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hoopsjock said:
All because we had Telfair on the roster. The only good thing about Telfair is that he was part of the trade that got us Brandon Roy.
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Man, they LOVED Bassy! Swore he was bringing us to the next level.
 
Damn, I just went back and looked at that '05 draft......there were some good players chosen later on.
17-Danny Grainger
18- Gerald Green
21-Nate Robinson
22-Jarrett Jack
30- David Lee
34- CJ Miles
36- Illyasova
40- Monta
45- Lou Williams
56- Amir Johnson
57- Gortat
 
HCP said:
I remember the craziest promise to draft a player......I think it was the '05 draft. The Hawks promised to take Marvin Williams with the #2 pick. Even though they already had Josh Childress, Al Harrington and Josh Smith on the roster. They chose to NOT draft Derron Williams and CP3 even though I believe their starting PG was Tyronn Lue!!!! What the fuck were they thinking?
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He was coming off what seemed like an ok freshman season.
 
santeesioux said:
I finally gave my Telfair jersey to Goodwill last year.
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I got the sweet throwback one from the 77 team. I won't give that away. My jersey collection is really bad.

Telfair Throwback
Darius Miles
Webster
Oden

The only good one I have is the All-Star Lillard jersey I won on this site.
 
Sarni said:
Great then, The Ringer guys think Denver are willing to give up #14 and Faried for nothing and that’s what we would give them. Problem is Dallas, Atlanta and Sacramento would be on it too, possibly also Brooklyn, and all of them could also give them late firsts or early seconds. We could give them #24 but I don’t really want us to.
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Dallas and Portland are literally the only two teams that could take on Faried without sending salary back on draft night.
 
hoopsjock said:
All because we had Telfair on the roster. The only good thing about Telfair is that he was part of the trade that got us Brandon Roy.
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That was the John Nash era a distant relative of Billy King.
 
hoopsjock said:
I got the sweet throwback one from the 77 team. I won't give that away. My jersey collection is really bad.

Telfair Throwback
Darius Miles
Webster
Oden

The only good one I have is the All-Star Lillard jersey I won on this site.
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I still have a throwback Zbo one like this one

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From what I can tell, these are almost a lock to be the first ten players picked (not necessarily in this order):

Deandre Ayton
Marvin Bagley III
Jaren Jackson Jr
Luka Doncic
Mo Bamba
Michael Porter Jr.
Trae Young
Wendell Carter Jr.
Mikal Bridges
Colin Sexton

Anyone disagree? If anyone breaks into that pack it looks like it'll be Miles Bridges.
People who know: whom among that ten is most likely to fall short of expectations? Explain your answer. Is Ayton David Robinson or could he be Michael Olowokandi?
 
Is there a worry that Porter's back surgery has permanently affected his game? Back surgery is no joke.
 
Rastapopoulos said:
From what I can tell, these are likely to be the first ten players picked (not necessarily in this order):

Deandre Ayton
Marvin Bagley III
Jaren Jackson Jr
Luka Doncic
Mo Bamba
Michael Porter Jr.
Trae Young
Wendell Carter Jr.
Mikal Bridges
Colin Sexton

Anyone disagree? If anyone breaks into that pack it looks like it'll be Miles Bridges.
People who know: whom among that ten is most likely to fall short of expectations? Explain your answer. Is Ayton David Robinson or could he be Michael Olowokandi?
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Ayton. I think the defensive concerns are real. Instincts can’t really be taught. I think he’s going to be a decent player, but I’m not a fan of centers that can’t protect the rim. If you’re expecting him to develop that defensive consistency/ability at the NBA level, you’re most likely going to be disappointed. Generally speaking, if it isn’t there in college, it won’t be there in the NBA. I’d take Bamba over him any day.
 
Scalma said:
Ayton. I think the defensive concerns are real. Instincts can’t really be taught. I think he’s going to be a decent player, but I’m not a fan of centers that can’t protect the rim. If you’re expecting him to develop that defensive consistency/ability at the NBA level, you’re most likely going to be disappointed. Generally speaking, if it isn’t there in college, it won’t be there in the NBA. I’d take Bamba over him any day.
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Bamba is the best player in this draft, and could fall to #6. Crazy.
 
Another guy I found who's extremely underrated: Shake Milton.

Although he's almost 22 years old, he's a guy worth going after, especially for us. He's a shade under 6'6, and has a wingspan over over 7ft. He was a 43% 3pt shooter at SMU, and is known as a very good defender. He can play either guard spot, score on all three levels, can rebound, as well as pass and make plays for others. He should probably be a top 20 pick, but will go in the 2nd round. He'll be a steal.

 
BonesJones said:
Another guy I found who's extremely underrated: Shake Milton.

Although he's almost 22 years old, he's a guy worth going after, especially for us. He's a shade under 6'6, and has a wingspan over over 7ft. He was a 43% 3pt shooter at SMU, and is known as a very good defender. He can play either guard spot, score on all three levels, can rebound, as well as pass and make plays for others. He should probably be a top 20 pick, but will go in the 2nd round. He'll be a steal.

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Pretty sure we had him in for a workout recently.
 
What's crazy about the top of this draft is every big can shoot no matter what type of player they are:
All these guys can shoot 3s:
DeAndre Ayton - Low Post Brute
Marvin Bagley III - Athletic Offensive-Minded 4
Jaren Jackson Jr. - Athletic Rim Protecter
Mohamed Bamba - HUGE 7'1 Rim Protecter w/ a 7'10 wingspan
Wendell Carter - Skilled all-around PF/C
 
What's also crazy is how many Jr's and 3rd generation guys there are in this draft. Last year, it was a bunch of guys with Initialed names ("OG", "P.J.", etc.)

This year:
Jaren Jackson Jr.
Wendell Carter Jr.
Michael Porter Jr.
Gary Trent Jr.
Troy Brown Jr.
Bruce Brown Jr.

Kevin Knox II
Jacob Evans III
Robert Williams III
Lonnie Walker IV

And almost all of those guys are 1st round picks.
 
BonesJones said:
What's also crazy is how many Jr's and 3rd generation guys there are in this draft. Last year, it was a bunch of guys with Initialed names ("OG", "P.J.", etc.)

This year:
Jaren Jackson Jr.
Wendell Carter Jr.
Michael Porter Jr.
Gary Trent Jr.
Troy Brown Jr.
Bruce Brown Jr.

Kevin Knox II
Jacob Evans III
Robert Williams III
Lonnie Walker IV

And almost all of those guys are 1st round picks.
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Such a strange observation lol
 
Sarni said:
Great then, The Ringer guys think Denver are willing to give up #14 and Faried for nothing and that’s what we would give them. Problem is Dallas, Atlanta and Sacramento would be on it too, possibly also Brooklyn, and all of them could also give them late firsts or early seconds. We could give them #24 but I don’t really want us to.
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Yeah both 24 and 14 would be nice. It might move us up to 8 if Cleveland thinks they are starting over.
 
Pinwheel1 said:
Yeah both 24 and 14 would be nice. It might move us up to 8 if Cleveland thinks they are starting over.
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I think they'll prefer one very good/great talent than one mid-tier and one lower tier talent. The only pick in the top 10 I think we could get is the Knicks #9.
 
UKRAINEFAN said:
This guy makes an argument that Jaren Jackson is the most valuable big in the draft; I guess mostly because he is the only one who could guard on the perimeter.
https://www.sbnation.com/2018/6/10/17424660/2018-nba-draft-centers-lottery-ayton-bamba-bagley
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He's a very complete player. Good defender, decent rebounder, can score inside and can hit a neat three.

I also like Carter, he can also shoot the ball pretty well but he's not as good defender on perimeter.

I hope Celtics don't find a way to move into the lottery and get Bamba or, God forbid, Jackson Jr.
 
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