New Orleans (#13) - Hornets select Nick Young

Next up are the Hornets at #13.

Feel free to discuss potential players to be selected, team needs or any other topics related to this pick in this thread.

Once you know who you think they should pick, post your selection in this thread in bold red type. Only vote once per thread.

At 11:30 am, whichever player has the most votes will be New Orleans' pick in our mock draft.

Players selected so far: http://wtfdetroit.com/forums/showthread.php?t=9551

Best available players: http://wtfdetroit.com/forums/showthread.php?t=9601

Current players under contract for 2007-08
Predrag Stojakovic
David West
Tyson Chandler
Bobby Jackson
Chris Paul
Rasual Butler
Hilton Armstrong
Cedric Simmons
Marcus Vinicious

Player options
Jannero Pargo ($1.08m)

No longer with team
Arvydas Macijauskas

Free agents
Desmond Mason (UFA)
Marc Jackson (UFA)
Brandon Bass (RFA)
Devin Brown (UFA)
Linton Johnson (UFA)

Picks in this draft
#13
#43

Chris Paul's penetration should provide this new shooting guard with some open looks from mid range to three.

Hornets select - Nick Young

Hornets loved Thaddeus Young's workout and need a 3 once Desmond leaves.

I really hope he falls to 15 as I beleive he will be a good player in the future!

-1 for using pink.

Don't they have Peja to use at the SF slot?

I agree with Eray. They need a good SG to pair with Paul. Peja is a SF and they have to hope he can stay healthy.

Hornets select - Nick Young

SG looks like the obvious choice here IMO, would they take Stuckey?

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Originally Posted by Draft Express

New Orleans is looking in a lot of directions, including Nick Young, Rodney Stuckey, Thaddeus Young and Al Thornton. It’s believed that this spot is really Nick Young’s to lose. He’ll be in on the 25th.

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Thornton gets more tempting as he drops, but as others have mentioned, they already have big money tied up in Peja, and Rasual Butler can play some SF too.

Of course, Thornton can play PF too.

Stuckey's more of a to-the-rack kind of player from what I've seen. Nick Young would work better off of Paul's drive and dish abilities. Therefore, I think they'd take Young.

Also, about Thornton: I just don't think teams are looking to use this high of a pick on a tweener style of player.

I was just thinking that if replacing Des Mason was the goal, that Stuckey seems like a similar player.

They were a mediocre team last year. Why try to replace that? There is a bit of need for a slasher if Peja returns to a solid form next year, as he would do well shooting off of penetration. I suppose if they were looking for a pure slasher, Stuckey would fit well, but Nick Young can shoot better IMO as well as slash (when he wants to).

With Peja injured for basically the whole season, Butler showed flashes but was never consistent. Butler is a bench player at best. I have no idea how athletic Nick Young is, but the Hornets really lack an athletic player from the start of next season.

Nick Young

for reasons already mentioned......a mid-range shot can be hard to find these days

The Hornets select Nick Young

Best available SG.