Evals in order of draft order. Part one (1-8)
Pennsylvania:
Wilt, Brent Barry, Bobby Jones, Nate Archibald, Cedric Maxwell, Steve Novak, Jordan Bell
Nice old school team. Hard to say exactly how they’ll look without knowing which Wilt he’s going with and without knowing who is playing what position (Bobby Jones at SF? I’d assume so but I don’t see who else would be playing PF). Even though this team will have enough 3s, they kind of seem tacked on like with Novak instead of coming naturally. It really comes down to a two man game of Wilt and Nate plus good role players, which is a decent strategy. I don’t think this is a contender though.
Redbooda:
Steph Curry, Hakeem, Mo Cheeks, Jimmy Butler, Al Horford, John Collins, Freeman Williams
I really like Steph and Hakeem together. I like Butler to cut down on fouls and TOs. Horford is a good SF for a Curry team...I don’t really like the Cheeks pick personally. Interested to see how the starting lineup looks. There might be too many holes on D depending on who you go with, and also they might be light on boards depending on who is playing where. I don’t think this is a contender either but I could be wrong.
Jcred: LeBron, Julius Erving, Clint Capela, Millsap, Chris Andersen, Roy Tarpley, Oliver Miller
I actually really like the Dr J pick for this league. With the cap being so high, talent trumps all in my opinion. Capela is a proven winner in this league. The next four picks are all meh, but the foundation is there. This team should have good D, boards and should also be a playoff team.
Ysw128: Shaq, Deron Williams, Bill Russell, Wesley Person, Mark Price, Cole Aldrich, Greg Oden
The first two picks are great. The next 5 are kind of head scratchers. I think you could’ve gotten Person in the 6th and then have added another stud to the starting 5. I don’t think this team makes the playoffs even though it has a pretty good 1-2 punch with D Will and Shaq
Longtallbrad: Dwight, Nash, Mookie, Gerald Wallace, Emeka Okafor, Patrick Ewing, Pau Gasol
Those last two picks are great! This is will a really well-balanced, talented starting 5 with a good bench too. I’m guessing Nash/Mookie/GWall/Dwight/Ewing is the starting 5, which will be hard to beat. Looks like a strong playoff team to me.
Mikee1: Kareem, Chris Paul, Bradley Beal, Anthony Mason, Tyreke Evans, Charles Oakley, Dale Davis
So KAJ at C, CP3 & Beal as the backcourt, and a rotation of utility role player forwards? Sounds like a winning formula. I’m wondering if better role player forwards could’ve been selected but aside from that, I like this team. I’m going to predict the playoffs for this squad.
RonSouth: Michael Jordan, Chauncey Billups, Elton Brand, Pascal Siakim, Wes Unseld, Cedric Ceballos, Kermit Washington
I would rather run Jordan’s high assist season at PG vs running him at SG. Billups is a great player but I would’ve gone a different direction. Brand is nice and so is Pascal. I wouldn’t be shocked if this team made the playoffs but I’m going to predict against it for now. Might be a little light on 3s and boards.
Gerryred: Karl Malone, Drummond, Donyell, Derek Harper, Jrue, Marvin Williams, Jason Terry
All 7 picks are great. Harper/Jrue/Donyell/Karl/Drummond is a nice starting 5 for sure. I don’t really have any criticisms - this is a team that was able to draft well at every stat while also being conscious of TOs. Lots of clean players. Playoff team IMO.
part 2&3 coming soon