Post by the original michael on May 2, 2023 15:17:48 GMT -8
1 Portland Trail Blazers - Robert Parish
The Blazers could have gone in a few directions with the first pick. Parish, Dantley and King were all solid choices for #1. Manas and the Blazers decided to snatch up the big man. Can't go wrong with that. Parish should be a 20/12/2 big on the low end.
2 Philadelphia 76ers - Bernard King
Erbes and the 76ers have a legit building block in Bernard King. I probably would have taken him 1st. He should be a 30PPG and a solid board man for the wing position. Fun player.
3 NY Knicks (from New Jersey Nets) - Adrian Dantley
The last of the big 3 imo. Dantley is very similar to King. With a +3 jump shot, he sits at B+ B scoring, which is the same as King. Another future 30PPG guy hopefully.
4 NY Knicks (from Washington Wizards) - Dennis Johnson
Dennis Johnson PG 6'4'' 185 22 B C B- A- C+ A
Elite handling and quickness. Good inside scoring and jumpshot. Solid blocks and steals.I loved DJ so much that I had to trade Iceman to get him. Blocks and steals from a PG, great rebounding and elite handling? Sure, he might not shoot the 3 ball, but he does everything else. Future star.
5 San Antonio Spurs - Marques Johnson
Draft falls off after this pick. Johnson is borderline B in nearly everything. He will be a damn stud here. Great and obvious pick imo by ashes.
6 Indiana Pacers - Norm Nixon
Looks like a "poor mans" DJ. He and DJ are extremely similar. I probably would have gone with Eddie Johnson, but a solid pick here.
7 Los Angeles Clippers (from Timberwolves) - John Lucas
Another PG. The run on PGs stops here (for a few picks). Lucas looks OK, but he's lower on the C+ scoring side. GAME needs to bank on this man having good potential.
8 Phoenix Suns - Eddie L. Johnson
What a great player. Borderline B B. Does it all. I know the pick was auto'd, but you have to think John was going to make Eddie the pick anyways. Was obvious IMO.
9 Los Angeles Clippers - Mark Landsberger
Elite post defense scares me. Hope he can block a little for GAME. Otherwise, he looks like a decent big man.
10 New Orleans Hornets - Rickey Green
Would not shock me to see Green be the best PG in this draft in a few seasons. I think he's a former Warrior too. Looks like an awesome player who should do 25PPG and rebounds solid enough for the PG position.
11 Utah Jazz - Gerald Henderson
Another PG. Borderline C+ C+ scoring though. I'm sure he will end up solid here, but there were better players on the board.
12 NJ Nets (from New York Knicks) - Terry Tyler
Awesome pick by greeme. He is planning on moving him to PF, which is smart. Camp those rebounds 100% before TC though! Damn, these notes are sexy.
13 Boston Celtics - Robert Reid
Reid looks the part. Not sure he will get stocks, but it's a solid pick here by Ahsan. Riley's brother is in good hands.
14 Dallas Mavericks - Cedric Maxwell
Another awesome pick. I didn't do grades because I love nearly every player in this draft and would have handed out 'A's' like candy. Maxwell is an interesting player and might be a candidate to move to PF.
15 Chicago Bulls - Ben Poquette
Play and the Bulls are loaded with bigmen. At worst, Ben is a solid 3rd big. If he has some potential, he could be the next A- A- A- big man.
16 Minnesota Timberwolves (from Kings) - James Edwards
Another stud big who needs rebounding work. It seems like a common theme here, but at least with these guys, you know how to camp them. Pump this man up with board and strength camps.
17 Los Angeles Lakers - TR Dunn
Looks like a guy who will THRIVE in an balanced or inside offense. Elite steals? PHEWWWWW. Love that. Good pick by Nanz.
18 New York Knicks (from Nuggets) - Willie Hodge
The first player with no notes. During the Q&A, Spencer noted: Good blocks, handles, inside, jump shot and solid strength. With ratings like that under the hood, he looks well rounded. I just need to focus on camping those boards up and hope they jump in TC.
19 NY Knicks (from Milwaukee Bucks) - Lonnie Shelton
I'm banking on the hope that he can block 1+ a game. If so, I think we found a gem. IRL he blocked over 1 per game, so fingers crossed!
20 Detroit Pistons (from Rockets) - Earl Tatum
Anytime you get a wing with solid scoring on all 3 levels, he will be good here. Harold might need to invest into his handles a bit, but Mr. Tatum looks like a good player. Probably can get him to B B+ before TC too.
Robert Parish C 7'1'' 230 23 B C- D+ A- B A
Elite strength. Good inside scoring, handling and post defense.
Elite strength. Good inside scoring, handling and post defense.
The Blazers could have gone in a few directions with the first pick. Parish, Dantley and King were all solid choices for #1. Manas and the Blazers decided to snatch up the big man. Can't go wrong with that. Parish should be a 20/12/2 big on the low end.
2 Philadelphia 76ers - Bernard King
Bernard King SF 6'7'' 205 20 B+ B C- C+ C+ A
Elite inside scoring and jumpshot. Good handling and quickness. Solid strength.
Elite inside scoring and jumpshot. Good handling and quickness. Solid strength.
Erbes and the 76ers have a legit building block in Bernard King. I probably would have taken him 1st. He should be a 30PPG and a solid board man for the wing position. Fun player.
3 NY Knicks (from New Jersey Nets) - Adrian Dantley
Adrian Dantley SF 6'5'' 208 21 B+ B- C B C+ A
Elite inside scoring. Good jumpshot, handles and quickness. Solid strength and jumping.
Elite inside scoring. Good jumpshot, handles and quickness. Solid strength and jumping.
The last of the big 3 imo. Dantley is very similar to King. With a +3 jump shot, he sits at B+ B scoring, which is the same as King. Another future 30PPG guy hopefully.
4 NY Knicks (from Washington Wizards) - Dennis Johnson
Dennis Johnson PG 6'4'' 185 22 B C B- A- C+ A
Elite handling and quickness. Good inside scoring and jumpshot. Solid blocks and steals.
5 San Antonio Spurs - Marques Johnson
Marques Johnson SF 6'7'' 218 20 B- B- B- B- B- A
Elite quickness. Good jumpshot. Solid inside scoring, handles, steals, strength and jumping.
Elite quickness. Good jumpshot. Solid inside scoring, handles, steals, strength and jumping.
6 Indiana Pacers - Norm Nixon
Norm Nixon PG 6'2'' 170 21 B- C B- A- C A
Good jumpshot, handles and quickness. Solid steals, inside scoring, perimeter defense and jumping.
Good jumpshot, handles and quickness. Solid steals, inside scoring, perimeter defense and jumping.
7 Los Angeles Clippers (from Timberwolves) - John Lucas
John Lucas PG 6'3'' 175 23 C+ C+ B+ B C- A
Elite quickness. Good jumpshot, handles and steals. Solid inside scoring.
Elite quickness. Good jumpshot, handles and steals. Solid inside scoring.
Another PG. The run on PGs stops here (for a few picks). Lucas looks OK, but he's lower on the C+ scoring side. GAME needs to bank on this man having good potential.
8 Phoenix Suns - Eddie L. Johnson
Eddie L. Johnson SG 6'2'' 180 21 B- B B- B- C B
Good inside scoring, jumpshot, handles and quickness. Solid steals and perimeter defense.
Good inside scoring, jumpshot, handles and quickness. Solid steals and perimeter defense.
What a great player. Borderline B B. Does it all. I know the pick was auto'd, but you have to think John was going to make Eddie the pick anyways. Was obvious IMO.
9 Los Angeles Clippers - Mark Landsberger
Mark Landsberger PF 6'8'' 215 21 B D+ C- A- B B
Elite post defense. Good inside scoring, handles and strength.
Elite post defense. Good inside scoring, handles and strength.
Elite post defense scares me. Hope he can block a little for GAME. Otherwise, he looks like a decent big man.
10 New Orleans Hornets - Rickey Green
Rickey Green PG 6'0'' 170 22 C B B B+ C B
Elite quickness, handling and jumpshot. Good steals.
Elite quickness, handling and jumpshot. Good steals.
11 Utah Jazz - Gerald Henderson
Gerald Henderson PG 6'2'' 175 20 B- B- C+ B C B
Good jumsphot, handling and quickness. Solid steals and perimeter defense.
Good jumsphot, handling and quickness. Solid steals and perimeter defense.
Another PG. Borderline C+ C+ scoring though. I'm sure he will end up solid here, but there were better players on the board.
12 NJ Nets (from New York Knicks) - Terry Tyler
Terry Tyler SF 6'7'' 215 20 B- C C- B+ C+ B
Elite handles and strength. Good jumpshot, bocks, steals and post defense.
Elite handles and strength. Good jumpshot, bocks, steals and post defense.
Awesome pick by greeme. He is planning on moving him to PF, which is smart. Camp those rebounds 100% before TC though! Damn, these notes are sexy.
13 Boston Celtics - Robert Reid
Robert Reid SF 6'8'' 205 21 B B- C- A- C+ B
Elite handles. Good inside scoring and jumpshot.Solid post defense and strength.
Elite handles. Good inside scoring and jumpshot.Solid post defense and strength.
14 Dallas Mavericks - Cedric Maxwell
Cedric Maxwell SF 6'8'' 205 21 B C C- A- B- B
Elite handles. Good inside scoring, jumpshot, quickness and post defense. Solid stocks.
Elite handles. Good inside scoring, jumpshot, quickness and post defense. Solid stocks.
15 Chicago Bulls - Ben Poquette
Ben Poquette C 6'9'' 235 21 B C C- B B B
Good inside, jumsphot and strength. Solid blocks, handles and post defense.
Good inside, jumsphot and strength. Solid blocks, handles and post defense.
16 Minnesota Timberwolves (from Kings) - James Edwards
James Edwards C 7'0'' 225 21 B C- C- B+ C+ A
Good inside scoring, handling, post defense and strength.
Good inside scoring, handling, post defense and strength.
17 Los Angeles Lakers - TR Dunn
T.R. Dunn SG 6'4'' 192 21 B C C- A- C+ B
Elite steals. Good inside, jumpshot, handles and quickness.
Elite steals. Good inside, jumpshot, handles and quickness.
18 New York Knicks (from Nuggets) - Willie Hodge
The first player with no notes. During the Q&A, Spencer noted: Good blocks, handles, inside, jump shot and solid strength. With ratings like that under the hood, he looks well rounded. I just need to focus on camping those boards up and hope they jump in TC.
19 NY Knicks (from Milwaukee Bucks) - Lonnie Shelton
Lonnie Shelton PF 6'8'' 240 21 B+ C C- B C+ B
Elite inside scoring. Solid jumpshot, handling and post defense.
Elite inside scoring. Solid jumpshot, handling and post defense.
20 Detroit Pistons (from Rockets) - Earl Tatum
Earl Tatum SG 6'5'' 185 23 B- B- C+ C+ C+ B
Solid inside, jumpshot and 3 point shot. Mediocre handles.
Solid inside, jumpshot and 3 point shot. Mediocre handles.
