Did a power rankings... Obviously biased so my team is on top
Just something I did while I was at work and bored.
1. TUAlumni:
Quick Analysis: I will try to be as objective as possible here… This team has a lot of two-way players led by the best SG and C in the NBA. Wade as a 6th man makes a lot of sense so he can have limited minutes, stay healthy and rested to close out games. The Bosh pick was a HUGE risk. Basically if he plays, this team is the clear-cut number 1 team. If he doesn’t, this team should still be able to compete. Nerlens will be able to step in and play the 4 if Bosh can’t go. He is a special defender and will be exciting to see him and Wall in transition. The defensive potential on this team is sky high. Wall, Klay and Cousins would be really fun to watch on offense as that combination can beat you in so many ways. The biggest area of concern is who on the bench can score besides Wade and Fournier.
Strength: Defense
Weakness: Offense at the 4 without Bosh, Bench scoring outside of Wade, Fournier
Biggest Need: Scorer / Shooter off the bench at a position other than SG
Best Pick: (John Wall trade) or Evan Fournier
Worst Pick: This is hard because these are guys I picked and I love them all… Aaron Gordon. Could have gotten a true 4 but I love his athleticism on defense and versatility.
Riskiest Pick: Chris Bosh
2. Dis:
Quick Analysis: I really like this team. Durability might be an issue with Jimmy Butler and Anthony Davis. I actually mentioned in my initial draft talk that Butler’s knee was a reason I did not even consider him as a pick with my 1-2. A big concern I have is if Davis goes down, there really isn’t a replacement. Assuming health though, this team will be good. One of the best shooters in the NBA off the bench in Redick along with what looks to be a star shooter in Devin Booker. The team just seems to fit really well. A good mix of offense and defense.
Strengths: 2-way players
Weakness: Durability
Biggest Need: PF!
Best Pick: Devin Booker (you willing to trade him?)
Worst Pick: Nikola Vucevic – I thought there were better options here
Riskiest Pick: Clint Capela
3. ThatAlex:
Quick analysis: How to build around Lebron: Shooters, shooters, shooters and defense. That is exactly what Alex did. He got a bunch of 3 and D type players along with a couple guys who can do a little more like Mike Conley who I think will flourish with players who can actually allow driving lanes. My only concern is interior toughness. Kevin Love is having a really rough finals series and questions are coming up with just how much does he really fit with Lebron. He doesn’t provide much else besides being a stretch 4 with Lebron and that is an issue with a second round pick. Al Horford paired with Kevin Love sounds like a really soft interior. Though I think Biyombo is overrated drastically, he is the perfect fit for this team as he fills a huge need for them. Let’s not overlook Jahlil Okafor as the last guy who probably won’t play on this team, but there is a chance he becomes a really good player in the future (likely he won’t become a star in the 3 year span).
Strength: Lebron, 3 point shooting, spacing, front court offense
Weakness: Rebounding, interior defense
Biggest Need: A tough big man with some offensive competence. Zach Randolph is available?
Best Pick: John Wall. 26th pick… You serious?
Worst Pick: Kevin Love. This finals has put a hurting on Love’s value and chemistry with Bron
Riskiest Pick: Bismack Biyombo
4. Harass:
Quick Analysis: Grabbed a stud back to back MVP in Curry who can score in bunches. Thought the best fit with him is to surround him with defensive talent. However, this team just lacks other scoring. Monta Ellis can score, but I don’t think him and Curry fit well together if I remember correctly. Harass then tried to make up for his lack of shooting/scoring by adding Serge Ibaka and Ryan Anderson.
Strength: Defense, Steph Curry
Weakness: Scoring outside of Curry, Durability at 4 and 5, 3 Point Shooting / Spacing when Steph is sitting
Biggest Need: Another wing scorer
Best Pick: Steph Curry – value wise you could argue Ellis in the 10th.
Worst Pick: Andrew Wiggins
Riskiest Pick: Andrew Wiggins
5. Voyaging:
Quick Analysis: The Clippers with depth. Chris Paul, Blake Griffin and Hassan Whiteside is essentially a worse version of the Clippers big 3. It worries me that the Clippers haven’t won in a 30 team league. However, there is a lot more depth on this team and I really like the Robin Lopez Tristan Thompson picks for backups. Whiteside is a guy you don’t want to give too many minutes to so having this depth can allow these players to play with a ton of energy and then get their needed rest. My biggest concern of this team will be the 2-guard position. I love Kidd-Gilchrist but I don’t think he fits this team well, KCP will be decent, I don’t think Jrue Holiday is someone you want playing the two let alone starting and then I believe Bradley Beal is very overrated. He can shoot decent, but provides nothing else.
Strength: Bigs
Weakness: SG, ‘Clippers’
Biggest Need: SG
Best Pick: Tristan Thompson/Jae Crowder
Worst Pick: Bradley Beal
Riskiest Pick: Rajon Rondo (for the sake of not saying Beal again)
6. Pinecones:
Quick Analysis: Dude murdered the first three rounds. Durant, Aldridge and DeAndre Jordan. That is a team you can build around. Unfortunately, I think he did terrible through the rest of the draft. Durant and Aldridge ideally are the focal points on offense, yet Pinecones kept going to players who dominate the ball and don’t do much else. Teague is a decent pick if he can return to form. However, Isiah Thomas, Derrick Rose, Jamal Crawford are all the same player. Tyreke Evans needs the ball to effective. Pinecones ignored Shooting Guards altogether and loaded up on small forwards when he already has Kevin Durant. Then, he reached early on Tim Duncan who even if he plays is not expected to do much. There is no other Center on this roster if and when Duncan retires. Marvin Williams and Aldridge both are not going to play center either. I just am not a fan of the way he filled his team after the first three rounds. Not one guy really sticks out to me. Looking back at it, it looks like you just picked best players and didn’t really care how they fit.
Strength: Starting frontcourt
Weakness: Everything else
Biggest need: 3 and D shooting guard / Backup Center
Best Pick: LeMarcus Aldridge
Worst Pick: Tim Duncan
Riskiest Pick: Jeff Teague
7. Bitg:
Quick Analysis: The Bledsoe, Lowry, Derozan, Joseph combination will probably work despite the 3 point shooting woes. I don’t think Bledsoe’s injury history will play too much of a factor. Kawhi and Carroll will provide elite defense and solid three point shooting. Kawhi is clearly the man on this team. My biggest concern about this team is front court. Dwight Howard is injury prone, an egomaniac, broken down, and unplayable in crunch time. Markieff Morris is a meh player. Jonas will likely be the guy that plays in crunch time, meaning there won’t be much rim protection.
Strength: Perimeter Players
Weakness: Power forward, depth when Howard gets hurt, guards’ shooting, and finally… Dion Waiters.
Best Pick: Demarre Carroll. I love this value here.
Worst Pick: Dwight Howard. I’ve already harped this one enough.
Riskiest Pick: Dion Waiters. Just not a player worth drafting.
8. Winlaw:
Quick Analysis: I will never support a James Harden pick. I just don’t like him. However, outside of the black hole in Harden… the team is decent. There is no way you should keep Favors on your team. I just think trading him will open opportunities to improve your team. The trade you made definitely makes your team better. I don’t know about this team. I am trying to puzzle a logical strategy to how minutes and rotations would work and I’m just not seeing it. Gortat is useless. The interior defense of Green and Drummond will be incredible though which will be needed as there isn’t one guy I am confident about with perimeter defense. Just not sure what the offensive ball movement will look like either.
Strengths: Interior defense
Weakness: Perimeter defense, Ball movement
Biggest need: Lockdown defender. Andre Roberson anyone?
Best Pick: My favorite pick in the draft… Andre Drummond. Also liked Knight’s value.
Worst Pick: Besides Harden.. Zach Lavine.
Riskiest Pick: Rudy Gay
9. Sjax:
Quick Analysis: Like Andrew Wiggins, I think Giannis was reached on way too early. I don’t think he is there yet and at pick 2, I want a guy who is going to dominate all three years. However, I really like most of his other picks. I would like him to have a true point guard for when Westbrook isn’t in the game or to allow Westbrook to play a little 2 in small doses. I really like JR and Tony Allen picks. The 4 position is going to be extremely athletic and should take advantage of teams that have slower big men without having to play small. Eric Gordon has injury issues but I think the depth at the wing is really well-built.
Strengths: Depth
Weakness: Three point shooting
Biggest Need: Shooter, True Point Guard
Best Pick: Tony Allen, Justin Anderson
Worst Pick: Giannis
Riskiest Pick: Eric Gordon. Health.
10. Jajaja:
Quick Analysis: Similar to pinecones, I think this guy murdered the first three rounds. George, Lillard, McCollum. Damn, that is a nice start. I think the best fit would be a rim protecting center. Jajaja homers his next pick and takes Kristaps way early for my likings. Then, gets a center who is very slow and needs to be hidden on defense. I don’t care what you want to say.. Kristaps is not making up for Pau Gasol on the defensive end. Pau is also up there in age and there realy isn’t much backup for him. I just thought this team could have been a lot better than it ended up being. After the start it looked like a Madden draft where you just overdraft rookies (young players).
Strength: Starting Perimeter Players, Perimeter depth
Weakness: Frontcourt
Biggest Need: Rim protecting C
Best Pick: Paul George
Worst Pick: Pau Gasol
Riskiest Pick: Kristaps Porzingis
11. Lesausage:
Quick Analysis: Lesausage started out bold by going KAT 1st round. I disagreed with it. Still do. He just loaded up on defensive players first three picks. By the end of the draft the biggest knock on his team was there wasn’t much to offer as far as playmakers. The only guy who could go out and get a bucket is Kemba. He argued that Green would be the playmaker on this team. Then he trades Green for Millsap. I just don’t get it.He had a really strong defense though. I think he could have maybe found a way to upgrade the weakness without losing a strength. I personally don’t like this team.
Best Pick: Nic Batum
Worst Pick: KAT
Riskiest Pick: Kyle Korver
12. Guards:
Quick Analysis: It looks like Guards just tried to take talent without really looking to see whether there was a fit or not. His starting 5 is a lot of offense. His backups are a lot of defense. At power forward, he went with Dirk and didn’t really get Dirk a backup. Dirk’s up there in age and even though he could probably play 3 more years, he definitely will need rest and a lot of help defensively. I am just struggling to put together a plan for Guards’ team to compete. I think you will need to make some moves via trade. I would suggest a trade with Winlaw for example… Reggie Jackson and Steven Adams for Derrick Favors and Chandler Parsons. Something along those lines.
Strengths: Scoring will not be an issue
Weaknesses: defense from the starting 5
Biggest Need: Power Forward.
Best Pick: Steven Adams
Worst Pick: Reggie Jackson. Thought there were better point guards plus he wasn’t a need at all.
Riskiest Pick: Kyrie Irving / Dirk Nowitzki