Posted by fishmike:
Bogut would be nice.... but we just have to have the mindset that we are building something. I would be perfectly happy with Warrick, Green or anyone else Isiah scouts and picks at that spot. We are still amassing talent, and that should be priority 1
Yes, agreed. But to willingly blow a chance at Boone (still not convinced he's staying at school), Bogut, Taft or Warrick (not sure he'll last to the 9th pick or whatever lame pick we're aiming for).
This draft is very similar to the 2003 draft where the big talent was rather obvious (Bron, Melo, Wade, Bosh, Kaman, Hinrich). Drafts where the major talent plays most of its games on TV, its real easy for GMs to scout and you don't find gems. Boone, Bogut, Taft and Warrick aren't going to slip out of the top 7 picks or so. If we don't have a top 7-ish pick, we're going to come away from this draft with another pseudo-starter like Sweetney.
After those top four I mentioned, I like Lamarcus Aldridge, Charlie Villanueva and maybe Simien, but I'm not sold on those guys being starter quality. This team needs talent everywhere, yes, but what we need more than anything is a young, impact big.