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Nike hoops summit will be on April 12 in Portland.
HS players can' enter in this year draft but international players can do it like Koponen did last year.
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Serge Ibaka, Alexis Ajinça and Zygimantas Janavicius are names to follow.
well, we're probably going to draft and stash our second pick anyway. Might as well take a shot at another development prospect, but I don't know if he's the guy.
Nike hoops summit will be on April 12 in Portland.
HS players can' enter in this year draft but international players can do it like Koponen did last year.
rosters
Serge Ibaka, Alexis Ajinça and Zygimantas Janavicius are names to follow.
I'm very intrigued by Ajinça.
He first looked just like a big body to me, one or two year ago but then began to develop and show interesting things and good mobility fo a 7 footer.
Funny to know that he wants to see himself as a 4 more than a 5, ala Stoudemire or Garnett...
For the record, he was a french and european BMX champion, and also a world vice-champion !
It will be interesting to see how he'll do in the NHS.
Speaking of Kaponen, what happened to the Flying Finn? I haven't heard a word about him since last year's draft.
Imagine Ajinca trying to fight with D12 and you will understand why he wants to see himself as a 4 and not a 5.
I don't think he's coming out this year (soph), but did anyone else pick up on Damion James from Texas playing against the two behemoth Lopez twins from Stanford.
He was terrific in rebounding against these taller players and showed quickness on defense and offense as well as the ability to hit the three from the perimeter.
If he were to come out, where do you think he would go in the draft? I really think this guy could be a NBA SF.
Damion James is probably 2nd round at this point, if drafted. Not saying he can't be a good player.
A little update on Spurs' picks.
Spurs first round pick : 27th. It could end up between 23rd and 29th.
Raptors second round pick : 47th. It could end up between 46th and 48th.
Spurs second round pick : 57th. It could end up between 53rd and 59th.
Chad Ford thinks that Batum will be picked between 15th and 25th. If he is right, Spurs' pick could be quite close to him. Trading up is really difficult and costly but if Spurs could end up with Batum, it would be a huge steal.
The latest mock has him at 23. OF course, since we jumped from #5 in the WC to #2 overnight, our draft position is dropping too.
An unknown player that could make some noise before the draft is Giorgi Shermadini. He is a 7'1" georgian center and is born in 1989.
Sometimes birth dates are false about players from this area so take it with a grain of salt.
He is now working out in California for the draft. He is said to be skilled and quite athletic. He could end up as a surprise pick.
draftexpress has us taking hansbrough in the first round
Batum pulls out if it has him dropping into the 20s, right?
i think he'd be a great bench player for a burst of energy, Malik Rose esque.
-Mars
I think he will stay in the draft even if he isn't in the lottery.
Hansbrough is tougher and smarter (on the court) than Malik, but not as smart and effective as Luis Scola.
the key will be his post D, which is good, but not the best.
-Mars
Do the spurs have a first round pick this year...
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The draftexpress mock draft doesn't even have him going, but from what I've seen of Earl Clark during march madness we could do a lot worse than him. Love the way he took over the Tennessee game in the second half.
With Pop's fascination for chucking point guards, I like the idea of Stephen Curry. Dell's son can light it up. Play him next to Manu and they can handle the guard duties.
Right now I think the Spurs' offense is fine but as Duncan and Ginobili age, they'll need a fourth scorer eventually. Curry is a flawed prospect ... but he can score. I could see him tumbling into the end of the first round just because most teams won't have a position for him to play.
I like Kyle Weaver in the 2nd round. Could be an interesting pick - can guard 3 positions, though he needs to work on his shot. But that's what Chip is for.
http://insider.espn.go.com/nbadraft/...draftyear=2008
Draft Projection: Second round to undrafted
Positives: Slashing, athletic combo guard who has a very good feel for the game. High basketball IQ. Ultimate team player. Excellent, tenacious defender. His long arms and quickness allow him to really disrupt the passing lanes. Has improved his three point shooting tremendously this season.
Negatives: His shooting is still suspect. He doesn't have much of a mid range game and before this year he wasn't hitting threes. Doesn't seem to want to shoot the ball. Averages only around eight shots a game.
Summary: Offensively he's got a long way to go, but his basketball IQ is so high and his defense so good, more than one scout has projected him as a potential Bruce Bowen type player in the pros. He's a likely second round selection depending on how he plays in the pre-draft camps.
http://www.draftexpress.com/profile/Kyle-Weaver-1253/
ESPN has him at #68, Draft Express has him going in the 2nd round - pick 7.
This weekend Batum proved one more time he is there during big games. He was the best player on the court in a duel at the top of the French league between Le Mans and ASVEL. NBA scouts (KNICKS) saw Le Mans winning the game (86-75) and Batum putting down 23 pts/6rbds/2blks in 33 minutes.
Even if Batum doesn't receive the same hype this year, I can't see him being out of the top 20 picks.
I am all over Hansborough with the first rounder. He would make a great guy off the bench and I don't care about any questions about his athleticism, he can play at the next level.
I take it that Rush and CDR of Memphis will be gone by time the Spurs pick, so how about the Cal guys Hardin and Anderson ?? I like Kyle Weaver as well but don't see us taking him. I woul;d imagine we take two young Euro's in the second round and stash them for a few seasons.
If I see Joey in Dorsey's name called out by the Spurs then draft day 2008 will be my last day as a Spurs fan until he is gone.
Curry's has already said he's going back to Davidson for another year. He'd make a great understudy to Manu, he is MANUesque.
Did we not trade our first round pick to seattle..
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