ROballer wrote:There's no clear cut superstar value in this draft IMO, you can select in the teens and might have better results in the end than the guys who are selected in the early lottery.
That's why assuming everyone keeps their pick(unlikely), I think most teams will go need first, BPA second(you don't even know for sure who is going to be better).
So here would be my top 10:
1.ATL - Sarr (they were looking to shed Capela for years, no better opportunity than right now)
2. WAS - Topic (they need bodies everywhere)
3. HOU - Risacher (they are actually deep at every position, any guy selected here assuming Hou keeps the pick, won't play much during their rookie year)
4. SAS- Sheppard (I don't really care what anyone else says, he's the best fit for the Spurs...they desperately need bodies who can make a simple pass to Wemby. And he's one of the few guys in the draft with a ready shot from Day 1, they need that as well.
Spurs will look to accelerate the development process and maybe contend for the playoffs as soon as next year. Sheppard is a rotation player from the get go)
5. DET - Buzelis (Stewart experiment needs to die already, he's a backup level player in this league. They are thin at the 3/4, it's either him or Holland here)
6. CHA - Dillingham (Ball is injury prone, Rozier is no more. They are thin at the Guard position and selecting Dillingham makes sense)
7. POR - Holland (the days of playing the likes of Toumani Camara and Kris Murray are over)
8. SAS - Knecht (as I said, Spurs will try to speed the development and win games. Sheppard and Knecht are the two guys who can play from day one because of their shooting, that's the guys I see the Spurs going after)
9. Mem - Clingan (no Steven Adams, not sure they want JJJ as the full time 5. They need a C bad, if Clingan is available, they won't pass on him)
10. Uta - Castle (tried a ton of guards in the past two years, none have really ran away with the job. Castle makes sense here)
Camara is a bonafide nba starter… don’t let the team record fool you.
I hope we get Holland though too for the record. Him and Toumani compliment each other’s strengths decently enough that’s a solid 3 rotation and even Murray is playable…