I'm not too sold on Randle. Not really tall, hefty and athletic enough to play the 4 in the NBA. He will have a hard time bullying his way inside to score. But if he can pattern his play after Zach Randolph, then he would be decent enough. Even following Big Baby Davis would earn himself a career in the NBA.
Ako rin di ako masyadong sold kay Randle. He actually acquitted himself pretty well in the combine. His max vertical is comparable to Blake Griffin (35.5 in), and his wingspan is longer than was previously measured (7'0, still 5 inches shorter than Randolph). Which probably means that the fact that he has low defensive stats has less to do with his athleticism/wingspan, and is more likely the cause of his
poor defensive awareness.
Lottery picks with low steal rates comparable to Randle (1.0): Kevin Love (1.4), Joe Alexander (1.3), Hasheem Thabeet (1.1), Spencer Hawes (1.0), and Ike Diogu (0.8 ). Except for Love, not very good company.
He's also very TO prone, and hasn't developed any semblance of a mid-range game. He mostly relies on bullying smaller opponents on the post in college. His high ranking on draft boards is mostly due to hype from his high school career.
Noah Vonleh is definitely more intriguing. He has the ideal size (2nd longest wingspan in the combine, 2nd longest recorded hand width in the combine database, 37 in vert ), can block shots and has a mid-range game. I haven't checked out some of the late lottery international guys (Saric/Nurkic), but they also seem more intriguing than Randle.
I also like Aaron Gordon, but I don't think he should be picked over someone who you think is gonna be a star. He's more of a role player/intangibles kind of guy.
