Ed Weiland

One thing that became crystal clear early in the 2016 NBA Draft is PFs with 3-point range are much more coveted and PFs without such skills need not apply. Players with a lesser defensive/rebounding skill set than Andrea Bargnini brought 10 years ago were being gobbled up with early picks. I thought this run on stretch 4s was crazy and will end badly for the teams involved, but I could be a dinosaur in my thinking. I was most impressed with teams that just stood pat with their picks and … [Read more...] about 2016 NBA Draft Grades

I like the talent in the 2016 NBA draft, but I think if one cared enough to check that is something I have said about every draft. The strength of this draft is in the bigs. Both the PF and Center positions are deep, though there is much more star power in the PFs. This could be problematic in a league that’s going small. Every year I try to dredge up a past draft that this one might look like in 10 years. The one that looks similar is ’95. That one featured PFs as 8 of the first 12 picks. … [Read more...] about 2016 NBA Draft: Final Top 60

This is the strongest group in the 2016 draft by far. There is star power and depth here. This n=bunch of PFs could even turn the 2016 draft into one of the better drafts of the decade. Power Forwards 2PP 3PP P40 R40 A/TO SB40 Ben Simmons 561 333 20.9 12.8 1.4 3.0 Skal Labissiere 521 0 16.6 7.9 0.3 4.8 Domatas Sabonis 621 357 22.5 15.2 0.7 1.4 Deyonta Davis 598 0 16.5 12.1 0.9 4.6 Dragan … [Read more...] about 2016 NBA Draft: Power Forwards

I’m not crazy about this class of PGs. Dunn looks like a good one, but after that the young guys aren’t very impressive and the older players come with the usual old guy baggage. Point Guards 2PP 3PP P40 A40 S40 A/TO RSB40 Kris Dunn 477 372 19.5 7.4 3.0 1.8 10.0 Denzel Valentine 481 444 24.0 9.7 1.3 2.8 11.0 Gary Payton II 520 314 18.8 5.9 3.0 2.2 12.8 Wade Baldwin 437 406 18.6 6.9 1.6 1.9 7.3 Alex … [Read more...] about 2016 NBA Draft: The PGs