NBA Draft 2012

[valkorum]

Round 1

1: Hornets - Anthony Davis
2: Bobcats - Michael Kidd-Gilchrist
3: Wizards - Bradley Beal
4: Cavaliers - Dion Waiters
5: Kings - Thomas Robinson
6: Blazers - Damian Lillard
7: Warriors - Harrison Barnes
8: Raptors - Terrence Ross
9: Pistons - Andre Drummond
10: Hornets - Austin Rivers
11: Blazers - Meyers Leonard
12: Rockets - Jeremy Lamb
13: Suns - Kendall Marshall
14: Bucks - John Henson
15: 76ers - Maurice Harkless
16: Rockets - Royce White
17: Mavericks - Tyler Zeller
18: Rockets - Terrence Jones
19: Magic - Andrew Nicholson
20: Nuggets - Evan Fournier
21: Celtics - Jared Sullinger
22: Celtics - Fab Melo
23: Hawks - John Jenkins
24: Cavaliers - Jared Cunningham
25: Grizzlies - Tony Wroten, Jr.
26: Pacers - Miles Plumlee
27: Heat - Arnett Moultrie
28: Thunder - Perry Jones III
29: Bulls - Marquis Teague
30: Warriors - Festus Ezeli


My thoughts:

MKG to Bobcats was shock
Didnt see the Cavs picking Waiters
Loving that TROB fell to Kings at #5
Barnes dropping to 7th was interesting
Suns getting Marshall is a nice replacement for Nash
Zeller to Mavs.  I like that pairing with Dirk back to PF
Sullingers medical meant he dropped - steal at 21 for Celtics
Thunder getting Jones III at #28 (hoping he was gonna drop to pick #36 for Kings)

[Cicjose]

Leonard (1 of the 3 centres I hoped would drop to miami has gone at 12)

Melo was supposed to be the best centre in the draft apparently but still not picked

[valkorum]

Zeller was most ready to go centre in draft followed by Melo and Leonard.  Drummond has biggest upside

[Cicjose]

i hope melo gets picked before miami get a chance cause im not interested in him not enough upside offensively when miami have Anthony and Turiaf as defensive minded centres

[valkorum]

Miami need a SG - hence the interest in Ray Allen as a FA.

[Cicjose]

no we need a centre

with the lack of centres in the league and with the multitude of centres in the draft we should be getting one of them

[valkorum]

You dont need an offensive minded centre - you have LeBron, Wade and Bosch who can score 100 points between them.  You need a centre who can clog up the defensive keyway and force tough shots.

[Cicjose]

we have Turiaf for that and Anthony is our shot blocking centre

[valkorum]

So why do you need an attacking centre?  You need a SG who can hit shots to make the opposing team have to guard him.  This leaves the big 3 to 1 on 1 matchups, which is what you want. 

[Cicjose]

because our centres are undersized

[valkorum]

That doesnt matter - they are there to just make shots tougher. 

[Cicjose]

but the draft with a championship team should be to address weakness at any given position then get depth to maintain championship level

[valkorum]

Exactly - you have 2 x defensive centres already.  You either want prospects at SF, PF and PG or something at SG

[valkorum]

Heat go with project PF Arnett Moultrie

Edit: I say project because he will be behind Bosh in the pecking order.

[Cicjose]

The Heat are trading Moultrie away for pick 45..... to Philadelphia and a future first round pick