What are some of the best young cores in the NBA today? Which teams do you think in 3-4 years will be contenders if they stick with their youth?(I did 25 and under.)
Edited for consensus:
#1ThunderWe all know that drafting has really done these guys good, and being the youngest team in the league, they are a model for all small market teams.
Westbrook, Maynor
Harden, Cook
Durant
Green,
Ibaka, Aldrich
#2ClippersEveryone seems to be jumping on the Clippers band wagon, and there is plenty of room. The question always remains though, what will Mr. Sterling do? We have seen the Clippers in this position plenty, plenty, plenty of times, where they amass a great core of young guys, and then for some reason they are all gone by free agency, injuries or crazy trades.
Bledsoe, Willie Warren
Gordon,
Al-Farouq Aminu,
Griffen
Jordan,
#3?Pacers:As a team we are doing well getting guys in every position, if we can develop these guys, we should be contenders for years in the East
DC, AJ
Brush, Lance
George
Tyler, McBob
Roy
Wizards:With a few more lottery picks, and some playing time the wiz are making moves to build a contender also.
Wall
Young
Yi
Blatche, Seraphin
McGee
Raptors: This team seems to lose every all star they get, but through it all they have picked up some good young players, now they just need time and some more picks.
Bayless
DeRozan, Weems
Klieza, Wright
Ed Davis, Amir Johnson
Bargnani
Rockets This team really has a ton of talent, but like every year, they fail to win against the way better teams in the west, and they always have injury problems. On a good note, they have picked up some really good young talent to play behind their older guys.
Brooks, Lowry, Ish Smith
Lee, Twill,
Budinger,
Patterson, Hill
GrizzliesThis team has done great on the drafting side, but only Rudy Gay has really panned out to his full potential, with Conley and Gasol showing some good game also, but none-the-less it hasn't transfered into many wins.
Conley, Vasquez
Mayo, Henry,
Gay, Young, Carol
Arthur,
Gasol, Thabeet, Hadadi
TWolves:So much talent, so little direction. This is one of those teams we will look back at, after these players have gone on to other teams and succeeded, and think what a waste.
Rubio, Flynn, Telfair
Wes Johnson, Webster, Ellington
Beasley, Brewer, Hayward,
Love, Tolliver
Darko, Pekovic, Kosta
Warriors:Just like always the Warriors are a talented team that seems to always just waste it.
Curry, Lin, Law
Ellis, Williams,
Dorrell Wright, Udoh
Brandan Wright,
Biedrins
Kings: They remind me of the wizards of the west, they are silently rebuilding, and will be a great team in due time.
Evans
Taylor
Casspi, Greene
Thompson, Jackson
Cousins, Whiteside
Edited for consensus:
#1ThunderWe all know that drafting has really done these guys good, and being the youngest team in the league, they are a model for all small market teams.
Westbrook, Maynor
Harden, Cook
Durant
Green,
Ibaka, Aldrich
#2ClippersEveryone seems to be jumping on the Clippers band wagon, and there is plenty of room. The question always remains though, what will Mr. Sterling do? We have seen the Clippers in this position plenty, plenty, plenty of times, where they amass a great core of young guys, and then for some reason they are all gone by free agency, injuries or crazy trades.
Bledsoe, Willie Warren
Gordon,
Al-Farouq Aminu,
Griffen
Jordan,
#3?Pacers:As a team we are doing well getting guys in every position, if we can develop these guys, we should be contenders for years in the East
DC, AJ
Brush, Lance
George
Tyler, McBob
Roy
Wizards:With a few more lottery picks, and some playing time the wiz are making moves to build a contender also.
Wall
Young
Yi
Blatche, Seraphin
McGee
Raptors: This team seems to lose every all star they get, but through it all they have picked up some good young players, now they just need time and some more picks.
Bayless
DeRozan, Weems
Klieza, Wright
Ed Davis, Amir Johnson
Bargnani
Rockets This team really has a ton of talent, but like every year, they fail to win against the way better teams in the west, and they always have injury problems. On a good note, they have picked up some really good young talent to play behind their older guys.
Brooks, Lowry, Ish Smith
Lee, Twill,
Budinger,
Patterson, Hill
GrizzliesThis team has done great on the drafting side, but only Rudy Gay has really panned out to his full potential, with Conley and Gasol showing some good game also, but none-the-less it hasn't transfered into many wins.
Conley, Vasquez
Mayo, Henry,
Gay, Young, Carol
Arthur,
Gasol, Thabeet, Hadadi
TWolves:So much talent, so little direction. This is one of those teams we will look back at, after these players have gone on to other teams and succeeded, and think what a waste.
Rubio, Flynn, Telfair
Wes Johnson, Webster, Ellington
Beasley, Brewer, Hayward,
Love, Tolliver
Darko, Pekovic, Kosta
Warriors:Just like always the Warriors are a talented team that seems to always just waste it.
Curry, Lin, Law
Ellis, Williams,
Dorrell Wright, Udoh
Brandan Wright,
Biedrins
Kings: They remind me of the wizards of the west, they are silently rebuilding, and will be a great team in due time.
Evans
Taylor
Casspi, Greene
Thompson, Jackson
Cousins, Whiteside
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