I've just gotten my first look at the draft class. I'll do a basic summary of the rookies available in a moment. Just in case people were thinking about trading their picks based on the quality of the draft, there is 1 A grade player, 8 B grade players and 15 C grade players all with mixed potential.
There aren't many A grade players usually though. If we were to make this draft class I reckon I'd only make 1 player an A grader (Jabari).
Have a set of brothers too which is kind of cool too. Both out of UCLA. Not sure what the odds were of that happening.
Haha so unlucky. I'm only gonna give each manager a total of five players they can scout further though so the one A grader could slide a few picks yet
NBA Draft Class -2014 So here it is. The top tiered players in the 2014-2015 rookie class. Just to make it a little easier to scout and identify the stars in this lot I'll post around 20 rookies at a time. The first group will be the most highly sought after prospects. As stated previously, I'm going to allow each manager the opportunity to scout five players each from this group. If a manager trades for another 1st round pick I may allow additional scouting reports for that manager. Below is the first group of rookies in alphabetical order, obviously grading and potential have been obscured. Further ratings and info will show up on a scouting report. Darrel Battle - PF - 21 - 6’9” - 249lbs - Alabama Overall: ? Potential: ? Inside: B Outside: ? Perimeter Defense: D Post Defense: B IQ: B Handling: ? Rebounding: ? Athleticism: ? Jeremy Bowman - SG - 22 - 6’8” - 217lbs - Connecticut Overall: ? Potential: ? Inside: C Outside: B Perimeter Defense: ? Post Defense: ? IQ: B Handling: C Rebounding: ? Athleticism: ? Byron Burke - SF - 20 - 6’6” - 219lbs - Duke Overall: ? Potential: ? Inside: B Outside: B Perimeter Defense: C Post Defense: ? IQ: C Handling: ? Rebounding: ? Athleticism: ? Randolph Chandler - PF - 20 - 6’9” - 240lbs - Kansas Overall: ? Potential: ? Inside: C Outside: ? Perimeter Defense: ? Post Defense: C IQ: ? Handling: ? Rebounding: B Athleticism: B Clarence Davenport - PF - 20 - 6’11” - 262lbs - Oklahoma State Overall: ? Potential: ? Inside: C Outside: ? Perimeter Defense: ? Post Defense: C IQ: C Handling: ? Rebounding: ? Athleticism: C Dimitris Diamantopoulous - SG - 22 - 6’6” - 229lbs - Greece Overall: ? Potential: ? Inside: C Outside: B Perimeter Defense: B Post Defense: ? IQ: ? Handling: C Rebounding: ? Athleticism: ? J.P.Dudley - PG - 21 - 6’3” - 187lbs - LSU Overall: ? Potential: ? Inside: C Outside: B Perimeter Defense: B Post Defense: ? IQ: ? Handling: B Rebounding: ? Athleticism: ? Al Farouq Fortson - SF - 21 - 6’7” - 226lbs - Miami (OH) Overall: ? Potential: ? Inside: C Outside: D Perimeter Defense: B Post Defense: ? IQ: B Handling: ? Rebounding: ? Athleticism: B Mingyu Fung - PF - 22 - 6’9” - 233lbs - China Overall: ? Potential: ? Inside: ? Outside: B Perimeter Defense: C Post Defense: ? IQ: C Handling: ? Rebounding: B Athleticism: ? Laurence Hayes - SG - 20 - 6’6” - Duke Overall: ? Potential: ? Inside: C Outside: ? Perimeter Defense: B Post Defense: ? IQ: C Handling: ? Rebounding: ? Athleticism: B Abe Levingston - SG - 20 - 6’2” - 215lbs - Michigan Overall: ? Potential: ? Inside: C Outside: B Perimeter Defense: B Post Defense: ? IQ: ? Handling: C Rebounding: ? Athleticism: ? Vin Lyons - C - 20 - 6’11” - 239lbs - Arizona State Overall: ? Potential: ? Inside: B Outside: ? Perimeter Defense: ? Post Defense: B IQ: ? Handling: ? Rebounding: B Athleticism: C Sergei Ostrovsky - C - 23 - 6’9” - 272lbs - Russia Overall: ? Potential: ? Inside: C Outside: ? Perimeter Defense: ? Post Defense: C IQ: ? Handling: ? Rebounding: B Athleticism: C Edmund Payton - C - 22 - 6’10” - 278lbs - Tennessee Overall: ? Potential: ? Inside: B Outside: ? Perimeter Defense: C Post Defense: ? IQ: ? Handling: ? Rebounding: C Athleticism: D Dan Peters - SG - 20 - 6’6” - 221lbs - California Overall: ? Potential: ? Inside: C Outside: B Perimeter Defense: ? Post Defense: ? IQ: C Handling: ? Rebounding: ? Athleticism: B Troy Reed - PF - 22 - 6’9” - 254lbs - Syracuse Overall: ? Potential: ? Inside: C Outside: ? Perimeter Defense: ? Post Defense: ? IQ: C Handling: ? Rebounding: B Athleticism: B Jerry Skinner - SF - 22 - 6’7” - 225lbs - Missouri Overall: ? Potential: ? Inside: C Outside: C Perimeter Defense: B Post Defense: ? IQ: C Handling: ? Rebounding: ? Athleticism: ? Doug Sparks - SF - 21 - 6’9” - 234lbs - UCLA Overall: ? Potential: ? Inside: C Outside: ? Perimeter Defense: C Post Defense: ? IQ: C Handling: ? Rebounding: ? Athleticism: B Jared Sparks - SG - 20 - 6’6” - 207lbs - UCLA Overall: ? Potential: ? Inside: C Outside: B Perimeter Defense: ? Post Defense: ? IQ: C Handling: ? Rebounding: ? Athleticism: B Pat Wilkins - PG - 23 - 6’0” - 187lbs - Miami Overall: ? Potential: ? Inside: ? Outside: B Perimeter Defense: ? Post Defense: ? IQ: C Handling: B Rebounding: ? Athleticism: B
2 players who will fit my system perfectly. Wish I had another pick or 2 to grab some of them role players
2nd Tier Rookie Prospects #21 - #40 Here are the second lot of 20 prospects. These guys should be targeted by managers with picks around the 20-40 range. Gabe Boyd - SF - 21 - 6’7” - 218lbs - California Overall: ? Potential: ? Inside: D Outside: F Perimeter Defense: B Post Defense: ? IQ: C Handling: ? Rebounding: ? Athleticism: ? Roy Clayton - SG - 20 - 6’5” - 214lbs - Villanova Overall: ? Potential: ? Inside: ? Outside: C Perimeter Defense: C Post Defense: ? IQ: ? Handling: C Rebounding: ? Athleticism: B Anderson Dunn - PG - 23 - 6’3” - 183lbs - Kansas Overall: ? Potential: ? Inside: D Outside: C Perimeter Defense: C Post Defense: ? IQ: ? Handling: B Rebounding: ? Athleticism: ? Wendell Edwards - SG - 21 - 6’6” - 210lbs - Wyoming Overall: ? Potential: ? Inside: D Outside: C Perimeter Defense: C Post Defense: ? IQ: ? Handling: ? Rebounding: ? Athleticism: C Joshua Farley - SG - 20 - 6’6” - 195lbs - Villanova Overall: ? Potential: ? Inside: D Outside: C Perimeter Defense: C Post Defense: ? IQ: ? Handling: C Rebounding: ? Athleticism: ? Leon Fisher - PF - 21 - 6’7” - 237lbs - Xavier (OH) Overall: ? Potential: ? Inside: C Outside: C Perimeter Defense: ? Post Defense: D IQ: ? Handling: ? Rebounding: C Athleticism: ? Devin Flory - SF - 24 - 6’9” - 224lbs - Georgia Overall: ? Potential: ? Inside: ? Outside: C Perimeter Defense: D Post Defense: ? IQ: D Handling: ? Rebounding: ? Athleticism: C Walt Garner - C - 21 - 7’2” - 249lbs - Syracuse Overall: ? Potential: ? Inside: C Outside: ? Perimeter Defense: ? Post Defense: C IQ: D Handling: ? Rebounding: B Athleticism: ? Kenneth Hailey - SF - 22 - 6’9” - 247lbs - Utah Overall: ? Potential: ? Inside: ? Outside: C Perimeter Defense: ? Post Defense: ? IQ: C Handling: ? Rebounding: ? Athleticism: B Clifford Long - SG - 22 - 6’6” - 222lbs - Massachusetts Overall: ? Potential: ? Inside: ? Outside: ? Perimeter Defense: B Post Defense: ? IQ: C Handling: C Rebounding: ? Athleticism: B Tom Murray - C - 22 - 7’0” - 238lbs - Missouri Overall: ? Potential: ? Inside: C Outside: ? Perimeter Defense: ? Post Defense: C IQ: C Handling: ? Rebounding: ? Athleticism: ? Alex North - SF - 23 - 6’8” - 215lbs - Missouri Overall: ? Potential: ? Inside: C Outside: C Perimeter Defense: C Post Defense: ? IQ: ? Handling: ? Rebounding: ? Athleticism: C Edmund O’Connor - C - 20 - 7’2” - 254lbs - Temple Overall: ? Potential: ? Inside: C Outside: ? Perimeter Defense: ? Post Defense: ? IQ: D Handling: ? Rebounding: B Athleticism: ? Javier Olamendi - PG - 22 - 6’6” - 189lbs - Spain Overall: ? Potential: ? Inside: ? Outside: C Perimeter Defense: C Post Defense: ? IQ: ? Handling: C Rebounding: ? Athleticism: C Boris Samuels - SG - 22 - 6’1” - 218lbs - Colorado Overall: ? Potential: ? Inside: ? Outside: C Perimeter Defense: ? Post Defense: ? IQ: D Handling: C Rebounding: ? Athleticism: B Alec Smalls - SG - 20 - 6’6” - 222lbs - Australia Overall: ? Potential: ? Inside: D Outside: C Perimeter Defense: ? Post Defense: ? IQ: D Handling: ? Rebounding: ? Athleticism: B Norm Solomon - SF - 21 - 6’9” - 227lbs - Missouri Overall: ? Potential: ? Inside: C Outside: C Perimeter Defense: C Post Defense: ? IQ: ? Handling: ? Rebounding: ? Athleticism: B Art Stevenson - C - 22 - 6’11” - 289lbs - Duke Overall: ? Potential: ? Inside: C Outside: ? Perimeter Defense: ? Post Defense: C IQ: C Handling: ? Rebounding: B Athleticism: ? Evan Teague - SG - 24 - 6’1” - 203lbs - Alabama Overall: ? Potential: ? Inside: C Outside: C Perimeter Defense: C Post Defense: ? IQ: ? Handling: ? Rebounding: ? Athleticism: C Jeremy Timmerman - PF - 20 - 6’9” - 238lbs - Auburn Overall: ? Potential: ? Inside: B Outside: D Perimeter Defense: ? Post Defense: ? IQ: ? Handling: ? Rebounding: B Athleticism: ?
Stanley Andrews - SG - 21 - 6’6” - 210lbs - Arkansas Overall: ? Potential: ? Inside: D Outside: C Perimeter Defense: C Post Defense: ? IQ: ? Handling: C Rebounding: ? Athleticism: C Jimmie Baldwin - SG - 20 - 6’5” - 219lbs - Syracuse Overall: ? Potential: ? Inside: D Outside: C Perimeter Defense: C Post Defense: ? IQ: ? Handling: C Rebounding: ? Athleticism: ? Austin Bryan - PF - 23 - 6’10” - 244lbs - Penn State Overall: ? Potential: ? Inside: C Outside: D Perimeter Defense: ? Post Defense: D IQ: ? Handling: ? Rebounding: C Athleticism: ? Leo Cummings - PG - 21 - 6’1” - 178lbs - Stanford Overall: ? Potential: ? Inside: D Outside: C Perimeter Defense: ? Post Defense: ? IQ: C Handling: B Rebounding: ? Athleticism: C Jeffery Daugherty - SG - 20 - 6’6” - 223lbs - Virginia Tech Overall: ? Potential: ? Inside: D Outside: C Perimeter Defense: C Post Defense: ? IQ: ? Handling: C Rebounding: ? Athleticism: C Felipe Delgado - SG - 20 - 6’6” - 206lbs - Puerto Rico Overall: ? Potential: ? Inside: D Outside: C Perimeter Defense: C Post Defense: ? IQ: ? Handling: D Rebounding: ? Athleticism: C Alex Ferguson - SF - 20 - 6’8” - 224lbs - Duke Overall: ? Potential: ? Inside: D Outside: D Perimeter Defense: B Post Defense: ? IQ: ? Handling: ? Rebounding: ? Athleticism: C Gus Goodrich - SG - 22 - 6’6” - 201lbs - Georgia Tech Overall: ? Potential: ? Inside: D Outside: C Perimeter Defense: C Post Defense: ? IQ: ? Handling: ? Rebounding: ? Athleticism: C Freddie Hubbard - PF - 21 - 6’9” - 237lbs - Connecticut Overall: ? Potential: ? Inside: C Outside: C Perimeter Defense: ? Post Defense: ? IQ: ? Handling: ? Rebounding: B Athleticism: ? Brook Humphries - PG - 21 - 6’1” - 196lbs - Penn Overall: ? Potential: ? Inside: D Outside: C Perimeter Defense: C Post Defense: ? IQ: ? Handling: C Rebounding: ? Athleticism: C Ulf Johansson - SG - 20 - 6’6” - 205lbs - Sweden Overall: ? Potential: ? Inside: D Outside: D Perimeter Defense: ? Post Defense: ? IQ: D Handling: ? Rebounding: ? Athleticism: B Marshall Johnson - SF - 22 - 6’8” - 217lbs - Kentucky Overall: ? Potential: ? Inside: D Outside: D Perimeter Defense: D Post Defense: ? IQ: C Handling: ? Rebounding: ? Athleticism: C Eugene McDaniel - PG - 21 - 6’1” - 180lbs - Duke Overall: ? Potential: ? Inside: D Outside: C Perimeter Defense: C Post Defense: ? IQ: ? Handling: ? Rebounding: ? Athleticism: C Bert Miles - PF - 20 - 6’10” - 231lbs - Wyoming Overall: ? Potential: ? Inside: C Outside: ? Perimeter Defense: ? Post Defense: D IQ: ? Handling: ? Rebounding: C Athleticism: C Stuart Osborne - PG - 23 - 6’6” - 191lbs - Michigan Overall: ? Potential: ? Inside: D Outside: C Perimeter Defense: C Post Defense: ? IQ: ? Handling: ? Rebounding: ? Athleticism: C Christopher Peterson - C - 23 - 6’10” - 248lbs - Duke Overall: ? Potential: ? Inside: D Outside: C Perimeter Defense: C Post Defense: ? IQ: ? Handling: B Rebounding: ? Athleticism: ? Edward Reynolds - SF - 23 - 6’8” - 222lbs - Boston College Overall: ? Potential: ? Inside: D Outside: C Perimeter Defense: ? Post Defense: ? IQ: ? Handling: ? Rebounding: ? Athleticism: B Abe Schultz - SG - 21 - 6’8” - 218lbs - Oregon State Overall: ? Potential: ? Inside: D Outside: C Perimeter Defense: C Post Defense: ? IQ: D Handling: ? Rebounding: ? Athleticism: C Sylvester Walton - PF - 23 - 6’9” - 250lbs - Ohio State Overall: ? Potential: ? Inside: C Outside: ? Perimeter Defense: ? Post Defense: C IQ: ? Handling: C Rebounding: ? Athleticism: ? Jackie Warner - PG - 23 - 6’3” - 184lbs - Kentucky Overall: ? Potential: ? Inside: D Outside: C Perimeter Defense: C Post Defense: ? IQ: ? Handling: B Rebounding: ? Athleticism: ?
There's the 60 top rated prospects in the draft this season split into 3 groups. I'll allow each manager to scout 8 prospects in all. Only five of these can be used on the first group of players, however all 8 can be used in groups 2 & 3 if you choose to do so (makes more sense for managers with picks outside of the top 20). PM a list of the players you want scouted to me and I'll provide further ratings, strengths, weakness and a current NBA comparison. These will also add some insight to the overall potential of the player. I'm gonna leave this open until tomorrow night roughly, maybe Friday. Obviously wanna hurry this along as quickly as possible and get through the draft and FA periods so we can begin the season ASAP.
Yo all, I'm leaving this open for another day. Need the time to get all the scouting reports done. Once you get your reports, send me a list of your preferences in order and I'll use this to draft for you. Will do the NBA Draft on Sunday and FA will begin after that.
Hopefully we'll see some flops and lower pick gems. That's the biggest thing I hate about the 2k association mode. It's basically impossible to have a top five pick turn out to be terrible or second round picks to ever be anything but trash.