The Jackson/Tatum/Giles Sweepstakes

[BonesJones]

Good players in this upcoming draft. Just thought I'd post a positive thread! Would love to have a top 5 pick.

 

[KingSpeed]

Good players in this upcoming draft. Just thought I'd post a positive thread! Would love to have a top 5 pick.

Then you should be happy with the losses?

 

[illmatic99]

You need your thread making privileges revoked.

 

[HolyBackboard]

Fair or not, Portland should be nowhere near Harry Giles. A player coming off of two ACL injuries? We gotta pass.

Fultz looks like the real deal, and with his size, could play alongside Lillard in the backcourt.

 

[BlazerWookee]

Fuck the draft.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Which player do we honk once for?

 

[BonesJones]

Fair or not, Portland should be nowhere near Harry Giles. A player coming off of two ACL injuries? We gotta pass.

Fultz looks like the real deal, and with his size, could play alongside Lillard in the backcourt.

Agreed. I think Tatum will be the best player in this draft. If he continues to develop his shot he'll be strong in every area

 

[BonesJones]

You need your thread making privileges revoked.

Why? We can't discuss the top picks in the upcoming draft and which one would fit here better?

 

[BonesJones]

Then you should be happy with the losses?

I don't want them to lose and I still think they'll make the playoffs, it's just fun to think about us having a top pick because this draft is really deep and has a lot of really good players

 

[Jon]

Less than 20 games into the season and we are already talking top 5 pick?

 

[BonesJones]

Less than 20 games into the season and we are already talking top 5 pick?

No, simply who would fit best here out of the top prospects in the draft.

 

[KeepOnRollin]

Maybe some have forgot that CJ's PPP makes it essentially impossible to trade him until July?

 

[HolyBackboard]

Fuck the draft.

Why? The draft is where we found our two superstars.

My favorite era (89-92) was built almost exclusively out of the draft (sans Buck)!!!

 

[BlazerWookee]

Why? The draft is where we found our two superstars.

My favorite era (89-92) was built almost exclusively out of the draft (sans Buck)!!!

Because it's November, for cry sakes.

 

[Orion Bailey]

Then you should be happy with the losses?

You need your thread making privileges revoked.

You cant trade up to a top 5? Why is the only road there to tank?

 

[HolyBackboard]

Because it's November, for cry sakes.

No one is out here rooting for losses! But when you lose 5 of your last 6, have a Top 3 payroll, and the worst defense in the league, you gotta start looking for rays of sunshine. One of those rays would be a nice draft pick.

 

[handiman]

No one is out here rooting for losses! But when you lose 5 of your last 6, have a Top 3 payroll, and the worst defense in the league, you gotta start looking for rays of sunshine. One of those rays would be a nice draft pick.

Or start signing retired Rays. Ray Allen would probably help our offense, while giving us some size on the perimeter, and Ray Lewis would surely help our defense and toughness. I don't know where Sugar Ray Leonard fits in, other than being an upgrade in the style department over Meyers Leonard.

 

[BonesJones]

Maybe some have forgot that CJ's PPP makes it essentially impossible to trade him until July?

No it doesn't. You'd just need a 3rd team with cap space to take on some salary.

 

[KeepOnRollin]

No it doesn't. You'd just need a 3rd team with cap space to take on some salary.

Work it on the trade machine. People have. And I didn't say it was impossible. Just essentially close. It is hard to do. You will see if you try.

 

[Tunchi]

Good players in this upcoming draft. Just thought I'd post a positive thread! Would love to have a top 5 pick.

There you go!!!

Honestly we wasted our time last year but I'm willing to go to the lottery this year (which we will our defense is dead last)

I can't wait for the draft this season it'll be worth it

 

[Tunchi]

Less than 20 games into the season and we are already talking top 5 pick?

Our defense is dead last. No way a team makes the playoffs with how bad our D is

 

[BrianFromWA]

Well, since Harry Giles has an ACL tear/repair on each knee and is sitting out due to a clean-up surgery on one of them, I think we're definitely in Honk Once Territory. And before MM asks, even though he sounds like one of the One Direction guys, he's not a white center.

#dukebigman

 

[BonesJones]

Well, since Harry Giles has an ACL tear/repair on each knee and is sitting out due to a clean-up surgery on one of them, I think we're definitely in Honk Once Territory. And before MM asks, even though he sounds like one of the One Direction guys, he's not a white center.

#dukebigman

I mean, if we pick at 19, and he falls to around 10 because of his injury, I wouldn't mind using 19 to trade up to take a chance on him. It would be different then having the #1 pick and drafting him.

 

[BonesJones]

There you go!!!

Honestly we wasted our time last year but I'm willing to go to the lottery this year (which we will our defense is dead last)

I can't wait for the draft this season it'll be worth it

You rep the lottery, but do you know anything about any of the prospects available? Expository late in the lottery where we would pick if we somehow missed the playoffs? I'm willing to bet you don't.

 

[Tunchi]

You rep the lottery, but do you know anything about any of the prospects available? Expository late in the lottery where we would pick if we somehow missed the playoffs? I'm willing to bet you don't.

Not yet but I will. I'm excited too. I told you guys last year but it's coo I don't regret the time wasted because we can always use last year as a case study that bullshit theory free agents come here if they see semi success

The lottery has showed this franchise much more love than free agency and competing has ever done