Bledsoes a good pick but hes injury prone. I debated him over Kemba but decided against it because of injuries

when healthy he's top 25/30 in the league

I snagged him at 46.

I'm happy with the pick overall, with lowry and mini lebron, you have 2 guards that can shoot, drive, distribute, play D

I don't see any problem playing them side by side

obviously the health concerns need to be taken into account

This post was edited by bitg_pj on Jun 1 2016 08:04am

Kind of an ego thing. I just get the feeling that Bledsoe is sick of the idea of playing a shared point guard role.

Nonetheless that shouldn't matter. I agree with your assessment. When healthy he is very good. He just seems to always have something. If I remember correctly this season he had an acl tear or something right? Always scares me.

But like I said... By far the second best guard taken in this round (behind wade)

I can't believe ibaka was still there. And a curry/oladipo back court.

Curry
Oladipo
Wiggins
Ibaka
Gobert



This post was edited by Harasmussen on Jun 1 2016 09:09am

Ibaka has been regressing hard, probably the thought process there. I think it is right around his value.

Not really. Just a product of the new nba. He's no longer in the block. Hes guarding stretch fours. He's also deadly from three now

Yep. Look at Ibaka's BPM over the past 5 seasons:

2012: 3.0
2013: 2.1
2014: 1.9
2015: 0.8
2016: -0.1

But we don't really need the numbers to tell us what we've all seen with our own eyes. He's been regressing for a while now. It's nice he can step out and hit 3s well, but he's no longer an elite rim protector like he was a couple years ago and the Thunder have really missed having a big that can score inside. That's why Adams and Kanter have been so huge for them this season because they've been missing an good offensive presence inside.

That said, he's still a good defender. He's versatile and athletic. He can help space the floor for your team. But I'm not surprised he dropped to 48. That's probably around his correct value.

That's because year after year he's not guarding in the post more and more. Not hard to see

I think he had a back or knee injury. Maybe both. Don't think he has been right since. I can't remember which one.

Regardless... Even when he was an 'elite defender' he was very overrated. He was a good shot blocker but provided little else. Yes he developed a 3 point shot. I just don't like how he seems to disappear from games time to time.

I just think he went where he should have.

I'm with Harass, I expected Ibaka to go earlier. Honestly I expected Guards to draft him with his anemic defense and having not drafted a PF yet.


Also I'm a little salty he drafted Reggie.