Meyers Leonard will be the biggest riser in the draft, in my opinion. He's showing very well at the combine. I think we'll need to trade up to get him, and I think we should. Watching his athleticism, how fluid he is at his size, seeing his strengths listed on paper(admittedly, I haven't seen much game film on him), he seems like he could be a do-it-all big. Key word: could be. I think if Mchale and co. want a big to develop, it should be Leonard. The guy, in my opinion (flame suit on) could be a Blake Griffin-type player with the right coaching. I think he has potential to be a top 3 player from this draft. He also happens to be a position that is a relative need for us. We're young, we have some speed, we can run the floor, so why not take a big that can allow us to spread the court? If D-Mo develops into what some think he can, and Leonard develops into what he potentially could, we could have a great, athletic front court in the future.
I don't know about perfect center, but he represents a very good reason to try and trade up into the top ten.
The reason you can't go wrong at drafting him at 14th is because he's highly unlikely to fall that far.
I wish the Rockets would move clean up there front court more for young players could get more playing time. I'd love Lenoard but I'd be afraid he would get buried on the bench behind veterans. A front court of Lenord/Donuts sounds appealing for the future.
http://bbs.clutchfans.net/showthread.php?t=219517&highlight=meyers+leonard That being said, I watched him at Illinois quite a bit, and I personally dont think he's going to impact the game in his first couple season in the NBA. He looks good on paper, but you just need to watch this guy play in an actual game. He's very raw on both ends of the court, and tends to be a bystander alot of the time. If he is still there at 16 he's worth a gamble, but at 14 there has to be better options one would think.
Low pixel count aside... <iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/0mwuNWNSgeQ" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> The young Arvydas Sobonis could have been the perfect center.
The guy says he watched a ton of tape on him, and then calls him unathletic multiple times. Anyone who trusts his judgement, is obviously reading blindly...
You haven't seen him play in a game but you are saying that he may be the perfect center and that the Rockets should trade up for him? Maybe you should wait until you see play against competition rather than simply doing drills.
Won't fall to #14, his stock is rising fast with the Combine and workouts. Will probably go somewhere between 8-12. We'd have to trade up. As some guys on ESPN said, he's the best C prospect after Drummond with his size and athleticsm. The potential is huge. Of course there's risk involved, but he would top Zeller by far if he pans out right.
