NBA draft lottery

[PDXFonz]

Repd

 

[BigGameDamian]

What do you guys think of Doug McDermott?

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[BoBoBREWSKI]

Mallory Edens though. #ohgod

hoop fam

Wow! She's a #1 draft pick! Beautiful!

 

[Rhal]

What do you guys think of Doug McDermott?

Reminds me a lot of Mike Miller but more aggressive. Will be one of those picks thats in the teens but ends up being one of the better players from the draft at the end of his career. Won't ever be a star but a solid starter.

 

[PapaG]

Embid wiggins= Oden Durant

Except Wiggins isn't 6'10", or nearly as good as Durant in terms of creating his own shot.

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

hoop fam

 

[ripcityboy]

Hope the Blazers take a chance in this draft. It may not produce many superstars but this draft is deep.

 

[Mediocre Man]

Could Wes Mathews, CJ McCollum and cash get you a top 7 pick?

No.

 

[Mediocre Man]

Cleveland? How many damn chances are they gonna get?

I am going to champion the Greeny rule

Lottery is slotted from best to worst instead of worst to best.

LA for Thompson and #1? Anyone? Anyone?

 

[BigGameDamian]

What would it take to get the 76ers 10th pick?

 

[Schilly]

If I am Cleveland I am burning the phones to trade the pick plus necessary fillers for Love or Aldridge then hoping that player plus Kyrie is enough to convince Lebron to go home.

 

[Mediocre Man]

What would it take to get the 76ers 10th pick?

Sixers are in total rebuild mode, so a young starter?

Then again they have a crap load of cap space, so maybe they can convince a couple of players to go there and trade it for a proven vet

 

[Mediocre Man]

If I am Cleveland I am burning the phones to trade the pick plus necessary fillers for Love or Aldridge then hoping that player plus Kyrie is enough to convince Lebron to go home.

Agreed.

 

[RR7]

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Just filed to http://nba.com : Kings put No. 8 on the trade block, wanting veteran instead of next rookie to develop. Link to come.

 

[Natebishop3]

If I am Cleveland I am burning the phones to trade the pick plus necessary fillers for Love or Aldridge then hoping that player plus Kyrie is enough to convince Lebron to go home.

The question is, would you do it? Aldridge for #1, Waiters, Thompson, Varejao

Dame/Livingston?
Wiggins/Waiters
Batum/Wes
Thompson/Robinson
Rolo/Varejao

I don't know... that lineup doesn't really excite me.

 

[Mediocre Man]

Scott Howard-Cooper @SHowardCooper
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Just filed to http://nba.com : Kings put No. 8 on the trade block, wanting veteran instead of next rookie to develop. Link to come.

Batum and his cap space for that pick would be something to think about

 

[Mediocre Man]

The question is, would you do it? Aldridge for #1, Waiters, Thompson, Varejao

Dame/Livingston?
Wiggins/Waiters
Batum/Wes
Thompson/Robinson
Rolo/Varejao

I don't know... that lineup doesn't really excite me.

Cleveland wouldn't off that much

 

[Natebishop3]

Cleveland wouldn't off that much

Where else would they find 14 million in salary?

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

The question is, would you do it? Aldridge for #1, Waiters, Thompson, Varejao

Dame/Livingston?
Wiggins/Waiters
Batum/Wes
Thompson/Robinson
Rolo/Varejao

I don't know... that lineup doesn't really excite me.

In a heartbeat.

hoop fam

 

[RoyToy]

Batum and his cap space for that pick would be something to think about

No it's not

Olshey said the Blazers are no longer in "asset acquisition mode"

With getting to the 2nd round they're now in "win now mode"

Trades for draft picks will not happen

 

[Schilly]

Varejao and Thompson make enough combined to make that work without killing their cap this summer

 

[3RA1N1AC]

cleveland could have realistically drafted

2011
kyrie
valaciunas (went #5 right after tristan)

2012
drummond (might have been a reach at the time at #4 but would have been accepted, you cant teach size, etc)
terrance jones at #17 instead of the tyler zeller pick

2013
it remains to be seen if any of these players are anything special, but oladipo at #1 would have been better (anything would have been better than bennett)

2014 #1

kyrie
olapido
t jones
drummond
valanciunas
wiggins, parker, or embiid

 

[Mediocre Man]

No it's not

Olshey said the Blazers are no longer in "asset acquisition mode"

With getting to the 2nd round they're now in "win now mode"

Trades for draft picks will not happen

Batum and no picks is worse that #8 and the FA or two you could sign with Batum's money

 

[illmatic99]

http://www.nba.com/video/channels/draft/2014/05/20/052014-draft-lottery-behind-the-scenes.nba//

Kinda cool never seen the actually ping pong balls being drawn before

 

[Natebishop3]

Batum and no picks is worse that #8 and the FA or two you could sign with Batum's money

Who are you going to sign that's better than Batum?

 

[BigGameDamian]

The question is, would you do it? Aldridge for #1, Waiters, Thompson, Varejao

Dame/Livingston?
Wiggins/Waiters
Batum/Wes
Thompson/Robinson
Rolo/Varejao

I don't know... that lineup doesn't really excite me.

If that happens then the next question would be Andrew Wiggins or Jabari Parker?

 

[craigehlo]

The question is, would you do it? Aldridge for #1, Waiters, Thompson, Varejao

The Cavs would laugh at that. LA is a great PF, but not worth that much.

 

[RoyToy]

Batum and no picks is worse that #8 and the FA or two you could sign with Batum's money

Not really

 

[PtldPlatypus]

So this begs the question, would you trade Aldridge for the #1, Waiters, Thompson, and Varejao?

That is a king's ransom, and far more than I think Cleveland would offer. But yes, I do that, draft Wiggins, and see what that lineup can do. I would see that as a "one step back to take two steps forward" type of move.

 

[BigGameDamian]

The Cavs would laugh at that. LA is a great PF, but not worth that much.

I'd throw in CJ.