How the Nets plan to pick

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Going into the lottery the Nets have a good chance of getting the second pick with some luck the first and with some bad luck the third.

Good news is that they have two targets in mind and that the draft is very deep especially in the lottery section.

The main target has to have three qualifications.
-Must be young and have high potential
-Must be able to score
-Must be able to play a wing position (SG or SF)

The first criteria doesn't eliminate too many guys as none of the guys that we have rated as a top 5 pick (we are pretty sure we won't drop below that) are over 23 or have worse then A potential.

Able to score is a bit harder to fill as some of the guys we have rated in our top 5 are defenders first but none of the guys are bad scorers.

The third criteria is where we eliminate some of the great players of the draft. It is no secret that the team is very happy with PF/C Channing Frye. After a season where on a terrible team he averaged 21/9 plus added 1.8 blocks per game this guy will be in the lineup. At the other big man position we have Brook Lopez who had some monster games at the end of the year and started showing what he may be. We look for him to be a 15/10 guy and help Frye with the shot blocking duties. Add Kristic, Williams and Kmart and the front line is very deep.

Now the bad news, the SF/SG position was a struggle. Kelenna Azubuike is set at one of those spots and has shown that he can play both. He was second on the team scoring 18.5 a game, he rebounds (7 a game) and is a thief. But at the other wing spot we tried many guys and none proved to be of starter quality on a championship team.

So that leaves us eliminating 4 of the guys we have rated in the top 8 as we won't be drafting a C or PF unless somehow we fall out of position to take a wing man.

That leaves us with 4 guys to draft with Gerald Henderson Jr. being picked in the early polls. We have studied the film and while a great fit he has actually fallen to 3rd on our depth chart of guys we want.

Not sure if this helps all the guys picking in front and behind the Nets but I got to keep somethings a surprise.

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PG/SG Jrue Holiday, UCLA - Jrue might play PG, but he likes to score. When you think he will pass, he shoots. This guy is probably the best scoring guard in the draft, and despite raw PG skills, he is too good not to start from day one. Great size and athleticism, he is going to be able to play both PG and SG, but scouts see his upside as a PG because he is better with the ball in his hands. Defensively, he strong, and should improve if he can get stronger. Same goes for rebounding. Pretty much a can't miss prospect however.

Stats: 21 years old, 6'4, 205 lbs
NBL Comparison: Derrick Rose
Draft Projection: Top 5

This write up made it super easy to pick. The sentence being "the best scoring guard in the draft" sealed the deal. Add in his age and he was an easy pick over Henderson who was my next choice.

The comparison to Derrick Rose who instantly became a great SG made this even easier.

[Detroit Pistons Sports Group]

i agree 100%.... i would have found it very hard to not have taken him say i fell to the 3rd pick in the draft.... for my team and needs i only had 2 guys in fromnt of him and if he had slipped past top 5 and i though it could be possible that someone was going to get a HUGE steal with him... i like the pick.

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My next pick is coming up.

From what is left the draft seems to be deep in terms of PGs. Really some of the guys left measure up well to what Pargo and Bayless looked like last year and they were top 15 pick which speaks to the depth in this draft.

This is good news for the Nets as a backup PG is exactly what they need. Holiday was picked for scoring and will likely play SG so right now Steele is the only true PG on the roster.

Maybe a brothers back court coming up?

Stay tuned for a couple more picks to find out.

[NBL President]

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