There will undoubtedly be a ton of discussion regarding the Brooklyn pick swap, but I'd like to put some names out there for our later picks.
I see the team as having a few major needs at the moment:
rim protection rebounding wing scoring
There are obviously other needs as well, but I decided to start the conversation by focusing in these areas. I have been comparing early mock drafts found: (http://ift.tt/1T3Uzu0) and (http://ift.tt/1E0a1ED) and top 100 lists for prospects and seeing who is expected to be available when we are picking.
MINNESOTA SECOND ROUND (~34 ESTIMATED at this point)
CANDIDATES:
PF/C
Mathias Lessort 6'9" 21 years old, international (muscle and hustle guy with limited offense outside of rim runs and tips)
Strengths: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4wdaWzw49o
Weaknesses: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1P6UdMzTr40
John Collins 6'10" 19 years old, Wake Forest (lobs and blocks)
Highlights: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Piso-fLULG4
Alpha Kaba 6'10" 21 years old, international (shooting touch and inside muscle)
Wing
Justin Jackson 6'8" 21 years old, UNC (great passer, spot up shooter, team first mentality)
Strengths: http://ift.tt/2iY0fNB
Weaknesses: http://ift.tt/2j7LZ24
Cameron Oliver 6'8" 20 years old, Nevada (great on the boards/above the rim, rim protects and has a jumper - I love the idea of this guy learning from Al)
Strengths: http://ift.tt/2iXTD1G
Weaknesses: http://ift.tt/2j7FA6P
Nigel Hayes 6'7" 22 years old (versatile, long, strong, perimeter defender)
Strengths: http://ift.tt/2iY3Lrv
CLIPPERS SECOND ROUND (~55 ESTIMATED AT THE MOMENT)
CANDIDATES:
Caleb Swanigan 6'9" 20 years old (Muscle on the boards and a decent jumper)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2AybJ6ujDrY
CAVALIERS SECOND ROUND (~58 ESTIMATED AT THE MOMENT)
CANDIDATES:
PF/C
Tacko Fall 7'6" 21 years old, UCF (height and rebounding potential)
Carlton Bragg Jr. 6'10" 21 years old, Kansas (rim running, rebounding)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_JL7dG01S0
Jessie Govan 6'11" 19 years old, Georgetown (range, 7'4" wingspan, age)
Strengths: http://ift.tt/2iY0iJ6
Weaknesses: http://ift.tt/2j7KAII
Chimezie Metu 6'10" 19 years old, USC (athletic in transition, rim protection)
Draft Profile: http://ift.tt/2iY3JzJ
Highlights: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ONSs1xDveKQ
Full game: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlNN81HoeqI
Wing
Deng Adel 6'7" 21 years old, Louisville
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=juNMe0_1wlI
Santiago Yusta 6'7" 19 years old, international (flashes of versatile scoring)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sEQ4FZqCNe8
There are clearly a plethora of other prospects worth paying attention to, but I wanted to give us a starting point for conversation. So, who do you like? If you were constructing a draft from these picks, what would it look like?
Submitted January 08, 2017 at 08:56PM by Danecdotes