Top picks

I think Smart is far less risky than Embiid or Wiggins.  The guy is passionate and plays hard and his skills would make him a matchup problem because he's big and physical but very athletic.  He sort of reminds me of Wade but he's more advanced with his shot than Wade was coming out.   I also think it's interesting that people question his maturity yet he returned to school for another year even though he would have been a top 3 pick last year. 

We all know about the Texas Tech incident but he's a very good prospect and could help the Bucks a lot.

Exum intrigues me more, but that is probably me being a sucker for marketing and the recent success with young foreign products. 

 

 

The second rounders could also prove to be valuable. A deep draft means some good players will fall.

I don't know what to think about Exum other than he's only 18 and very skinny and lanky.  He seems pretty talented

I also like Randle but I don't think I would take him in the top 3

It seems to me it's the 3 it has been most of the year- Parker with the refined game but people question his athleticism at the NBA level, Wiggins with the extreme natural talent but unknown want to, and Embiid with the length and athleticism but limited experience.

Draft history is littered with big men that either never lived up to the expectations or others that simply flamed out.  I like Embiid but like Exum there is a lot of built up hype and I worry about Embiid's health.  We all know what happened with Greg Oden and this franchise cannot afford to have an Oden type outcome in the draft. 

 

The other factor is when motivated we've seen the impact that Larry Sanders can make on the court and they have Zaza and Henson and even Middleton to eat up minutes as well.  Parker coming in to play the 3 spot would be the perfect fit to go along with Knight and the Alphabet Kid and Sanders. 

I agree- that's the lineup IMO. And as crazy as this sounds, Antetokoumpo could play the 2. A 6'11" 2G... With Parker, Knight, Henson, and Sanders. That starting 5 is long, athletic, and if their heads are on straight, dangerous. With the right coach and right leadership, it could be the answer to Milwaukee's prayers.

I only watched Gianni's a few times, but nothing remotely looked like he could play the two.  

I suppose it depends on who he matches up against, but he has the ball skills and shooting ability to make it work. He's too skinny to be a 4, and if it does end up being Parker, I don't know if he's a 2. And maybe this summer Antetokoumpo will kinda show us what he is. And maybe that tips the Bucks' hand some. Maybe you can get away with Parker at the 2 with do many shot-blockers behind him (and Antetokoumpo is one of them).

Is Smart an option?  a 6'4" PG built like a tank with decent hops.

 

I think he's intriguing.  How good a passer is he?

Not with the top pick I don't think so. He has skills/talent, but I don't know how professional he'll be. We already have one problem child on this team (Sanders) that we have to hope will mature. Smart has an awful lot of growing up to do. He can't take a Texas Tech heckler, what is he going to so with racist taunts from Boston or New York?

If the Bucks somehow get completely hosed and are out of the top 3, you may want to take the chance. Top 3? I wouldn't...

Good point about his character.

 

Yeah, I suppose you are right. 

 

I was kind of thinking of the year the Bucks took Robinson and Jason Kidd was taken 3rd.  But, Smart sure ain't Jason Kidd anyway.

Who knows? He may end up the best player in the draft.