NBA Draft Rumors and Ideas
Miami should draft SG
Luol Deng, Dwayne Wade, and Goran Dragic all have questionable contract statuses at present time which opens the door for a lot of avenues the Heat could go on Thursday. Pat Riley has long been working under the assumption that Dragic will re-sign and the rumors swirling about Wade are highly interesting. With or without Wade, the Heat need depth at guard and that's where the Heat should look with the 10th pick. Someone like Devin Booker, who can eve play both guard positions, should be the Heat's focus.
Idea: Pistons move up to #4
Team President/Head Coach Stan Van Gundy has noted several times that the acqusition of Ersan Ilyosava solidifies 4 of the Pistons' 5 starters, with SF being the biggest hole to fill. The best SF in the draft is Justice Winslow, who has a lot of room to grow and has shown potential as a two-way player. The Knicks seem bullish on anyone outside the big three (Towns, Okafor, Russell) and seem open to trading down. Detroit can move up and get the missing piece and NYK can maintain some flexibilty and still get a pretty good player at #8. Perhaps someone like Trey Lyles, Frank Kaminsky, Cameron Payne, Willie Cauley-Stein would all interest the Knicks.
Anthony Bennett on the Trade Block...Again
The Wolves are reportedly looking to move 2013 #1 overall pick Anthony Bennett, who was acquired in last summer's Kevin Love trade. What the Wolves are looking for is unknown but one team who Bennett would be a great fit for would be the Wizards, who need an infusion of youth into their front court. Washington had rumored interested in Bennett with the third pick of that year's draft but wound up with Otto Porter instead. Another fit for Bennett would be the Raptors, who also need front court depth and would allow Bennett to play for his home country team.
Hawks should pursue SF over PF
After winning 60 games and finishing first in the east, the Hawks still have some work to do this offseason, and it starts with two key free agents - DeMarre Carroll and Paul Milsap. While both had excellent years, the Hawks should focus their efforts on resigning Milsap, and focus on replacing Carroll in the draft. Stanley Johnson, Kelly Oubre, Sam Dekker, and Rondae Hollis-Jefferson are represent options for Atlanta at #15 if they go with a SF.
Luol Deng, Dwayne Wade, and Goran Dragic all have questionable contract statuses at present time which opens the door for a lot of avenues the Heat could go on Thursday. Pat Riley has long been working under the assumption that Dragic will re-sign and the rumors swirling about Wade are highly interesting. With or without Wade, the Heat need depth at guard and that's where the Heat should look with the 10th pick. Someone like Devin Booker, who can eve play both guard positions, should be the Heat's focus.
Idea: Pistons move up to #4
Team President/Head Coach Stan Van Gundy has noted several times that the acqusition of Ersan Ilyosava solidifies 4 of the Pistons' 5 starters, with SF being the biggest hole to fill. The best SF in the draft is Justice Winslow, who has a lot of room to grow and has shown potential as a two-way player. The Knicks seem bullish on anyone outside the big three (Towns, Okafor, Russell) and seem open to trading down. Detroit can move up and get the missing piece and NYK can maintain some flexibilty and still get a pretty good player at #8. Perhaps someone like Trey Lyles, Frank Kaminsky, Cameron Payne, Willie Cauley-Stein would all interest the Knicks.
Anthony Bennett on the Trade Block...Again
The Wolves are reportedly looking to move 2013 #1 overall pick Anthony Bennett, who was acquired in last summer's Kevin Love trade. What the Wolves are looking for is unknown but one team who Bennett would be a great fit for would be the Wizards, who need an infusion of youth into their front court. Washington had rumored interested in Bennett with the third pick of that year's draft but wound up with Otto Porter instead. Another fit for Bennett would be the Raptors, who also need front court depth and would allow Bennett to play for his home country team.
Hawks should pursue SF over PF
After winning 60 games and finishing first in the east, the Hawks still have some work to do this offseason, and it starts with two key free agents - DeMarre Carroll and Paul Milsap. While both had excellent years, the Hawks should focus their efforts on resigning Milsap, and focus on replacing Carroll in the draft. Stanley Johnson, Kelly Oubre, Sam Dekker, and Rondae Hollis-Jefferson are represent options for Atlanta at #15 if they go with a SF.
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