Milwaukee (#6) - Bucks select Corey Brewer

[WTFchris]

Next up is Milwaukee with the #6 pick in the draft.

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 4:30 pm, whichever player has the most votes will be Milwaukee's pick in our mock draft.

[WTFchris]

Current players under contract for 07-08:
Michael Redd GF
Bobby Simmons GF
Dan Gadzuric C
Andrew Bogut FC
Charlie Villanueva F
Lynn Greer G
Damir Markota F

Team options:
Brian Skinner FC
David Noel F

Free Agenets:
Earl Boykins PG (PO)
Mo Williams PG (UFA)
Ruben Patterson SF (UFA)
Charlie Bell GF
Ersan Ilyasova F
Jared Reiner C

Draft picks:
#6
#56

[Matt]

They've got Bobby Simmons and Charlie Bell at SF, but I think they still take the athletic Corey Brewer.

The Bucks select Corey Brewer

[WTFchris]

Well, I guess I'll get the discussion rolling (edit, I see Matt posted something while I was typing this)...

The bucks have two options here. There aren't any bigs to add (if they wanted to move Villinueava to the bench). Their options are basically Conley or one of the SF's available. I think they resign Mo Williams since there aren't many teams who can afford to add him as a FA (we know from the Chauncey talks). Assuming they do that, it's hard to believe they'd spend a top 6 pick on a backup. Therefor, a SF makes the most sense. Redd is currently playing out of position at SF and gets beat up having to guard them. Bell might not be back and Simmons seems to be a bench player. So which one do they go with?

Corey Brewer?
Julian Wright?
Jeff Green?

[WTFchris]

I agree with Brewer. If they are going to get to the finals some day, they need a solid wing defender to allow Redd to score. They need someone to contain James, Wade, RIP, etc in the playoffs. Green and Wright are more pure scorers, which they already have.

The Bucks select Corey Brewer

[DrRay11]

I'll join the party.

Actually, I won't.

Bucks select - Michael Conley

The Bucks either S&T Williams or let him walk and start Simmons and Conley. If they resign Williams, they might go small with Redd at SF, Villa at PF, and Bogut at C. While Brewer does look like a solid player, the Bucks believe that Conley will really run the team well a la Tony Parker.

[WTFchris]

If they really had someone wanting to do a S&T then Conley makes sense. They could probably get a very good PF and a pick for Williams. It would also allow them to resign Bell to backup Redd and Simmons. I bet the Lakers would move Odom for Mo.

[Glenn]

I agree with Brewer. If they are going to get to the finals some day, they need a solid wing defender to allow Redd to score. They need someone to contain James, Wade, RIP, etc in the playoffs. Green and Wright are more pure scorers, which they already have.

The Bucks select Corey Brewer

This is a great point (needing someone to guard James, Wade, Rip).

I agree on your pick, too*.

The Bucks select Corey Brewer



*with regret, I'd love to have Brewer in Piston red, white and blue.

[Zekyl]

I'd much rather see Brewer in the Pistons colors. If there was anyone (other than the top 2) that I'd want the Pistons to get in this draft, it would be Brewer.