Glad to finally see some pushback on the comparisons; they drive me nuts every year.  Every guy is compared to a past all star or HOFer.  Worst of the night was when some guy around #28 got compared to Hakeem, Kareem, and Duncan in a matter of a minute.    A guy picked at 28 would be fortunate to have Olden Polynice's career.

LOL @ the comments on the comparison.

Btw, KAT is really THAT good?

For anyone that watched the draft, this is classic.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2507122-nba-players-cant-believe-the-comparisons-jalen-rose-made-during-2015-nba-draft

We were laughing that during the draft.  Jay and Jay are horrible.  Possibly the least knowledgeable, least charistmatic talking heads around.  Too bad TNT didn't have the draft with Kenny and Charles.

Btw, KAT is really THAT good?

7' tall, smart as heck, great person, high character, has passion and intensity, shoots 81% from the line, and can do this...



As a freshman in highschool v. Team USA.



What he can do being the focal point, not running Calipari's hockey offense.



It's not even close who #1 overall player talent was. I knew that before the college season even started. I wanted him on the Lakers, but my biggest fears are him being a diehard Knicks fan, not being a true center yet (which may be a good or bad thing depending on how you run your offense), and wanting to go to Med school to be a doctor.

Think of him as a less physically dominant Anthony Davis but with more creativity and quickness. Better playmaker. Maybe an Anthony Davis meets Paul Gasol hybrid.
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As for Russell over Okafor, I can understand it but I have two problems with it. One, you are relying on the FA market to land a significant big man. Talented big men are harder to find than talented guards IMO. After the last FA debacle with a Lakers bigman I'm not happy about that approach. Two, it may signal an attempt  by LAL to clone the small ball offense GS won with. Problem is I think that's an illusion. GS needed a weakened Cav's team, major injuries to each PG GS had to play in the playoffs and Steph Curry magic to make it happen for them. Nobody has or is getting Steph Curry, and that offense can be ground down with the right team and strategy. I hope it's just the LAL being optimistic about their low post options in FA.

I think Russell is good enough to make a good playoff team a champion, no question in my mind. But he can't put you on his back and make you a playoff team. Okafor could likely do that.

I think his post defense will be 'okay'. He can get 1-2 blocks a game just standing there. Just no lateral movement to come outside. Definitely a potential double double machine. I just didn't like his lack of athleticism and under the rim game. Hands might also be too big to ever shoot better than 60% from the line. For college he's a stud, for the pros perhaps a bit overrated. As long as the league keeps putting 6'9" guys at center, he'll be fine. But when he has to match up with Cousins, Gasol, Jordan, Alridge, even Howard, he's going to have hard time getting his shots. I didn't get to see the last game, but I heard Kaminsky pretty much rolled him up which wouldn't surprise me. I mean 10pts 3rebs in a championship game?? Versus 21 and 12.
 
Worst case I see Okafor doing 17.8pts 7.5reb 0.7blks per game. Best at peak of career maybe 25.5pts 11.5rebs 1.5blks. Truth is probably somewhere in the middle.