Tough call. After last season, I would have been hesitant to even say he was a suitable back-up in the NBA. But he’s improved so much over the course of a season that it becomes hard to tell where his ceiling is. I think, at worst, he can be a competent starting point guard on a playoff-level team, ala Mo Williams and Jameer Nelson, so I selected that he’ll be a fringe All-Star.

However, if he improves his finishing with his right hand and cuts down on his turnovers. He could MAYBE be an All-Star. The unfortunate thing for him is that he has some real competition for an All-Star spot. He’ll be battling Chris Paul, Deron Williams, Russell Westbrook, Brandon Roy, and Tony Parker for his whole career, and maybe even young guys like Stephen Curry, Ty Lawson, Ricky Rubio, Rodrique Beaubois. I think from a practical standpoint, it’s highly unlikely he gets voted onto an All-Star team, even if it’s playing really well.

fringe all-stars. My heart says more but my head (which could be already too optimistic) says fringe all-stars.

By the way, I think CJ Watson > Chris Duhon.

because it’s out of the control of the player. Dragic may play like an All-Star, but he may not have the popularity level of some of the other players in the eyes of the fans, so could get snubbed.

is hard…he’s got a long way to go BUT what I’ve seen so far has been impressive:

1) He’s added both a mid-range and long-range shot just this season. He was a pretty poor and infrequent shooter before this season. Think how long it’s taking Rondo to add that kind of range.

Goran is 39% from three while Rondo is 24%.

2) His court presence and leadership is improving FAST. Sitting court side yesterday I could hear him directing traffic, giving instructions and basically running the team. I was most worried about this and figured it would take him longer due to cultural differences, etc but Goran is confident and likable and he’s earned the trust of his team mates.

The speed at which he’s improved so far is what makes me wonder how high that ceiling really is.

He completely trashed both of them last season and going into this season, so I wonder what his revised opinion would be.

Chauncey is such a smart, saavy point guard and has all the physical tools you need to be elite… he is definitely in the same category as Paul, Williams, and Nash… I would definitely put him in the top 5(include Rondo and the other 3 in there) and wouldn’t fault anyone for making the argument he was the best PG in the league

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pflb0n7JcSQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jf4LxaOU39A

and i voted Chauncey Billups. Meaning he’ll probably make a few all star games. I don’t think he can be a hall of famer yet since this is his second year!

I think this talk about whether he will be an All-Star is not a very good thing. I know we want him to become that good, but aside from being a measure—a very questionable measure—of a player’s value to his team, being on All-Star teams has no practical value whatsoever. And there are great players who fail to make All-Star teams despite deserving it. It’s a popularity contest.
(I say it is a questionable measure because there are at least two ways to make a mockery of that. One is the Allen Iverson way of being an All-Star—by being a great individual talent but not a team player. The other is the Yao Ming way—having an entire country with a large population vote for you (and your injured teammate) based on your nationality.)

Let’s measure a player by how many championships he led his team to. If a player led his team to even one, I would call him great even if he had zero All-Star appearances. Considering the distortions in All-Star voting caused by fans’ foolishness, it could possibly happen.

Fringe all-star

Goran’s best case is to be like Jason Hart. His worst case is Orien Greene.

http://www.draftexpress.com/profile/Goran-Dragic-1025/

Earl Clark’s best case is Marvin Williams. His worst case is Julian Wright.

http://www.draftexpress.com/profile/Earl-Clark-488/

Best case is Joakim Noah and his worst case is Marcin Gortat.

http://www.draftexpress.com/profile/Robin-Lopez-1073/

By the way, “Slovenian Sun” is arguably even better than “Dragon.” Whoever came up with it (Watdogg?), congratulations.

To me this means how good could he be? It does not necessarily mean he will be that good. Understand? With his raw skills and physical tools Goran could become a truly dynamic player and great point guard. As to whether or not he will, well, there are alot of variables that come into play. What is a players level of drive or motivation to be great (i.e., his “inner fire.”) Some players have great raw skills but a lack of desire to develop as a player. To be truly great takes not only God given ability but tremendous desire and work ethic. Does Goran possess those traits? I don’t know. Does he have the inner drive or fire to put in the work? Again, I couldn’t say. There are also other factors such as injury and the team one is on — being stuck on the wrong team can limit one’s development. Fortunately, Goran seems to have been embraced by Nash and should enjoy all the benefits of his tutelage.

Despite the above listed uncertainties surrounding character,work ethic etc. I think we are undoubtedly looking at a player with great athletic gifts and an already good skill set. It remains to be seen if he can reach his “ceiling”, which I think is pretty high.

We made up for five years of crap drafts in two picks in one year.