The Raptors and the 2014 Draft

[MACK11]

If Marcus smart fell to us at like 6,7 that would be a great pick

[ball4life]

If Marcus smart fell to us at like 6,7 that would be a great pick

Orlando wont let him slide down... they love him like a fat kid loves cake

[NoPropsneeded]

Orlando wont let him slide down... they love him like a fat kid loves cake

Some people say Dante Exum is an even better prospect than smart and even Zach Lavine seems like a very good player. Anywhere in the top 6 you could land a potential franchise player. The Raptors got T Mac at 9th back in the 97 draft remember that

[The Great One]

Based on what I've seen from Vasquez so far, I'm not sure trading Lowry would even affect our win total
much.

Agreed.

Vazquez is a better PG than Lowry.

[lewro]

True.

But even that approach took OKC 3 drafts.

hey matt, your boy lavine is projected 5th pick on nbadraft.net. he's sky rocketing now. exum is 6th. i'm still higher on exum myself. thoughts?

[mcHAPPY]

hey matt, your boy lavine is projected 5th pick on nbadraft.net. he's sky rocketing now. exum is 6th. i'm still higher on exum myself. thoughts?

Exum

[stooley]

Exum

I know this is kinda silly and doesn't have anything to do with reality, but Exum is starting to scare me because of the vlade divac fiasco in the 03 draft. Everyone knew there were 4 all stars, someone reached trying to turn the second pick into a super star and it blew up in their face.

Maybe it's a better bet to go with a known than an unknown.

[mcHAPPY]

I know this is kinda silly and doesn't have anything to do with reality, but Exum is starting to scare me because of the vlade divac fiasco in the 03 draft. Everyone knew there were 4 all stars, someone reached trying to turn the second pick into a super star and it blew up in their face.

Maybe it's a better bet to go with a known than an unknown.

You mean Darko Milicic?

I'm. It an nba scout or GM. I like what I've seen and read about Exum. If Masai picks him, I'll trust the choice.

As an aside, those are the same arguments against JV 2 years ago and Giannis 'Po last year. The jump from college to the NBA doesn't allow for many sure bets either.

[stooley]

You mean Darko Milicic?

I'm. It an nba scout or GM. I like what I've seen and read about Exum. If Masai picks him, I'll trust the choice.

As an aside, those are the same arguments against JV 2 years ago and Giannis 'Po last year. The jump from college to the NBA doesn't allow for many sure bets either.

woopsies. yes.

The situation this year is a little different than those other drafts. You've got a bunch of guys who are almost sure things to land at least one all star game. Then you've got one guy with tantalizing talent who hasn't shown his stuff against elite competition. Do you make that reach for what could be a generational talent or settle for a safe bet on a very, very good starter?

[mcHAPPY]

woopsies. yes.

The situation this year is a little different than those other drafts. You've got a bunch of guys who are almost sure things to land at least one all star game. Then you've got one guy with tantalizing talent who hasn't shown his stuff against elite competition. Do you make that reach for what could be a generational talent or settle for a safe bet on a very, very good starter?

He more than held his own at nike hoops summit last year.

[stooley]

He more than held his own at nike hoops summit last year.

Don't get me wrong, I'm high on Exum, which I've mentioned many times. I'm just considering the draft from a different perspective.

When I do fantasy baseball drafts (yes, this means I know just as much about scouting as professional NBA organizations ) *sarcasm* I'm not trying to reach for break out players with my top picks, just trying to avoid getting any busts.

[planetmars]

The only concern I have over Exum is that he's built like a SG. Can he play PG in the NBA? How would we fair against smaller PG's? Is he quick enough to keep up?

He's one of the three guys I would consider trading JV for (Wiggins and Parker being the other two). So I'm pretty high on him.

[MACK11]

Exum is a better pro prospect then LaVine,

[Masai Ujiri]

He more than held his own at nike hoops summit last year.

So did Biyombo.

[MACK11]

So did Biyombo.

Biyombo was soo over hyped it was crazy loool