The Official NBA Draft Day Thread 2014 Edition

[hrdboild]

Wow, Orlando cleaned up if they got Payton. Payton and Oladipo with Aaron Gordon somewhere on the floor is a great defensive core.

 

[HereWeBoogie]

Peyton for Saric. So we're not getting Peyton. Good thing I didn't get my hopes up.

We messed up bad

 

[est.1999]

How come we can't make any moves? Seems like no one trusts the gerbil

 

[theclash4u5]

We are trying to be like GSW while other teams are creating amazing combos in the backcourt. I would love to be the Jazz or Magic right now.

 

[Tetsujin]

The Magic will take Dario Saric at 12, but are likely to trade him to the Sixers for the rights to Elfrid Payton, per league source.

lol philly looking to tank next season also!

embiid might sit out whole year. saric won't come over for 2. way to go!

Sixers apparently angling for Jahlil Okafor next season!

 

[VF21]

Sounds like you had more than a "a nice long sip of wine" if you are okay with this pick

Actual definition of "nice long sip of wine" may differ from conventional usage.

 

[Bricklayer]

Well you need more than one sg. Bmac with stauskas backing him up

Don't think that's how its going to go. Colossal waste of two lottery picks in a row to struggle to put together one decent SG --- SG!!! -- between them.

 

[Hadlowe]

Zach Lavine just mouthed "F*** me" when the pick was announced.

 

[Big Cuz 15]

We are trying to be like GSW while other teams are creating amazing combos in the backcourt. I would love to be the Jazz or Magic right now.

like i said, not original. we gonna have our own splash bros here lmao

 

[Tetsujin]

Can't believe we took a guy that we could have traded way down and still gotten

We have absolutely no idea if that was the case.

 

[Uncia03]

LaVine is just one of those guys who will be out of the league in 3 years or one of those players who you wonder how in the world he fell to 13.
I don't at all see him as a PG though. Didn't see that at all from him.

 

[VF21]

I'm a Michigan fan and I've watched every game Nik has played. The kid works so hard and has steadily improved his D.

He consistently proved that he could adjust to defenses. When little guys bothered him for a few game stretch, he figured it out, adjusted, and dominated again. Bigger guys couldn't stay in front of him.

Might never be a top notch defender, but he will get to the point that he can guard any 2 in the league.

His confidence is infectious and you couldn't ask for a better teammate. Cousins is going to love him.

So glad I live in Sacramento and he went to my team.

Welcome to Kingsfans.com Excuse the rabid frothing right now. We get excited sometimes. We may rant and rave here but we will give Nik a fantastic welcome and give him a chance to prove himself.

 

[kingsnation]

Zach Lavine just mouthed "F*** me" when the pick was announced.

Hope he enjoys life without Love.

 

[theclash4u5]

Don't think that's how its going to go. Colossal waste of two lottery picks in a row to struggle to put together one decent SG --- SG!!! -- between them.

THIS.

 

[Bricklayer]

Wow, Orlando cleaned up if they got Payton. Payton and Oladipo with Aaron Gordon somewhere on the floor is a great defensive core.

De..deaf...defeh... what?

 

[sdballer]

Stauskus isn't a PG. He can help ball movement and may be able to fill in for limited minutes against select teams but this front office needs to get a handle on the definition of flexibility.

 

[Entity]

Don't think that's how its going to go. Colossal waste of two lottery picks in a row to struggle to put together one decent SG --- SG!!! -- between them.

I'm thinking Ben will be in Boston. We may get smart or rondo

 

[Barksdale]

Again, he might be more ready than Ben but he has less upside and doens't address our biggest needs on defense.

While he doesn't address our needs on defense, he addresses the biggest hole on the offensive side of the ball considering Ben killed this team last year.

 

[rainmaker]

Well you need more than one sg. Bmac with stauskas backing him up

If Stauskas ends up backing up Ben, he just isn't that good.

 

[HereWeBoogie]

i would have even rather traded down and picked James Young

 

[funkykingston]

Wow. For all the hoopla this was a completely Petriesque draft. Sit tight and take your top rated shooter/offensive player.

Problem is, Geoff at least had a real eye for talent. I'm not convinced D'Alessandro does.

Back to back top 8 picks spent on SGs who lack star potential.

Disappointing.

 

[Tetsujin]

WE'RE ALL GONNA DIEEEEEEEEE! FIRE EVERYBODY!!!!!! #WEWANTTHEMALOOFSBACK

 

[chasen4r1]

Side note.. Broussard has to have one of the most annoying voices I've ever heard.

 

[CurseOfTheSalmons]

Zach Lavine just mouthed "F*** me" when the pick was announced.

i saw that too and had a good lol, but i thought he said "****, man.".

 

[theclash4u5]

Wow, Orlando cleaned up if they got Payton. Payton and Oladipo with Aaron Gordon somewhere on the floor is a great defensive core.

What could have been if only we tanked more the last two seasons

 

[chasen4r1]

i saw that too and had a good lol, but i thought he said "****, man.".

That's what I saw also

 

[theclash4u5]

I blame Chris Mullin

 

[Bricklayer]

Stauskus isn't a PG. He can help ball movement and may be able to fill in for limited minutes against select teams but this front office needs to get a handle on the definition of flexibility.

Well, a SG with better than average handles is a little flexible, and a hell of a lot more useful than a poor guy like Jimmer, who was a PG with bad handles. Stauskas is 6'6". so if he can provide any ballhandling help at all its a bonus of the Doug Christie kind. Of course if he can't defend anybody it doesn't matter if he's 6'6" or 5'6".

 

[MassachusettsKingsFan]

For what it's worth, I think LAST year was the wrong pick. I think the Kings know that. Stauskas this year may or may not be the right player.

No chance in hell you draft Stauskas if Ben isn't the worst starting shooting guard in the NBA last season.

 

[kingsnation]

Side note.. Broussard has to have one of the most annoying voices I've ever heard.

Most ESPN employees do.