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2014 NBA Draft Questions: A Hardwood Paroxysm round table

By HP Basketball Network

Feb 4, 2014; Waco, TX, USA; Kansas Jayhawks center Joel Embiid (21) warms up before the game against the Baylor Bears at the Ferrell Center. The Jayhawks defeated the Bears 69-52. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports
Feb 4, 2014; Waco, TX, USA; Kansas Jayhawks center Joel Embiid (21) warms up before the game against the Baylor Bears at the Ferrell Center. The Jayhawks defeated the Bears 69-52. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports /
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Apr 5, 2014; Arlington, TX, USA; Florida Gators center Patric Young (4) shoots the ball against Connecticut Huskies forward DeAndre Daniels (2) during the second half during the semifinals of the Final Four in the 2014 NCAA Mens Division I Championship tournament at AT&T Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Chris Steppig, NCAA Photos/Pool via USA TODAY Sports
Apr 5, 2014; Arlington, TX, USA; Florida Gators center Patric Young (4) shoots the ball against Connecticut Huskies forward DeAndre Daniels (2) during the second half during the semifinals of the Final Four in the 2014 NCAA Mens Division I Championship tournament at AT&T Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Chris Steppig, NCAA Photos/Pool via USA TODAY Sports /

4. Which projected second-round pick has the best “steal” potential?

Miles Wray (@mileswray): Walter Tavares. The man playing in the tough Spanish league at just 22 years old (and led the league in blocks per game) — while only having played basketball for four years! Draft him, stash him, and you’ll have one of the most compelling players in the league come 2017.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJotAdtzHEI

Brian Schroeder (@Cosmis): Damien Inglis, Walter Tavares, or Spencer Dinwiddie. (Ed. note: And the Spurs will probably get at least one of them.)

Eric Maroun (@ejmaroun): Aaron Craft. Did you SEE him play defense at Ohio Sta…oh, you meant a different type of steal didn’t you? In that case, I have a feeling Cleanthony Early, Glenn Robinson, and Patric Young are going to make some teams picking in the top half of the second round very happy.

Dane Carbaugh (@danecarbaugh): Mitch McGary. What if he is the next Steven Adams? Wait, are we already trying to find the next Steven Adams? What am I doing with my life.

Kevin McElroy (@knickerbacker): I like Patric Young as a second-unit NBA big. He’ll fall because he’s not a complete player, but he’s a guy with a very easily identifiable role.

Scott Rafferty (@crabdribbles): Thanasis Antetokounmpo would, ideally, spend at least another season in the D-League to hone his skills, but I still like him as an NBA prospect. At the very least, he’ll provide some team with relentless defense and a never-say-die attitude. There’s also a chance that he develops into your prototypical 3-and-D guy, which could make him a good rotational player somewhere.

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