AJC Hawks 15th pick rank them

[Guest]

AJC says we will probably pick one of the following players at pick 15. Rank them yourself 1-9.

List:

Kyle Anderson

James Young

Adreian Payne

Nik Stauskas

Rodney Hood

Gary Harris

Doug McDermott

TJ Warren

Zach LaVine

My rankings per my preference:

1. Zach LaVine

2. Kyle Anderson

3. TJ Warren

4. James Young

5. Gary Harris

6. Rodney Hood

7. Nik Stauskas

8. Doug McDermott

9. Adreian Payne

Now lets hear your picks! GO HAWKS!!!!

[coachx]

1. Warren

2. Payne

3. Stauskas

4. McDaniels

5. Young

Edited June 18, 2014 by coachx

[Guest]

1. Warren

2. Payne

3. Stauskas

4. McDaniels

5. Young

I like McDaniels too, a lot actually, but ajc didn't have him on their list for some reason. Maybe they think he's a late 1st round/early 2nd round pick. Who knows.

[ATLHawks3]

1. Zach LaVine

2. James Young

3. Doug McDermott

4. Rodney Hood

5. Gary Harris

6. Nik Staukas

7. Kyle Anderson

8. TJ Warren

9. Adreian Payne

[Guest]

1. Zach LaVine

2. James Young

3. Doug McDermott

4. Rodney Hood

5. Gary Harris

6. Nik Staukas

7. Kyle Anderson

8. TJ Warren

9. Adreian Payne

Our list is the same at #1,5 and 9. Fancy that!

[Admin]

My list as of 6/17/14 - honestly only the 1st three (plus Nurkic) are a real interest to me with the 15th. LaVine or Anderson would be in play if we had another 1st round pick in the lottery.

• James Young
• TJ Warren
• Rodney Hood
• Jusuf Nurkic* (added on by me to AJC list - could be my 1st choice if I were Ferry, pending scouting reports)
• Zach LaVine
• Adreian Payne (if he's a stretch PF then I could have some interest)
• Kyle Anderson
• Nik Stauskas (highest body fat among SG's that they listed, almost 12%)
• Doug McDermott (only 6'7 with a sad 6'9 wingspan)
• Gary Harris (too short)

[Admin]

1. Warren

2. Payne

3. Stauskas

4. McDaniels

5. Young

You mean McDermott?

[Guest]

Oh ajc added Nurkic? Nice. So we have 10 players now.

[Guest]

I'd put Nurkic at #5 and everyone else slides a spot down.

[Admin]

Oh ajc added Nurkic? Nice. So we have 10 players now.

Nope for some reason the AJC are leaving him out but I added him myself.

[Guest]

Nope for some reason the AJC are leaving him out but I added him myself.

Nice. Ya Ajc is missing Nurkic, McDaniels, Ennis, Saric, Payton and Jerami Grant. Edited June 18, 2014 by Spud2Nique

[Guest]

By the way I just found out today that Nick Johnson, the guard from Arizona is the nephew of Dennis Johnson. Good genes.

[skimaskway23]

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My list as of 6/17/14 - honestly only the 1st three (plus Nurkic) are a real interest to me with the 15th. LaVine or Anderson would be in play if we had another 1st round pick in the lottery.

• James Young
• TJ Warren
• Rodney Hood
• Jusuf Nurkic* (added on by me to AJC list - could be my 1st choice if I were Ferry, pending scouting reports)
• Zach LaVine
• Adreian Payne (if he's a stretch PF then I could have some interest)
• Kyle Anderson
• Nik Stauskas (highest body fat among SG's that they listed, almost 12%)
• Doug McDermott (only 6'7 with a sad 6'9 wingspan)
• Gary Harris (too short)

I see you've changed your opinion on a couple of these guys. My list pretty much looks the same except I would have gary harris right after lavine.

[NBASupes]

My general rankings:

7. Kyle Anderson
5. James Young
8. Adreian Payne
1. Nik Stauskas
4. Rodney Hood
2. Gary Harris
3. Doug McDermott
6. TJ Warren
9. Zach LaVine

My Hawk rankings:

1. Kyle Anderson
2. James Young
3. TJ Warren
4. Nik Stauskas
5. Rodney Hood
6. Gary Harris
7. Doug McDermott
9. Adreian Payne
8. Zach LaVine

[Guest]

AJC says we will probably pick one of the following players at pick 15. Rank them yourself 1-9.

List:

Kyle Anderson

James Young

Adreian Payne

Nik Stauskas

Rodney Hood

Gary Harris

Doug McDermott

TJ Warren

Zach LaVine

My rankings per my preference:

1. Zach LaVine

2. Kyle Anderson

3. TJ Warren

4. James Young

5. Gary Harris

6. Rodney Hood

7. Nik Stauskas

8. Doug McDermott

9. Adreian Payne

Now lets hear your picks! GO HAWKS!!!!

Slight change after more research:

1. Zach LaVine

2. Rodney Hood

3. TJ Warren

4. James Young

5. Kyle Anderson

6. Nik Stauskas

7. Gary Harris

8. Adreian Payne

9. Doug McDermott

[Admin]

I see you've changed your opinion on a couple of these guys. My list pretty much looks the same except I would have gary harris right after lavine.

Yep my list is fluid as I learn more about certain guys I move them up or down.

Harris is a definite no for me since he's too short. He's the only guy there I for sure don't want.

[AmishBoy]

1. Lavine - we need another person who can attack the rim and I feel he is the only potential superstar on the list.

2. Anderson

3. Hood

4. Mcdermott

5. Staukas

6. Warren

7. Payne

8. Harris

9. Young

[coachx]

You mean McDermott?

No..........I mean KJ McDaniels. He has all the tools to be an All NBA defender at either wing position.

I know he was not on the AJC's list but the day I depend on someone else to rank players for me is the day I stop following college basketball.

I do like McDermott..........I just didn't include him b/c I see no way he is there at #15. I like him on the Hawks b/c there is no better tutor for him then Kyle Korver.

At pick #15 I don't see a guy having a Korver or Wally Z like career as a bust.........I see that as good value at #15.

Edited June 18, 2014 by coachx

[Admin]

No..........I mean KJ McDaniels. He has all the tools to be an All NBA defender at either wing position.

I know he was not on the AJC's list but the day I depend on someone else to rank players for me is the day I stop following college basketball.

Well we were supposed to use the list from the AJC (although I threw mine is as well) - and you left out McDermott so that's why I was wondering.

So you'd take McDaniels way up at 15?

[coachx]

Well we were supposed to use the list from the AJC (although I threw mine is as well) - and you left out McDermott so that's why I was wondering.

So you'd take McDaniels way up at 15?

Perhaps if Payne, Warren, Stauskas, and McDermott are off the board.

I would take him ahead of guys like Young, Hood, and Anderson.

I do not even pretend to know anything about foreign guys so I don't bother ranking them.

I really like the idea of drafting Payne, since quality bigs are so expensive and hard to get in FA. Then we target a SF like Deng in FA. If we draft SF at #15 than I want Warren as my 1st option.

Edited June 18, 2014 by coachx