The 2015 NBA Draft Thread: Draft Day Is Here

[carver]

[h2]George Karl: 'I think we need a defensive player'[/h2]

 

[carver]

 

[br0keballer]

YOOOO.... *DEADDDDDD*

 

[nick.]

[h2]George Karl: 'I think we need a defensive player'[/h2]

gotta be Winslow if the Knicks pass on him

 

[ognikehead85]

Wow lmfaooooo

 

[kal-el-8]

 

 

[carver]

http://zagsblog.com/articles/minnesota-will-take-karl-anthony-towns-with-no-1-pick-source/

Big surprise here

 

[d3si]

@ the video.

This just came in.

Keith Pompey ‏@PompeyOnSixers · 13m13 minutes ago
#Timberwolves tell Karl-Anthony Towns they will draft him No. 1 reports @AdamZagoria

 

[nick.]

thank you Flip

 

[antidope]

Surprise surprise

 

[Arthur Shelby]

Kevin Love

 

[antidope]

And yet we will still have to sit through 20 minutes of "Deliberation" before this pick is announced on TV

 

[pmatic]

Wiggins and Towns for the next 10+ years.

 

[kal-el-8]

@ towns going 1

 

[you go boy]

now the lakers and sixers will be the surprise of the draft for top 4 pick still think the lakers will pick okafor but not so sure on philly... maybe russell?

 

[pmatic]

I have a weird feeling the Kings are going to **** the whole draft over.

 

[OrangeBlueGarden]

idk too much about D'Angelo Russell but I guess it's a cool pick if he goes to the Knicks., I feel weird about this entire Knicks situation.

but yeah the Thunder seem to be winning again., maybe Cameron Payne?

 

[essential1]

Towns
Okafor
Russell
Porzingis
Winslow
WCS
Mudiay

Is my take. Mudiay falls because Knicks don't take him at 4, Magic don't need him, Kings likely try to trade for Lawson or take Rondo in FA & Mudiay ends up in Denver because they are trying to trade Lawson.


Goes about the same, could slide Mario into #5 for the Magic instead of Winslow is they want a more offensive player.

If Knicks go PG then

Towns
Okafor
Russell
Mudiay
Porzingis
WCS
Winslow


I just can't see WCS sliding past the Kings, he's too much of a perfect fit for DMC

 

[teamcharisma69]

If you're the Lakers, you just go with Okafor right? Or is Randle+Okafor too little defense at the rim?

 

[nick.]

Randle/Okafor is food defensively

still think they're gonna take him tho

 

[Vincent Van Goat]

Will they be content with Rubio? Who would you choose to pair with Wiggins/Towns?

 

[clyde the glide]

crazy how the wolves will have the last 3 number 1 picks

 

[Arthur Shelby]

76ers, Knicks and Kings are the wild cards probably more so the Knicks & Kings

 

[earldagoat]

 Chad Ford [emoji]10004[/emoji] @chadfordinsider

Hearing Lakers settling in on Jahlil Okafor at No. 2. Told 70-30 they'd take him on Friday. Up to 80-20 today.

12:18 PM - 22 Jun 2015

 

[essential1]

Randle/Okafor is food defensively

still think they're gonna take him tho

I don't think they will be.

Randle and Okafor have both slimmed down to keep up and move better. More noticeably Randle, who has had a year to do so.

They will be quicker. There's an article stating that Okafor has already improved his agility from the combine, by dropping weight and training with P3.

Randle will be able to keep up with guys who bring power at the 4, and quick enough to keep up with guys who want to try and play the perimeter.


They won't be gods on defense, but they could be a net zero, maybe better on defense. And that's fine for what they'll bring on offense.

If you can find a defensive only backup at the 5, will help a bunch as well.