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A second rounder to consider is Gary Payton II: Here is an excerpt from his draft profile:

Payton has a tremendous physical profile for a point guard, standing 6-3, with an extremely long wingspan, a strong frame, big hands, and terrific athletic ability. He ranked #1 among all point guard prospects in rebounds and blocks on a per-40 minute basis, as well as #2 overall in steals. Only a dozen players in the last 15+ years have posted those type of numbers in the college ranks according to our extensive historical database, including the likes of Andre Iguodala, Dwayne Wade, Grant Hill, Clyde Drexler, Bonzi Wells and Ron Harper.

Payton's calling card as a NBA prospect indeed revolves around his defensive prowess. His size and length allows him to defend any of the three backcourt positions at the college level, giving his coach tremendous flexibility in terms of lineups and strategies defending the pick and roll, pressing, and playing man or zone. His instincts in the passing lanes and as a rebounder help get his team countless extra possessions every game.

He contests shots impressively on the perimeter, being able to sag off his man and give himself an extra cushion to not get neat off the dribble, but still get a hand up on jumpers with his tremendous length. He does a great job of staying in front for that reason, even if his fundamentals can still improve on this end of the floor.

Do we have a 2nd?

Well its not a certainty we'll have a 2nd. If we keep our 1st (get one of top 12 draft spots), we lose our 2nd round pick. However, if Houston's 2nd rounder is outside the first 45 picks, we get their pick.

TeamRicky wrote:Well its not a certainty we'll have a 2nd. If we keep our 1st (get one of top 12 draft spots), we lose our 2nd round pick. However, if Houston's 2nd rounder is outside the first 45 picks, we get their pick.

We could use some more 2nd rounders since it looks like we will owe some the next couple years.

TeamRicky wrote:A second rounder to consider is Gary Payton II: Here is an excerpt from his draft profile:

Payton has a tremendous physical profile for a point guard, standing 6-3, with an extremely long wingspan, a strong frame, big hands, and terrific athletic ability. He ranked #1 among all point guard prospects in rebounds and blocks on a per-40 minute basis, as well as #2 overall in steals. Only a dozen players in the last 15+ years have posted those type of numbers in the college ranks according to our extensive historical database, including the likes of Andre Iguodala, Dwayne Wade, Grant Hill, Clyde Drexler, Bonzi Wells and Ron Harper.

Payton's calling card as a NBA prospect indeed revolves around his defensive prowess. His size and length allows him to defend any of the three backcourt positions at the college level, giving his coach tremendous flexibility in terms of lineups and strategies defending the pick and roll, pressing, and playing man or zone. His instincts in the passing lanes and as a rebounder help get his team countless extra possessions every game.

He contests shots impressively on the perimeter, being able to sag off his man and give himself an extra cushion to not get neat off the dribble, but still get a hand up on jumpers with his tremendous length. He does a great job of staying in front for that reason, even if his fundamentals can still improve on this end of the floor.

Sounds like a good profile of a defensive PG. We already know Lavine can mentor him because after the Glove worked with Zach a few days later GP2 puts a guy in a poster. That can't just be coincidence. Right? ;)

Also I started following draft express on Twitter again. Almost too much info but it looks like we are gonna have another first round pick. We almost need to cheer for Houston to get into the playoffs so we can get that 2nd rounder from them.

We don't need two rookies on next year's team.

CoolBreeze44 wrote:We don't need two rookies on next year's team.

Probably not but having those 2nd rounders to pick international players is good to have as well. I still like the idea of adding talent. Maybe they can add a college senior type that is more ready to contribute. Of course who knows how many roster spots we will have open next offseason.

I love to accumulate role players on rookie contracts.

Pg Pg Pg don't care as long as they can go at least 4-10.

too bad i cannot watch NCAA as nobody is broadcasting it in Europe, now it would be more interesting than wolves games