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

I still think these picks are moved in some way before or on draft day. Combining them both to move up, picking for another team in hopes of a sign and trade, using them to dump Swaggy's contract. To all the people saying we will have too much youth on the roster, we can't take anymore rookies, you're all probably right. Okafor, Randle, Clarkson, Black, Brown and Kelly all have 2 years or less experience. That's half our freaking roster. haha. Granted Kobe is old enough to really skew the average.

 

Well, I'm only thinking we dump Swaggy IF we have something else lined up in the small forward department. For instance, Carroll is about to sign and we were able to draft RHJ or Justin Anderson at 27, then I send Swaggy out with a second round pick or two so it frees up room to snag someone like Monta Ellis. I am not on the dump Swaggy train. I think he can bounce back from what was an injury riddled season and be our 6th man. I'm only thinking we dump him if we have a shot to add two nice free agents, with one of them being a sf.

 

Unless he's traded for a direct player of need (aka a veteran guard or center) then we have no real urgency to trade him. Young showed two years ago that he can be a great asset when he's engaged. When he's not engaged, obviously he's incredibly annoying but that's up to Scott and Kobe and Clarkson and Randle to keep him focused.

 

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Never heard of any of those guys. 34th pick? Or maybe we are thinking of pulling a Clarkson again?

 

McConnell
6'1, 195# G
Duguesne (2 yrs) to Arizona (2 yrs)
Stats:
5.18 Scoring, 4.0 Passing, 2.8 Hustle, 80 Efficiency at PG (SR)
5.05 Scoring, 3.7 Passing, 2.9 Hustle, 73 Efficiency at PG (NCAA)
He's a small, not terribly athletic PG who is a playmaker on offense (and a decent shooter), but he's a pretty excellent perimeter defender.

 

DeJean-Jones
6'5 203 G
USC (1 yr), UNLV(2 yrs), Iowa Sate (1 yr)
5.9 Scoring, 2.8 Passing, 3.0 Hustle, 69 Efficiency at Wing
5.7 Scoring, 2.8 Passing, 2.7 Hustle, 65 Efficiency at Wing
He's a scorer, solid rebounder for his size, and he's an adequate ball handler. Slasher, needs a better outside shot. Could try more on D.

 

Pangos
6'2 188 PG
Gonzaga (4 hrs)
5.3 Scoring, 3.5 Passing, 2.2 Hustle, 67 Efficiency at PG (Sr year)
5.5 Scoring, 3.1 Passing, 2.1 Hustle, 63 Efficiency at PG (career)
Good shooter, solid defender, adapted his game - shot less, handed out more assists - throughout his career. Shot 41.5% on threes and 84% on FTs in his career. Imagine Nash with only decent handles and vision.

 

Tuttle
6'8 240 PF
Northern Iowa (4 hrs)
6.3 Scoring, 3.0 Passing, 2.7 Hustle, 82 Efficiency at Big
6.1 Scoring, 2.6 Passing, 3.2 Hustle, 87 Efficiency at PG
Offensive machine - set conference record for ORtg, finished with .675 TS% and .635 eFG%, 60% FGs, 43% threes, 76% FTs as a Senior. He's like two or three tiers down the "poor man's" Kevin Love list.

 

Wells
6'5 215 Wing
Xavier (1 yr), Maryland (3 yrs)
6.0 Scoring, 2.7 Passing, 2.7 Hustle, 69 Efficiency at Wing
5.9 Scoring, 2.6 Passing, 2.6 Hustle, 65 Efficiency at Wing
A powerful athlete who scores the ball. Shot 49% on FGs, 37% on 3s, and 77% on FTs in college. Played out of position at PG, so his ast/to ratio was awful. He's a SG in the NBA, a bit like Ty Lawson in a SG body with far worse handles. He's intriguing.

 

Walker
6'10" 250 F
Minnesota (4 yrs)
6.1 Scoring, 1.6 Passing, 3.8 Hustle, 93 Efficiency at Big
5.8 Scoring, 1.9 Passing, 3.7 Hustle, 89 Efficiency at Big
Had a breakout Senior year, averaging 12 and 7 with 1.5 steals, 1.3 blocks, and shooting 58% from the floor. He dropped 50 pounds by utterly changing his diet a couple years back. Not sure how he plays.