Ranking the options with the 5th and 6th picks
Assuming the Wolves stand pat with the 5th and 6th picks in tonight’s NBA Draft, the Wolves will be selecting two of the following four players: Ricky Rubio, James Harden, Tyreke Evans, and Stephen Curry. Let’s rank the possible combinations in order of attractiveness:
- Rubio/Harden
- Rubio/Evans
- Rubio/Curry
- Harden/Evans
- Evans/Curry
- Harden/Curry
The top three combinations indicate my clear belief that Rubio is the best of those four players. And, as the only true point guard in the group, he fits easiest with any of the other three. Harden is a solid shooting guard prospect, while Evans and Curry are either combo guards or tweeners. I think Evans has the higher upside and the greater prospect of playing the point in the NBA. A Harden/Curry combination is problematic on a number of levels. It may even be worth bypassing Curry in such a scenario to go after Jonny Flynn or Brandon Jennings instead.
