Would you take Jahlil Okafor if you had the chance?

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Would you take Jahlil Okafor if you had the chance?

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I admit I don't watch a ton of basketball but this guy looks pretty awesome. They say he's a center but he looks quick enough to play PF to me. Would you take him and pair him next to Pek and Dieng? Maybe slide Thad over to the 3 and Wiggins to the 2? Who would you rather draft?
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Absolutely. You don't worry about who's on your roster if a guy like that is available.
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Yes, but lets watch him play a full college basketball season first before declaring Okafor is the guy to draft
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I'm a Karl Towns guy myself, but Okafor is definitely a highly touted prospect at this time for good reason.

Edit: I also really like Rashad Vaughn and Emmanuel Mudiay.
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Camden wrote:I'm a Karl Towns guy myself, but Okafor is definitely a highly touted prospect at this time for good reason.

Edit: I also really like Rashad Vaughn and Emmanuel Mudiay.


I like Vaughn also, I am also very high on Isiah Whitehead. This freshman class I followed really closely through recruiting process, so I am excited to see how they turn out.
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Uh oh, the draft thread has already started
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BizarroJerry wrote:Uh oh, the draft thread has already started

haha, just a general discussion of the prospects in college basketball this year!
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I'd probably be the most interested in PF right now despite the success of both Young and Bennett. A SG that can handle the ball may look temping too although I really like Zach. Lets just save some time here and look mostly at who UCLA has then Big Ten players. LOL One guy I'm looking forward to see play is Georges Niang from Iowa State. He had his own jaw dropping transformation of his body this summer as well.
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I know the logical thinking is that we need a PF after trading Love, but I'd double down on SG more than likely. Let's make sure we get a dynamic backcourt for the future. Martin needs a successor, and LaVine's still a project. Plus, as Phoenix has shown, a thee-headed guard rotation is super dangerous.

Can you imagine how perfect a Rubio/Vaughn backcourt would be from every stance? That's not saying I'm giving up on LaVine, but Vaughn, to me, is going to be really good.
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Yes any player that wins the Morgan Wooten Player of the year award in high school has a good chance of being good in the NBA. Morgan Wootten National Player of the Year has been chosen from the field of McDonald's All-Americans based on activity in the community, classroom and on the court.

The past players have been

1997: Shane Battier
1998: Ronald Curry
1999: Jay Williams
2000: Chris Duhon
2001: Aaron Miles
2002: Torin Francis
2003: LeBron James
2004: Dwight Howard
2005: Josh McRoberts
2006: Greg Oden
2007: Kevin Love
2008: Greg Monroe
2009: Derrick Favors
2010: Harrison Barnes
2011: Austin Rivers
2012: Shabazz Muhammad
2013: Jabari Parker[8]
2014: Jahlil Okafor

Pretty much every bigman on the list has been very very good in the NBA so I say role the dice! It also usually means that they have a good character off of the court as well.
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