2015 NBA Draft Thread

Or, maybe, the players you mentioned are exactly why the NBA wanted a one-year rule in place and are proof that it's an idea with some merit. Maybe it's mediocre coaching, maybe their poor work ethic was exposed, maybe they just weren't as good as everybody thought. Whatever the reason, if those guys can't hack it at a major college program, would they ever have made a successful leap from high school to the NBA?

 

That 3-point range makes him a real wild card. And it could certainly be argued that he outplayed Towns in the semis and Okafor in the championship game. Sure, he's a senior and they were both freshmen, but there are no guarantees they catch and surpass him.

 

Kaminsky is a stretch 5, which is overvalued these days. He's not strong enough or fast enough on defense, but I see him at about 15.

 

He plays absolutely no interior defense. Whether that was by Bo's design remains to be seen, but he will never be a post player without radical improvement there.

 

The age is the biggest issue. Anthony Davis is a month younger than him. Nerlens Noel is a year younger than him. Unless he keeps improving at his current rate even while being a pro and moving into his mid-20s, he probably tops out as an average rotation player, which you're not usually looking for in the lottery.

 

Some players are late bloomers, and if you look at his rate of improvement from a sophomore who barely played to Player of the Year, I like the trend.

 

Yeah, but he's playing against guys two to four years his junior. The track record isn't good for when that happens, although admittedly, he's got a much better scouting profile and skill set than someone like Rafael Araujo. I guess I'm just kind of pessimistic on Kaminsky in general. I think he's fine in that 15 to 20 range, but I don't think he has all-star potential.

 

I don't expect Kaminsky to be a star in the NBA, but I could see him being a solid 10-year pro.

 

I saw one mock that has Dekker going 12 and Kaminsky going No. 16.

I know people love to dismiss the idea of a team taking a local player, but it would be fun if either of them wound up in Milwaukee.

 

The only players who stay four years in college anymore are the ones who have no chance at all of being NBA stars.

The only one I can think of in the last decade is Damian Lillard. Maybe Hibbert.

 

J.J. Redick. Did he come out within the last decade?

 

J.J. Redick is not a star. And, on second thought, neither is Hibbert, but at least he made a few All-Star games.