First Chad Ford NBA Mock Draft Has Kings Landing Michael Kidd-Gilchrist

I was hoping for a SF that could shoot the rock and MKG is shooting below 30% on the college three. Having said that, according to espn his strengths are
* Elite athlete
* Amazing motor
* Tough, physical defender
* Excellent rebounder
* Attacks the rim on offense

Also from ESPN
bq. Jan 31 Update: A quick look around the league shows five other players — North Carolina’s Harrison Barnes, UConn’s Andre Drummond, Kansas’ Thomas Robinson, Baylor’s Perry Jones and Kentucky’s Michael Kidd-Gilchrist — in contention for the No. 2 spot in the draft. Of the group, Kidd-Gilchrist is the most recent to make the jump into the Top 5. We’ve been singing his praises all year, and it looks like a number of general managers are getting on board with the idea of Kidd-Gilchrist as a top pick in the draft.

As we’ve noted before, Kidd-Gilchrist is in direct contention with Barnes for the distinction of the top wing off the board. Barnes continues to prove he can put the ball in the basket. He had 27 points against Virginia Tech and 23 versus Georgia Tech in the past week. Barnes’ 3-point shooting remains a sizzling 45 percent for the season. Though his rebounding and assist numbers continue to be weak, Barnes looks more and more like a sure thing with his scoring ability.

Kidd-Gilchrist goes the opposite way. His shooting and scoring numbers don’t wow scouts, but he does all the other little things that Barnes doesn’t to put his team over the top. The two have gone head-to-head both in high school and earlier this year in Kentucky, and Kidd-Gilchrist looked better. It will be interesting to see whether they’ll agree to workouts against each other during the draft process.

So far he’s shown he can score, but not much else. I feel like we really need a SF who plays D and hits open jumpers. If they can occasionally take their man off the dribble, even better.

But do we really need a SF who is best with the ball in his hands and isn’t a plus passer, rebounder or defender?

Admittedly, I haven’t done a lot of research on the college guys yet, but this has been my gut reaction to Barnes thus far.

…this is now challenging me every year. I’m grateful for Cousins and Evans and everything, but it is just brutal to me every year.

I’d prefer Perry Jones as a 3. He’s a long 6’11’’ for the spot but he’s unselfish and seems to make others better by doing the dirty work. I’d also be intrigued by Robinson if he can move to the 3 spot.

Salmons + Outlaw + Garcia + Hayes for Dwight Howard

I mean, who needs young, cheap talented players? Especially small forwards.

but I think if you can agree to all those conditions, it could work

:-(

money.

nevermind.

Evidently not.

He is just a monster, and we could pick up batum in free agency… These are the dreams I dream every night.

That we will be three spots lower than our record at the end of the season.

not sure if that’s where we struggle with the luck.

I mean Anthony Davis, the projected first overall pick.

His unibrow is more filled out than his mustache. I’d love him on this team all the same. He’d be a perfect fit next to DeMarcus: Athletic, long, great rebounder and shotblocker, doesn’t need the ball to be effective but can still shoot a mid-range jumper. We’d have to win the #1 pick to get him though, and we’re the Kings, so that scenario is thrown out the window. We could have a 99% chance of winning and we’d drop 3 spots.

Thomas Robinson really reminds me of Amare Stoudamire. There’s no saying if he’ll ever get there but that’s who he reminds me of, if it came down to Robinson or MKG I would have a tough time picking between them. But, with team needs it would be MKG.

Reminds me of Kwae Brown. I don’t see the desire in him when he plays. He could dominate every night but he doesn’t try to on most occasions.

You can probably throw T Jones into the same description as P Jones. If you draft one, get ready for some fantastic stretches and some where you don’t even know they are on the court.