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Draft
Name
Grade
Mock
Our Proj
Win%
Notes on 2nd round picks (1st round below)
[/tr]| 31 | Jeffery Taylor | C+ | 24 | 32 | 37.1% | This is right where we had him - a solid pickup and at this stage teams are picking what they need. Very good physicals give him a chance at a rotation, though with the Bobcats he could certainly start eventually. |
| 32 | Tomas Santoransky | NA | 50 | 79 | 13.0% | We don't yet crunch the European numbers, so can't pass judgement either way. |
| 33 | Bernard James | C | 61 | 43 | 29.5% | The doubts are about his age, but we actually had him just a few spots below this spot based PURELY on stats. No consideration for patriotism, so good luck with the Mavs. |
| 34 | Jae Crowder | A | 57 | 13 | 54.2% | Forget the Marquette loyalties, all stat guys believed Crowder was a clear first rounder and our system shows the same, while others simply said two short to play front line in the NBA. Glad for one night all Marquette fans are on the side of us stat guys - Crowder is a Steal (A). No guaranteed money this year, but a steal at 34th from a team that loved him and had him in twice. Rather have him playing in Cleveland than on the bench at the end of the first round. |
| 35 | Draymond Green | A | 28 | 10 | 55.5% | His great wingspan a much better predictor than his average height, and his agility, steals and rebounding say he is a strong NBA starter - way ahead of public perception. We had him even higher than Jae, so back-to-back steals in the draft. |
| 36 | Orlando Johnson | D | 41 | 48 | 24.7% | The first pick that we have as not even a reserve, but again the vertical and speed combo explains surprises. |
| 37 | Quincy Acy | C | 63 | 41 | 30.4% | Ahead of where the public drafts had him, but almost right where we suggested. A solid pick. |
| 38 | Quincy Miller | B | 26 | 30 | 38.1% | We believe the better of the two Quincy's picked back to back, and could make a rotation. |
| 39 | Khris Middleton | D | 40 | 59 | 21.0% | Our analytics do not project him to be a contributor at the next leve. |
| 40 | Will Barton | A | 29 | 15 | 53.3% | One of the best Value Adds of any prospect, and above average at steals, defensive rebounds and usage - even without great physicals, perhaps the biggest steal in the draft as a projected STARTER picked up with the 40th pick. |
| 41 | Tyshawn Taylor | D | 35 | 61 | 20.8% | We do not project Taylor to make an NBA rotation, but PG can be the hardest to analyze. |
| 42 | Doron Lamb | C+ | 33 | 38 | 32.2% | Public had him higher, but we believe he is the 38th best, so a solid pick, but there were some better available. |
| 43 | Mike Scott | B | 44 | 35 | 33.2% | A very strong pick - one of the best few available who could make it into a rotation. Strong Value Add, but not for a Senior. Seniors really have to dominate in Value Add to project as an NBA contributor. |
| 44 | Kim English | B | 52 | 39 | 31.9% | Has a shot at making it into the rotation, which is all you can hope for this late. |
| 45 | Justin Hamilton | F | Not | Not | 0.0% | We do not project him to be a contributor, and very surprised the Heat would trade earlier and go with him. He certainly looked great against MU though, so they saw something. |
| 46 | Darius Miller | F | 38 | 97 | 6.6% | I know the public had him higher, but we believe he is a longshot to contribute. However, we need a "Kentucky clause," because it is so hard to get minutes with them. |
| 47 | Kevin Murphy | F | 43 | 75 | 15.8% | Just don't project him to contribute - would have thought this was a possible spot for DJO. |
| 48 | Kostas Papanikolaou | NA | 42 | 71 | 17.0% | A foreign player, so we don't have info. |
| 49 | Kyle O'Quinn | A | 36 | 25 | 43.6% | Who would have known two future NBA picks were squaring off in the early season championship. O'Quinn is a strong player in a rotation, great wingspan more important than ok height - a steal in the second round. |
| 50 | Izzet Turkyilmaz | NA | Note | | 0.0% | Foreign player - no stats. |
| 51 | Kris Joseph | D | 56 | 58 | 21.5% | Probably never makes it at the NBA level, but not a terrible pick. |
| 52 | Ognjen Kuzmic | NA | Not | None | 0.0% | Foreign player - no stats. |
| 53 | Furkan Aldemir | NA | 46 | 77 | 15.0% | Foreign player - no stats. |
| 54 | Tornike Shengelia | NA | 54 | 84 | 11.0% | Foreign player - no stats. |
| 55 | Darius Johnson-Odom | C | 47 | 64 | 18.8% | Don't kill us! We didn't have DJO quite this high, but we knowhe will be one of those handful of players to defy the stats each year and become a great NBA player. We have to use the model for this table, and it says DJO was a just miss on the draft - but they don't measure DJOs heart and the video clip stats that shot him up the charts to be picked. Teaming up with Jae, what a pair! |
| 56 | Tomislav Zubcic | NA | Not | NA | 0.0% | Foreign player - no stats. |
| 57 | Ilkan Karaman | NA | Not | NA | 0.0% | |
| 58 | Robbie Hummel | C | Not | 63 | 19.6% | We calculate him as the 63rd best player, and certainly a solid pick for a guy who could contribute if the knees are healed. |
| 59 | Marcus Denmon | A | 68 | 42 | 29.5% | The Spurs continue to be the smartest team in their selections year-after-year, and a great steal. Might make the rotation in a few years, and great steals and above the 90th percentile in speed, vertical and agility. There is a reason the Spurs keep winning despite not getting high picks. |
| 60 | Robert Sacre | D | 64 | 73 | 16.3% | There were better picks available, and despite loving the strength, he is actually in the 1st percentile of all draft picks since 2006 and a longshot to contribute. |