NLSC 2015 DRAFT PREDICTIONS

Rules:
-Give us your predictions for this year's draft.
-Minimum of Top 5, maximum of Top 30.
- No "or"s or "maybe"s.

(Mods, kindly join this with the other thread if I seem like double-posting)

My predictions:

1. T'Wolves: Jahlil Okafor
- I just feel like he'll get picked by Minnesota. Heck, maybe Garnett wants to mentor him.

2. Lakers: Karl-Anthony Towns
- A defensive-minded center paired with a defensive-minded power forward like Randle?

3. 76ers: Emmanuel Mudiay
- They need a "traditional" point guard and Mudiay is like that. He'll be a great fit with Embiid and Noel by his side. Plus, he's one of my favorite prospects in this year's draft.

4. Knicks: D'Angelo Russell
- If the Zen Master really believes in this guy, he's certainly going to get picked. Plus, I think he'll adjust faster than any guard when the Knicks try their Triangle again next season.

5. Magic: Willie Cauley-Stein
- Magic are desperate to have a new Howard-like center. Willie can't shoot well but he is a defensive-minded center, which covers it up pretty well. I once heard that he is excellent at catching lobs just like Jordan (?)

6. Celtics: Kristaps Porzingis
- Others wanted him to go to Detroit but with Drummond and Monroe in their lineup, he'll just rot there, tbh.

7. Nuggets: Justise Winslow
- A great shooter with a 42% record beyond the arc.

8. Pistons: Mario Hezonja
- A better player that Prince (these days, of course), I suppose.

9. Hornets: Stanley Johnson
- A good defender and playmaker. Might be a valuable 6th or 7th man in the Hornets rotation.

10. Heat: Kelly Oubre
- Probably my most favourite prospect in this draft. Mentored by Wade? Why not?

11. Pacers: Frank Kaminsky
- With Hibbert approaching free agency and West approaching retirement after a few years, Pacers should just pick up Kaminsky.

12. Wizards: Myles Turner
- Wizards front court are aging plus Nene is a goddamn mess from the playoffs

My Draft Mock

1. Karl-Anthony Towns - Minnesota Timberwolves
-> Heard the media stated that T'Wolves prefer Okafor over KAT. I think it's not true because they still have 2 centers in Pekovic and Dieng. They'll pick potential over proven talent.

2. Jahlil Okafor - Los Angeles Lakers
-> The safest pick in my opinion. He has dropped to number 2 due to his defense and free throw woes despite being elite in the low post but he's a proven talent without a doubt.

3. Emmanuel Mudiay - Philadelphia 76ers
-> A big athletic point guard from Congo. Mudiay has great upside. He needs to improve his jump shot though.

4. D'Angelo Russell - New York Knicks
-> He's an all-around player that can give you a decent amount of rebounds and assists. He said that he's the player in this draft.

5. Kristaps Porzingis - Orlando Magic
-> The next Dirk Nowitzki (LOL). With Tobias Harris on his way out, the Magic will likely pick Porzingis to play the PF.

To be continued......

Defensive minded Randle? What.

Guys, I'm from Spain and I'll tell you this:

Porzingis - #BUST

Guys, I'm from Spain and I'll tell you this:

Porzingis - #BUST

Seriously?

He's definitely one of those risky Euro style players to draft. If Alex Len was in this year's draft, they'd be neck and neck in evaluation.

Guys, I'm from Spain and I'll tell you this:

Porzingis - #BUST

Seriously?

Dude could be the next Jonas valinciunus
mundiay more likely to be a bust

Mudiay more likely a bust? I highly doubt that. Mudiay's already a physical freak at NBA level. Porzingis is another euro big that needs to develop 3 key elements: physical, mental, sklls.




Also to add on Okafor, he is probably not as bad as what media says about him on defense. His job was as a scorer, the team couldn't afford to lose him to a bench. They simply needed him on the floor so did not want him taking risks on fouls too much. He's the only big man with 20-10 potential in this year's draft imo. He's going number 1 unless Lakerspiracy happens and they somehow land him.

1. T'Wolves: Karl-Anthony Towns
- Search for his workout video... UNREAL

2. Lakers: Jahlil Okafor
- Second best player in the draft, they could draft Russell IF they are sure to get a good C in the F.A. (Marc, DeAndre)

3. 76ers: D'Angelo Russell
- Best guard in the draft

4. Knicks: Justise Winslow
- Melo moves to the 4 permanently, BPA.

5. Magic: Kristaps Porzingis
- Could be the next Pau or Dirk or Vesely or Tskitishvili

6. Kings: Emmanuel Mudiay
- Mudiay dropping due to question marks about his game.

7. Nuggets: Mario Hezonja
- A great wing for fast paced team.

Actually this are the only prospects I know for now.

I was impressed of Darko's workout video too.

His stats is dismal 10pts-6reb in college in 19 mpg. KAT's struggle is with fouls, needs to learn to play defense without fouling.

He was getting beat for Spanish League Centers, I don't want to see how Porzingis will deal against overpowered NBA 5's.

1. D'Angelo Russell - MIN
2. Sam Dekker - LAL
3. Justice Winslow - PHI
4. Jahlil Okafor - NY
5. Karl-Anthony Towns - ORL
6. Kristaps Porzingis - SAC
7. Mario Hezonja - DEN
8. Frank Kaminsky - DET
9. Emmanuel Mudiay - CHA
10. Kelly Obrue - MIA
11. Stanly Johnson - IND
12. Willie Cauley-Stein - UTA
13. Bobby Portis - PHX
14. Myles Turner - OKC

1. D'Angelo Russell - MIN
2. Sam Dekker - LAL
3. Justice Winslow - PHI
4. Jahlil Okafor - NY
5. Karl-Anthony Towns - ORL
6. Kristaps Porzingis - SAC
7. Mario Hezonja - DEN
8. Frank Kaminsky - DET
9. Emmanuel Mudiay - CHA
10. Kelly Obrue - MIA
11. Stanly Johnson - IND
12. Willie Cauley-Stein - UTA
13. Bobby Portis - PHX
14. Myles Turner - OKC

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Kincks fans always making up stupid mock drafts for him to get KAT or JO. #joking

Sir,we wizards have the 19th pick，not the 12th

1) Karl -Anthony Towns
2) Jahlil Okafor
3) D'Angelo Russell
4) Justise Winslow
5) Willie Cauley-Stein
6) Emmanuel Mudiay
7) Mario Hezonja
8) Frank Kaminsky
9) Kristaps Porzingis
10) Stanley Johnson

1 - Towns
2- Okafor
3- Russell
4- Mudiay
5- Winslow
6- Cauley-Stein
7- Hezonja
8- S.Johnson
9- Turner
10- Porzingis
11- Oubre
12- Booker

Sir,we wizards have the 19th pick，not the 12th

You do know they traded it for 2 or 3 more picks to get the 12th pick, right?

New mock draft (Picks 1-25):

1. D'Angelo Russell - MIN
2. Mario Hezonja - LAL
3. Sam Dekker - PHI
4. Karl-Anthony Towns - NY
5. Jahlil Okafor - ORL
6. Kristaps Porzingis - SAC
7. Justice Winslow - DEN
8. Frank Kaminsky - DET
9. Emmanuel Mudiay - CHA
10. Kelly Obrue - MIA
11. Stanley Johnson - IND
12. Willie Cauley-Stein - UTA
13. Bobby Portis - PHX
14. Myles Turner - OKC
15. Tyler Ulis - ATL
16. Marcus Lee - BOS
17. Aaron Harrison - MIL
18. Rondae Hollis-Jefferson - HOU
19. Illimane Diop - WAS
20. Tyus Jones - TOR
21. R. J. Hunter - DAL
22. Trey Lyles - CHI
23. Mouhammadou Jaiteh - POR
24. Delon Wright - CLE
25. Rashad Vaughn - MEM

How do you come up with this shit? Good job.

New mock draft (Picks 1-25):

1. D'Angelo Russell - MIN
2. Mario Hezonja - LAL
3. Sam Dekker - PHI
4. Karl-Anthony Towns - NY
5. Jahlil Okafor - ORL
6. Kristaps Porzingis - SAC
7. Justice Winslow - DEN
8. Frank Kaminsky - DET
9. Emmanuel Mudiay - CHA
10. Kelly Obrue - MIA
11. Stanley Johnson - IND
12. Willie Cauley-Stein - UTA
13. Bobby Portis - PHX
14. Myles Turner - OKC
15. Tyler Ulis - ATL
16. Marcus Lee - BOS
17. Aaron Harrison - MIL
18. Rondae Hollis-Jefferson - HOU
19. Illimane Diop - WAS
20. Tyus Jones - TOR
21. R. J. Hunter - DAL
22. Trey Lyles - CHI
23. Mouhammadou Jaiteh - POR
24. Delon Wright - CLE
25. Rashad Vaughn - MEM

HAHAHAHAHAHAH, m8, I see you are Knicks fan, but Towns will be either 1st or 2nd.
Hezonja is my favourite prospect, because he's from Croatia, but he can't be 2nd pick.

New mock draft (Picks 1-25):

1. D'Angelo Russell - MIN
2. Mario Hezonja - LAL
3. Sam Dekker - PHI
4. Karl-Anthony Towns - NY
5. Jahlil Okafor - ORL
6. Kristaps Porzingis - SAC
7. Justice Winslow - DEN
8. Frank Kaminsky - DET
9. Emmanuel Mudiay - CHA
10. Kelly Obrue - MIA
11. Stanley Johnson - IND
12. Willie Cauley-Stein - UTA
13. Bobby Portis - PHX
14. Myles Turner - OKC
15. Tyler Ulis - ATL
16. Marcus Lee - BOS
17. Aaron Harrison - MIL
18. Rondae Hollis-Jefferson - HOU
19. Illimane Diop - WAS
20. Tyus Jones - TOR
21. R. J. Hunter - DAL
22. Trey Lyles - CHI
23. Mouhammadou Jaiteh - POR
24. Delon Wright - CLE
25. Rashad Vaughn - MEM

HAHAHAHAHAHAH, m8, I see you are Knicks fan, but Towns will be either 1st or 2nd.

Why? I'm asking why because:

1. Minnesota already has Nikola Pekovic, Gorgui Dieng and Justin Hamilton as their three centers. The Lakers have Jordan Hill, Tarik Black and Robert Sacre. Those two teams don't need any more Centers nor does Philadelphia. Team needs are more important than getting the best player possible.
2. I'm not a Knicks fan because I'm from Wisconsin, which makes me a Bucks fan. I believe we'll get the Harrison Twins from this years draft: Aaron 17th and Andrew 46th.

So D'Angelo Russell is a PG, which is what Minnesota needs. A 3rd string PG. The Lakers need a star SG to replace Kobe in the future. Philadelphia needs a better SF to be their starter, so they'd go with Sam Dekker. He's better than Jerami Grant and Glenn Robinson III. If my mock draft is 100% true, will you think the Lakers GM and T'Wolves GM are on drugs?

If you have 3 centers already and a star center cones along you don't pass on him you take him and trade one of the 3 you already have.

If my mock draft is 100% true, will you think the Lakers GM and T'Wolves GM are on drugs?

You're mock is awful and there is no way it's going to happen. Literally no way and your arguments make absolutely no sense.

Why would the Lakers pass up a potential franchise big and go for 2-guard when they still have Kobe ? That's nonsense.

Hezonja at 2? LOL.

Dekker over Towns and Okafor, yeah right. And Mudiay has a slim chance of slipping that far down.

I honestly think I am looking at a draft from somebody's myleague story.