Yes, even over local star Trey Lyles, who led Tech to a state title two years ago. Lucky for him, the Kings did pick Cauley-Stein.
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With the sixth pick in the 2015 NBA Draft, the Sacramento Kings select 7’1 defensive specialist Willie Cauley-Stein. There’s the bad ankle. Cauley-Stein gives him the ability to do all of this.
And what about if they stand pat at No. 16? If I know his background and he knows mine.
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As a freshman at Kentucky, Cauley-Stein played behind eventual first-round pick Nerlens Noel. A good comparison is Tyson Chandler.
He shot 59.3 percent from the field in his career. But somebody’s going to take him because he’s big and can run and jump.
Giving up that much young talent for one player might not be the best decision for the Lakers.
Weeks after Blake Hundley, 9, lost his battle with cancer, family and friends making up “Team Blake” staked out a table in front of a big-screen television at Bungalow Joe’s.
Considering that admission, Givony’s report Monday – which cited anonymous sources from five NBA teams that have concerns about the ankle – isn’t so far-fetched.
Tonight is all about the future, but it’s hard to have a bright future when no one seemingly wants you. But it can’t help his cause. Looney’s agent denied to CBSSports.com his player would miss significant time, noting this injury existed last season, and he played in every UCLA game. He said he’d heard anywhere from the third overall pick to the 15.
“With Cauley-Stein, it’s all about defense”. If that’s the plan, then I get it. They want to make the playoffs next year. How many big men do you have hitting 18-footers?
You don’t often hear about players being able to guard 1 through 5 because they pretty much don’t exist. As Blatt experienced fighting fire with fire, small with small, did him no good what-so-ever. Point guards simply do not have as great of an impact on that end. “There used to be hand-checking; now there’s no hand-checking”. Marlene Stein has put more than 194,000 miles on her Saturn Aura, many from the frequent 13-hour drives from Oklahoma City to Lexington over the last three years.
“You know how I am”, he said. “Three-point shooting is at a premium”. Thompson is a fair defender when engaged and against certain power forwards.
Should the Celtics take the risk if he is available?
“When we draft Paul (George), we already had Danny Granger and he played the same position, ” he said. That’s when you lose your money.
Kelly Oubre Jr. dons special shoes for the NBA basketball draft, Thursday, June 25, 2015, in New York.
Charlotte Hornets; first round draft choice Frank Kaminsky smiles as he listens to a question during an NBA basketball new conference in Charlotte, N.C., Friday, June 26, 2015.
Cauley-Stein is very self-aware, and he understands there will be a life beyond basketball. We’ve all probably seen footage of Cauley-Stein looking like an exaggerated version of Jimmy Graham dominating high school football games as a wide receiver.
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