2015 Nba Draft Discussion: Russell, Nance Jr., Brown

I also heard he's asking for a 1st round promise to keep his name in the draft or he might pull out.

 

I think the #2 will be "nailed." It just depends on to what degree. The thing that made that draft special for GS was the 35 pick which we may have "nailed" last year in Clarkson at 46. What makes this Warriors team so unique is their depth and versatility. Randle can be our Draymond. Physically he has all the tools. Our 27th pick is actually the key pick as to whether or not we take a massive leap into title contention within a couple years. It'd be nice if we could snag a 3 and D wing that is simply a poor man's Butler. I'm starting to like Vaughn as well as a shooter.

 

well by the looks of it we already nailed our 2 picks last year in Julius Randle and Jordan Clarkson. But yes, the Warriors did a phenomenal job drafting that year.

 

Draymond is one of the best versatile defenders in the league. He's super long-armed and has good enough speed/quickness to hang with smaller guys usually. Throw in the lack of skilled big men and he can usually defend them too.

I'm not sure Randle will ever be Draymond which is a good thing because I think he could be much better than Draymond.

 

Randle only lacks the arm length. He's more athletic than Draymond and can jump higher. I think he can be better than Draymond as well. Draymond went from being underrated to maybe being a little overrated at this point. He is not very dynamic offensively. I'd take him in a second for the max this offseason. I was just trying to make the point that we may already have nailed a couple picks before we even start with this year's draft. I like Okafor better, but I admit Towns probably is the "transcendent" type player that could make us title contenders with no other major free agent signings. Towns/Randle/Clarkson is the trio that we may just need to add role players around. Okafor is safer, but we might still need to add that special player via free agency.

 

I disagree that Okafor can't be the transcendent guy. I really think he could be something tremendously exciting for us, but I'm completely biased when it comes to big men. I love post play and I think it makes the entire game easy. If you've got a guy who can score in the post, you've got a mismatch immediately and are forcing double teams immediately. It's so much easier than trying to break a guy down off the dribble.

Towns to me projects more as the utility big man until he gets some meat on his hips. Again I think we could be picking between Garnett and Duncan of the next generation. That doesn't mean they'll live up to those guys, but they'll fill that type of role in the league: dominant PF/C types.

I definitely agree that we've nailed the last draft. We're half way there already to having a great young cast which is exactly why I'd really like for us to target a couple older veteran types this summer. I want mentors who can split time with the younger, more dynamic kids.

Oh and I would max Draymond in a heartbeat. He makes a lot of mistakes on the floor, but he's versatile, he loves his role, and he's a great great floor presence. He's the kind of guy that can get your team fired up.

 

I agree Okafor could be the guy, but if one were to be a top 5-6 player, I think it would be Towns. I think Okafor WILL be a top 20 player. But I think the chances of him becoming top 5-6 are not near as high as Towns. I would still take Okafor first though because Towns and Karlito could end up being nothing more than a deluxe version of Chandler. If Okafor ended up top 15, I think a team can win a title with a top 10-15 player as it's leader as long as you have a stellar supporting cast which with Randle and Clarkson already in the fold and possibly a nice 3 and D wing, it's a great start.

 

I would still take him with our 34th pick now. If he happens to heal up he would be a home run with a 34th pick. If things dont pan out his contract his non guaranteed so no worries.