I've come to hate Evan Turner (watching him play/trash talk in the Big Ten) and I don't believe John Wall has an all-around game (no consistent outside jumper). But, even with that said...I still know this is only a two player draft, and the two I mentioned above are the ones to grab. So when you have the second worst record in the NBA, and the lottery Gods decide that your awful franchise will be picking number 4...it stings, even if you knew it was going to play out this way all along. Here are some other random thoughts pertaining the NBA Draft Lottery and our Timberwolves:
* With the Timberwolves picking at number 4, they are officially in the "DeMarcus Cousins Territory". He grades out to be picked right around this area. Personally, I think this guy is a flat out bust. A big man with huge potential, but no work ethic and doesn't play defense (he's compared to Al Jefferson and Derrick Coleman on draftexpress.com)...add money into the equation and he'll float around the league several years until he's most popular as an "expiring contract" asset.
* Before the lottery unfolded it was well known that this was just a two player draft. Well, David Kahn leaked to the media (Star Tribune) that he thought there were three players (he wouldn't name them though) that he thought were top of their class. Ironically, the Timberwolves land the fourth pick. Whomever the team drafts without trading up, Kahn will claim that this was one of their initial targets all along.
* Speaking of trading up...I don't see this happening. I know Kahn likes to think we have assets, but I just don't see the rest of league thinking that what we have to offer will improve their own team by any significant measures.
* It's hard to say how Kahn plans on reconstructing this roster. But, it seems that either way the team is need of some wing players. So, I was doing some research on Wesley Johnson from Syracuse and I came across this tid bit on http://www.nbadraft.net/players/wesley-johnson: "Regardless, his smile can light up an arena and make him an immediate fan favorite." Let me rant...first off, we already got a mediocre player from Syracuse that has a great smile. His name is Jonny Flynn. Second, I'm offically done with anything that comes out of Syracuse basketball wise. They play zone under Boeheim so they have horrible defensive habits. ESPN hypes up the Big East as if this is the only quality basketball being played on the collegiate level. Here are your NBA busts from Syracuse in recent years: Derrick Coleman, Billy Owens, Hakim Warrick, Etan Thomas, John Wallce, and Lawerence Moten. I won't label Carmelo Anthony a bust, but he hasn't exactly been a franchise savior either. I'm officially anti-Wesley Johnson from this point on.
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