2023 NBA Draft Megathread

[Thee Idiotic Minivan K]

Oh my bad.. you’re right.. Hardy only told Lauri to do that and that was it.

It was always in him. He did it himself Hardy let him. That’s what he did for Lauri.

 

[NUMBERICA]

If we would’ve had two lotto picks would our odds of moving up gone up or stay the same? For all you draft lotto guru’s

And if the Jazz made the playoffs because they were too good to tank? Potentially zero.

Making the Jazz worse down the stretch was as or more important than anything else.

 

[Elizah Huge]

this is why I hated the trade. We helped the wolves and got little back. That pick IMO is 50% chance of being a second rounder. I would’ve rather just traded Conley to anyone else for 2-4 seconds. Having two lotto picks in this draft would’ve been huge.

As for the rest of your post. I still like where we are at. We will be able to choose between multiple players I like at both 9, and 16. For this reason I don’t want to see a trade unless it’s into the top 3 or for one of the twins

Edit: only want to trade for a twin if one falls a few spots.

You do realize that at absolute worse case which would be the Lakers having the worst record in the league it is a 52% chance of them being in the top-4.

If I had to guess right now I would say the pick ends up in the 8-12 range.

 

[NUMBERICA]

You do realize that at absolute worse case which would be the Lakers having the worst record in the league it is a 52% chance of them being in the top-4.

If I had to guess right now I would say the pick ends up in the 8-12 range.

And in the case that the Lakers tank their asses off to keep their pick and succeed, that 2nd is virtually a late 1st.

 

[The Midnight]

And in the case that the Lakers tank their asses off to keep their pick and succeed, that 2nd is virtually a late 1st.

But don’t we get their 2nd of the following season?

 

[NUMBERICA]

But don’t we get their 2nd of the following season?

No.

 

[The Midnight]

No.

Oh ok good observation.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

And in the case that the Lakers tank their asses off to keep their pick and succeed, that 2nd is virtually a late 1st.

Nice glass half full approach

 

[Elizah Huge]

Also, I’d say the chances we even own the pick by 2027 is about 25% or less.

 

[NUMBERICA]

Nice glass half full approach

Thanks, but for real, I think that’s why that pick and ‘29 Timberwolves pick is structured that way.

 

[Elizah Huge]

Thanks, but for real, I think that’s why that pick and ‘29 Timberwolves pick is structured that way.

Well, the Minnesota pick had to be because they couldn’t make the protections roll over to 2030.

 

[Bawse Dawg]

Last 10 NBA Championship Teams' Best Player --
2023: Jokic
2022: Steph
2021: Giannis
2020: Davis
2019: Kawhi
2018: Durant
2017: Durant
2016: Lebron
2015: Steph
2014: Steph

Seems like a team has to have a transcendent player.

Uh, pretty sure the Spurs won in 2014? Positive the Warriors didn’t at least.

And that Spurs team was just a great all around team, a perfect example of what you’re trying to disprove with this post. Convenient mistake. But I could be misremembering.

 

[Shad]

Why are people so high on Whitehead? He played 28 games and his stat line is 8-2-1. That's not good.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Why are people so high on Whitehead? He played 28 games and his stat line is 8-2-1. That's not good.

Watch his HS games

 

[framer]

One of the important parts of the Wolves trade is that it also made the Wolves worse long term. It will be really hard to flip Conley for anything of value and that salary slot, which they can't really replace, will expire.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

One of the important parts of the Wolves trade is that it also made the Wolves worse long term. It will be really hard to flip Conley for anything of value and that salary slot, which they can't really replace, will expire.

It certainly gave them less options to get better but they still have a decent amount of flexibility to change their future for the better.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

View: https://twitter.com/NBADraftWass/status/1659675296486809600


Wasserman has been the highest national guy on Pod by far. Saying he's thinks he is a safe bet to be a first rounder.

 

[framer]

It certainly gave them less options to get better but they still have a decent amount of flexibility to change their future for the better.

Their flexibility pretty much lies in trading KAT at this point. I don't think they are going to get the value for that that many are expecting.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

View: https://bleacherreport.com/articles/10076423-stock-up-stock-down-how-the-2023-nba-draft-combine-changed-our-mock-draft


His mock has us hitting all 3 major positions of need: guard/wing/big

He's also probably the last remaining person who has Bufkin this low at 30.

 

[KqWIN]

Where can I find the Cliff Notes version of your posts?

TLDR: Don't expect someone to do the hardest thing in the NBA if they sucked badly at that thing in college.