Official 2013 Draft Thread

[SirStefan32]

Sam Smith ‏@SamSmithHoops 1m
5. Alex Len. Well, bye bye Marcin Gortat. Is Len the next Michael Olowokandi? How do you have a top 5 center and not make the NCAA tourney

In all fairness, Maryland guards were terrible and didn't really throw the ball to Len. Initially, I hate the pick, but I'll give Len a chance. There might be some trades/ additional picks as well.

 

[AzStevenCal]

Man, I can't believe Len fell to us. Woo Hoo. (Cognitive dissonance is working overtime)

Steve

 

[carey]

Another thing... Sac wanted Ben bad, everyone knew it. Why not trade down with them and pick Len there AND get an asset if you knew you were taking Len the whole time.

 

[bankybruce]

Adrian Wojnarowski ‏@WojYahooNBA 1m
The Detroit Pistons will select Kentavious Caldwell Pope with the eighth pick in the NBA Draft, league source tells Y! Sports.

 

[JCSunsfan]

Len was projected to go higher. Many maybe most considered him a better center prospect than Noel. McDonough has been scouting him long before Maryland.

Gortat can now be traded for a wing.

 

[Cheesebeef]

oh yeah...an INJURED white stiff with feet stress fractures! Stress fractures...a GREAT thing for a big white stiff who sucks to have.

 

[elindholm]

I hope you don't think it's a race thing.

It's absolutely a race thing. The Suns have drafted or traded for more white scrubs than any other team in the league. Being in the middle of one of the reddest states in the country dictates certain priorities.

 

[Griffin]

Days before the draft it was reported that both Noel and McLemore could drop while Len's stock was rising. Even today many still thought Len might go #1. The Suns seemed to have gone along with the predictions.

I did like Len if McLemore and Oladipo were both off the board, but I don't feel good about passing on McLemore.

 

[bankybruce]

Chris Broussard ‏@Chris_Broussard 1m
Noel going to be traded, sources say

 

[slinslin]

coz New Orleans would probably have taken Len over Noel too..

The better question is why the hell we took Len over McLemore..

We better acquire McCollum or Shabazz now. We need a young shooting guard in the worst way.

I'd be happy with trading for #10 and picking Shabazz there.

 

[SirStefan32]

Noel going to Philli via trade.

 

[bankybruce]

Adrian Wojnarowski ‏@WojYahooNBA 53s
New Orleans has traded Nerlens Noel to the 76ers, source tells Y! Sports.

 

[Cheesebeef]

Len was projected to go higher. Many maybe most considered him a better center prospect than Noel. McDonough has been scouting him long before Maryland.

Gortat can now be traded for a wing.

for what kind of wing? and gortat could have been traded for a wing if we drafted ANYONE because we're rebuilding and not trying to contend next year.

 

[bankybruce]

Adrian Wojnarowski ‏@WojYahooNBA 49s
Philadelphia sends Jrue Holiday and a first-round pick in 2014 to New Orleans for Noel, league source says.

 

[bankybruce]

Philly loves injured centers.

 

[slinslin]

Chris Broussard ‏@Chris_Broussard 1m
Noel going to be traded, sources say

I'd take him

C - Len
PF - Noel

that would actually be a good young frontcourt to build around unlike the midget PFs that can't protect the rim we are playing right now.. Gortat for Noel and Lopez, thanks.

 

[SirStefan32]

coz New Orleans would probably have taken Len over Noel too..

The better question is why the hell we took Len over McLemore..

We better acquire McCollum or Shabazz now. We need a young shooting guard in the worst way.

I'd be happy with trading for #10 and picking Shabazz there.

I would be fine with Bazz at this point if all it takes is Gortat.

 

[Folster]

Philly just sent Jrue Holiday and a 2014 1st to New Orleans for Noel.

Edit: Actually Philly is getting the pick.

 

[Cheesebeef]

coz New Orleans would probably have taken Len over Noel too..

The better question is why the hell we took Len over McLemore..

We better acquire McCollum or Shabazz now. We need a young shooting guard in the worst way.

I'd be happy with trading for #10 and picking Shabazz there.

the McLemore thing is really my bigger issue. Noel has pretty big concerns too, but if we were scared of a C, why take ANOTHER scary C instead of going with a kid who for large chunks of the season looked like a superstar in the making as a freshman.

stupid...just freaking stupid.

 

[tobiazz]

call me a racist, but a big, white center, who's a project with motor problems and couldn't even dominate...or even play very well in college?

that's a GREAT pick!

Did Hornacek bring over the Jazz drafting strategy?

 

[CardsSunsDbacks]

the McLemore thing is really my bigger issue. Noel has pretty big concerns too, but if we were scared of a C, why take ANOTHER scary C instead of going with a kid who for large chunks of the season looked like a superstar in the making as a freshman.

stupid...just freaking stupid.

Not real big on McLemore, but I'm still scratching my head at the Len pick.

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[Mainstreet]

Good trade by New Orleans.

 

[Chris_Sanders]

Philly just sent Jrue Holiday and a 2014 1st to New Orleans for Noel.

Edit: Actually Philly is getting the pick.

So the Suns could have had Holiday and a 2014 pick for the 5 pick....sigh....

 

[Cheesebeef]

Good trade by New Orleans.

what was it?

 

[slinslin]

Dudley for #9 wouldn't sound bad either especially with Minny missing out on Oladipo, McLemore and Pope..