Groupthink 2023 Mock Draft: Pick #11

[Ed O]

(For the purposes of this exercise as we head to draft day, we assume no trades will be made/the draft order is set and we assume we're a fan of the selecting team.)

Previous picks:

1. Victor Wembanyama (San Antonio)
2. Scoot Henderson (Charlotte)
3. Brandon Miller (Portland)
4. Amen Thompson (Houston)
5. Cam Whitmore (Detroit)
6. Ausar Thompson (Orlando)
7. Jerace Walker (Indiana)
8. Taylor Hendricks (Washington)
9. Anthony Black (Utah)
10. Gradey Dick (Dallas)

Who do you think Orlando should take?

Tomorrow afternoon I'll set up another poll with the results factored in.

 

[Whyachi]

didn't you hear? The Magic want to trade outstanding young talent on cheap contracts to build a win now franchise in Orlando.

Blazers have their choices of any Magic player not named Banchero, and can easily acquire Orlando's current draft picks and/or future picks.

Joe Cronin is such an amazing GM, he will easily be able to swap the rapidly aging Nurkic and the oft-injured Nassir Little for the talented young Magic Center Wendell Carter Jr (6'10, 270lb) AND this #11 pick.

So we now have to imagine.. who do the Blazers want to draft at #11 ??

I'm going with Jalen Hood-Schifino, he's got the best all-around game to help Portland in the wings department.

 

[Ed O]

didn't you hear? The Magic want to trade outstanding young talent on cheap contracts to build a win now franchise in Orlando.

Blazers have their choices of any Magic player not named Banchero, and can easily acquire Orlando's current draft picks and/or future picks.

Joe Cronin is such an amazing GM, he will easily be able to swap the rapidly aging Nurkic and the oft-injured Nassir Little for the talented young Magic Center Wendell Carter Jr (6'10, 270lb) AND this #11 pick.

So we now have to imagine.. who do the Blazers want to draft at #11 ??

I'm going with Jalen Hood-Schifino, he's got the best all-around game to help Portland in the wings department.

You can start your own thread if you want, but this thread is (as has been the previous ten in the last ten days) about who Orlando will pick at #11. No trades are allowed and we're voting as if you are a Magic fan.

That's the very first part of the OP, but there you go again.

 

[Whyachi]

No trades are allowed and we're voting as if you are a Magic fan.

There are no Magic fans. I thought it was free NBA players not named Banchero for the rest of the league?