SharpesTriumph
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OKC did draft Chet with their own pick. Who else have they drafted with their pick? They didn't draft SGA. Jalen pick was from trade. Dort was undrafted. I'm not seeing them as an example to tank. More they are an example to get picks back in trades.OKC had a ton of picks from trades. If we had that we could probably get away with a short tank as well.
But they were built through the draft.
Philadelphia was built through the draft. Boston was built through the draft. Golden State was built through the draft.
Now I do agree that acquiring picks and assets in trades is a vital key. But that has nothing to do with tanking that your such a big proponent of.
Only player 6ers got after a half decade of extreme tanking that was ultimately worth a damn in the draft was Embiid. Most the other guys like Maxey McCain were late picks. I'm not sure we can consider the 6ers to have ever been a contender since they never got past the 2nd round in a weak East
Boston certainly built through the draft with Tatum/Brown. But that wasn't their own picks - it was from a trade. Hopefully the Bucks picks we have can get some of that value.
Golden State did build with some great draft picks, but none of them were top lottery picks.
If anything your just convincing me further of how little a teams own picks at the top of the lottery should be the main part of building a contender.