Pistons' early draft prospects

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Originally Posted by e-ray

I think he's a bust.

I agree. NBAdraft.net has him compared to Pryz, who isn't more than a servicable center really. On top of that, the guy averages less than 7 rebounds a game, and he's 7'2" tall.

He's only grabbed double digit boards 4 times all year:

10 against Pitt - played a 6'7" forward at center and a 6'6" PF for 33+ minutes each.
11 against Depaul - against a 6'9" center with less than 5 RPG.
10 against Old Dominion - against a senior center with 2.4 RPG.
10 against WVU - against a senior center with 2 RPG (that almost fouled out in his 19 minutes)

Nothing about that impresses me about his potential on the next level. The Pryz grabbed 11.2 rebounds a game in the big ten his last year.

Yeah, trading up for him would be a stupid idea. If he dropped into our laps, you'd have to consider giving him a shot, but trading up to get him just seems pointless. I'd rather have Amir and Samb out there using their athleticism and tenacity.

Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying he isn't worth our pick. If you can get a center that isn't a total project at the end of the first you have to do it. But i thought higher of his potential last year. At this point he's not worth moving up to get.

He would have been better off declaring for the draft last year. He was near a lottery pick.

Darren Collison, let Flip Murray & Lindsey leave, he's the perfect, experienced, replacement guard

this is probably a stupid regurgitated question, but do we get minny's 2nd rounder this year???

thats practically a late 1st rounder...

I thought it was yes, then I read an article that was posted on here somewhere about a month ago and it said something about them putting it off until next year. Now I can't remember if that was an article from last year or this year. I'm 99% sure we get it this year, Wil.

These are the picks owed to us:

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2008 second round draft pick from Minnesota
Minnesota's own 2008 2nd round pick to Detroit, provided that Minnesota shall have the option to defer the conveyance by one year if it notifies Detroit and the League Office 30 days prior to the 2008 Draft. If Minnesota elects to defer, then it shall trade its own 2009 2nd round pick to Detroit [Detroit - Minnesota, 10/31/2005]

2009 second round draft pick from Toronto
Toronto's own 2009 2nd round pick to Detroit [Detroit - Toronto, 6/15/2007]

2011 second round draft pick from Toronto
Toronto's own 2011 2nd round pick to Detroit [Detroit - Toronto, 6/15/2007]

These are Minny's picks BTW:

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2008 first round draft pick from Miami
Miami's own 2008 1st round pick to Minnesota (top 14 protected in the 2008 Draft, top 10 protected in 2009, top 6 protected in 2010, and unprotected in the 2011 Draft). [Miami - Minnesota, 10/24/2007]2008 second round draft pick from Miami

Miami's own 2008 2nd round pick to Minnesota via Boston [Boston - Memphis - Miami - New Orleans - Utah, 8/2/2005 and then Boston - Minnesota, 1/26/2006]2009 first round draft pick from Boston
Boston's own 2009 1st round pick to Minnesota (top 3 protected in the 2009 Draft, top 2 protected in 2010, top 2 protected in 2011, and unprotected in the 2012 Draft). [Boston - Minnesota, 7/31/2007]

2008 first round draft pick to L.A. Clippers
Minnesota's own 2008 1st round pick to the L.A. Clippers (top 10 protected in the 2008 Draft, top 10 protected in 2009, top 10 protected in 2010, top 10 protected in 2011, and unprotected in the 2012 Draft). [LA Clippers - Minnesota, 8/12/2005]

2008 second round draft pick to Detroit
Minnesota's own 2008 2nd round pick to Detroit, provided that Minnesota shall have the option to defer the conveyance by one year if it notifies Detroit and the League Office 30 days prior to the 2008 Draft. If Minnesota elects to defer, then it shall trade its own 2009 2nd round pick to Detroit [Detroit - Minnesota, 10/31/2005]

They won't get Miami's first unless they can get back into the playoffs. They won't send their first to LAC.

So maybe with Miami's second (which is about the same as their 2nd), they might send it to us. They may not want 3 rookies to add to the mix when they already have Jefferson, Green, Telfair, Foye, Brewer, McCants, Gomes and Simien in the mix as young players that need PT to develop.

So there's a chance it won't be this year, which it probably won't unless they're stupid.