J_Bo escribió:Bueno, ahí va mi mock razonado desde el punto de vista de cada franquicia en las primeras elecciones. Es decir, lo que yo haría, no lo que creo que pase.
Boston. Isaac. Pasando de Fultz, un guard, y eligiendo en mi opinión el jugador con mayor potencial del draft y cubriendo además su mayor necesidad, el PF. Thomas-Bradley-Brown-Isaac-Horford es un gran 5 inicial, conjuntando experiencia y capacidad atlética. Isaac podría ser su futuro jugador franquicia.
Lakers. Fultz. Otra posibilidad sería Jackson, dependiendo de como lo vean de compatible con Ingram y de la confianza que tengan en Russell. En mi opinión un Russell - Fultz no es el mejor de los fit, pero siempre podrían mover a Russell y apostar por Fultz.
Sixers. Fultz/Ball. El que esté disponible. Necesitan mejorar urgentemente el backcourt así que deberían ir si o si por un guard y Ball tiene pinta de estar en su rango.
Phoenix. Jackson si les llega. Si no Fox. El backcourt Fox - Booker lo veo tremendamente letal y complementario. De llegar Fox, Bledsoe debería salir y puede que Knight tambien.
Sacramento. Fox o Smith. Necesitan urgentemente un PG, aquí pocas dudas.
Orlando. Monk. Jugadorazo y además de enchufarlas es mejor atleta de lo que parece. No veo problema alguno en juntarlo con Payton en el backcourt pudiendo cambiarse en defensa según las necesidades.
Minnesota. Tatum si lo ven como un PF para jugar con Towns. Wiggins-Tatum en las alas es una apuesta arriesgada, pero podría funcionar.
Knicks. El que esté disponible entre Fox y Smith. Fox no creo que caiga tanto.
Dallas. El base francés. Elección clara.
thrashorro escribió:Eso de que van a pillar a Jackson no se lo cree nadie jaja
Biiillups1 escribió:Yo sigo con que el draft empieza con los Sixers, todo los demás son fuegos de artificio para entretener a la prensa que la semana es muy larga sin noticias.
Celtics might pull a surprise at No. 1
Markelle Fultz has been atop my Big Board since version 2.0, and his only real challenger most of the year has been Lonzo Ball.
But Josh Jackson, who was No. 1 on Big Board 1.0, has emerged as an intriguing option for the Celtics and team president Danny Ainge (even though he canceled a workout with Boston this week, according to ESPN's Jeff Goodman and Marc Spears).
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"I've picked Danny's brain for years," one GM said. "Jackson is an Ainge player all the way. Tough, athletic, long, versatile, elite motor. If he's keeping the pick, Jackson just to me, far and away, is the most Celtics-type player for them to draft. From all my conversations with them, I'm convinced they'll take Jackson No. 1."
He's correct in that Jackson fits the prototypical Celtics mold. Rajon Rondo, Avery Bradley, Marcus Smart and Jaylen Brown all fit that description, and all were first-round selections by Boston (Rondo via trade).
Jackson has yet to work out for the Celtics, according to his agent, B.J. Armstrong, who said that Jackson has worked out twice for the Lakers and once for the 76ers. Jackson is also scheduled to work out for the Suns before the draft.
"We have great respect for Boston and Danny Ainge," Armstrong said. "That's a championship-caliber organization and Josh brings the things that I know Danny values. He can defend his position at an elite level. He can rebound for his position at an elite level and he can pass for his position at an elite level. All the championship-caliber teams are looking for players who can do those three things. And I know they want winners.
"We're in dialogue with Boston. We're very respectful of them. They have the No. 1 pick and can select whoever they choose. We just need to see how things play out over the next week."
While Armstrong declined to give specifics about why Jackson hasn't worked out there, other league sources believe that it's likely that Jackson's camp feels that both the Lakers and Sixers would give Jackson a larger role from day one.
A number of agents have expressed concerns that the Celtics might not have enough playing time for their clients to develop properly, given the depth and experience of their roster. (Ball also declined a workout with Boston.)
Fit is a question mark for Jackson as well, with both Jaylen Brown and Jae Crowder already on the roster.
Don't the Celtics need players with differing skill sets? Isn't Jackson a bit duplicative, especially given the arrival of Brown last year?
Another GM doesn't see it that way.
"Jackson will be better than all of those guys [at his position in Boston]," the GM said. "Danny's looking for a star, and I think Jackson has as much or more star potential than Fultz or Ball. Everyone on the Celtics is an asset. Danny can move them all. He'll take the player he likes the best. Period. He'll figure out fit in the summer."
What do the Celtics have to say about this? They're staying mum on whom they're taking No. 1, but a source says the franchise is strongly considering options other than Fultz and that Jackson is one of those options.
"We like him a lot," the Celtics source said. "But we like several guys a lot. We've got a week to figure it out."
If Jackson doesn't work out for Boston, would that scare the Celtics away? "Absolutely not," a Celtics source said. "That's true for Josh and Lonzo and anyone else. We've done our homework. The workouts are nice, but they're not mandatory. We'll select the best player."
Will the Lakers trade the No. 2 pick?
It's a big week in L.A. Fultz held his first workout with the Lakers on Thursday, while Ball will work out for the team a second time on Friday. The session will take place at an undisclosed location where Ball can demonstrate his work ethic, a source told ESPN's Ramona Shelburne. Additionally, the Lakers are working toward finalizing a first workout with Jayson Tatum this weekend.
Add future workouts from Jackson and De'Aaron Fox to that equation, and we'll have a good idea whom the Lakers are looking to draft with the No. 2 pick. Sources say that if the Lakers keep their current pick, it's down to those five players.
The top candidates, according to sources, are Fultz, Jackson and Ball, and the latter still appears to be the team's favorite.
But another scenario has piqued the franchise's interest. The Lakers held internal discussions about trading back two spots to No. 4 if the Suns were to offer them a 2018 first-round pick. The Suns hold their own 2018 pick (which currently projects to be a high lottery pick) as well as the rights to the Miami Heat's 2018 pick. The latter pick is top-seven-protected in 2018 but unprotected in 2019.
The Lakers believe that Ball or Jackson might be available at the No. 4 spot. If not, the Lakers are still very high on Fox and Tatum, and believe that securing an additional prospect might be worth dropping two spots in the draft.
The Kings are another potential trade partner for the Lakers. They hold the rights to the fifth and 10th picks and have discussed moving up in this year's draft.
At No. 5, the Lakers might still be able to choose between Fox and Tatum (and potentially Ball), or just take the best prospect who's available. And at No. 10, other strong prospects -- such as Malik Monk, Dennis Smith, Frank Ntilikina, Lauri Markkanen, Kennard and/or Zach Collins -- would likely still be on the board. (It should be noted that the Lakers are not considering taking Smith with the No. 2 pick.)
The Lakers are looking for strong shooters, and several of the aforementioned prospects would help the franchise fill that void.
"The draft is so deep, it might be worth dropping out of the top two to get a couple of potential All-Stars," one rival GM said. "I'm not sure the gap between guys like Fox, Tatum and [Jonathan] Isaac is big enough to stop the Lakers from pulling the trigger. They'd be able to address two needs at really affordable contracts."
From what I'm hearing, it sounds like the Lakers are unwilling to trade their pick if it means dropping out of the top five spots in the draft. They want to get at least one young player with star potential out of this draft, and feel confident they can acquire a veteran star during free agency in 2018.
"Life without Towns, Okafor or Russell on the board is the Knicks' worst nightmare. They're trying to figure out a trade that allows them to move down a few spots and grab Phil Jackson's favorite, Frank Kaminsky. I don't know that they know what they are doing if they keep the pick. Things were still quite fluid Wednesday night. All I can say is Mudiay is really good and they really could use a major upgrade in the backcourt. Mudiay might not be the ideal point guard for the triangle, but at this point, he's the safer of the two options left on the board. And at the very least, he might be the best trade bait."
The other possibilities? Duke's Justise Winslow. Ford's other wild card is Croatia's Mario Hezonja, who has gotten some buzz as a potential top-five pick in recent weeks.
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