Sixers-Pelicans Lottery Thread

[Eagles_Legendz]

say the sixers get 2nd pick and wiggins goes first.

how do you want them to pick?

who do they pick?

[PhillyPhreak54]

Man I don't even know. I'm nervous as farg

[ice grillin you]

embiid

that would be a bigger no brainer than taking wiggy if they get the first pick

[PhillyPhreak54]

Is his back gonna hold up?

I'm still thinking that Randle is gonna be a baller

[ice grillin you]

hes got a stress fracture....its not a crooked spine or anything....hes gonna get a million physicals...if it comes out that its something chronic then you reevaluate...I like randle but with that top pick you need someone than has a chance to be transcendant...that's why even tho wiggy may not turn out to be a superstar or even in the top 5 best players in this draft you still take him because of his incredible ceiling....embiid is in the same category....randle just isn't....I like him but hes more a guy youd want with the 10th pick even tho hes clearly going higher

[phattymatty]

farg embiid. back injury aside, i don't see him and nerlens being a good fit on the court. need to give NN some time to be the big man all by himself. i think the best pick at 2 is parker. they need scoring and he'll learn to play better D.

[ice grillin you]

if you like nerlens you should jerking off over embiid...embiid is nerlens on gamma rays...and I disagree that they cant play together but even if you think that...the sixers are not in a place where they should be drafting for need or position...they should be accumulating the best possible players and as many of them as they can get...if dante exum is gonna be a superstar point guard then farg mcw....if embiid is going to be the next hakeem then farg nerlens noel...get the max talent and then work it out

that's why i dont want parker...hes so bleh....he has an incredibly high floor and is probably good for 17 and 8 over a long nba career....but i just dont see him ever being a superstar or a first option on a championship team

[BigEd76]

Gordon hit every bar during his running vertical drill today

vine

[SD]

I'm not big on drafting foreign players high...just don't think they've experienced the same level of competition since the us is the Mecca for basketball. Few years ago I was arguing with some of you about the wolves taking Rubio so early. That being said...there's a good chance the sixers get the 4th pick meaning best player left will be Exum. I watched as much video of him as I could find...would be 100% ok with selecting him 4th and actually like his game more than Parker's. only problem is he plays the point and mcw is already in that spot...do you play 2 point guards with Exum playing the 2? From what I've read Exum needs work on his jump shot so he might need some time to adjust. There was some local tslk(articles and radio) about trading mcw...I just don't see them getting enough in return.

[ice grillin you]

ive only seen exum play one game and then a lot of video so I cant really tell....but a lot scouts say he has two guard potential

[Eagles_Legendz]

Didn't seem like anyone really hurt themselves with the combine.  Gordon and LaVine tested well.  Randle tested better than expected.  Stuaskas and McDermott also tested well though I wonder if McD measuring in at 6'6 will hurt him even if he did better in the athleticism drills than most expected.

[ice grillin you]

size is pretty irrelevant when talking mcbuckets....hes either going to be able to knock down shots or he isnt...its not like hes going to be taking people down on the block

[Eagles_Legendz]

size is pretty irrelevant when talking mcbuckets....hes either going to be able to knock down shots or he isnt...its not like hes going to be taking people down on the block

It may make him even more of a defensive liability than I had thought though.  You can't even pretend he will guard 4s at that height.  I know his defense isn't why you draft him but it's still worth considering.

[ice grillin you]

he was never guarding fours...defensively hes basically evan turner...like you said that's not going to be under consideration when picking him

[QB Eagles]

Shooting's the only true need with the 10 pick, in my mind. Noel will be a big addition on D, and hopefully so will the 1-5 pick. Still might not have anyone who can shoot, though.