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| Travis Bickle wrote: | | I repeat this again. Who ever is the toughest mofo in this draft with decent basketball skills, I want at the 27th pick. |
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| Posted: Mon May 25, 2015 7:59 pm Post subject: |
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| lakerfanaticPT wrote: | | Wood, Upshaw, or Anderson if any are available. Draft and stash De Paula at 34. |
qualls at 34
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| Posted: Mon May 25, 2015 8:14 pm Post subject: |
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Maybe Qualls or Joe Young but those two are not going to want to go over seas to develop. We can't have that many rooks and 2nd year players on the squad next year. I think a maximum of 2 rooks because Randle is basically a rook as well.
I think the Lakers should try and stick with combining the 2 picks for 1 higher pick or draft and stash a decent Euro at 34.
Only thing that may change my line of thinking is if someone unexpectedly dropped to 34.....maybe Upshaw. Would snag him in a second. |
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lakerfanaticPT
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| Posted: Mon May 25, 2015 8:15 pm Post subject: |
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Still want Anderson or Woods at 27 though  |
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| Posted: Mon May 25, 2015 9:00 pm Post subject: |
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| Travis Bickle wrote: | | I repeat this again. Who ever is the toughest mofo in this draft with decent basketball skills, I want at the 27th pick. |
Justin Anderson. Throw him like a Doberman on klay or harden😎 |
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| Posted: Tue May 26, 2015 10:55 am Post subject: |
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| Posted: Tue May 26, 2015 2:10 pm Post subject: |
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| Sting wrote: | | Travis Bickle wrote: | | I repeat this again. Who ever is the toughest mofo in this draft with decent basketball skills, I want at the 27th pick. |
Justin Anderson. Throw him like a Doberman on klay or harden😎 |
Lets do it then. |
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| Posted: Tue May 26, 2015 2:43 pm Post subject: |
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| i want to draft and make that skinny guy try to play 3 and see |
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| Posted: Tue May 26, 2015 2:45 pm Post subject: |
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| it'd be awesome if Mudiay drops all the way to 27th, i know i'm wishful thinking but can't hurt to dream right. |
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| Posted: Tue May 26, 2015 5:27 pm Post subject: |
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| lakerfanaticPT wrote: | | Still want Anderson or Woods at 27 though |
Would be thrilled if Anderson is still on the board at #27. Just does not seem realistic at this point.
I would also be interested in D. Wright at PG.
Question about #34. Currently DX has the Lakers taking Christmas. Interesting C/PF player. I see a more offensive skilled Black.
Any thoughts of drafting Christmas and not re-signing Davis? Seems front line would be ridiculously young but would save salary to be used for SF and PG. |
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| Posted: Tue May 26, 2015 5:32 pm Post subject: |
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| Four Decade Bandwagon wrote: | | lakerfanaticPT wrote: | | Still want Anderson or Woods at 27 though |
Would be thrilled if Anderson is still on the board at #27. Just does not seem realistic at this point.
I would also be interested in D. Wright at PG.
Question about #34. Currently DX has the Lakers taking Christmas. Interesting C/PF player. I see a more offensive skilled Black.
Any thoughts of drafting Christmas and not re-signing Davis? Seems front line would be ridiculously young but would save salary to be used for SF and PG. |
Well Christmas has far greater tools than Black. He has a 7'5 wingspan and a few inches on Black in standing reach too. He also has a mid range J offensively, to go with great touch in the paint. On D he's a really good swatter.
He's a PF/C tweener. But i think he's def first round talent in this draft. Could be a real steal at 27 or 34. |
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| Posted: Tue May 26, 2015 5:41 pm Post subject: |
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| KeepItRealOrElse wrote: | | Four Decade Bandwagon wrote: | | lakerfanaticPT wrote: | | Still want Anderson or Woods at 27 though |
Would be thrilled if Anderson is still on the board at #27. Just does not seem realistic at this point.
I would also be interested in D. Wright at PG.
Question about #34. Currently DX has the Lakers taking Christmas. Interesting C/PF player. I see a more offensive skilled Black.
Any thoughts of drafting Christmas and not re-signing Davis? Seems front line would be ridiculously young but would save salary to be used for SF and PG. |
Well Christmas has far greater tools than Black. He has a 7'5 wingspan and a few inches on Black in standing reach too. He also has a mid range J offensively, to go with great touch in the paint. On D he's a really good swatter.
He's a PF/C tweener. But i think he's def first round talent in this draft. Could be a real steal at 27 or 34. |
How tall is he?
U prefer him or c wood? |
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| Posted: Tue May 26, 2015 5:46 pm Post subject: |
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| Jim99187 wrote: | | KeepItRealOrElse wrote: | | Four Decade Bandwagon wrote: | | lakerfanaticPT wrote: | | Still want Anderson or Woods at 27 though |
Would be thrilled if Anderson is still on the board at #27. Just does not seem realistic at this point.
I would also be interested in D. Wright at PG.
Question about #34. Currently DX has the Lakers taking Christmas. Interesting C/PF player. I see a more offensive skilled Black.
Any thoughts of drafting Christmas and not re-signing Davis? Seems front line would be ridiculously young but would save salary to be used for SF and PG. |
He's 6'10 flat.
Well Christmas has far greater tools than Black. He has a 7'5 wingspan and a few inches on Black in standing reach too. He also has a mid range J offensively, to go with great touch in the paint. On D he's a really good swatter.
He's a PF/C tweener. But i think he's def first round talent in this draft. Could be a real steal at 27 or 34. |
U prefer him or c wood? |
He's 6'10 flat.
I prefer Wood for his upside. But both players have elite physical tools. Wood is boom or bust, Christmas i would pencil in as a solid contributor. I think Christmas is the 27th best player in this draft on the dot. After that i don't consider the rest of the guys legit 1st round talent, Christmas is though.
Either would be a great get |
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| Posted: Tue May 26, 2015 6:16 pm Post subject: |
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| KeepItRealOrElse wrote: | | Jim99187 wrote: | | KeepItRealOrElse wrote: | | Four Decade Bandwagon wrote: | | lakerfanaticPT wrote: | | Still want Anderson or Woods at 27 though |
Would be thrilled if Anderson is still on the board at #27. Just does not seem realistic at this point.
I would also be interested in D. Wright at PG.
Question about #34. Currently DX has the Lakers taking Christmas. Interesting C/PF player. I see a more offensive skilled Black.
Any thoughts of drafting Christmas and not re-signing Davis? Seems front line would be ridiculously young but would save salary to be used for SF and PG. |
He's 6'10 flat.
Well Christmas has far greater tools than Black. He has a 7'5 wingspan and a few inches on Black in standing reach too. He also has a mid range J offensively, to go with great touch in the paint. On D he's a really good swatter.
He's a PF/C tweener. But i think he's def first round talent in this draft. Could be a real steal at 27 or 34. |
U prefer him or c wood? |
He's 6'10 flat.
I prefer Wood for his upside. But both players have elite physical tools. Wood is boom or bust, Christmas i would pencil in as a solid contributor. I think Christmas is the 27th best player in this draft on the dot. After that i don't consider the rest of the guys legit 1st round talent, Christmas is though.
Either would be a great get |
Not a big fan of Wood. Although he looks to have a high upside if he can work it out. Every scouting report I have read says "boom or bust". He is really inconsistent in his performance and IMO more importantly effort. But at 19 rs old it is tough to be too critical.
I actually put him in that intriguing but would probably not pick group. Same as Upshaw, but for far different reasons.
As I mentioned, Christmas would be interesting if still there at #34. His skillset would make a nice role player. But it also starts to crowd that undersized C or possible PF role. Lakers already have Black and possibly Davis in that role. |
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| Posted: Tue May 26, 2015 6:29 pm Post subject: |
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| Four Decade Bandwagon wrote: | | KeepItRealOrElse wrote: | | Jim99187 wrote: | | KeepItRealOrElse wrote: | | Four Decade Bandwagon wrote: | | lakerfanaticPT wrote: | | Still want Anderson or Woods at 27 though |
Would be thrilled if Anderson is still on the board at #27. Just does not seem realistic at this point.
I would also be interested in D. Wright at PG.
Question about #34. Currently DX has the Lakers taking Christmas. Interesting C/PF player. I see a more offensive skilled Black.
Any thoughts of drafting Christmas and not re-signing Davis? Seems front line would be ridiculously young but would save salary to be used for SF and PG. |
He's 6'10 flat.
Well Christmas has far greater tools than Black. He has a 7'5 wingspan and a few inches on Black in standing reach too. He also has a mid range J offensively, to go with great touch in the paint. On D he's a really good swatter.
He's a PF/C tweener. But i think he's def first round talent in this draft. Could be a real steal at 27 or 34. |
U prefer him or c wood? |
He's 6'10 flat.
I prefer Wood for his upside. But both players have elite physical tools. Wood is boom or bust, Christmas i would pencil in as a solid contributor. I think Christmas is the 27th best player in this draft on the dot. After that i don't consider the rest of the guys legit 1st round talent, Christmas is though.
Either would be a great get |
Not a big fan of Wood. Although he looks to have a high upside if he can work it out. Every scouting report I have read says "boom or bust". He is really inconsistent in his performance and IMO more importantly effort. But at 19 rs old it is tough to be too critical.
I actually put him in that intriguing but would probably not pick group. Same as Upshaw, but for far different reasons.
As I mentioned, Christmas would be interesting if still there at #34. His skillset would make a nice role player. But it also starts to crowd that undersized C or possible PF role. Lakers already have Black and possibly Davis in that role. |
Ya I'm not a fan of log jamming positions through the draft , but I think Christmas would be worth it. I think he'll be better than Black, and maybe better than Ed Davis, if Christmas' elite shot blocking translates. He has the potential to be 2nd go-to scoring option for a bench unit. Davis and Black can't do that, most guys you draft in the late first round won't be able to do that. His 2way potential makes him no doubt first round talent IMO. The 27th best rated prospect in this draft is up for grabs IMO, Christmas has a very good case. Could easily get drafted 27-30, and that's been stated by a few pundits. Draft Express' guy said he may have moved himself into the 1st round after his combine performance. |
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Tyus Jones (Duke) PG to easily pair with Jahlil Okafor.
My bet is Okafor wants to be a Laker and if he has it his way, he'll want to be paired up with this NCAA Champion PG in Tyus Jones, just like he did when he went to Duke!
Lakers will make it happen, either through trade or otherwise, it will happen! |
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| Posted: Tue May 26, 2015 7:16 pm Post subject: |
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| Four Decade Bandwagon wrote: |
Not a big fan of Wood. Although he looks to have a high upside if he can work it out. Every scouting report I have read says "boom or bust". He is really inconsistent in his performance and IMO more importantly effort. But at 19 rs old it is tough to be too critical.
I actually put him in that intriguing but would probably not pick group. Same as Upshaw, but for far different reasons.
As I mentioned, Christmas would be interesting if still there at #34. His skillset would make a nice role player. But it also starts to crowd that undersized C or possible PF role. Lakers already have Black and possibly Davis in that role. |
I am not familiar with Wood, I need to educate myself. But at the bottom of the first or second boom or bust isn't a bad strategy.
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| Posted: Tue May 26, 2015 8:59 pm Post subject: |
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| lakurluv wrote: | Tyus Jones (Duke) PG to easily pair with Jahlil Okafor.
My bet is Okafor wants to be a Laker and if he has it his way, he'll want to be paired up with this NCAA Champion PG in Tyus Jones, just like he did when he went to Duke!
Lakers will make it happen, either through trade or otherwise, it will happen! |
Tyus Jones definitely played himself into a mid 1st round pick in the NCAA tourny. Gonna be hard for Lakers to get him late 1st.
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| Posted: Tue May 26, 2015 10:57 pm Post subject: |
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| kb24ftw wrote: | | lakurluv wrote: | Tyus Jones (Duke) PG to easily pair with Jahlil Okafor.
My bet is Okafor wants to be a Laker and if he has it his way, he'll want to be paired up with this NCAA Champion PG in Tyus Jones, just like he did when he went to Duke!
Lakers will make it happen, either through trade or otherwise, it will happen! |
Tyus Jones definitely played himself into a mid 1st round pick in the NCAA tourny. Gonna be hard for Lakers to get him late 1st. |
I feel his combine numbers have hurt his stock a little bit. He still might not be available at 27.
If we end up getting Okafor, though, I'm sure he wants TYus since they have known each other since they were 8, dormed together at Duke, and are basically besties. |
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| Posted: Tue May 26, 2015 11:06 pm Post subject: |
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| misterrunon wrote: | | kb24ftw wrote: | | lakurluv wrote: | Tyus Jones (Duke) PG to easily pair with Jahlil Okafor.
My bet is Okafor wants to be a Laker and if he has it his way, he'll want to be paired up with this NCAA Champion PG in Tyus Jones, just like he did when he went to Duke!
Lakers will make it happen, either through trade or otherwise, it will happen! |
Tyus Jones definitely played himself into a mid 1st round pick in the NCAA tourny. Gonna be hard for Lakers to get him late 1st. |
I feel his combine numbers have hurt his stock a little bit. He still might not be available at 27.
If we end up getting Okafor, though, I'm sure he wants TYus since they have known each other since they were 8, dormed together at Duke, and are basically besties. |
Houston supposedly likes him a lot. they pick 18th, and need a backup PG |
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| Posted: Tue May 26, 2015 11:12 pm Post subject: |
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| Montrezl Harrell I could see falling to 27 because of his age and IMO could make an immediately impact. Reminds me of a Taj Gibson coming out |
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| Posted: Wed May 27, 2015 1:22 am Post subject: |
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| a2j1m wrote: | | Montrezl Harrell I could see falling to 27 because of his age and IMO could make an immediately impact. Reminds me of a Taj Gibson coming out |
I think he could pair well with Randle as they can switch depending on the defensive matchup. You have to love his hustle, strength and defensive help but they'll have to have shooters in the backcourt when he's in there. |
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| fansincemagic wrote: | | a2j1m wrote: | | Montrezl Harrell I could see falling to 27 because of his age and IMO could make an immediately impact. Reminds me of a Taj Gibson coming out |
I think he could pair well with Randle as they can switch depending on the defensive matchup. You have to love his hustle, strength and defensive help but they'll have to have shooters in the backcourt when he's in there. |
Harrell actually has a nice midrange j in the works. Some moves off the dribble too. He's developing into a really solid player. |
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