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

Memo to Justin Anderson..."killers" are bad for a team. Ask Doughboy Dudley.

 

I'm pretty hopeful we can have a shot at Justin Anderson in this draft. If not, Wright could certainly fall to us and I like both of those picks late.

 

Green is a good player but he flourished in a system that San Antonio runs. Scott doesn't even have one or settled on one. Maybe he can figure out once the personnel is fleshed out. Just collect a group of mature, young, hungry players to develop together, a seasoned vet [or two] for leadership and with 24 on board to mentor them as a collective. As he has stated, he wants to leave the organization in good hands going forward. Mirror the methodology Golden State has employed and nurture it like San Antonio has done for the decade and a half. Bring the shine back to the P&G!

 

Askia Booker
6'2, 175# G, Colorado
STATS
5.9 Scoring, 3.0 Passing, 2.3 Hustle, 68 Efficiency (Wing)
5.7 Scoring, 2.7 Passing, 2.3 Hustle, 62 Efficiency (Wing)
-High Use Rate gunner. I don't understand the appeal.

Anthony Brown
6'6" 215# Wing
Stanford
STATS
Scoring 5.6, Passing 2.5, Hustle 2.2, Offense: 59 (SR)
Scoring 5.4, Passing 2.2, Hustle 2.3, Offense: 53 (Career)
-Apparently a 3 and D guy. He stroked the three well - shot shot 45 and 44% over his last two seasons (132/296). I don't think he can do much else though.

Charles Jackson
6'10" 225 C
Tennessee Tech
STATS
Scoring 6.0, Passing 1.3, Hustle 4.0, Offense 93 (Big) - Frosh
-Good size, pretty athletic, and he shows some interesting post moves (baby hook, uses both hands); reminds me a bit of Turiaf.

 

Stefan Nastic
6'11" 245 C
Stanford
STATS
5.8 Scoring, 2.1 Passing, 3.1 Hustle, Offense: 77 Big (SR)
5.6 Scoring, 2.1 Passing, 3.0 Hustle, Offense: 71 Big (Career)
-For a big, he's a decent passer and decent scorer. I can't say much more about him.

Delon Wright
6'5, 178#, G
Utah
STATS
Scoring 5.8, Passing 3.6, Hustle 3.1, Offense 81 PG (SO)
Scoring 5.8, Passing 3.5, Hustle 3.3, Offense 81 PG (Career)
-Statistically, this guy is a boss. Reminiscent of Dwyane Wade. By comparison, Wade was 21.5 pts, 6.3 reb, 4.4 ast, 2.2 stl, 1.3 blk, shot .501-.318-.779 as a Sophomore. Wright went 14.5 pts, 4.9 reb, 5.1 ast, 2.1 stl, 1.0 blk, and shot .509-.356-.836. No jumper, but he can defend.

 

Mudiay 90 PG
Russell 82 PG
Delon Wrigh 81 PG (he might be a wing)
McConnell 80 PG
Pangos 67 PG

Russell 81 Wing
Hunter 75 Wing
Jones 69 Wing
Wells 69 Wing
Askia Booker 68 Wing (but he's probably a PG)
Winslow 65 Wing
Hollis-Jefferson 61 Wing
Anthony Brown 59 Wing
Anderson 58 Wing

Towns 103 Big
Okafor 100 Big
Walker 93 Big
Charles Jackson 93 Big
Tuttle 82 Big
Stefan Nastic 77 Big
Wood 74 Big

I'll go back through and add in stars for people who are likely good defenders.

 

Anderson looks legit. Like Farmar/Shannon Brown combo.

 

Pat Connaughton
6'5 218 Wing
Notre Dame
STATS
Scoring: 5.3, Passing 2.0, Hustle 2.6, Offense: 50 Wing (SR)
Scoring: 5.1, Passing 2.3, Hustle 2.4, Offense: 50 Wing (Career)
-He shoots a ton of threes - and well (42.3% as a SR) - and he rebounds pretty well; played more off the ball with Grant handling it this year. He also tested as one of the more athletic players in the draft. A solid defender.

Speedy Smith
6'3, 180 PG
Louisiana Tech
STATS
Scoring 4.1, Passing 4.2, Hustle 2.6, Offense: 68 PG (SR)
Scoring 4.2, Passing 4.0, Hustle 2.7, Offense 68 PG (Career)
-As a senior he handed out 267 assists while shooting only 198 times. Managed a 3:1 ast/to ratio. His 4.2 passing rating is ridiculously good. Decent three-point shot. Called an excellent defender. Someone said Price; that doesn't sound inaccurate.

 

Some Connaughton highlights.

 

Let's face it. He was the leader of a #1 seed and one of the best defenses in the country. He is an athletic beast and obviously knows how to defend. That alone should have us interested. The fact that he hit 45% of his threes is icing on the cake.

Anderson would not be sent to the D-League, not with our roster. He'd be a first rounder which means guaranteed contract which means he would almost have to be on our main squad. Besides, who do we even have at the wings right now? Kobe, Brown and Young. Maybe Clarkson could play some there, but he's our only pg so I doubt he'll be able to give us many minutes. Even if we sign one of the sf prospects (Harris, Middleton, Carroll, Green) that still leaves us with 4 guys for two positions. One of those 4 was a D-Leaguer for most the season and had a run that may or may not be a fluke. Another one has been lost to season ending injuries 3 seasons in a row. If we draft Anderson, he may end up as the starter if we can't land any of the free agents. Wes Johnson may end up on our roster again because we need Minimum Salary players to fill it in.

 

Hush your mouth.