Event 2018 NBA Draft

[Scalma]

While trade chatter this time of year isn't unusual, there is a growing sense among many team execs that there could be some significant deals early in the draft.

Per mannix, Twitter

Meaning teams in the lottery or literally in the beginning of the draft?

 

[Wizard Mentor]

About 70 hours to draft time.

NBA doesn't think Hutchinson falls to us....
Green Room (from ESPN):
Among the known invitations: Arizona's Deandre Ayton, Duke's Marvin Bagley III, Michigan State's Jaren Jackson Jr., Texas' Mo Bamba, Alabama's Collin Sexton, Oklahoma's Trae Young, Duke's Wendell Carter Jr., Missouri's Michael Porter Jr., Villanova's Mikal Bridges, Kentucky's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Michigan State's Miles Bridges, Kentucky's Kevin Knox, Texas A&M's Robert Williams, Miami's Lonnie Walker, Villanova's Donte DiVincenzo, Texas Tech's Zhaire Smith, Boston College's Jerome Robinson, Boise State's Chandler Hutchison and UCLA's Aaron Holiday.

 

[BonesJones]

Sources (including NBADraftGod) say Doncic to Sacremento at 2. Heard that's not set in stone. Bagley still just as likely, or maybe Porter Jr.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

 

[BonesJones]

Assuming Sacremento doesn't take Doncic at 2, I could see Dallas trading up to 3.

Atlanta likes Trae Young, and Memphis will draft Porter Jr.. Atlanta could get Young at 5, and Dallas could guarantee themselves Doncic. I'd expect something like #5 and #33 to Atlanta for #3.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

About 70 hours to draft time.

NBA doesn't think Hutchinson falls to us....
Green Room (from ESPN):
Among the known invitations: Arizona's Deandre Ayton, Duke's Marvin Bagley III, Michigan State's Jaren Jackson Jr., Texas' Mo Bamba, Alabama's Collin Sexton, Oklahoma's Trae Young, Duke's Wendell Carter Jr., Missouri's Michael Porter Jr., Villanova's Mikal Bridges, Kentucky's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Michigan State's Miles Bridges, Kentucky's Kevin Knox, Texas A&M's Robert Williams, Miami's Lonnie Walker, Villanova's Donte DiVincenzo, Texas Tech's Zhaire Smith, Boston College's Jerome Robinson, Boise State's Chandler Hutchison and UCLA's Aaron Holiday.

Happy to see DiVincenzo there - was afraid we'd be drafting him.
Surprised to see Jerome Robinson. And Hutchison.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

I will be pissed if (when) Dallas ends up with Doncic.

 

[Scalma]

This would make more sense because Sac taking Doncic would be too smart.

 

[BBert]

Philly has 6 draft picks and no general manager

I'd trade them our GM for their 6 draft picks

 

[BonesJones]

I hope not. He's got a lot of wasted movement in his jumper. Looks like he needs work.

I don't see it.

 

[Wizard Mentor]

I will be pissed if (when) Dallas ends up with Doncic.

I'm pretty sure you'll be pissed regardless!

 

[BonesJones]

 

[Wizard Mentor]

Nice, but didn't mention Crabbe Exception.

 

[Gronk Brady]

Good job man

 

[TBpup]

Nice, but didn't mention Crabbe Exception.

It is mentioned at 2:35.

Agreed about Mikal Bridges.

 

[BonesJones]

Good job man

Thanks man appreciate it!

 

[BonesJones]

I'm doing these for all 30 NBA Teams. Some will have to come after the draft, but if your interested in other teams blueprints just check out my channel!

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Anonymous scouts weigh in :

https://www.si.com/nba/2018/06/19/n...-scouts-trae-young-luka-doncic-michael-porter

Somebody should stick this quote on Dame's locker:

"there’s a lot of good offensive players in the league who don’t defend at a high level, and guys like James Harden and Damian Lillard who haven’t even tried."

 

[Hoopguru]

I'm doing these for all 30 NBA Teams. Some will have to come after the draft, but if your interested in other teams blueprints just check out my channel!

Im impressed with your presentation skills!
What field of work are you in? just curious.
Nice job

 

[LayneStaley]

Well, honestly I think the notion of CJ/24 for Love/8 sounds preposterously lopsided in our favor, but I keep seeing it suggested, so I figured maybe I'm wrong.

Oh man if that was offfered it would have already been done. That’s way lopsided in our favor.

 

[LayneStaley]

I will be pissed if (when) Dallas ends up with Doncic.

So will I! You don’t get to have Dirk for 20 years and then nab the next great Euro

 

[illmatic99]

 

[santeesioux]

It sounds like there are multiple picks available to us if we're willing to use our TPE to take on a contract.

 

[RR7]

I'd happily take Morris with our bigger TPE. Morris and Satoransky. Meeks. It's a lot of $$, but Morris would be a solid scoring addition to the bench.

 

[illmatic99]

I'd happily take Morris with our bigger TPE. Morris and Satoransky. Meeks. It's a lot of $$, but Morris would be a solid scoring addition to the bench.

Morris' salary is very reasonable. And Satoransky is a damn good PG prospect. But I'd do that an instant. Crabbe TPE for Morris, Vonleh TPE for Satoransky, 24 for 15. That saves them about 15 mil for next year when you add it all up. Doubt they'd do it though.

If anything, I anticipate they want to get rid of Gortat/Mahinmi. We can't absorb either of these guys with our TPE however.

 

[PtldPlatypus]

If anything, I anticipate they want to get rid of Gortat/Mahinmi. We can't absorb either of these guys with our TPE however.

Actually, Gortat does fit into the Crabbe TPE for the next 11 days.

 

[illmatic99]

Actually, Gortat does fit into the Crabbe TPE for the next 11 days.

True. After July 1, he will make 13.6 mil and be out of consideration. Good call.


24 for Gortat + 15.

Does 15 get us any closer to our target (prospect or otherwise?). That bigger TPE is one of our most valuable assets.

 

[RR7]

The interesting aspect of grabbing Gortat for our TPE is, with the TPE, we can basically take back 13 million. If we then looked to flip Gortat as an expiring, to someone who might want him, we could take back about 17 million, opening up our trade possibilities.
But, I'd prefer Morris if they'd do it.

 

[illmatic99]

I have a timing question. If we use our TPE before July 1 and become a "tax team" once free agency starts, will we lose our non-taxpayer MLE?

 

[illmatic99]

The interesting aspect of grabbing Gortat for our TPE is, with the TPE, we can basically take back 13 million. If we then looked to flip Gortat as an expiring, to someone who might want him, we could take back about 17 million, opening up our trade possibilities.

It makes so much more sense for WAS to do this themselves at the deadline. It seems like teams will start valuing expiring contracts more.