KSB2424 3,173 Posted April 6, 2007 For some reason I am obsessed with the 2007 NBA draft. I figured with all the basketball fans on this bored from all accross the country we could have one thread that informs everyone which underclassmen are declaring, as well as updates from the pre-draft camps. Not to mention who everyone thinks should be drafted where. Early Entrants Greg Oden Kevin Durant Brandan Wright Spencer Hawes Marcus Williams Joakim Noah Al Horford Corey Brewer Taurean Green Daequan Cook Mike Conley Josh McRoberts Glen Davis Jason Smith Thaddeus Young Javaris Crittenton Brandon Rush Julian Wright Sean Williams Jeff Green Arron Afflalo DeVon Hardin Roy Hibbert Rodney Stuckey Nick Young Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rallo 137 Posted April 6, 2007 For some reason I am obsessed with the 2007 NBA draft. I figured with all the basketball fans on this bored from all accross the country we could have one thread that informs everyone which underclassmen are declaring, as well as updates from the pre-draft camps. Not to mention who everyone thinks should be drafted where. Early Entrants Spencer Hawes Marcus Williams Joakim Noah Al Horford Corey Brewer Taurean Green Josh McRoberts Glen Davis not that noah needed the money... but man he really should have declared last year... he was the consensus #1 pick right after the championship game... now there's oden and durant in they go... and brewer will be drafted before him also... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Riddlen 1 Posted April 6, 2007 hopefully Orlando can miss the playoffs and get ine top 3 so Pistons can get thier pick again except not blow it this time Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Recidivist 1 Posted April 6, 2007 not that noah needed the money... but man he really should have declared last year... he was the consensus #1 pick right after the championship game... now there's oden and durant in they go... and brewer will be drafted before him also... So will Horford Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rallo 137 Posted April 6, 2007 So will Horford probably horford and that PF from NC... i mean noah has legitimately dropped to like the 6th pick or lower in my eyes (i don't know who is coming straight out of highschool or any foreign picks yet) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Voltaire 5,491 Posted April 6, 2007 China's got a hotshot seven footer entering the draft this year- Yi Jianlian. Fast with good outside shooting. Rather thin but with a mean streak. He play power forward on his CBA team, but the Chinese national team plays him at small forward (yeah seven foot small forward). China is big heavy with Yao Ming and Wang ZhiZhi but Yi's much more fluid than they are. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mile High Drunk 13 Posted April 6, 2007 Jason Smith from CSU is coming out as well. Didn't hire an agent. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vince44 208 Posted April 6, 2007 with the 1st pick in the 1995 NBA draft...the Golden State Warriors select....Joe Smith from Maryland University. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vinniedasquid 0 Posted April 6, 2007 hopefully Orlando can miss the playoffs and get ine top 3 so Pistons can get thier pick again except not blow it this time Actually Orlando keeps the pick if it's in the top 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KSB2424 3,173 Posted April 6, 2007 Voltaire got me interested in the international guys. Here is a list of the top players from what the draft sites and artlicles around the net predict. Jianlian is expected to go in the top 10. The others are projected as possible first round selections. Top Foreign Players 1. Yi Jianlian PF 7-0 230 China 2. Marco Belinelli SG 6-6 200 Italy 3. Rudy Fernandez SG 6-6 172 Spain 4. Marc Gasol C 7-0 270 Spain (Pau's Brother) 5. Tiago Splitter PF 6-11 240 Brazil 6. Nicolas Batum SG 6-8 210 France Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DBZFan2K 0 Posted April 12, 2007 Oden, Conley, Cook are declaring for the draft. Does OSU even make the top 25 now? How is their recruiting class looking? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JT 137 Posted April 12, 2007 Oden, Conley, Cook are declaring for the draft. Does OSU even make the top 25 now? How is their recruiting class looking? Is that confirmed? Last I heard, none of them had announced their intent. It would be a huge mistake...bordering on cataclysmic...for Conley and Cook. Cook took 2/3 of the season before he showed even the faintest of clues about the college game. The pros could care less about him; he's looking NBDL or the end of a bench square in the eye. Conley has great athletic ability, but not enough basketball skill to dominate the likes of Taequan Green and Lee Humphrey. He shot about 30% from the college 3 pt line and has average-to-below-average size. He won't rack up assist totals in the NBA passing to a 7' guy guarded by 6'9" post players with middle of the road college skill levels. Oden is the #1 pick whenever he goes, so it's hard to argue that he should stay. But my opinion is, without another year of college, his best case scenario NBA career is Dikembe Mutombo. Now, that's not a bad career. I think it's even more likely that he's a slightly better Kwame Brown. He needs to be better conditioned, more consistent offensively, and able to avoid stupid fouls on defense. In high school, big guys can get away with the dumb fouls he committed in college; HS athletes aren't always good enough to take advantage of bad decisions. At the next level, he'll be on the floor for 5 minutes. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cdub100 3,995 Posted April 12, 2007 hopefully Orlando can miss the playoffs and get ine top 3 so Pistons can get thier pick again except not blow it this time The Orlando pick is top 5 protected Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
t.j 35 Posted April 12, 2007 not that noah needed the money... but man he really should have declared last year... he was the consensus #1 pick right after the championship game... now there's oden and durant in they go... and brewer will be drafted before him also... No, Noah made the right decision. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KSB2424 3,173 Posted April 19, 2007 Has anybody else of note declared? I think we are still waiting for Oden, B.Wright, and Conley to officially decide. I was reading up a little on this Nicolas Batum guy from France. Supposedly he dominated a recent World Championship game and is now projected as a lottery pick. Dude is only 18 years old. Think Joe Johnson, or a 6-7 Tony Parker. Some draft sites have him ahead of Noah. On a side note I am really ashamed at all the teams tanking the season. My Bobcats actually won 6 outta 10 down the stretch and now are only the 9th worst team in NBA due to the obvious tank jobs by the lower third of the league. Something has to be done about this. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JT 137 Posted April 19, 2007 Has anybody else of note declared? I think we are still waiting for Oden, B.Wright, and Conley to officially decide. I was reading up a little on this Nicolas Batum guy from France. Supposedly he dominated a recent World Championship game and is now projected as a lottery pick. Dude is only 18 years old. Think Joe Johnson, or a 6-7 Tony Parker. Some draft sites have him ahead of Noah. On a side note I am really ashamed at all the teams tanking the season. My Bobcats actually won 6 outta 10 down the stretch and now are only the 9th worst team in NBA due to the obvious tank jobs by the lower third of the league. Something has to be done about this. The kid from France will probably rocket up the charts. Tall guards that can handle the ball are always at a premium. Guys like Parker and Diaw have proven that some of the Frenchies can play. You're absolutely right about teams tanking. There's a fine line between seeing what your young talent can do with an eye toward next year, and throwing games to improve your draft status. The weighted lottery put this to rest for a while, but NBA guys are viewing Oden and Durant as once in 25 year type players. I guess that blurs the line on their judgement a bit. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KSB2424 3,173 Posted April 25, 2007 It looks like there are gonna be other teams that are hit extremely hard by early entrants besides Florida; Ohio St. (Oden,Conley,Cook) Georgia Tech (Young,Crittenton), G-Town (Hibbert, Green) and there are rumors that Brandon Rush may go pro along with J.Wright from Kansas. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DBZFan2K 0 Posted April 26, 2007 5. Tiago Splitter PF 6-11 240 Brazil Amazing how much his stock his dropped. Wasn't he at least a borderline lottery pick a year ago? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KSB2424 3,173 Posted May 22, 2007 Whoohoo! The draft lottery is tonight. Here's to the ping pong balls falling the Bobcats way. :crossesfingers: Does anyone else get the feeling that Boston will get the #1 pick? I can envision Oden with a Celtic jersey on looking just like Bill Russell. This WILL happen. David Stern will make it so, ala Ewing to the Knicks. Speaking of the lottery is looks like the top 10 is pretty much set at this point. The only wildcard is the Hawks whom need a PG and might reach to get Mike Conley depending on where they end up in the lotto. 1. Oden 2. Durant 3. B.Wright 4. Horford 5. Yi Jianlian 6. Corey Brewer 7. Roy Hibbert 8. Joakim Noah 9. Jeff Green 10. Julian Wright Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Byars41 0 Posted May 22, 2007 Whoohoo! The draft lottery is tonight. Here's to the ping pong balls falling the Bobcats way. :crossesfingers: Does anyone else get the feeling that Boston will get the #1 pick? I can envision Oden with a Celtic jersey on looking just like Bill Russell. This WILL happen. David Stern will make it so, ala Ewing to the Knicks. Speaking of the lottery is looks like the top 10 is pretty much set at this point. The only wildcard is the Hawks whom need a PG and might reach to get Mike Conley depending on where they end up in the lotto. 1. Oden 2. Durant 3. B.Wright 4. Horford 5. Yi Jianlian 6. Corey Brewer 7. Roy Hibbert 8. Joakim Noah 9. Jeff Green 10. Julian Wright i would LOVE it if thats how the top 10 go. 76ers are supposed to pick 11th and I really want them to get Conley. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KSB2424 3,173 Posted May 22, 2007 i would LOVE it if thats how the top 10 go. 76ers are supposed to pick 11th and I really want them to get Conley. Don't you guys have Andre Miller? I woulda guessed you wanted a big man? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
redtodd 7 Posted May 22, 2007 Does anyone else get the feeling that Boston will get the #1 pick? I can envision Oden with a Celtic jersey on looking just like Bill Russell. This WILL happen. David Stern will make it so, ala Ewing to the Knicks. They will get the #3 pick. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
frank 2,345 Posted May 22, 2007 They will get the #3 pick. As a Celtics fan who has considered the NBA unwatchable for a long time, I second your We have a 19.9% chance at the 1st pick. It aint gonna happen. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KSB2424 3,173 Posted May 22, 2007 Team 1st Pick 2nd 3rd Memphis 25.0% 21.5% 17.8% Boston 19.9% 18.8% 17.1% Milwaukee 15.6% 15.7% 15.6% Atlanta 11.9% 12.6% 13.3% Seattle 8.8% 9.7% 10.7% Portland 5.3% 6.0% 7.0% Minnesota 5.3% 6.0% 7.0% Charlotte 1.9% 2.2% 2.7% New York 1.9% 2.2% 2.7% Sacramento 1.8% 2.1% 2.5% Indiana 0.8% 0.9% 1.2% Philadelphia 0.7% 0.8% 1.0% New Orleans 0.6% 0.7% 0.9% LA Clippers 0.5% 0.6% 0.7% Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RicemanX 20 Posted May 22, 2007 damn, suns getting the 4th pick. Who in the top 10 can fit into their run and gun offense though? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KSB2424 3,173 Posted May 22, 2007 damn, suns getting the 4th pick. Who in the top 10 can fit into their run and gun offense though? As much as I dislike Noah, to be a "big man" he would fit well on the Suns if you ask me. He can get up and down and would not need the ball to make an impact. Also, they obviously need to get better defensively so Brewer would be a good pick as well IMO. ETA: and remember they could still have a shot at the #1 or #2 pick as well. The lottery hasn't been drawn as of yet, they are just projected as the fourth pick. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Celticspride 0 Posted May 22, 2007 Is the lottery before tonight's game or at half-time? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KSB2424 3,173 Posted May 22, 2007 Is the lottery before tonight's game or at half-time? 7:30 EST ESPN Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Celticspride 0 Posted May 22, 2007 7:30 EST ESPN Thank you. C'mon Celts!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GeminiV 0 Posted May 22, 2007 As much as I dislike Noah, to be a "big man" he would fit well on the Suns if you ask me. He can get up and down and would not need the ball to make an impact. Also, they obviously need to get better defensively so Brewer would be a good pick as well IMO. ETA: and remember they could still have a shot at the #1 or #2 pick as well. The lottery hasn't been drawn as of yet, they are just projected as the fourth pick. The pick is Top 3-protected this season. Phoenix only gets the pick if it is #4 or lower. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KSB2424 3,173 Posted May 22, 2007 The pick is Top 3-protected this season. Phoenix only gets the pick if it is #4 or lower. Oooh, didn't know that. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Byars41 0 Posted May 22, 2007 Don't you guys have Andre Miller? I woulda guessed you wanted a big man? Yes but Andre Miller is 31 years old. Conley is 19. He can learn the ropes from A.Miller before taking over full-time (I believe A.Miller is under contract for 2 more years). I just want the best player they can get and aside from the Big 2, Conley is the guy I covet most. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RicemanX 20 Posted May 22, 2007 That Yi JianLian guy is the real deal guys. His videos show that he is a quick 7 footer. And he already has the basics down for a good inside game. Sure he won't be able to do some of the stuff he does on the video in the NBA, but if he is 22 like the Chinese Government say he is, then he will have plenty of time for improvement. Whoever gets him will be getting the future Garnett/Amare (w/o the power...yet) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-nfAJJJV_M http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=4970613079836271270 (great highlights, but turn the sound off...the music is kinda ghey Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GeminiV 0 Posted May 22, 2007 I'd love to see the Hornets defy the odds and get the #2 pick. Chris Paul + Kevin Durant is good for the NBA and good for New Orleans. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KSB2424 3,173 Posted May 22, 2007 I'd love to see the Hornets defy the odds and get the #2 pick. Chris Paul + Kevin Durant is good for the NBA and good for New Orleans. You have just a little better odds than having your appendix removed. Team W-L Lottery chances Similar odds to... Memphis 22-60 250 (25%) "Heads" on consecutive coin flips Boston 24-58 199 (19.9%) Colts repeating as pro football champs* Milwaukee 28-54 156 (15.6%) Rolling a 7 with a pair of dice Atlanta 30-52 119 (11.9%) Americans becoming addicted to the Internet Seattle 31-51 88 (8.8%) Ravens or Bears win pro football championship* Portland 32-50 53 (5.3%) Getting two pairs in five-card draw poker Minnesota 32-50 53 (5.3%) Getting two pairs in five-card draw poker Charlotte 33-49 19 (1.9%) Bills or Vikings win pro football championship* New York 33-49 19 (1.9%) Bills or Vikings win pro football championship* Sacramento 33-49 18 (1.8%) Falcons win pro football championship* Indiana 35-47 8 (0.8%) Being audited by the IRS in 2006 Philadelphia 35-47 7 (0.7%) Gaining admission to Harvard New Orleans 39-43 6 (0.6%) Having your appendix removed L.A. Clippers 40-42 5 (0.5%) Americans having their identity stolen Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KSB2424 3,173 Posted May 22, 2007 7:30 EST ESPN ESPN has been saying it would be on at 7:30 est for a week, and just today they have moved it to 8:30 est. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
teejay booker 0 Posted May 23, 2007 So how exactly does the lottery work? Say the Sixers aren't picked when the 12 slot rolls around... Does that automatically mean they get a top 3 pick? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cdub100 3,995 Posted May 23, 2007 I don't care who wins just as long as it's not the celtics. Boston fans are insufferable Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
redtodd 7 Posted May 23, 2007 I don't care who wins just as long as it's not the celtics. Boston fans are insufferable Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
