Re: [Celtics' Stuff ] Early Look At Lottery Picks

[wayray@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]

Jessen,
There's some overlap because not all of the players listed may declare for the draft.
Humphries is expected to go somewhere in the teens.
Now remove the "I Brake For Booty Call" bumper sticker from your SUV and
remain calm.
Ray
 

>
> Ray, do the math. You got 14 "will nots" with the Cs picking at 15. 
> Therefore, if you are rating these guys as the top 14 guys available,  the probability 
> is real high that you will be wrong and at least one guy will slip down (not 
> even considering your "may nots"). Also, with two extra picks, the probability 
> increases a decent amount. 
> 
> You also didn't include Humphries in your list...
> 
> DJessen33
> 
> 
> << It's early yet, but a projected list of possible Lottery Picks, so you
>  can mourn the players that won't be available when the Celtics are 
>  drafting . . .
>  
>  - Emeka Okafor won't be walking through that door. However, they could
>  trade up for him. I'd want more than Okafor, if Pierce was involved.
>  And a package deal of the promising but quite replaceable Marcus 
>  Banks, Perkins,
>  and Davis may be very intriguing to Center/PG-lacking Orlando.
>  
>  - Dwight Howard isn't walking through that door, but does fit into 
>  Ainge's
>  concept of a big mobile scoring PF.
>  
>  - Shaun Livingston isn't walking through that door, but apparently an 
>  Ainge favorite.
>  
>  - Josh Smith isn't walking through that door.
>  
>  - Luol Deng, if he declares for the draft isn't walking through that 
>  door.
>  
>  - Ben Gordon isn't walking through that door and is a more advanced 
>  version of Chaucey Billups.
>  
>  - Martynas Andrieuskevicius isn't walking through that door, but a 
>  very 
>  promising 7-3 center prospect.
>  
>  - JR Smith isn't walking through that door, but maybe he should, if 
>  he's Vince Carter with a jump shot.
>  
>  - Andre Iguodala isn't walking through that door and I wonder if he 
>  can play point guard?
>  
>  - Kosta Perovic isn't walking through that door and seems like a 
>  solid 7-2 
>  center project.
>  
>  - Andris Biedrins isn't walking through that door, but once again 
>  fits into Ainge's
>  PF concept.
>  
>  - Rudolpho Fernandez isn't walking through that door, but drawing 
>  rave reviews.
>  
>  - Devin Harris isn't walking through that door, but the Celtics 
>  apparently love him.
>  So, maybe a trade up.
>  
>  - All 7-5 of Pavel Podkolzine isn't walking through that door. He's 
>  Diop raw,
>  but a bigger upside.
>  
>  Other Players Who May Not Be Walking Through That Door
>  
>  - Sebastian Telfair: World of talent, but very unstable family life 
>  (family
>  in projects, brother up on murder charges) and three years away
>  from contributing may scare off a lot of NBA teams. Still, it takes 
>  but one
>  LA Clippers-like PG desperate teams to draft him.
>  
>  - Ivan Chiriaev: He's all over the draft board and ultimate 
>  placement will depend on his workouts. Competition bad in
>  Canada; but passing, shooting, and height 7-1 intrigues a lot of
>  teams.
>  
>  - Marvin Williams: Think taller Joe Johnson high-schooler; NC seems
>  a strong draw, but says he's coming out if he's in the Lottery.
>  
>  -  Robert Swift is 7-1, has talent and genuine NBA Center skills - so
>  someone couild nab him in Late Lottery.
>  
>  Ray >>

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