El Shaqtus

A quick look back at the draft with some winners, and a whole bunch of meh.


1. Indiana Pacers, Brad Onassis, SG/SF
Grade: B+ Mainly a personal preference, but I liked the next guy a lot more. Still a great player though.

2. Brooklyn Nets, Tejay Evans, SF/PF
Grade: A Best player in the draft. Instant mismatch at SF from Day 1.

3. Denver Nuggets, MJ Cooper, PG/SG/SF
Grade: B Solid wing guy, but probably not enough of a passer to play PG. Would be a very good low option.

4. Chicago Bulls, Stacey Jackson, SG/SF
Grade: A- Lot of scoring here. Could be a 20 point guy out of the box.

5. Phoenix Suns, George Leary, SF/PF
Grade: C Efficient, but a 'tweener who would probably struggle at PF. Could be a decent defender as well.

6. Chicago Bulls, Eli Fitzgerald, PG/SG
Grade: B Best true PG in the draft, but high volume could be an issue. Nice matchup with Jackson.

7. St. Louis Warriors, Darnell Cox, PF/C
Grade: D Needing everything else and reached at 7. We've heard this before.

8. Brooklyn Nets, Buki Nahe, SG/PG
Grade: B- Nice little player here. Can probably be used at the point as well as 2.

9. New Orleans Hornets, LaDominic Washington, PG/SG
Grade: C Another combo PG who can score some. Again, solid player.

10. Milwaukee Bucks, Mark Waidman, SF
Grade: A- Good player, only negative is single position eligibility.

11. Washington Bullets, Arthur Miles, PF/C
Grade: B Looks like a good defensive presence who's efficient.

12. Oklahoma City Thunder, Ames Pollard, SG/SF
Grade: A- Nice player, although a little inefficient. Defense will cover for that though.

13. New York Knicks, Andrew Nicholson, PF/C
Grade: A Great pick here. This guy could be a star.

14. Seattle Supersonics, Trevor Downs, SG/SF/PF
Grade: B Development project. Could be a nice swingman.

15. Sacremento Kings, Allen Roth, PF/C
Grade: B- Looks like a pretty nice offensive player, but TOs and low Blocks hurts him.

16. Oklahoma City Thunder, Andrew Weiss, PG
Grade: B True PG who can defend. Not a bad pick here at all.

17. Minnesota Timberwolves, Ridley OHare, SG/SF
Grade: B Looks like he could be a complete player. Well done here.

18. Phoenix Suns, Kris Clyde, PF/C
Grade: B- See Allen Roth.

19. Brooklyn Nets, Andrew Wiggins, SF/SG
Grade: C Defensively a little behind, but could be a good complimentary player.

20. Philadelpia 76ers, Zach Gillian, C
Grade: C Nice development project. Only being eligible at C is a detriment.

21. Atlanta Hawks, Chucky Beniss, PF/C
Grade: C+ Could work in the right system. I like this pick more than others may.

22. Denver Nuggets, Daniel Perez, SG/SF
Grade: B Nice value this late. Could be a starter sooner rather than later.

23. Chicago Bulls, Michael Teller, PG/SG/SF
Grade: C Looks like he's really a 2, but could provide value at 3 as well. Not a PG.

24. Toronto Huskies, Donald Green, SG/SF
Grade: C- Gets to the line, but shoots too much for 44 percent.

25. LA Clippers, Eddy Pikly, SG/SF
Grade: C Very similar to the guy above him. Needs to improve on D.

26. Chicago Bulls, Ian Scholl, SG/SF
Grade: B- See above, but a tad more efficient. Very little differential among last 3 picks.

27. Orlando Magic, Malik Wool, PF/C
Grade: C+ Good value pick, but not a lot to choose from.

28. LA Lakers, Niklos Mabrokopolis, PG/SG
Grade: B Solid value pick here with nice AST number.

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Drizzy

Haven't looked at Leary's full ratings, but I drafted him to be an SF, not a PF

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Winners: Pacers, Nets, Lakers, Knicks
Losers: Warriors, Hornets

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hunerman

I agree with most of this. I'd give:
Brad an A-
Eli a B-
Buki C+
Waidman B
Arthur Miles A-
OHare B+ (homer pick, I liked it though)
Mabrokopolis A-

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El Shaqtus

I think I was even a little low on the Lakers pick.

As you can tell, I wasn't high on this draft at all.

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awaywehappened

Great article! Thanks

What do you guys think about Manas Patra at 32??
Does he have potential to be a Asik-esque player? Was he a reach?

Gary23

i think i did good in the draft #denvertape

omer51

the Bulls are probably the biggest winner of the draft.

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shmip

very good read ... The Nets , Bulls Thunder and Bullets are my winners in this draft.. i really like the Eli Fitzgerald pick .. could be a great player might be a great for the Hawks .. they like a scoring PG ..
Tejay Evans isnt perfect at the defense but as u said tim he will create such a mismatch .. he's a beast
Ames Pollard and MJ Cooper both will fit perfectly to their teams style.. they really need those kind of players

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El Shaqtus

I kinda overlooked the Bulls. Very nice draft for them.

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shmip

yep Stacey Jackson might be a beast...

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