pa neće on potpisati za 5,5 milijuna...toliko mu moraš ponuditi u startu da bi bio u mogućnosti izjednačiti ponudu druge ekipe. a siguran sam da će mu netko ponuditi max (ili blizu toga) tako da kako god okreneš on će dobiti svoje novce...ali da li će to plaćati Pistonsi ili netko drugi to je već druga priča...

NBA Draft 2014: Andrew Wiggins ripped in ESPN article

Those anointing Andrew Wiggins the savior for the Sixers might want to take a look at a recent review of the star freshman.

Jeff Goodman of ESPN recently stopped by Kansas to watch Wiggins practice and did not leave impressed. Here is what Goodman had to say about the universally projected No. 1 pick in the draft next year:

"During one three-hour practice, Wiggins misfired on jumper after jumper, took plays off and was practically invisible. Sure, he showed glimpses of the athleticism that have some putting him in elite company with NBA superstars.

He's been blessed with incredible talent -- the length, quickness and athleticism that few possess even at the NBA level.

But Wiggins eventually blended in during the practice last week. It wasn't the first time he's disappeared. In fact, Kansas coaches maintain that the 6-foot-8 Canadian has yet to be the best player on the floor in any of their practices thus far.

To take it one step further, he's rarely even one of the best two or three players on the floor."

Goodman went on to question Wiggins' attitude, saying he was not impressed with his demeanor during a 15-minute interview they did after practice. As for any comparisons to LeBron James or Kevin Durant, Goodman seemed to laugh those off saying those players dominated- and Wiggins did not.

There were some positives from the review, however. Goodman said it is clear that Wiggins is an elite athlete and he still thinks he projects as a good NBA player.

Before these criticisms are washed away as nothing, Goodman backed up his take on Wiggins with two NBA sources who have seen Wiggins play.

Here is what the first had to say:

"Maybe he'll wind up getting there this season, but he's a long, long way off right now," said another NBA guy who came through Lawrence in the preseason. "He looks like just another player. I've seen him a few times in the past, and to be honest, he hasn't been off-the-charts any of those times. I love his athleticism, but I worry about his intensity -- as well as other aspects of his game. He doesn't shoot it great, and he's got zero aura about him. Again, I'm not saying he can't get there -- but people are making far more of this kid than they should."

And the second:

"I certainly wasn't blown away by him," said one high-ranking NBA executive. "He was just OK. Average. I'm just not buying all this no-brainer stuff about him being the No. 1 pick. I just don't see it yet."

Ouch.

It might not be fair to judge Wiggins off of a preseason practice. Wiggins will have plenty of time to prove he belongs at the top of the draft before the draft next year.

The one concerning thing to take from this is the part about Wiggins attitude. Wiggins not giving full effort is something that was written about him in high school. To see it carry over to college is certainly alarming, and might be the biggest red flag raised about him so far.

Although Wiggins having a bad season might not be an awful thing for the Sixers. With Julius Randle and Jabri Parker also projected as "can't miss" prospects, the idea of Wiggins possibly being available as late as No. 3 is a good thing.

Unless of course he is actually the player described above.

Znači Wiggins siguran pick od strane Phillyja...

I to je moguće, Magic sa prvim pickom bira Parkera, Phila sa drugim Wigginsa

u 1 sat po nasem vremenu garnet i pierce se vracaju u bostonski garden, iako nisam gledo predsezonske utakmice ovu bi mogao pogledat

KG i PP 99.9% neće igrat, a navodno će Netsi odmarati cijelu petorku tako da košarkaški ova utakmica neće biti previše zanimljiva.
Ono izvan terena će biti dobro, ali ne dovoljno da ostanem budan.

Gledao sam svoj Boston dva i pol puta ove predsezone, zanimljivi su samo na momente. Pretrpani su na PF-u i SG-u i dok Ainge ne uravnoteži roster, neće ih biti previše vrijedno gledati. Nije to pitanje pobjeda i ljepote igre, nego činjenice da Sully i KO nisu nositelji igre pod košem i da bek šuteri previše forsiraju.

Inače, Perasovićev rezervni igrač Faverani izgleda dosta dobro zasada. Kao neka beta verzija Sheeda Wallacea. Mogao bi biti legit NBA starter kad se razvije i navikne na obrambene 3 sekunde.

Od ostalih Phil Pressey, iako jako nizak i bez šuta, djeluje kao zanimljiv materijal. Napadački je kreativan, iskoristiv, a kad je slobodan može i pogoditi. U obrani ne može braniti visoke playeve, ali iznenađujuće dobro brani P&R. Nizak je pa pravi puno problema igračima koji nemaju sigurnost držanja lopte.

Svi su kritizirali Boston zato što je uzeo Geralda Wallacea, ali ne bih se čudio da ga već ove sezone uzme neka playoff momčad. On jednostavno nije spot-up trojka kako su ga koristili Netsi, ali kad igra svoju igru, može biti treća opcija u contenderu.

 sta ih imaju odmarat  ko da moraju igrat punom snagom 

o cemu se radi ovo "izvan terena"?

sve super, ali gerald wallace treća opcija u contenderu? ne možeš na osnovu predsezone donositi tako hrabre zaključke. meni je on ovako raspadnut rubni startni igrač u contenderu.