luther

Let's say the Wolves finish with the 5th worst record in the league, but the lottery doing what it always does to us, we end up picking 8th (the lowest we can). As I understand it, that means we still get our own first rounder, which would go to the Clippers if it's not top 10. Who, of players who might reasonably be there at 8, do you want, and why? Take into account whatever we know about contracts expiring, hunches as to who might be dealt, etc.

And for fun, let's say Miami finished in the lottery, too, with the 14th pick--so we have that, too.

Avalanche

I still hope this is the season we get a top 2 pick...

i want Mayo

luther

Oh, you're not playing the game at all!

Avalanche

lol ill do some more draft research after the celtics and wolves games finish and let you know

Avalanche

I still want a true center to pair with Al, he can play center when smith comes off the bench.

So i guess id take DeAndre Jordan or Hasheem Thabeet, both have tremendous upside... we would have to wait a couple of years but... well we have to do that anyway

ThE BiG TiCkEt

Here in Italy, a lot of keen on college and university basket say that next draft will not be exciting...

I like Mayo...but i don't know anibody else...

Can you post some good name of possible pick that i can search on internet...?

Bye bye...Alessio from Rome...

ThE BiG TiCkEt

...Go Timberwolves...!!!

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luther

It seems to me that about 8 of every 10 drafts, people say that. It's funny, because the very next year after saying "this year's draft is weak," by the next year, when someone has done better than expected, they say "this year's draft will not be strong like last year's..." I think EVERY draft is exciting, EVERY draft has good players. Some just go a little deeper.

To see a couple of sites that do 2008 NBA mock drafts, you can check draftexpress.com or nbadraft.net.

Mateo

I hope we don't get a lottery pick because we make the playoffs.

luther

Well of course that would be best. But it's also pretty unlikely. On the other hand, if it came true and we picked, say, 15th, I'd want Darren Collison.

sheefo13

If we end up drafting a center... I would go with Hibbert. He will be able to help right away and he won't be such a project. If we still have Theo next season if he decides to resign, he would serve as a great mentor to Hibbert. He would lessen the time we spend rebuilding. Otherwise I would take a chance of Koufos. From what I saw out of him at the Mcdonalds game, he could be amazing... I personally am not a fan of Mayo... But thats just me.

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luther

I worry that Hibbert just won't cut it in the pros. Big (7' +) centers rarely have panned out in the past couple decades, with only a few exceptions. And those who have tend to be extremely athletic for their size, a la Shaq or David Robinson. Hibbert seems to me too slow and a little too mechanical; I worry that matched up with smaller, more agile, stronger players (Amare Stoudamire, for example) who play the 5, he'll just be lost. Not to mention, our personnel are the type to push tempo. Why slow it down for someone who isn't a game-changer?

It makes me think we're better going slightly smaller and pushing tempo. If we go center, I'd hope for a younger verison of Ratliff, an athletic, agile, defensive-minded guy who won't steal shots from Jefferson on the block.

Otherwise I'd go PG.

knicksfan

If you give Sebastian Telfair a shot to run the offense, you guys will realize that you don't need a point guard at all. The kid will be amazing if a team actually gives him the chance he deserves. He's the antithisis of his cousin, as in he's an amazing and willing passer along with the penetration skills. He's a weak defender because of his size, but this could always improve.

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Avalanche

Foye is our Point of the future right now, but Bassy has a huge chance over the next couple of weeks to prove he deserves ~20 minutes a night off the bench while randy is injured.

I only take a guard if we get a top 2 pick, otherwise we go big IMO

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