CalvinBall wrote:

JFLNYC wrote:Agreed. If his combine results are any indication he's a terrific athlete. But, from everything I'm hearing, he wants to be a face-up 4 in the NBA. Considering that there are serious questions about his perimeter game, I'm dubious. Yes, it's unlikely you're going to get anyone special at 11, but it's not impossible. IMO, you've got a better chance to get lucky with either Caldwell-Pope or Adams, plus they play positions of real need for the Sixers.

and we have gotten solid players in the middle of the round before (jrue, thad, vucevic). not that those guys are special but it is possible to get solid pieces where we are picking. zeller doesnt seem to be that.

CalvinBall wrote:

JFLNYC wrote:Agreed. If his combine results are any indication he's a terrific athlete. But, from everything I'm hearing, he wants to be a face-up 4 in the NBA. Considering that there are serious questions about his perimeter game, I'm dubious. Yes, it's unlikely you're going to get anyone special at 11, but it's not impossible. IMO, you've got a better chance to get lucky with either Caldwell-Pope or Adams, plus they play positions of real need for the Sixers.

and we have gotten solid players in the middle of the round before (jrue, thad, vucevic). not that those guys are special but it is possible to get solid pieces where we are picking. zeller doesnt seem to be that.

Pittsburgh's Steven Adams was the big winner on Day 1. Not only did Adams look the part of a NBA center (he measured 7 feet, 250 pounds with a 7-foot-4.5 span), but he showed off some terrific athleticism and toughness on the defensive end. However, that's not what wowed scouts. Adams showed off a surprising -- no, shocking -- offensive game, hitting jump shot after jump shot with a feathery touch.

"I can say I was honestly stunned," one NBA GM said. "Where did that come from? That's not something you develop with a few weeks with a trainer. He was way more skilled than we thought. That makes a huge difference in our evaluation of him."

It was the same story GM after GM. Even veteran scouts seemed surprised by Adams' skill set. He's not Marc Gasol, but the fact he showed anything from an offensive skills standpoint was huge. How big? Virtually every GM I spoke with had him pegged as a top-10 pick. He'll have to keep up this pace in workouts, but no one had a bigger day.

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