General 2012 NBA Draft Discussion

[MR-Clutch]

My favorite day of the summer. Im dying with anticipation, I am really hoping the spurs make a move today.

[MR-Clutch]

Bruno, will the spurs be allowed to trade the rights to Danny Green or would that not be possible?

[smaka]

Bruno, will the spurs be allowed to trade the rights to Danny Green or would that not be possible?

I think it's not possible since he is a free agent. They would have to sign him first.

[DesignatedT]

Kurt Helin ‏@basketballtalk
Report: Bulls to draft Kansas’ Tyshawn Taylor at No. 29 http://dlvr.it/1n6WkW #PBT #NBA

[TheCerebral1]

warriors interested in blair?

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in an effort to open up a roster spot, san antonio is reportedly shopping dejuan blair and they may have a taker from the western conference.
Adrian wojnarowski of yahoo! Sports reported the news first this morning, and jonathan givony of draftexpress.com followed that up with this tweet suggesting that golden state is interested in the powerful 6-foot-7 forward. The big question is what it will take to complete the deal. The warriors have four draft picks that they can use in negotiations, including the no. 30 pick they acquired from the spurs in march's richard jefferson-stephen jackson deal.
If the warriors and spurs can strike a deal, it could be a deal that benefits both teams -- and that's what trades are supposed to do, right? Golden state would get a cheap, experienced rebounder to play behind david lee at the four, while san antonio would gain a roster spot for one of their earlier european draft picks like erazem lorbek to come over next season.
Link: Espn insider

[ajballer4]

What are the odds we get our pick back

[DesignatedT]

Alex Kennedy: The Oklahoma City Thunder may end up moving the No. 28 pick:

[DesignatedT]

Alvaro Martin: ESPNSIG: #SanAntonioSpurs lead NBA with 15 non-US players drafted of 27 total picks since 1999

[DesignatedT]

Adrian Wojnarowski ‏@WojYahooNBA
Among teams trying to move into lottery, belief is Sacramento (5th pick) and Golden State (7th) will make trade decisions "on the clock."
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Jon Rothstein ‏@JonRothstein
Sources say Royce White getting serious interest from Houston at 12,16, + 18. Boston + Memphis also very interested.

[DPG21920]

I am not surprised at all by the Blair news. I said I felt Blair had to be moved for many of the reasons stated. I don't think they should give him away, but if they get a first rounder (anything close to 20) they have to do it obviously.

Its strange that so many things are going public that normally don't (Spurs and Blair, Spurs and Beal, Spurs and ...)

[ace3g]

Marc Stein ‏@ESPNSteinLine

Good stuff just now on SC from @Chris_Broussard: Cleveland has discussed dealing Anderson Varejao for No. 7 (Warriors) and No. 12 (Rockets)

Chris Broussard ‏@Chris_Broussard

sources: Charlotte talking with Cavs and Rockets about trading #2 pick. not sure if teams making separate offers or if it's a 3-way trade.

Marc Stein ‏@ESPNSteinLine

Also from @Chris_Broussard on SportsCenter: Bobcats narrow five potential trade partners for No. 2 pick to two teams (Cavs and Rockets)

[DesignatedT]

^^ I would love to see Blair out there trying to guard Duncan.

[Spurtacus]

Cavs offer 4, 24, 33 pick for Bobcats 2, 31

Cavs want Bradley Beal

[timtonymanu]

Can't wait for an anti-climatic NBA draft. Then again, I said the same about the 2012 Trade Deadline.

[Spurtacus]

Chad Ford's latest mock.

1. Davis
2. Robinson
3. Beal
4. MKG
5. Drummond
6. Lillard
7. Waiters
8. Barnes
9. Henson
10. Rivers
11. Zeller
12. Leonard
13. Lamb
14. Rose
15. Moultrie
16. Harkless
17. Jones, T.
18. Marshall
19. Teague
20. White
21. Nicholson
22. Sullinger
23. Fournier
24. Jones, P.
25. Wroten
26. Melo
27. Ezeli
28. Green
29. Barton
30. Miller

[dragonpride2001]

Excited to see what happens

[Chieflion]

Can't wait. Just 18 minutes to go for the most dynamic period of the NBA. Hope we are in the mix for something amazing.

[DesignatedT]

If Cleveland wants Beal they are going to have to get that #2 pick because Beal isn't slipping past Washington at 3.

[Brazil]

this is the thread ?

[Chieflion]

this is the thread ?

This is probably it unless someone creates a draft day blog.

[DPG21920]

Smoke, not fire draft?

[Mel_13]

Draft ratings from some good but obscure-ish web people:

Just about every North American prospect, rated by the wages of wins people:
http://wagesofwins.com/2012/06/25/20...-the-rankings/
Also,
http://hoopsanalyst.com/
has a pretty interesting viewpoint on players, backed up with decent stats analysis.

"The Spurs knew something (they always know something) . The Spurs trading away a late first rounder (where they typically kill it) to get rid of Richard Jefferson should have been a clear sign. There are 18 players getting the approval of the draft model, 10 of them are either available in round 2 or as undrafted players. Any takers on at least a few winding up in San Antonio?"

9 players were selected by both models in the wages of wins analysis. Denmon was one of them.