Bauncey Chillups 288 Report post Posted April 30, 2014 Chad Ford's Big Board 9.0 is up He lists the Magic as being interested in these players: Wiggins Exum Smart Ennis Payton Saric Lavine Still consistent with the narrative that Exum is who we're picking if we don't get the number 1 pick or Wiggins falls. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Soul Bro 1,422 Report post Posted May 1, 2014 Meanwhile, ESPN's Goodman has us taking Embiid in his mock draft Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheNameIsOrlando 310 Report post Posted May 1, 2014 Lavine would be a great pickup if we got another pick later in the first Has anyone talked about Khem Birch here? I would looooooove to grab him with a second round pick (which we dont have) Im from Vegas and have watched him a lot. He needs a lot of work offensively and also needs to become stronger. I like him but not sure what his ceiling could really be. Marcus Camby maybe? More importantly his floor could be Thabeet. (He's a very hard worker so that may be a bit harsh) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jec 427 Report post Posted May 1, 2014 Exum doesn't resemble Rose all that much, prime Rose was very powerful and explosive in the way he played. Exum's game is "smoother", he's more like a 6'6" Tony Parker. Tony Parker is neither powerful, nor explosive, according to you. Explain. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Catman 380 Report post Posted May 1, 2014 Exum doesn't resemble Rose all that much, prime Rose was very powerful and explosive in the way he played. Exum's game is "smoother", he's more like a 6'6" Tony Parker. Explosive is exactly what Exum is. The Rose comparison is based on speed and first step. Watch Exum run the floor - dude is warp. It ill be a tough decision for the Magic between Parker and Exum and possibly Embiid. I think we will all be happy in the end since Rob is such a great talent assessor. Believe if Rob does indeed come to the conclusion Exum is the future at PG, we may have ourselves a star within 2 seasons. Obviously the Dipo pick was BPA. The Magic then decided that they would still take Wiggins first, so playing Vic at PG was necessary in preparation for this draft. Defensively you just can not go wrong with either pick. Shooting wise, the Magic would be in trouble. If they can trade AA for another top 10 pick (which they are going to attempt - the Charlotte rumor was a purposeful leak to build value) I believe they will address their paint woes with Gordon, who can defend PF's now and then grab a pure shooter like Mcdermott to man the SF position. Lets say 3 months into the season it is Exum/Dipo/McDermott/Gordon/Vuc . The depth behind those guys would be stupid. Harris as 6th man, which I believe is a perfect role for him (he will get plenty of minutes), Harkless manning SF and sliding Tobias down to PF and Oquinn at C would be a filthy 8 man rotation to develop. The Magic can simply save some $$$ and have Moore back up at PG/SG again if they wanted. The key component is making the trade for that extra pick. It may just not be feasible - we will see. But currently there are a lot of great scenarios to work out over the next 6 weeks. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Neighborhood Bully 266 Report post Posted May 1, 2014 Lets say 3 months into the season it is Exum/Dipo/McDermott/Gordon/Vuc . The depth behind those guys would be stupid. Harris as 6th man, which I believe is a perfect role for him (he will get plenty of minutes), Harkless manning SF and sliding Tobias down to PF and Oquinn at C would be a filthy 8 man rotation to develop. The Magic can simply save some $ and have Moore back up at PG/SG again if they wanted. So we're tanking again? That lineup wouldn't win 20 games next year. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Murphy13 185 Report post Posted May 1, 2014 Yeah I don't really like that outlook too much. Except for the trading AA for a lotto pick I feel the rest is plan B or worse. I like the idea of Vic and Gordon, but next to Vic I want to see a scorer...like AA but hopefully better. If Wiggins or Embiid is there when you draft you take em. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CTMagicUK 1,491 Report post Posted May 1, 2014 Explosive is exactly what Exum is. The Rose comparison is based on speed and first step. Watch Exum run the floor - dude is warp. Rose had explosive athleticism though, Exum doesn't. Exum is a great athlete, he's lightning quick and his first step is awesome but he's not a guy who's going to be throwing it down over Dwight or mashing on guys consistently, he's smooth and fluid and lays it in from Euro steps and such. I can see the similarities and differences in both the Parker and Rose comparisons but they both have validity. I just don't think Exum has the vertical explosion of Rose. It's a little unconventional but I see similarities between Exum and Ginobili. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mauro Pedrosa 1,033 Report post Posted May 1, 2014 I'd rather have a more cerebral PG than an explosive one that tries to do too much. Btw, I just have a gut feeling that we'll draft Exum Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Trey Time 186 Report post Posted May 1, 2014 So we're tanking again? That lineup wouldn't win 20 games next year. Explain yourself. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CTMagicUK 1,491 Report post Posted May 1, 2014 James Young's agent will be Jay Z, if we needed another reason not to draft him. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AddiFB 429 Report post Posted May 1, 2014 Lottery needs to get here faster. My mouse is in a need of replacement after all that refreshing yet little to no news to chew on. Even the refresh button itself is all bruised and dented. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
