General 2013 NBA Draft Discussion

[Bruno]

Oh come on Bruno, there's not a Mam Jaiteh Topic on the front page of the section?

There is one:
http://www.spurstalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=210280

[stéphane]

You like him? I saw live he's quite something. A bit raw, but dang what an upside!

[Bruno]

You like him? I saw live he's quite something. A bit raw, but dang what an upside!

Huge fan, I like him more than Gobert. If he doesn't rise too much in the draft, I'm all for Spurs guaranteeing him their first round pick to him.

[raybies]

Muscala and Kelly?
Do you think they can potentially be the next Vucevic and Ryan Anderson?

Haven't really seen muscala play but Ryan is a clutchsl shooting big man that coach k says is very intelligent. Sounds like spurs material.
Spurs needs after this year are going to be a stretch four if they amnesty Bonner, back up three, and a backup center.

[jyra]

This is one stacked World Team. Wiggins, Hezonja and Exum are projected to be picked very high in 2014. Apart from Jaiteh I would think that the Spurs will take a closer look at Karasev (http://www.draftexpress.com/profile/...-Karasev-6118/). He is a versatile SF who could be a useful backup behind Kawhi and projected to be picked late in the first round.

[Bruno]

Nice roster.

Jaiteh, Schröder, Karasev, Jean-Charles and Ivanovic are the ones that can enter in the 2013 draft.

Jaiteh and Karasev are the most known but Schröder is a player to keep an eye on.

[jyra]

http://www.draftexpress.com/article/...Breakdown-4113

Should Giannis Adetokunbo be able to acquire a US visa in time to arrive in Portland, he could very well be the 11th member of the Nike Hoop Summit international team, sources close to the process have informed us. Adetokunbo has been drawing NBA General Managers to Athens in droves since we traveled out to scout and report on him last month, which resulted in the following article.

[TheCerebral1]

http://www.draftexpress.com/article/...Breakdown-4113

Thanks for the share!

[Mel_13]

DraftExpress - 2013 NBA Draft Early Entry List:

http://www.draftexpress.com/2013-NBA...Entry-List.php

[playblair]

Kiwi Steven Adams declares for NBA draft

Kiwi basketballer Steven Adams is heading to the NBA.
The University of Pittsburgh freshman released a statement today saying that after weighing up his options, he believed it was in his best interest to declare for the draft.

http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/basketb...-for-NBA-draft

Adams, a 7-foot, 250-pounder from Rotorua, New Zealand, has the raw attributes that NBA scouts love. He’s very athletic for such a big person, he’s not afraid of working to get better and he displays nice touch around the basket.

http://aol.sportingnews.com/ncaa-bas...medium=twitter

[benefactor]

Adetokunbo or Jaiteh would be fine with me in the first.

[BackHome]

We got enough guys overseas we need guys who can make the team and play this year.

[exstatic]

We got enough guys overseas we need guys who can make the team and play this year.

That player doesn't exist where we are picking.

[bluebellmaniac]

Adetokunbo or Jaiteh would be fine with me in the first.

Keeping our fingers crossed....

[benefactor]

That player doesn't exist where we are picking.

Just look at DX's mock. 4 of the last 7 picks in the first round are international. That pretty indicative of what's available domestically talent-wise late in the first.

[Bruno]

A silver lining of Spurs recent losses (they have dropped 4 of their last 5 games) is that they might end with a worst record than OKC and, so, be able to pick their player before them at the end of the first round. Given that Presti has deep Spurs roots, it might be good to pick before him because both FOs might be looking at the same prospects.

Worst case would be Spurs and Thunder ending with the same record: Thunder would get HCA because they have the tie-breaker and the draft order would be determined by a coin flip.

[ace3g]

By the way, is it still possible for the Thunder to get that top 10 draft pick, because of the pick they got from the Raptors?

http://newsok.com/the-no.-1-reason-f...rticle/3726106

[Bruno]

By the way, is it still possible for the Thunder to get that top 10 draft pick, because of the pick they got from the Raptors?

http://newsok.com/the-no.-1-reason-f...rticle/3726106

Unless Raptors end up in the top 3 during the lottery, OKC will get their pick that should be between #8 and #12. Odds of Raptors getting a top 3 picks in the lottery are below 5%, so it's likely OKC will get that pick.

Realgm has a great page with all the details about picks traded and the protection on them:
http://basketball.realgm.com/nba/dra...rafts/detailed

[CGD]

^ yikes, OKC with a massive asset right there! I completely lose track of what trades lead to the spurs landing those likely inconsequential 2nd round picks.

[exstatic]

Picks that could be in play, numbers are for today's date:

#20 ATL - A secondary first rounder for a Hawks team that needs to get worse before they get appreciably better.
#21 UTH - Another secondary first rounder for a team that may not want the guaranteed contract.
#26 MIN - Minnesota's secondary first round pick, acquired from Memphis. They already have a lottery pick around #10.

[Bruno]

Spurs pick are set, they get #28 and #58.

As said before, picking before Presti is nice. Teams that will pick just before Spurs are the Clippers, the Wolves(pick coming from the Grizzlies), the Nuggets.

[objective]

Bruno

Here's another name for the index, didn't see him listed.

Norvel Pelle.

Yahoo article on him.

Maybe just a worthless hype article, but allegedly spoken of as a 2nd rounder with a chance for end-of-1st. Seems like the Toros would be perfect for someone with his background.

[jyra]

Some impressions from the Hoop Summit World team practice:

http://euroleagueadventures.com/nike-hoop-summit-world-team-introductions/

Part 2 with a couple more details:

http://euroleagueadventures.com/nike...nd-interviews/

[Bruno]

Tie breakers have been drawn:
http://www.cbssports.com/nba/blog/ey...rder-selection

Spurs weren't tied with another team but with have now the precise order of teams that will pick before them:
22. Brooklyn Nets
23. Indiana Pacers
24. New York Knicks
25. LA Clippers
26. Memphis Grizzlies
27. Denver Nuggets
28. San Antonio Spurs

It's also noteworthy how "bad" will be the pick from Toronto that OKC will received from the Harden trade. This pick and Jeremy Lamb were the two main assets OKC got for downgrading from Harden to Martin. Lamb truly sucked in his rookie year and the pick will likely be only #12 in a draft that is said to be weak. LOL Presti.

[SenorSpur]

Given the fact that the Thunder are picking @ #12 (Toronto's pick), I sincerely hope that some team takes Victor Oladipo before OKC has a chance to. Probably the most complete player in the draft. Explosive, athletic 2-guard, who is a demon on defense. No Spurs fan should want to see this guy on the Thunder roster.