2013 NBA Draft Prospects Thread

the lone star · Joined: 18 Apr 2005 Posts: 21226

Very early, I know, but I know that things are heating up in college ball and I figured I'd go ahead and pull the trigger on this. I want to see what kind of interest this thread gets with the draft a little over 5 months away.

With that said, who do you guys think are the top 3 PGs in this class? Please rank them too.
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1King · Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2013 2:22 am Post subject:

the lone star · Joined: 18 Apr 2005 Posts: 21226

I like Marcus Smart. He's definitely a combo guard with his size, but I think he can be effective running the point in the NBA. He's very young, so that makes him a more intriguing prospect in my mind. If I am taking the word prospect very literally, then I like him a lot more because of how young he is.

Michael Carter Williams is my number 1 PG for this class. Good passer and defender, to go with great size for the position.
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resilient · Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2013 3:25 am Post subject:

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11sanchez11 · Joined: 08 Feb 2010 Posts: 6266 Location: Tucson, AZ

So we got MCW and Burke, after that anybody else that could translate to being a good NBA PG?

Canaan, Pressey, Kabongo, maybe McCollum (Lehigh)

Canaan and McCollum are intriguing players to me.

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resilient · Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2013 3:42 am Post subject:

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Buckrock101 · Joined: 14 Oct 2007 Posts: 29034 Location: Sudden Valley

if MCW can get that J to fall with more consistency, he'll be really good. Watching him today, he looked young out there, but he made the big plays when it counted. Really interested to see how he develops.
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bkobow05 · Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2013 5:28 am Post subject:

My current Top 5 rankings at each position

PG
1.) Michael Carter-Williams, Syracuse
2.) Marcus Smart, Oklahoma State
3.) Trey Burke, Michigan
4.) CJ McCollum, Lehigh
5.) Myck Kabongo, Texas

International Prospect to watch: Boris Dallo, France

SG
1.) Ben McLemore, Kansas
2.) Shabazz Muhammad, UCLA
3.) Archie Goodwin, Kentucky
4.) Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Georgia
5.) Jamaal Franklin, San Diego State

International Prospect to watch: Nemanja Nedovic, Serbia

SF
1.) Alex Poythress, Kentucky
2.) Le'Bryan Nash, Oklahoma State
3.) Dario Saric, Croatia
4.) Glenn Robinson III, Michigan
5.) Otto Porter, Georgetown

International Prospect to watch: Sergey Karasev, Russia

PF
1.) Anthony Bennett, UNLV
2.) Mason Plumlee, Duke
3.) Isaiah Austin, Baylor
4.) Tony Mitchell, North Texas
5.) C.J. Leslie, North Carolina State

International Prospect to watch: Nikola Jankovic, Serbia

C
1.) Cody Zeller, Indiana
2.) Nerlens Noel, Kentucky
3.) Alex Len, Maryland
4.) Rudy Gobert, France
5.) Willie Cauley-Stein, Kentucky

International Prospect to watch: Lucas Nogueira, Brazil

Notes:

The major note is that this is a relatively weak draft in terms of proven potential. Almost every pick is going to be of the "flier" variety IMO. The difference in quality between the guys picked mid-lottery and late first round is marginal at best and is almost all potential. This is the year that it could pay off to take a major flier in a high-risk, high-reward type player (Le'Bryan Nash, KCP, BJ Young, Nemanja Nedovic, Tony Mitchell).

If you don't know who Nemanja Nedovic is, I'd suggest you get on it. While he's more of a 2 guard in a PG body, he has the ability to play the 1. I'm also really high on Boris Dallo so I wanted a way to get him in my rankings somehow. Dallo isn't likely to come out this year, however.

I'm not as high on Alex Len as others are but I ranked him as my #3 center strictly based on how high he's going to get drafted. I'll say this, he's going to bust HARD.

Someone is going to get a steal late in the first round of the draft with Le'Bryan Nash. I've always felt his game was better catered to the pros than college. The upside is still there and he's shown plenty of flashes this year.

Really don't know where to place Rudy Gobert. He has the height of a C but the rail thin body of a lengthy PF. Placed him in the C category simply to get CJ Leslie on my top 5 at PF.
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keepnitgangsta1 · Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2013 6:04 am Post subject:

MCW reminds me of Kendall Marshall a little bit. Not a ton of athleticism, needs to gain strength, but has excellent basketball IQ and is lanky/growth potential.
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marshawn lynch · Joined: 03 Mar 2008 Posts: 16126 Location: Syracuse NY

I said last year after the St Johns game that MCW was going to be the best true PG in the nation this year and alot of people laughed at me. He has yet to disappoint. He came up clutch yesterday.

He seems like a taller Rajon Rondo with a little better jump shot. If he can consistantly knock down his shots, he will be a great player at the next level.
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