Official 2013 NBA Draft Thread





 
PMatic said:
After a workout with the T'Wolves yesterday (
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wouldn't surprise me if he got that promise but I Know they've had KCP in twice and they're high on him. I think they go Bazz, KCP, or CJ.

Bobcats have been weird with workouts this year, all private. No info has leaked out. Zeller has a workout scheduled but no one knows when it is(or was)

They're having 2 Wednesday but the list of names isn't out and they're interviewing Noel, Bennett, Len this week also
 
RT @AlexKennedyNBA Mouhammadou Jaiteh has decided to withdraw his name from the 2013 NBA Draft, according to his agent. He'll return to France for the season

This same dude told the Thunder "no thanx then, I'm good" after his workout since they then told him he'd spend most of the year in the D League if selected.
 
hypebeast5 said:
Osh Kosh Bosh said:
hypebeast5 said:
I just cant hop on the Bennet bandwagon

When did the last successful tweener join he nba?
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His standing reach is the same as.

Blake Griffen
Kevin Love
Troy Murphy


He has the wings span, and athleticism to completely make up for his height, you don`t block shots with your head.
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Looking at his bad defensive habits, he is a scary option in the top 5

He has the same wingspans of those guys so what, fellow tweeners Thomas Robinson and Derrick Williams have longer wingspans than Bennett and that group, and while its to soon to say Robinson has busted Williams is on that path

Only difference between Benett and those players you listed is that they arent tweeners and they have all had success
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Robinson and Williams problems is they let teams force them to lose weight and try to play SF. Bennett is 100% a power forward and that's it.
 
Really hope New Orleans ends up with Oladipo. He is going to get better and better every day and neither the floor or ceiling are that low, as it is.
 
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Carver said:
Will Wolves be able to get Oladipo or McLemore.. most likely not so we're going to have to go with Caldwell-Pope :pimp:
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I like KCP on the wolves more than the lottery picks.

His shooting + Rubio vision and Love being Love will be exciting.
 
hypebeast5 said:
Looking at his bad defensive habits, he is a scary option in the top 5

He has the same wingspans of those guys so what, fellow tweeners Thomas Robinson and Derrick Williams have longer wingspans than Bennett and that group, and while its to soon to say Robinson has busted Williams is on that path

Only difference between Benett and those players you listed is that they arent tweeners and they have all had success
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Look take Tayshuan Prince 2.0 if you want too,

IMO you only become a tweener when you try and play these types of guys at SF, it,s stupid, in todays NBA you always pick the position where you have the speed advantage, Thomas Robinson can't shoot and thinks he's a small forward, Derrick Williams is forced to play at SF.

As long as Benett is put at PF in the pros he will be fine, the defense stuff can be fixed, Mike Rice had no plan or consistent roles for his pick and roll defense all year, I watched almost every UNLV game. If Tom Thibbaduea can teach Carlos Boozer where to go and where to be I think AB will be fine.

But like I said, if you want Tayshaun Prince, take him.
 
Robinson's struggles had everything to do with him not being to overpower others like he did in college and turning the ball over once every five possessions he got the ball.
 
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Bennett has the face up game and can stretch the floor legitimately unlike Robinson. Also is quick enough to take his man off the dribble. Legitimate in the P&R due to his ability to pop out.

He's worth the risk in this draft because he has the ability to be an all star. Who else can you say that about in this draft? maybe 2 or 3 other guys max
 
Bennett isn't a tweeter, he's a 4.

Also those guys like Williams/Robinson aren't as versatile on offense as Bennett
 
^ in my eyes the position you play depends on the position you can defend the best and since bennett is too slow to guard 3s hes stuck at the 4 and a 6'7 4 is a tweener

Im hoping the wiz don't take him but if they do hopefully he proves me wrong we dont need another draft misshap
 
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hypebeast5 said:
^ in my eyes the position you play depends on the position you can defend the best and since bennett is too slow to guard 3s hes stuck at the 4 and a 6'7 4 is a tweener

Im hoping the wiz don't take him but if they do hopefully he proves me wrong we dont need another draft misshap
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you don't block shots with your head, standing reach is all that matters and 8'9 standing reach is basically average for NBA PF's.
 
Ricky Ledo has worked out for ATL, HOU, MIL, PHX, NY, MIN, MEM, CHI, BOS and SAS. He'll work out for DAL tomorrow, per @AgentSethCohen.

Steve Kyler ‏@stevekylerNBA
1m

For those hating on Nerlens Noels's weight... He weighed in at 218 today, his people think he'll be at 230 before his first NBA game

Josh Newman ‏@Joshua_Newman
7h

C.J. Leslie sat out today with what he said was a hip issue. I asked if he has more workouts lined up, he grinned & said, 'We shut it down'
Shutting it down may mean he has a promise from someone, but he smiled real wide, then passed when I asked the NC State product about it

http://www.azcentral.com/sports/sun...x-suns-considering-all-nba-draft-options.html Suns like Len at 5?

Reggie Bullock ‏@ReggieBullock35
9h

Wolves workout today, fly to OKC tonight then workout with Thunder tomorrow!! #draftdreams

David Locke said that he talked with a couple of GM's around the league and they said that the mock drafts are going to be way off the board."The guys in the 20's are going to be in the 10's"

Is Ledo the same dude who was in high school and played John Wall 1 on 1 and hit him with some moves or something and got lowkey hyped up from it? Anyways whoever he is, doesn't want to workout for OKC allegedly according to local rumors.

Shows the draft is terrible when you got top prospects not even calling teams back or responding to workout/interview requests and still going to be #1 likely, dudes happy to shut it down for 2nd rd promises, and then role player at best level *** dudes refusing to workout for teams/cities they don't want to be in.
 
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:wow: @ the Wizards having a strong chance of ending up with either Noel, Porter, or Bennett.

*Got a feeling that Ledo will go lottery.
 
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Osh Kosh Bosh said:
hypebeast5 said:
^ in my eyes the position you play depends on the position you can defend the best and since bennett is too slow to guard 3s hes stuck at the 4 and a 6'7 4 is a tweener

Im hoping the wiz don't take him but if they do hopefully he proves me wrong we dont need another draft misshap
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you don't block shots with your head, standing reach is all that matters and 8'9 standing reach is basically average for NBA PF's.
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I understand your point but all that really worries me is his def, if you cant defend your position you wont play too much
 
Anthony Bennett is going to be what James Johnson should have been. Let him be a PF and he'll flourish.
 
Ledo deserves to go lottery. Kyrie didnt have to play many college games to prove that he can play at the NBA level :smokin :lol:
 
Cavs aren't taking Len over Noel :lol:.

I'd be leaning towards Bennett if I were Washington at this point. Otto fits really well though.
 
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