2018 NBA Draft Thread

[In2ition]

I wish Bender had that arc on his shot.

[In2ition]

I wish he added more muscle without sacrificing quickness or agility. I have yet to see that the Suns strength coach is capable of building that in the young guys. I feel like he's too light in the backside to build up that lower body weight.

[ShelC]

Let him grow naturally. Len bulked up too much and lost a lot of quickness and agility IMO.

[Indy]

Let him grow naturally. Len bulked up too much and lost a lot of quickness and agility IMO.

It was so weird to see Len bulking up like that when they kept trying to play him away from the basket. You can't do both with a guy like Len.

"Hey, you have an advantage where you are pretty agile for a +7 footer coming out of college! Let's take that away! And since you aren't a great shooter for a +7 footer, let's play you from the free-throw line extended. Go get 'em!"

[ShelC]

The way Len moved coming out of college, I thought he definitely could've played some PF. Now he just lumbers and is too top heavy.

[INFORMER]

I was really against drafting him, but even I can admit the Suns really did a poor job of developing him. He still has the ability to a good starting center in the league.

[O_Gardino]

I HATED the Len pick. Would have given that draft an F if I had been on the board that year. I thought we should have kept Gortat and drafted Caldwell-Pope. I thought Len was a sure bust because of his injury history, and because it's always obvious in college when a center can do it all. The draft hype made him sound like the next David Robinson (defense, rebounding and shot blocking, quickness, a face up game, shooting, passing). We hear about bigs who can do all that every year, and they almost never can. It's obvious when a big guy can really do all that, and he always goes #1.

As it turned out, Alex can't do all that. He doesn't see the game quickly and he isn't very coordinated. But he's not a bust. He's a lot better than I thought he would be. Somebody will get a deal on a decent center this summer.

[Indy]

I was really against drafting him, but even I can admit the Suns really did a poor job of developing him. He still has the ability to a good starting center in the league.

Agreed. Just not here. He will likely go somewhere else, have development people around him, and be a starting center that looks 5x better than he did here.

[Split T]

Ya I didn't like the Len pick. Oladipo was my top guy in the draft, but he was gone. I wanted nerlens when our turn came to pick.

[Mori Chu]

I would love to see Len on either the Spurs or the Celtics. I think he would be great on either of those teams. They would teach him how to play, and he'd be extremely effective.

[carey]

I would love to see Len on either the Spurs or the Celtics. I think he would be great on either of those teams. They would teach him how to play, and he'd be extremely effective.

Nah.

[specialsauce]

I would love to see Len on either the Spurs or the Celtics. I think he would be great on either of those teams. They would teach him how to play, and he'd be extremely effective.

Nah.

The illusions about Len are strong. When will they end? Can’t wait to never hear his name mentioned again. One of the most overrated scrubs the Suns have ever had

[O_Gardino]

Someone mentioned this earlier, but I wonder if the Knicks would be willing to trade their pick in this draft for a win-now guy. I keep thinking about doing Warren + something for Ntilikina + #9 + Noah.

They get out of a bad contract, and they get a 20 ppg scorer.
We get a pick and a prospect.

Maybe it works better if we act as an agent for them in free agency, sign and trading them someone they want. (Cousins?)

[TOO]

Someone mentioned this earlier, but I wonder if the Knicks would be willing to trade their pick in this draft for a win-now guy. I keep thinking about doing Warren + something for Ntilikina + #9 + Noah.

They get out of a bad contract, and they get a 20 ppg scorer.
We get a pick and a prospect.

Maybe it works better if we act as an agent for them in free agency, sign and trading them someone they want. (Cousins?)

Can't see getting Frank and a top 10 pick for Warren. Even if they eat Noah's deal.

[Shabazz]

A few mocks I’m seeing, including ESPN’s latest, have Miles Bridges slipping to Denver at #14. If he’s available there, he’s absolutely worth eating Faried’s salary for.

[In2ition]

A few mocks I’m seeing, including ESPN’s latest, have Miles Bridges slipping to Denver at #14. If he’s available there, he’s absolutely worth eating Faried’s salary for.

In the right situation, I think Miles would be fantastic. He sort of reminds me of a Iggy type. He could be a tremendous small ball 4

[Ring_Wanted]

Someone mentioned this earlier, but I wonder if the Knicks would be willing to trade their pick in this draft for a win-now guy. I keep thinking about doing Warren + something for Ntilikina + #9 + Noah.

They get out of a bad contract, and they get a 20 ppg scorer.
We get a pick and a prospect.

Maybe it works better if we act as an agent for them in free agency, sign and trading them someone they want. (Cousins?)

Can't see getting Frank and a top 10 pick for Warren. Even if they eat Noah's deal.

In order to dump Noah, I can see NYK giving up one of Frank or the pick, but not both. And if it was me, I would just bite the bullet and keep both assets.

[Ring_Wanted]

The way Len moved coming out of college, I thought he definitely could've played some PF. Now he just lumbers and is too top heavy.

Absolutely. And for some time, he even looked he could develop a jumper. Those hands, though. And the robotic movement in the post. And the way he plays small bringing the ball from down low. Nah. Let's move on. Wish him well and a nice career RoLo style.

[O_Gardino]

Someone mentioned this earlier, but I wonder if the Knicks would be willing to trade their pick in this draft for a win-now guy. I keep thinking about doing Warren + something for Ntilikina + #9 + Noah.

They get out of a bad contract, and they get a 20 ppg scorer.
We get a pick and a prospect.

Maybe it works better if we act as an agent for them in free agency, sign and trading them someone they want. (Cousins?)

Can't see getting Frank and a top 10 pick for Warren. Even if they eat Noah's deal.

In order to dump Noah, I can see NYK giving up one of Frank or the pick, but not both. And if it was me, I would just bite the bullet and keep both assets.

It depends on who the Knicks think they can get in free agency. If they get a star, it's totally worth the player and pick. Would you trade Frank + #9 for Cousins? I'm not saying it is going to for sure happen, but I do think it is possible. The Knicks are never shy about dumping long term assets to sign a big name free agent.

[INFORMER]

One week until Ayton is a Sun.