The 2015 NBA Draft Thread: Draft Day Is Here

[frshstunna]

Mudiay better than Russell anyway

 

[mr j 858]

Mannn...that #3 spot has me a lil nervous. If the Wolves pick the big that the Lakers want then the Lakers might fall in love with Russell.

Either way we're getting either Russell or Mudiay but I've been really sold with us getting D-Russ for a minute now. I'm going to need to see Mudiay kill in workouts first.

Yeah right.

No way this is happening and them passing on KAT or Okafor.

I guess you miss the part where the Lakers franchise history is built around big men.

And they already are set with Clarkson right now @ PG and can get a decent backup PG with #27 or #34 pick in this years draft.

 

[tomdiginson]

your insistence on slighting this kid every chance you get is getting really weird

 

[freshkrn]

1)Clarkson
2)Kobe
3)Durant
4)Randle
5)Towns

 

[victor page]

Yeah right.

No way this is happening and them passing on KAT or Okafor.

I guess you miss the part where the Lakers franchise history is built around big men.

And they already are set with Clarkson right now @ PG and can get a decent backup PG with #27 or #34 pick in this years draft.

Basically.

No way the Lakers are passing on franchise big men for a guard

 

[Vincent Van Goat]

Mudiay better than Russell anyway

Don't want to trash Mudiay at all but you on some bad drugs

 

[ValarMorghulis]

Look at whats winning tho...Okafor's game isn't fit for the new wave of the NBA.
You gotta have a lead guard and spacing, something the Lakers are in dire need of.

Russell/Clarkson backcourt would be nice, put Jordan as a primary defender on the other teams best guard and let Russell cook.

My order has always had Okafor 4th/5th

Then go get DJ or Marc.

We set.

 

[tomdiginson]

Ariza intentionally flailed his foot into his head. Dude would've caught the beats.

 

[frshstunna]

Mudiay better than Russell anyway

Don't want to trash Mudiay at all but you on some bad drugs

naw but guess we'll see in a year or 2

 

[victor page]

Look at whats winning tho...Okafor's game isn't fit for the new wave of the NBA.
 

People are overblowing this.

 

[Vincent Van Goat]

naw but guess we'll see in a year or 2

My FAULT, I read it like you said "Mudiay is better than Russell in every way"

 

[pmatic]

There's nothing necessarily wrong with going the inverse that the league is going. Or something like that.

 

[ValarMorghulis]

He's nice to have, don't get me wrong, if you dont already have a similar piece who doesn't really protect the rim already in Randle.

It could work, just a lights out shooting combo guard with court vision is awesome to have too (As I sit here and watch Curry and Harden)

 

[mr j 858]

Minnesota is believed to prefer prefer Jahlil Okafor, per @JerryZgoda,
which could leave Karl Towns for the Lakers at No. 2.

Source:



That sports reporter Kevin Ding has been a longtime Laker beat writer and is pretty reliable.

Also Minnesota taking Okafor #1 makes sense since they need a scoring center since they got Pekovic already whose a defensive & rebounding center already which is what KAT is.

 

[Vincent Van Goat]

Source:



That sports reporter Kevin Ding has been a longtime Laker beat writer and is pretty reliable.

Also Minnesota taking Okafor #1 makes sense since they need a scoring center since they got Pekovic whose a defensive & rebounding center already which is what KAT is.

Pek is literally one of the worst starting defensive centers you can find. They need to trade him like tomorrow

Also don't know about all of these rumors but we'll see

 

[nick.]

unless you have a franchise big you gotta take Towns.

kid is gonna be special

 

[dathbgboy]

No question Okafor goes number 1. This Wolves team is still relatively young so he'll blend well. The Lakers need more than what a single draft pick could give them

 

[mr j 858]

Pek is literally one of the worst starting defensive centers you can find. They need to trade him like tomorrow

Also don't know about all of these rumors but we'll see

Good luck trying to find someone to take on his contract dude is owed $12 & $11 million the next 2 years.

 

[cash money 1999]

Don't want to trash Mudiay at all but you on some bad drugs

Mudiay is def better than Russell

 

[IATT]

Isn't dieng a good defensive center?

Twolves need to take towns.. And trade pek and any other older player

 

[ValarMorghulis]

People are overblowing this.

Pretty much.

Everyone is just repeating what talking heads are saying.

When was the last time a guard was an anchor to a championship team?

Big Men > Guards

SARCASM?

Bron(PG I don't care what anyone says)/Wade,Kobe,Jordan? Maybe Curry/Harden...

 

[IATT]

Pek is literally one of the worst starting defensive centers you can find. They need to trade him like tomorrow

Also don't know about all of these rumors but we'll see

Good luck trying to find someone to take on his contract dude is owed $12 & $11 million the next 2 years.

With the cap going up.. That's more like 8 or 9 previously, which isn't that bad for a big

 

[Vincent Van Goat]

Mudiay is def better than Russell

I read it wrong, like I said. I thought he said "Mudiay is better than Russell in every way"

Mudiay could definitely be better than Russell. I don't think that's the case though

 

[mr j 858]

No question Okafor goes number 1. This Wolves team is still relatively young so he'll blend well. The Lakers need more than what a single draft pick could give them

You laugh now but look @ the young core we got:

#2 pick this year: probably KAT
last years rookie: Julius Randle
last years 2nd round rookie: Jordan Clarkson
we got picks #27 & 34 in this years draft

And you better be scared and beleieve we will get some good free agents this summer.

Oh and KD is a free agent next year. That's going to look pretty damn enticing for him next summer to sign with the Lakers.

 

[rck3sactown]

if the T'Wolves decide to get bold, maybe they could swing the #1 for the #2 + Randle?