Official 2013 NBA Draft Thread

[bosoxlover12]

Adonis Thomas >>>

Still agree with this?

Yes, forever and ever

 
 
you liar

 

[elcheato]

I'm the worst

 

[elcheato]

Probasketballdraft ‏@Probballdraft 35m
Dallas pick is available and Cavs appear to have parameters of a deal in place to move up from 19 for it. Target is Sergey Karasev.

 

[jonathanlambert33]

Chad Ford released his tier column today and didn't have a single player in the first or second tier.

 

[elcheato]

This draft isn't that bad, man.

People are just running with this worst draft ever theme and sensationalizing it.

 

[Teagz]

I don't think it's nearly as bad as the draft 2 years ago.
 
 
Outside of Kyrie and TT that top 10 was pretty weak.

 

[jonathanlambert33]

This draft isn't that bad, man.
People are just running with this worst draft ever theme and sensationalizing it.

I think you could argue no first or second tier prospects is fair.

 

[Hurricane Season]

No class will ever be as bad as the Kenyon Martin class.

 

[jonathanlambert33]

Kenyon Martin
Stromile Swift
Darius Miles
Marcus Fizer
Mike Miller
DerMarr Johnson
Chris Mihm
Jamal Crawford
Joel Pryzbilla
Keyon Dooling
Jerome Moiso
Etan Thomas
Courtney Alexander

WOO!

 

[Teagz]

Stromile Swift!!!!!!!

 

[elcheato]

I don't think it's nearly as bad as the draft 2 years ago.
 
 
Outside of Kyrie and TT that top 10 was pretty weak.

If you look back at the Kyrie draft, it's actually shaping out quite nicely

 

[Teagz]

There's a lot of guys who went in the 2nd half of the 1st (Kawhi, Shumpert, Butler, Faried, Harris) who are contributors but the top was weak.
 
Kyrie is perennial All-Star.
Williams was horrible pick. Bust.
The jury's still out on Kanter. We haven't seen enough of him yet.
TT is coming along nicely.
Jonas - see Kanter
Vesely's a bust.
Bismack too. 
Knight seems destined to be a team's 6-8th man.
Kemba has potential.
And then there's Jimmer.
 
 
So the top 10 has 1 all star, 3 solid contributors, 2 yet to be determined, and 4 busts. I could see this class being this good (minus the all star) 2 years down the line.
 
A lot is still yet to be determined tho.

 

[Pugz]

i want kcp as our pick.

 

[jonathanlambert33]

That would be a good selection.

 

[jonathanlambert33]

Supposedly Orlando is now taking a hard look at Burke second overall.

 

[elcheato]

Would be a short sighted and foolished "need" pick.
 
Marcus Smart and Andrew Harrison are better PG prospects, they'll be available next year. But if they get top 4 next year they shouldn't even consider a PG over Wiggins, Randle, Gordon & Parker.

 

[elcheato]

I don't know if there is any precedent on this, but the Cavs are about to have four top 5 picks on their roster, with the oldest one being 22 (TT).
 
If you want to get more specific, they're all top 4 picks.

 

[bosoxlover12]

Last time a team had Top 4 picks for 3 years in a row, would be OKC (Durant, Westbrook, Harden)

 

[The Young One]

Would be a short sighted and foolished "need" pick.
 
Marcus Smart and Andrew Harrison are better PG prospects, they'll be available next year. But if they get top 4 next year they shouldn't even consider a PG over Wiggins, Randle, Gordon & Parker.

 
I agree they need to just wait it out a year & get Smart or Harrison if they want a PG.

 

[jonathanlambert33]

The Cavs really need to put it together this year though.  If they don't they'll just be another Sacramento or something.