The Charlotte Bobcats are terrible at being terrible. They screw up there chances of having the best odds to get the #1 pick by winning a meaningless game on the last game of the season. I'm not going to waist time by giving you all the reasons why this was dumb. I'm just going to get right to the point and give you my expert advise on who they need to draft this year. Ben McLemore. The 6'5 shooting guard for the Kansas Jayhawks. The bobcats biggest need is a post player that can score inside. So everyone is saying they should take Nerlens Noel (the 6'11 Center from Kentucky). I have concluded everyone saying this obviously don't know what the hell they are talking about. First of all Noel can't sore from the post. He is a defensive player with a limited offensive skill set. Basically he is a similar player to Bismack Biyombo so drafting him would be dumb and just duplication as player they already have on their roster. Bobcats biggest need is scoring and it's been the biggest need for the last 3 years. This is why I said they should've taken Klay Thompson and Reggie Jackson when they had two lottery picks in 2011. And Harrison Barnes in 2012. Reggie Jackson has been stuck on *OKC bench until this year so I've been getting flack for suggesting that pick, but he is finally getting backup PG minutes and showing flashing. There is no doubt in my mind this kid will be a star. I think the same of Ben MacLemore. He scores better than anyone else I've seen in this draft. MacLemore is a knockdown shooter in the mode of a Ray Allen. MacLemore however is way more athletic than Ray Allen and a great finisher in transition. He can spread the floor for Kimba Walker and last years #2 pick Michael Kidd-Gilchrist. Two non-shooters who need room to penetrate and drive by defenders. If the Bobcats want a post player that can score I say they go after Al Jefferson from Utah. The best scoring big in this draft is UNLV freshman forward Anthony Bennett, but his size has come into question and the last thing the Bobcats need is an undersize forward who can't score over length. The only knock on MacLemore is that he can be passive at times. He shot 50% from the field 42% from 3, and 87% from the free-throw line. He average 5 rbs a game from the guard spot and he is a pretty good defender. If the only knock on a guy is for being to passive at times when he is the only starting Freshman on a team full of Seniors then I'm OK with that. Bobcats better take Ben MacLemore if he is available or they will regret. Just like they do Klay Thompson from 2011, and Harrison Barnes from 2012.
*OKC has they best scouts in the NBA. They are stock piled with talented players that can't even get minutes off the bench like Jeremy Lamb, Perry Jones III, and until recently trading Eric Maynor, Reggie Jackson. If the Bobcats were really smart they would put up the money and try to hire some of them OKC scouts, especially if they intend to rebuild thru the draft and keep getting these high lottery picks b/c there picks have been shaky at best lately.
