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Both nbadraft.net and DX both now have Green falling past us in the second round. If we are not going to move up for Casspi or Sam Young then I think Green is the best available.
those measurements are legit.
Both nbadraft.net and DX both now have Green falling past us in the second round. If we are not going to move up for Casspi or Sam Young then I think Green is the best available.
Unless, of course, ard and the rest of the Blazers FO decide to play "dirty pool" and throw a monkey wrench into the Spurs draft plans.
Person of interest: Danny Green
By Jeff McDonald
With exactly one week to go before the NBA draft, we continue our look at potential Spurs targets by examining North Carolina small forward Danny Green.
For about the past several seasons, the Spurs have been on the lookout for "the next Bruce Bowen" -- a rangy defensive player who can hit a shot every now and then, but for whom offense is clearly secondary.
It would be silly to compare Green to Bowen at this stage -- Bowen is an eight-time All-NBA defender, Green is a 22-year-old who has never played in a professional game. But, on paper, Green at least possesses some attributes that make him an intriguing prospect for the "Bowen-in-waiting" role.
Green is 6-foot-6 with a 6-10 wingspan, and was renowned in college as a particularly good all-around defender. He isn't overwhelmingly athletic, and doesn't possess much of a one-on-one offensive game, but he has worked hard to refine his shooting mechanics and can hit a catch-and-shoot 3-pointer with some regularity (sound familiar?). Green averaged 13.1 points as a senior at UNC, and hit at a 41-percent clip from 3-point range.
The best part for the Spurs is that Green ought to be available when they are picking in the second round. Though his NBA ceiling is limited, Green could turn out to be a valuable NBA role player some day. That is all you're shooting for at pick No. 37.
McDonald = Spurs Think Tank reader.
While those websites aren't perfect, they are staffed with guys who live and breathe this stuff. With several players announcing they are withdrawing, it is surprising that Green's projected place in the draft is falling. Anyone have any idea why?
A report from the New Jersey workout said he didn't look very good. Perhaps he has failed to impress at other workouts too?
That, and I'd put money on McDonald basically writing a stack of generic "Pesron Of Interest" articles after seeing who's worked out for the Spurs and just slowly releasing them, as if he were writing up-to-date stories.
I think a lot of teams have a hard time looking at prospects when it comes to role-players.
A lot of the time they get caught up in upside and what the player can't do because they're looking for the next gem, and often neglect the greatly needed role player.
Some simply don't have the system/franchise-player to know what their role player's should be or how they'd fit, so I'm sure that's part of the equation, but teams would probably do themselves a lot of good if they started being realistic about success-rates and started evaluating what a player can do.
Maybe he's trying to hard to impress and it's backfiring. It he is there at 37, I hope the Spurs grab him.
Danny Green is a system player. He'll have problems getting shots for himself or operating even in smaller compe ive settings, but could be good in a structured team environment. Don't know if he's an NBA player, but can be compared to that Radio guy SF from a couple years ago for UNC and others.
That would be too perfect - but one can only hope.
That would be epic.
It seems like maybe his stock is dropping a little bit-- draftexpress now has him going 42nd...
I guess his workouts didn't really go that well, Im hoping he did terribly so we can get him with the 51st pick lol
The most recent Real GM mock has the Spurs taking Jerebko at #37 and Green at #51, a scenario I'd be very happy with...
That would be too good to be true, but im hoping for that or Young.
That would be great and then all of a sudden he could be a great role player....and we could get Young with the first round pick. A person can dream can't they?I guess his workouts didn't really go that well, Im hoping he did terribly so we can get him with the 51st pick lol
I meant either the scenario where we get Jerebko and Green or moving up and getting Young, each would make me happy and I'm sure everyone here would be happy also. My pipe dream (it could happen :P) is we trade up and get young by buying a pick with cash and the last 2 picks and then with the 37th pick we get Pendergraph.
When considering the talent-thin state of the SF position with this team, it defintely makes perfect sense for them to get 2 SFs in this draft. In fact, they would be foolish not to. They can accomplish this preferably by trading up into the 1st round for a SF. Then perhaps taking another, as developmental type, in either the early or late 2nd round. Chances are the 2nd round choice may not pan out. On the other hand, if they both pan out, the Spurs will be that much stronger at the position, both now and in the future.
This is all based upon the assumption that they will not be able to trade for or sign a mid-career SF, at a reasonable price, in July.
No doubt. If we are not going to move up to get someone like Young then this would be the next best thing.
More and more mock drafts have him falling to around 37? He seems to have a little bit of Chris Carrawell in him and I question his commitment and at ude ... that said, he's probably worth a very close look because he's one of the few players that has a chance to help relatively soon.
Tweet from Grizzlies blogger, fwiw:
Griz draft workout: Marcus Thornton (powerful, three-point range) impressive, Danny Green (stiff, can't handle) slightly disappointing.
teams like the Spurs need to hope for some bad work outs of decent players. it doesn't help if the play themself out of our reach.
last year Chalmers reportedly didn't look good in several work outs and therefore dropped till #34. Green could be a similar case.
from espn
Positives:
# All-around player who excels on both ends of the floor
# Offensively very smooth
# Has a nice stroke with growing NBA 3-point range
# He's a good rebounder for his position
# A potential lockdown defender
# Tough, great basketball IQ
Negatives:
# Just an average athlete
# Not particularly explosive
# Lacks great lateral quickness
# More than a role player in the pros?
Summary: Mar 30 Update: Green is one of the most underrated players in the country. He's been in a little bit of a slump of late, but really busted out of it in a big way versus Oklahoma. The great thing about Green is that he can do a bit of everything. He can score in a lot of ways, he can handle the ball and he can defend. He's been overshadowed by all the talent on the Tar Heels, but I think he's one guy who could end up sneaking into the first round with great workouts. It's hard to say a North Carolina player has been underexposed, but if there is one, it's Green.
Jan 1 Update: Green doesn't do anything to really wow you, but his production at UNC as a junior was excellent in limited minutes coming off the bench. He's the type of player who will stick on a team and eventually become a rotation player. He's getting more minutes and a bigger role as a senior, giving him a better shot at the first round.
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