What if we drafted....Stanley Robinson? (Featuring Andrew Porter of The UConn Blog)

this would not be a mistake but would be in my opinion a poor use of our picks…we (the thunder) have 4 picks in this draft…we were shown to have too few big bodies in the playoffs this season…if we had a few more and could continue to maintain and develop our young core, we could be a darkhorse for next years championship…we would at least be set to move past the first round of the playoffs!

i suggest three names: larry sanders, solomon alabi, and jarvis varnado (sp?). these 3 guys should be available for our first three picks in the draft. by picking up these 3, we provide depth and defense to our front line…imagine a backcourt of ibaka and sanders! no you wont be overwhelmed by their offensive scoring power, but imagine the defense and shot blocking! then you add in collison, alabi, and varnado off the bench and you have a very good start at the post. these guys could turn into a defensive powerhouse with the right coaching, some bulking up, and experience.

we do not need too much extra offense. in fact by adding these players, i feel as though we still add offense. if we make these moves, here is a possible lineup:
pg-westbrook (backup maynor who helped develop sanders at vcu)
sg-sefolosha (backup harden, your offensive spark off the bench)
sf-durant (backup green, future sixth man of the year)
pf-sanders (backup collison, underrated energy guy)
c-ibaka (backup alabi, mullens…both projects but promising backups!)

we then hold quite a bit of caproom to hold our core intact…sign extensions next offseason…make a few savvy moves (which presti has shown to be a master at)…or even take a few of our picks and trade up into maybe even the top ten to a team with alot of holes…the possibilities are endless and this team could be drastically improved with just these three picks with a fourth to be used on offense at the 2 or 3 position..

thoughts? comments? please give me feedback :)
goooooo thunder!!!!

I like the pickup of Alabi and Sanders.

However, Alabi would eventually be the starting C and Ibaka would be the PF. Ibaka is much more PF than C. Sanders would be great coming off the bench as the backup PF/C.

Green likely moves to the 6th man role, Harden moves into the starting lineup to provide more shooting.

PG – Westbrook (backup Maynor)
SG – Harden (backup either Sef or someone else)
SF – KD (backup Green)
PF – Ibaka (Sanders)
C – Alabi (Sanders)

We’d likely need to bring in someone else for depth at the PF/C spot, and hopefully bring in a shooter like Korver.