Doug Gottlieb: Lakers recognize it’s a new NBA with top pick
CBS’ Doug Gottlieb joined the show to talk about last night’s NBA Draft. Here are some of his takes …
— He thinks the Lakers took a guard because they think they’ll get a big man in free agency, and they recognized the evolution of basketball toward perimeter players.
— He said the steal of Round 1 was Sam Dekker to the Rockets.
— He says Emmanuel Mudiay will be the Rookie of the Year because he’ll have so much opportunity to shoot in Denver. He said rookie performance is often based on opportunity.
— Gottlieb says that the Magic got a stud in Mario Hezonja – he can shoot on a team full of athletes.
— Gottlieb says people who are ripping the Porzingis to Knicks pick probably don’t know what they’re talking about.