Who should they take?

Ford has them as a lock to take Bayless but they also need a big.

Both ESPN and NBAdraft.net have Bayless at #4.

I went with Bayless since that's who everyone says they're taking. I agree they need a big in the worst way though. Just haven't heard from anyone, including myself, who's sold on Lopez.

Well, I guess they'll have to get their big with their other first.

my bad chris i was going to make this as soon as i got home which was now.

jarryd for sure. pg is their weakest position right now with ridnour and EARL WATSON.

I'm just glad we got your pick right.

Glenn is also happy because Watson will be leaving with this pick. All kidding aside he'd be a good pickup if RIP or Billups were traded.

look at all the bigs Seattle has drafted in recent years...Sene, Petro, Swift...

3 wasted picks...

Bayless is a no brainer

4 Collison, Nick
12 Dupree, Ronald
35 Durant, Kevin
16 Elson, Francisco
15 Gelabale, Mickael
22 Green, Jeff
44 Griffin, Adrian
42 Marshall, Donyell
27 Petro, Johan
8 Ridnour, Luke
18 Sene, Mouhamed
31 Swift, Robert
25 Watson, Earl
54 Wilcox, Chris
21 Wilkins, Damien

picks 4 24 32 46 and 50.

looking to trade a few of them

Thanks. I'm betting Seattle goes big with this pick. Hibbert?

I saw Cross online just an hour or two ago, hopefully he's not sleeping now.

Thanks. I'm betting Seattle goes big with this pick. Hibbert?

Tough one.

I can see them going big, but I'm guessing that they'd want big and athletic.

Hibbert needs to play for a half court team, the Sonics want to run.

Darrell Arthur?

Hmm, Arthur seems a worse version of Durant. That's not meant as an insult to his game, since "being worse than KD" is hardly a fair criticism. Just pointing out the duplication of skills. Arthur would need to bulk up to help them in the paint, something they've been looking for forever it seems.

DeAndre Jordan seems a good fit. He's a bit of a project, but any true big man availabe at this point will need some work. He's definitely athletic enough to run with the young guys.

Jordan is very similar too though. Athletic, good rebounder and shot blocker as well. I agree if the Sonics are going to run then Hibbert doesn't fit well.

Jordan's also 6'11", 250 with a 7'6" wingspan, as opposed to Arthur's 6'9", 216 with a 6'11" wingspan.

Some things to consider for Seattle's pick:


The Bad

• Brook Lopez really struggled in all of the athletic drills. He's huge (his wingspan measured out at 7-foot-5 ½), but NBA teams are shying away from the more-lumbering big men. He wasn't awful during the testing, but many thought he'd do a little better.
• DeAndre Jordan also didn't fare nearly as well as teams would've expected. He's been labled as a Dwight Howard-type athlete, but he didn't put up anything close to the numbers Howard put up a few years ago.
• Donte Greene and Darrell Arthur -- two guys touted for their athleticism -- disappointed many with their poor vertical-jump scores. Arthur also fared very poorly in the lane-agility drill.
• JaVale McGee didn't light up the drills either for someone touted as a great athlete for a player his size. He looked a little out of shape in the workouts, which can't help his cause.

Ford's got Arthur as a 6-10 PF that can run the floor.

Just saying.

Doesn't really matter I suppose.

The Sonics already have a bunch of mediocre bigs, might as well add another.

Wilcox
Collison
R. Swift
Sene
Petro

Swift is a FA I think. They'll just let him go I imagine. Whoever they take has a chance to get PT regardless of whether they are a PF or C.

The Bad

• Brook Lopez really struggled in all of the athletic drills. He's huge (his wingspan measured out at 7-foot-5 ½), but NBA teams are shying away from the more-lumbering big men. He wasn't awful during the testing, but many thought he'd do a little better.
• DeAndre Jordan also didn't fare nearly as well as teams would've expected. He's been labled as a Dwight Howard-type athlete, but he didn't put up anything close to the numbers Howard put up a few years ago.
• Donte Greene and Darrell Arthur -- two guys touted for their athleticism -- disappointed many with their poor vertical-jump scores. Arthur also fared very poorly in the lane-agility drill.
• JaVale McGee didn't light up the drills either for someone touted as a great athlete for a player his size. He looked a little out of shape in the workouts, which can't help his cause.


Man, did anyone look good in their workouts?

i would have takena arthur again. i dont want another center project...sene,petro, swift.

bayless
durant
jeff green
arthur
wilcox.

not bad if this team pans out in about 2~3 years