NBA Draft

[pinstripers]

Fred, Ron, Perry, Selden, Diallo, Greene, Ballentine, Beane, Mockevicius..............Who gets drafted? Anybody go in the first round? Who in the second round? Who doesn't hear their name called?

[Walker]

Fred, Ron, Perry and the dude that Cotton shut down will get drafted. Greene will be a bus driver for the And 1 mixtape guys. Ballentine, Beane and Mock will have rock solid overseas careers.

[Shocktoberfest]

My gut is that all the Kansas fellas get drafted. Nobody goes in the first round. Only Ron from the Valley will hear his name called. An undrafted Fred will make a roster in the NBA eventually.

All of that said and I'm still perplexed with Cle's lack of progress at that next level. Ron did prove at the Pan Am games that he can run with those guys. It will be interesting to see how it plays out.

[Dan]

Ron, Seldon and Perry all second rounders. The other guys all get invited to camps. I like Perry, but I don't think he's athletic enough to make an NBA roster - too small to be a forward in the NBA and not quick enough to be a 3 guard.

[pinstripers]

Forgot Diallo; ........fixed

[Play Angry]

Chad Ford has Ron at #63 and Fred at #71 on his NBA draft board. Both just outside the second round but within easy striking distance to move up quickly if they show well at camps and workouts.

My gut says Ron goes in the later part of the 2nd round and FVV will either be selected in the last couple picks by a title contender or will just barely be left out of the party. He will have no problem finding a slot in the NBA summer league regardless.

[Baileyburns_9]

I can't see baker not getting drafted. What is his weakness in the NBA? I think he has it all.

[Shocktoberfest]

His perimeter shooting is suspect. He didn't have a stellar year shooting. Other than that, though, yeah, he seems to be a good fit. Dude can really play D.

[jdshock]

I can't see baker not getting drafted. What is his weakness in the NBA? I think he has it all.

The easy answer? Age.

[Topshock]

I can't see baker not getting drafted. What is his weakness in the NBA? I think he has it all.

It's really quite simple, either he starts shooting the 3 from NBA range at a high percentage or he won't play in the league.

[shockmonster]

Baker may not get drafted but he will make a roster.

[ShockdaWorld]

Baker, FVV, and Perry will all make some team better, regardless if their names are called or not.

[Art Bunch]

I would like to see all three get drafted and make a roster next season. I don't see it happening. Eventually, all those guys will play in the NBA but it will look more like the Toure Murry route.

Something that is not understood all that well about the NBA is the fact that there is very little player turnover. As opposed to football which sees a high roster churn every year, the NBA is exactly opposite. The structure of guaranteed contracts in the NBA encourages teams to stick with current players and avoid bringing in new talent.

NFL teams will cut a productive player just so they don't have to pay him, NBA teams will keep an unproductive player around so they don't have to pay him AND another guy to sit at the end of the bench.

So unless a player is drafted in the 1st round, it's really hard to find an open roster spot on any team. Sometimes it takes a couple of years and a series of 10-day contracts for guys like Fred, Ron and Perry to catch on.

[WheatShock]

I'll be a little surprised if Mock doesn't get drafted.

[Cdizzle]

I'll be a little surprised if Mock doesn't get drafted.

Prepare to be a little surprised.