Only one week to go until the 2015 NBA draft. This year's draft has a ton of talent in the lottery picks and who goes after #1 is all still up in the air. Some very very talented European prospects this year. The top 10 picks has everything to offer. Some very athletic point guards who can score very effectively, some wings who can shoot and get to the basket at a high level, and of course very athletic big men, many of whom can stretch the floor with their range.
I think the Lakers take Jahlil at #2. I don't think they can assume Ed Davis will ever become anything more than a supporting role player.
- While Okafor cannot stretch the floor like Towns or Porzingis, he certainly provides the ability to draw double teams in bad matchups and, ultimately, get the ball to the guys who are going to be doing the majority of the Laker's scoring.
- Randle and him down low will make an interesting team front court.They both excel in areas where the other does not. Randle is a banger who will hit the offensive glass hard and get to the line. Okafor is less physical but has the potential to be a prolific post scorer.
As long as Kobe is taking 22 shots a game, we will not see this combo do much offensively but it sounds like Kobe's reign of terror is coming to a close soon.
I will do some more team fit analysis. I need to actually do some work at work.