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I'm not the biggest fan of Kansas players (although I must say I like Paul Pierce), but this current Kansas team has two players (well three players) that I really like. Sherron Collins, Xavier Henry, and Cole Aldrich.
We would probably be able to get Sherron Collins late first round, early second round. He wouldn't be the guy that I would want them to take with their main pick, but if they bought a pick to take him, I would be happy, as I think he could be a solid backup point guard in the NBA.
Cole Aldrich is another guy I really like. He is just so long and plays great defense. He will be a very good defensive player for years to come in the NBA. His stats have been down largely across the board, but if you watch a lot of college, you will see guys just blatantly fouling the big guy (in addition to no defensive three second in college, and the smaller court, closer three point line), and all of that stuff won't be there in the pros, and it will be a much more spaced out game.
But unless we move up in the lottery, we probably won't be picking Aldrich, and I think you have to be looking at guys like John Wall, Evan Turner, and Demarcus Cousins if you move up.
But one guy who might be available in the range we will be picking in is Xavier Henry. He could go around pick 10 or so, but if we're picking 15 or 16, I think we could arrange some type of a trade with a team around 10, 11, 12 who doesn't want him, but whose guy will be available a little bit later in the draft. (And John Paxson has done a good job doing this in the past).
He has a nice NBA shooting guard body at 6'6" 210 lb, and the guy can shoot the ball pretty well. The guy has a beautiful, quick release that will allow him to get his shot off with just a little bit of space.
If we get Henry and work on integrating him in at the shooting guard spot right away, splitting time with Hinrich, we could use all our free agent money to help shore up the front court.
We would probably be able to get Sherron Collins late first round, early second round. He wouldn't be the guy that I would want them to take with their main pick, but if they bought a pick to take him, I would be happy, as I think he could be a solid backup point guard in the NBA.
Cole Aldrich is another guy I really like. He is just so long and plays great defense. He will be a very good defensive player for years to come in the NBA. His stats have been down largely across the board, but if you watch a lot of college, you will see guys just blatantly fouling the big guy (in addition to no defensive three second in college, and the smaller court, closer three point line), and all of that stuff won't be there in the pros, and it will be a much more spaced out game.
But unless we move up in the lottery, we probably won't be picking Aldrich, and I think you have to be looking at guys like John Wall, Evan Turner, and Demarcus Cousins if you move up.
But one guy who might be available in the range we will be picking in is Xavier Henry. He could go around pick 10 or so, but if we're picking 15 or 16, I think we could arrange some type of a trade with a team around 10, 11, 12 who doesn't want him, but whose guy will be available a little bit later in the draft. (And John Paxson has done a good job doing this in the past).
He has a nice NBA shooting guard body at 6'6" 210 lb, and the guy can shoot the ball pretty well. The guy has a beautiful, quick release that will allow him to get his shot off with just a little bit of space.
If we get Henry and work on integrating him in at the shooting guard spot right away, splitting time with Hinrich, we could use all our free agent money to help shore up the front court.
