# NBA Draft 2014 **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [June 26, 2014, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-draft-2014/691695 "2014-06-26T14:25:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![G0sp3l](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c68b51/32.png) [@G0sp3l](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/G0sp3l)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2014, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-draft-2014/691695/41 "2014-06-27T01:21:44Z")
2~3 years from now and the Sixers are going to be a serious handful. I can’t believe how much talent they’re loading up. I like Payne for the Hawks (I’m still worried, though) but it still doesn’t help Horford move from Center. ---
**Author:** ![Kiros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/439d5e/32.png) [@Kiros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kiros)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2014, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-draft-2014/691695/42 "2014-06-27T01:48:27Z")
I always love it when some team goes completely off the board. In this case, Toronto using the 21st pick on a guy that Ford has ranked #66, with the analysis “There are currently no comments available for Bruno Caboclo.” We’re officially into the crazy picks. ---
**Author:** ![DigitalC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ebca7d/32.png) [@DigitalC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DigitalC)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2014, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-draft-2014/691695/43 "2014-06-27T01:51:54Z")
> [@G0sp3l](#): > > 2~3 years from now and the Sixers are going to be a serious handful. I can’t believe how much talent they’re loading up. > > I like Payne for the Hawks (I’m still worried, though) but it still doesn’t help Horford move from Center. Not just loading up on talent but loading up on talent for later. Neither Embiid nor Saric are going to play for them next year, that’s another year of tanking and another good pick coming up. ---
**Author:** ![Kiros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/439d5e/32.png) [@Kiros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kiros)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2014, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-draft-2014/691695/44 "2014-06-27T02:13:42Z")
Rece Davis just said “calary scap”. This is endlessly entertaining, so much more fun than the NFL draft. Big dilemma for me next year with Shabazz being in Miami… love UConn and the alumni, hate the Heat, what ever shall I do? If Charlotte had kept the pick they’d immediately have become my second-favorite team in the league, oh well. ---
**Author:** ![Southern\_Yankee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/southern_yankee/32/2800_2.png) [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2014, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-draft-2014/691695/45 "2014-06-27T02:18:44Z")
If the Heat gave #26, #55 and a 2nd next year for Napier, I’m happy. Especially if they get Hairston at 26. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2014, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-draft-2014/691695/46 "2014-06-27T02:28:26Z")
The 76ers are the team of the future and they always will be. Carter-Williams last year, Noel this year, Embiid next year, Saric the year after that - plus some other draft picks - could be the core of a great young team. Then again, by that time they’ll have to start making bigger commitments to the guys they’ve drafted and things could get complicated. And of course who knows if these guys pan out? They’re not going to win a lot of games right now, that’s for sure. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2014, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-draft-2014/691695/47 "2014-06-27T02:37:28Z")
The Heat caught at least one break: Napier slipped down the board, so they were able to get him for picks alone and didn’t have to trade Norris Cole. I’m not sure if they want to keep Cole or not, but if nothing else they can include him in another trade if necessary. Riley and LeBron both supposedly liked Napier a lot. ---
**Author:** ![Lamar\_Mundane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/85f322/32.png) [@Lamar\_Mundane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamar_Mundane)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2014, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-draft-2014/691695/48 "2014-06-27T03:27:05Z")
Detroit just got the steal of the draft. Mark it down. ---
**Author:** ![drm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e57/32.png) [@drm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drm)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2014, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-draft-2014/691695/49 "2014-06-27T04:43:36Z")
> [@Lamar\_Mundane](#): > > Detroit just got the steal of the draft. Mark it down. Not a bad one. Mine is on the Knicks picking up Early in the second round. He’s good. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2014, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-draft-2014/691695/50 "2014-06-27T18:13:47Z")
[Zach Lowe on the Afflalo trade:](http://grantland.com/the-triangle/draft-night-redux-nuggets-sixers-set-their-plans-in-motion/) > [@](#): > > Understand: The only teams dying to get Afflalo are contenders and those determined to make the postseason. Most of those teams are capped out, meaning they’d have to send some unpleasant salary back Orlando’s way. Denver was the exception. > > And veterans on expiring contracts just haven’t carried much market value, in terms of luring first-round picks in return. For all that talk, there weren’t as many shocks and trades as people expected, and there a lot of picks of international players who won’t be in the NBA for a while. I like the Bulls taking McDermott because they need anybody who can score points. The Knicks and Nets may have done pretty well to get themselves a few picks. ---
**Author:** ![markdash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba8739/32.png) [@markdash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markdash)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2014, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-draft-2014/691695/51 "2014-06-27T20:11:18Z")
As I get older, I find I’m putting less and less emphasis on the draft. I know that the draft itself is usually the most fundamental event for building a successful team, but in terms of evaluating the picks themselves, there’s so much hidden information that us casual fans aren’t privy to that it’s nigh impossible to say someone got a “steal” or they “reached” or whatever. As a result, I find the roster management and trading to be way more interesting than the actual players that were selected. (Although Adam Silver drafting Isiah Austin was awesome.) ---
**Author:** ![Omniscient](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omniscient/32/3290_2.png) [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2014, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-draft-2014/691695/52 "2014-07-02T19:45:12Z")
I watched perhaps the least amount of college hoops ever this year Whats the scouting report on McDermott? ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2014, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-draft-2014/691695/53 "2014-07-02T19:49:05Z")
He scored tons of points in college because he’s a very good shooter. Don’t expect much in the way of defense. ---
**Author:** ![Omniscient](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omniscient/32/3290_2.png) [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2014, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-draft-2014/691695/54 "2014-07-02T20:01:33Z")
> [@Marley23](#): > > He scored tons of points in college because he’s a very good shooter. Don’t expect much in the way of defense. I figured with that many points, he can create his own shot. Accurate? ---
**Author:** ![Jimmy\_Chitwood](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f475e1/32.png) [@Jimmy\_Chitwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jimmy_Chitwood)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2014, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-draft-2014/691695/55 "2014-07-02T20:26:37Z")
No. He can stroke it, and he’s pretty skilled, but he’s not going to make anything happen on the move. ---
**Author:** ![YogSothoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/8edcca/32.png) [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2014, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-draft-2014/691695/56 "2014-07-07T04:53:42Z")
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