? whats the other reason? haha (EDIT: I read a bit of premarital sex!)

His name is "NBA Ready"!

[CGD]

Oh college what a time. Is that a real rule at byu?

[SanDiegoSpursFan]

Oh college what a time. Is that a real rule at byu?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brigham_Young_University_Honor_Code

[CGD]

Wow, had no clue about this strict code. Grooming?

[DrunkTXLabrat]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LdiNH97GNb8

[DrunkTXLabrat]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGpJCO88vxk

http://www.nba.com/2013/news/05/17/nba-draft-combine-results/index.html

the first link is another combine interview. he mentions being a possible late 1st. the second is the combine measurements and results.

i think davies has an impressive lane agility time to match his hands and size. all the tools necessary to rebound, block, and defend wings on switches. everything i'd like to see in a blair upgrade.

[DrunkTXLabrat]

wow, no love for davies? dude is a literal stud. branded a rebel for simply bangin' a chick. i'm keeping him bumped. maybe ya'll are more preoccupied with this grizz series?

i think a decision on bertans seals the fate of the spurs draft.

if bertans is coming. then i see them picking lesie at 28, as a 3 that can play 4. then bonner replacement or draft and stash with the 2nd.

if bertans isn't coming. then i'd bet on davies in the 2nd, or probably adetokunbo at 28 as a 4 that can play 3.

[benefactor]

He'd be a nice camp invite.

[DrunkTXLabrat]

http://www.nba.com/draft/2013/prospects/brandon-davies/

nba.com prospect profile. read in the general draft thread. spurs worked him out!

[DrunkTXLabrat]

http://www.sbnation.com/nba/2013/6/5/4399712/brandon-davies-scouting-report-nba-draft-2013

keeping davies bumped. here's an interesting scouting article.

[td4mvp2k]

not bad @ 58... he lookz spurs like

[DrunkTXLabrat]

davies in the 2nd round. draft and stash adetokunbo or livio-jean with the 1st. sign aminu and clark. that replaces turd towers and tmac/neal pretty well. hopefully mills opts in. but if not, the spurs are a fisher, billups, terry, barea away from another deep post season run.

i'd love to see the turd towers and open spots all go to well rounded 3/4s. shots. defense. boards. screens.

the bigs own the paint, the points own the ball. fill the rest out with big strong swings, that do it all.

[DrunkTXLabrat]

keeping davies bumped. sleeper for the 2nd round pick? most likely camp invite... but i think good option for 2nd round pick.

[ace3g]

Alex Kennedy @AlexKennedyNBA
(http://twitter.com/AlexKennedyNBA)Undrafted free agent Brandon Davies will play with the Los Angeles Clippers' summer league team.



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[DrunkTXLabrat]

y

Alex Kennedy @AlexKennedyNBA
(http://twitter.com/AlexKennedyNBA)Undrafted free agent Brandon Davies will play with the Los Angeles Clippers' summer league team.



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major bummer. clipps are gonna uncover a gem.

[exstatic]

y

major bummer. clipps are gonna uncover a gem.

SL contracts are not NBA season contracts. Guys sign to be seen and hopefully get a real camp invite. They're only committed to Vegas.

[DrunkTXLabrat]

yeah i know there's a chance the spurs could still sign him. i just imagine the clippers are going to see him do really well in the SL. and then they'll give him a real contract.

[Captivus]

http://www.hoopsrumors.com/2013/07/clippers-sign-brandon-davies.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

Clippers Sign Brandon Davies (http://www.hoopsrumors.com/2013/07/clippers-sign-brandon-davies.html) July 2 at 11:30am CST By Luke Adams
In addition to inviting Brandon Davies to play on their Summer League squad, the Clippers have also signed the undrafted free agent to a partially guaranteed one-year contract, reports Sean Deveney of the Sporting News (via Twitter (https://twitter.com/SeanDeveney/status/352098084794281984)).
Davies, a 21-year-old power forward, played four seasons at BYU, averaging 17.7 PPG and 8.0 RPG in 36 contests during his senior year. The BDA Sports client was ranked 63rd among this year's prospects by Jonathan Givony of DraftExpress.com (http://www.draftexpress.com/profile/Brandon-Davies-6522/stats/) and 90th by ESPN.com's Chad Ford (http://insider.espn.go.com/nbadraft/results/player/_/id/19739/brandon-davies), so it's not shocking that he wasn't selected on draft night.
Assuming the deal is finalized, as Deveney's tweet suggests, it wouldn't violate the July moratorium. Minimum-salary contracts for one or two seasons can be signed during the moratorium, and that's almost certainly the sort of deal Davies agreed to, though it's not clear what sort of guarantee he received.

[DrunkTXLabrat]

http://www.nba.com/clippers/clippers-sign-brandon-davies

it's kinda redundant. but i think this signing will turn out to be a really smart move for the clipps.

[exstatic]

http://www.nba.com/clippers/clippers-sign-brandon-davies

it's kinda redundant. but i think this signing will turn out to be a really smart move for the clipps.

Dude wasn't even rated as draftable by Givony or Ford, so I'm not losing any sleep over this.

[DrunkTXLabrat]

i'm still bumpin the "davies to san antonio" chatter. he got cut by the clipps, i haven't been following pre-season so i dunno what he's been doing. but based on youtube videos and combine measurements. i think davies is the unpolished gem of the un-drafted class, this year. i can't believe the clipps didn't let him stick. sounds like he was kinda a gym rat too.

http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/jazz/57026691-87/clippers-davies-brandon-byu.html.csp

[DrunkTXLabrat]

http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865588822/LA-Clippers-waive-former-BYU-basketball-star-Brandon-Davies.html

...better article.

[ace3g]

The Philadelphia 76ers have signed Brandon Davies.


Davies grew up in Philadelphia and played collegiately at BYU.
Davies averaged 17.7 points and eight rebounds per game.
The Los Angeles Clippers had Davies in the preseason and was waived last week.

Via Jake Pavorsky/SB Nation (http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/sixers/SBNation_20131027_Source__Sixers_Sign_Former_BYU_F orward_Brandon_Davies.html)

[DrunkTXLabrat]

that was clever of philly. i don't like them waiving white. but i think they are onto something with davies. i hope he gets some minutes.

[99 Problems]

Been worth a look I say.

[DrunkTXLabrat]

i just spotted davies in the philly game. had to watch it late cause of veterans day dinner with my dad...

i liked what i saw. i especially liked his on ball and rotation defense. he contested kawhi into a brick. and he forced a turnover outta diaw. he was lively and used his quickness and size well.

offense was not as pretty. he was outta sync. outta position, and not so pretty screen and roll. but he managed to not get yanked during a hefty garbage minute stretch in the late 3rd early 4th. he got an assist. and they put him back out there again for more, late in the 4th.

that quickness and body is apparent. i think philly will really like him if the give him enough minutes and coaching to burn the rookie jitters outta him. i wish we had him over ayers. my jury is still out on ayers. but missing multiple dunks has baynes minutes and davies posts looking pretty good.

[DrunkTXLabrat]

any philly fans in here? anybody seen davies on the floor, and how he's doing?

[DrunkTXLabrat]

I haven't seen any philly, because they're philly. But I continually see Davies among the top free agents of my nba fantasy league. The spurs have Jeff Ayers.

[loveforthegame]

The Nets waived him.

http://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/236145/Nets-Waive-Brandon-Davies

[szkorhetz]

Just waive Ayers and sign him.

[DrunkTXLabrat]

I admit I never watch philly play. But Davies seemed like a guy who puts up enough stats to consider adding on a fantasy team. It didn't make sense to me that they would trade him. Or that the nets would cut him. I still believe he is an untapped resource. I bet he would dominate in the d league.

[DrunkTXLabrat]

http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865631750/Former-BYU-big-man-Brandon-Davies-to-play-for-Magic-summer-league-team-in-Orlando.html?pg=all

i never closed a single thread. in fact, quite the opposite.

[Chinook]

http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865631750/Former-BYU-big-man-Brandon-Davies-to-play-for-Magic-summer-league-team-in-Orlando.html?pg=all

i never closed a single thread. in fact, quite the opposite.

Nah, this is fine. Posts like this are what the Think Tank is for.

[DrunkTXLabrat]

you see Davies making plays on loose balls, while Derrick Williams yaps about bringing dunks to the Garden? Bobarian has nothin on that.