The action has begun! Trades are being announced, rumors are flying and prospects are rising and falling as the full picture of The 2010 NBA Draft begins to become clear.
Yahoo and other sites have reported that Daniel Orton is said to be falling down draft boards due to a couple of red flags. An apparent knee problem, bad decision making in not hiring an agent and other bad mouthing from the Kentucky side. Still, Orton is a physical specimen and should be valued highly enough to maintain a first round grade. It's these boom or bust type players that can make or break a franchise.
Speaking of wide bodied forwards it is rumored that Tiny Gallon (left) is rising into the later part of the first round. He is a large mammal, in the mold of Tractor Traylor, but Tiny is a more skilled player and boasts a very good shooting touch for a big man.
Luke Babbit and Paul George have been getting a lot of hype in the past few days with not as much attention being paid to Gordon Hayward who may be falling just a bit. If the Pacers trade down it seems likely that they will target Hayward in the late teens, especially if they are able to find a PG via trade or have one targeted in the second round.
Kevin Seraphin is a little known French prospect who is certain to be the first European player drafted. This 6,9 power forward has rare explosive ability for a player of his size and reminds me of both Amare Stoudemire and Shawn Kemp. He is a raw talent but if he develops to his potential he could be a steal in this draft. With all of the attention going to the college big men he is falling under the radar of fans but should be rising up the draft boards of NBA team's.
I haven't seen much mention of Eric Bledsoe recently and it seems that he may be trapped in that dreadful "tweener" category. A natural shooting guard stuck in a point guard's body. One positive for Bledsoe is that there are not a lot of PG prospects getting first round grades so he may be able to sneak in. Or perhaps the teams that really like him are keeping especially quiet......hum?
Yahoo and other sites have reported that Daniel Orton is said to be falling down draft boards due to a couple of red flags. An apparent knee problem, bad decision making in not hiring an agent and other bad mouthing from the Kentucky side. Still, Orton is a physical specimen and should be valued highly enough to maintain a first round grade. It's these boom or bust type players that can make or break a franchise.
Speaking of wide bodied forwards it is rumored that Tiny Gallon (left) is rising into the later part of the first round. He is a large mammal, in the mold of Tractor Traylor, but Tiny is a more skilled player and boasts a very good shooting touch for a big man.
Luke Babbit and Paul George have been getting a lot of hype in the past few days with not as much attention being paid to Gordon Hayward who may be falling just a bit. If the Pacers trade down it seems likely that they will target Hayward in the late teens, especially if they are able to find a PG via trade or have one targeted in the second round.
Kevin Seraphin is a little known French prospect who is certain to be the first European player drafted. This 6,9 power forward has rare explosive ability for a player of his size and reminds me of both Amare Stoudemire and Shawn Kemp. He is a raw talent but if he develops to his potential he could be a steal in this draft. With all of the attention going to the college big men he is falling under the radar of fans but should be rising up the draft boards of NBA team's.
I haven't seen much mention of Eric Bledsoe recently and it seems that he may be trapped in that dreadful "tweener" category. A natural shooting guard stuck in a point guard's body. One positive for Bledsoe is that there are not a lot of PG prospects getting first round grades so he may be able to sneak in. Or perhaps the teams that really like him are keeping especially quiet......hum?
It's that time of year again, when everything you hear you take with a grain of salt and everything you read (including this) this guesswork and prediction. 24 hours from now it might all make sense, or maybe we'll all be scratching our heads in bewilderment, but at least we'll know which teams the players will play for. :)
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