NBA Draft Prediction Thread

Jeff Van GULLY

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Get your predictions in.  For now I'm doing through the Celtics pick and going to update to the end of the 1st round later. This is predicting what player will be drafted at what spot, not necessarily the team that will draft the player.
 
As a lagniappe, throw trades you think will go down at the end of your post. It will help round out your initial draft spot predictions.
 
1. Andrew Wiggins
2. Jabari Parker
3. Dante Exum
4. Joel Embiid
5. Aaron Gordon
6. Marcus Smart
7. Julius Randle
8. Noah Vonleh
9. Nik Stauskus
10. Doug McDermott
11. Gary Harris
12. Elfrid Payton
13. Zach Lavine
14. Jusuf Nurkic
15. TJ Warren
16. Rodney Hood
17. Dario Saric
 
 
Predictions:
I'll be pessimistic and say the Celtics blow the whole thing up but don't get Embiid in the process:
 
Rondo is traded to Kings for #8, Jason Terry and Travis Outlaw
Kevin Love & Kevin Martin go Golden State for Thompson, Lee +
 

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1. Jabari Parker
2. Andrew Wiggins
3. Dante Exum
4. Noah Vonleh
5. Marcus Smart
6. Aaron Gordon
7. Elfrid Payton
8. Gary Harris
9. Rodney Hood
10. Joel Embiid
11. Nik Stauskus
12. Dario Saric
13. Zach Lavine
14. Julius Randle
15. Shabazz Napier
16. Doug McDermott
17. Kyle Anderson
 

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Well, this was fun...
 
1. Cle:  Andrew Wiggins
*2. Utah: Jabari Parker
3. Phi: Dante Exum
**4. Phx: Aaron Gordon
5. Mil: Joel Embiid
***6. Min: Noah Vonleh
****7. Phi: Marcus Smart
8. Sac: Julius Randle
9. Cha: Nik Stauskus
10. Phi: Dario Saric
11. Den: Gary Harris
12. Orl: Elfrid Payton
13. Min: Doug McDermott
14. Orl: Jusuf Nurkic
15. Atl: Zach Lavine
16. Chi: James Young
17. Min: Rodney Hood
 
*pick traded to Utah with Zaza Pachulia for the #5 pick and Trey Burke
**pick traded to Phoenix for #14 and Goran Dragic
***pick traded to Minnesota along with the #17 pick, the Clippers' 2015 pick, Jared Sullinger, Keith Bogans and Kelly Oylnyk for Kevin Love
****pick traded to Philadelphia with Steve Nash for Michael Carter-Williams (Blake trade exception used) and Thaddeus Young
 
 

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1. Andrew Wiggins
2. Jabari Parker
3. Joel Embiid
4. Dante Exum
5. Noah Vonleh
6. Aaron Gordon
7. Marcus Smart
8. Julius Randle
9. Nik Stauskas
10. Gary Harris
11. T.J. Warren
12. Elfrid Payton
13. Rodney Hood
14. Zach LaVine
15. Doug McDermott
16. Adreian Payne
17. Jusuf Nurkic

Rondo and possibly another pick traded to the Lakers for #7 and Steve Nash
Love to Golden state for a package that includes Lee and Thompson
 

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1. PHI (trade from CLE):  Andrew Wiggins
2. MIL: Jabari Parker
3. CLE (trade from PHI): Dante Exum
4. ORL: Marcus Smart
5. UTA: Noah Vonleh
6. BOS: Joel Embiid
7. LAL: Julius Randle
8. BOS (trade from SAC): Aaron Gordon
9. CHA: Doug McDermott
10. CLE (trade from PHI): Nik Stauskas
11. DEN: Gary Harris
12. CHI (trade from ORL): Dario Saric
13. MIN: Elfrid Payton
14. PHX: Jusuf Nurkic
15. ATL: Kyle Anderson
16. ORL (trade from CHI): Rodney Hood
17. BOS: Shabazz Napier
 
CLE trades the #1 pick to PHI for the #3 and #10 picks
SAC trades the #8 pick and Ben McLemore to BOS for Rajon Rondo and BOS's trade exception
ORL trades the #12 pick and Arron Afflalo to CHI for the #16 and #19 picks
 

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1. Wiggins
2. Parker
3. Embiid
4. Exum
5. Vonleh
6. Smart
7. Randle
8, Payton
9. Stauskas
10. Gordon
11. McDermott
12. Harris
13. LaVine
14. Harris
15. Hood
16. Warren
17. Saric
18. Nurkic
19. Ennis
20. Capela
21. Napier
22. Young
23. Hairston
24. Glenn Robinson III
25. Adrien Payne
26. Early
27. Grant
28. Clarkson
29. Anderson
30. McGary
 

Brickowski

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SAC trades the #8 pick and Ben McLemore to BOS for Rajon Rondo and BOS's trade exception
I don't think that works. Sacramento is capped out now that Rudy Gay has opted in and must send 9M salary or more back to Boston if it wants Rondo. And in that event. Boston's trade exception would be unaffected.
 

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Brickowski said:
I don't think that works. Sacramento is capped out now that Rudy Gay has opted in and must send 9M salary or more back to Boston if it wants Rondo. And in that event. Boston's trade exception would be unaffected.
 
The return of Jason Terry and filler would get it done.
 

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It's pretty easy to make a Rondo-Kings deal work, because the Kings have a ton of fungible players with expiring contracts.
 

dylanmarsh

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dylanmarsh said:
 
The return of Jason Terry and filler would get it done.
 
Actually Terry wouldn't work because of trade restrictions that don't expire until 7/1/14.  But, it could work with McLemore, Outlaw, and Williams.  Outlaw and Williams are one-year contracts.
 

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It's pretty easy to make a Rondo-Kings deal work, because the Kings have a ton of fungible players with expiring contracts.
No, they have Jason Terry 5.4M, Travis Outlaw 3M and Reggie Evans 18.M. And why should Boston eat those salaries for a year to get McLemore? I realize that Kings fans think McLemore is an all-star but I certainly don't and his numbers don't bear that out either.

Gray, Fredette and Mason are no longer tradeable.

Adding: Forgot about Williams. Yes, Williams and McLemore works. Williams is better than the other fodder, because he might be salvageable or tradeable.
 

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I'll give it a shot, with no trades:
 
1. Cle - Andrew Wiggins
2. Mil - Jabari Parker
3. Phi - Noah Vonleh
4. Orl - Dante Exum
5. Utah - Marcus Smart
6. Bos - Joel Embiid
7. LAL - Julius Randle
8. Sac - Aaron Gordon
9. Cha - Nik Stauskas
10. Phi - Elfrid Payton
11. Den - Jusuf Nurkic
12. Orl - Doug McDermott
13. Min - Zach Lavine
14. Pho - Adreian Payne
15. Atl - Dario Saric
16. Chi - Gary Harris
17. Bos - TJ Warren
18. Pho - Rodney Hood
19. Chi - Shabazz Napier
20. Tor - Tyler Ennis
21. OKC - James Young
22. Mem - PJ Hairston
23. Utah - Clint Capela
24. Cha - Jarnell Stokes
25. Hou - KJ McDaniels
26. Mia - Jordan Clarkson
27. Phx - Damien Inglis
28. LAC - Cleanthony Early
29. OKC - Mitch McGary
30. SAS - Walter Tavares