Chad Ford NBA Mock Draft 4.0
Chad Ford released his latest NBA mock draft (Insider) today. He has Stauskas going to the T-Wolves at 13, and no GRIII or McGary in the first round.
And for Pistons fans, he has them taking Noah Vonleh.
April 22nd, 2014 at 12:45 PM ^
Or he arranged to take it on a different day for whatever reason.
I would imagine that John Beilein expects his guys to finish the school year, regardless of what their decisions for the next year are.
There's nothing to report until there's something to report.
Is that correct?
I like how people downvoted you for simply stating a fact and they aren't happy with it.
I downvoted him because nobody on the internet has a right to know about McGary's academic comings and goings.
April 22nd, 2014 at 12:43 PM ^
Chad Ford sucks at draft placement and his scouting is atrocious
If only there was a place for your work to be posted for the world to see, and to have Chad Ford tell you how much you suck on a college blog.
Signed,
NOT CHAD FORD, SERIOUSLY
How does he update his board every week? It's not like these guys are combining and camping right now are they? Stauskas and GR3, to my knowledge, are both working out in A2. It seems weird to me that draft positions would change weekly when none of these kids are even competing against or with each other at the moment or holding open workouts for teams like football players do.
He states pretty clearly off the top that a ton has to happen between now and the draft (workouts, the actually lottery to determine the order, GMs getting hired, etc), but people like mock drafts, so he makes a mock draft. I'm sure if it was up to him he'd wait to do it, but you gotta give the masses their mock drafts. It'll probably be one of the most read artciles on ESPN.com today.
opinions can change as people (his sources and those sources' bosses) digest tape, have conversations with scouts, have conversations with each other - they will obviously change a lot more during workouts and in-person interviews, but there's plenty that should be in flux, even now.
I think Glenn will be a fine player in the NBA - but he made a huge mistake declaring for the draft. Could have easily been a lottery pick next year if he was able to step up and be the #1 banana on the '14-'15 squad.
No matter how Ford's mock changes, he'll be lucky to be picked in the late first round.
That is a ridiculous mock draft selection. The Pistons have already come out and said that they will match any offer Monroe gets, so I have no clue where the hell Ford is getting his info from.
The Pistons basically have to hope that the ping pong balls fall their way so that they can nap either Wiggins or Embiid. Barring that, they pretty much have to hope Smart slips due to character concerns. If the top 7 picks play out per Ford's mock, I wouldn't be opposed to selecting Stauskas, Harris, or even James Young.
But who on the Pistons is saying that? Those match any offer reports were all from February. They currently don't have a GM or a coach, so who knows what they'll do.
The idea that the Pistons are going to let a 23 year old big man who averages 15 and 9 on 50% shooting, who can make his free throws and is an excellent passer out of the post, walk is absurd. He is the second most valuable commodity the franchise has.
If the new GM lets Monroe walk for nothing he might as well start packing his bags because his stay will not be long.
April 23rd, 2014 at 11:02 AM ^
he would be worth the max contract, but he's a terrible defender. I wouldn't give Moose a max contract tbh. The Pistons are better off sign and trade Moose or even better trade Josh Smith.
I will be fuckin furious if the Bulls draft Hairston and Payne with Hood/Warren/Napier still on the board.
April 22nd, 2014 at 11:25 PM ^
I doubt they'll be able to afford Augustin. He's playing too well and would surely want too much. I agree they need a back up C to replace Nazr, and I was hoping for Cauley-Stein but Payne isn't that player. He's a stretch 4, not a 5. And the definitely need a scorer (Warren) instead of a shooter (Hairston), whereas Hood is kind of in the middle.