The Official NBA Draft Day Thread 2014 Edition

[Capt. Factorial]

I actually wouldn't be surprised if Huestis gets traded. Could we be on the radar here?

 

[Tetsujin]

Not sure why, but knowing that you follow Ric Bucher just made me throw up in my mouth just a little.

I don't. A Jazz reporter I follow retweeted it.

 

[roasthawg]

Dinwiddie is the best player left imo.... the last remaining guy that has a chance to be special.

 

[Dime Dropper]

Okay, guys. If you two want to continue in this vein, please take it to a private conversation. Thanks.

I'll just use that special button to block it all out.

 

[Tetsujin]

I actually wouldn't be surprised if Huestis gets traded. Could we be on the radar here?

Trading for a guy like Huestis makes too much sense

 

[SacKings2002NBAChampions]

I hope someone is driving you home

What I meant was that he's an under-average defender. My bad. I'm saying that Nik can be a better defender than Klay due to his slightly better athleticism.

 

[Tetsujin]

Jonathan Santiago ‏@itsjonsantiago 1m
Nik Stauskas thinks Klay Thompson is a pretty good comparison for him. If there was 1 player he could emulate though, it'd be Steph Curry.

 

[Capt. Factorial]

Dinwiddie is the best player left imo.... the last remaining guy that has a chance to be special.

Kyle Anderson is still on the board. Definitely could be special, even without the athleticism.

 

[Dime Dropper]

I'd love KJ McDaniels if we get a 2nd rounder. (Watch him go in the next couple of picks now that I've said that).

 

[VF21]

I don't. A Jazz reporter I follow retweeted it.

I am greatly relieved.

 

[rainmaker]

What I meant was that he's an under-average defender. My bad. I'm saying that Nik can be a better defender than Klay due to his slightly better athleticism.

And I can build a house on the moon tomorrow, if we're using the word "can" that loosely.

 

[OptimusRhyme]

His footwork and movement on the court remind me of Ginobili. Solid lateral quickness and shiftyness. I'm prolly in the minority here, but I do think we got ourselves a nice player here. Not saying he will be Ginobili level, but he has the skillset to be a dangerous player.

 

[SacKings2002NBAChampions]

I prefer Micic too but saying he's wack is just stupid. I've done my research, I watch European basketball too. You being Serbian doesn't change your credibility, which is shown to be emotional and clouded, and that's putting it extremely nicely.

Whatever you say man. Wait and see. That's all I ask. Micic is a genius with the ball and will be a valuable asset (especially to a team like the Kings who can't handle the ball and distribute). Bogdanovic is going to be a legendary European player and he'll probably end up staying Europe when all is said and done. He's not an NBA caliber player mostly due to his size. If he was 3 inches taller, he'd be a top prospect like Stojakovic.

 

[SacKings2002NBAChampions]

Kyle Anderson.Genius move Pop!
Kid is going to fit perfectly in this system that Pop runs. A big point-forward type like Diaw. Wow can't believe he dropped that far.

 

[VF21]

His footwork and movement on the court remind me of Ginobili. Solid lateral quickness and shiftyness. I'm prolly in the minority here, but I do think we got ourselves a nice player here. Not saying he will be Ginobili level, but he has the skillset to be a dangerous player.

I want him to thrive, I truly do. It's just hard for me to get really excited about another SG. I will be incredibly happy if I am proven wrong.

 

[Uncia03]

It will be really interesting to see how Pop is able to utilize Anderson's unique build/athleticism/skillset.
I'm not a big fan of Anderson, but considering how much he was able to get out of Diaw...I'm curious to see about Anderson.

 

[Tetsujin]

In other news, the Spurs now poised to win the next ten championships. Gregg Popovich now looking into robot bodies

 

[Hoovtrain]

Would like to see us make a play for some second round picks, get our hands on some pieces

Why? It remains to be seen if they can even get their 1st round picks right, so far it's not looking promising that they can (I'll gladly eat crow if Stauskas pans out). They'd be better off trying to acquire talent via trade.

 

[Capt. Factorial]

Kyle Anderson.Genius move Pop!
Kid is going to fit perfectly in this system that Pop runs. A big point-forward type like Diaw. Wow can't believe he dropped that far.

Anderson is going to make about 15-20 teams wish they had a Mulligan on this draft.

 

[ShastaKingsFan]

The Spurs make another solid pick, for their style and chemistry with Kyle Anderson

 

[Henkel]

This talk of Stauskas playing point isn't going to last long. If that happens we've pretty much set the kid up to fail.

 

[Tetsujin]

Why? It remains to be seen if they can even get their 1st round picks right, so far it's not looking promising that they can (I'll gladly eat crow if Stauskas pans out). They'd be better off trying to acquire talent via trade.

Say what you want about his first round picks but PDA squeezed a lot of production and potential out of his 2nd rounder last year. And not to go back to that tired old well but Manu was a second rounder. You never know what you could find.

 

[roasthawg]

About a week ago I was saying the last thing we needed to do was draft a SG....just sign a proven vet to pair with Ben at that spot. We needed to draft either a PG or secondarily a PF but its hard to miss with one of this PGs in Smart or Payton as they can defend and defense always transfers to the NBA from college.....

I'm hoping we didn't just pass on 2 players who could help us in areas of need (Vonleh, Payton) and then watch these guys blow up. If the FO and Malone missed on this, they have to answer for it.

I was saying the exact opposite... sg was our #1 need. That position cost us 7 wins last year.... can't go into this year with McL and nothing else.

 

[sdballer]

This talk of Stauskas playing point isn't going to last long. If that happens we've pretty much set the kid up to fail.

This is the same team that said they were going to play Ben at PG in Summer league. It's all about flexibility.

 

[sdballer]

Say what you want about his first round picks but PDA squeezed a lot of production and potential out of his 2nd rounder last year. And not to go back to that tired old well but Rajon Rondo was a second rounder. You never know what you could find.

Rondo was a 1st rounder

 

[Capt. Factorial]

Say what you want about his first round picks but PDA squeezed a lot of production and potential out of his 2nd rounder last year. And not to go back to that tired old well but Rajon Rondo was a second rounder. You never know what you could find.

Not Rondo, he was like #20-22. Plenty of examples of second round wins, but not Rondo.

 

[Tetsujin]

Crown Downtown ‏@CrownDowntown 4m
Quick fact: @NStauskas11 & @Vivek were both born on October 7th. The new downtown arena is scheduled to open that day too in 2016.

 

[mac]

Say what you want about his first round picks but PDA squeezed a lot of production and potential out of his 2nd rounder last year. And not to go back to that tired old well but Rajon Rondo was a second rounder. You never know what you could find.

I'm still not totally convinced that Ray Mc really showed lots of production/potential. He got a chance to play because we had no one other than IT to play point. Is he better than the majority of second rounders who don't even see a single minute? Probably. But at this point it's still too early to say whether or not he will ever be an impact player.

 

[rainmaker]

Kyle Anderson.Genius move Pop!
Kid is going to fit perfectly in this system that Pop runs. A big point-forward type like Diaw. Wow can't believe he dropped that far.

That I agree with you on.

Quite amazing how Pop isn't only the top coach in the league, but is also a top 5-7 GM as well.

 

[Dime Dropper]

Say what you want about his first round picks but PDA squeezed a lot of production and potential out of his 2nd rounder last year. And not to go back to that tired old well but Rajon Rondo was a second rounder. You never know what you could find.

Not to nitpick, but he went 21st overall.