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Some believe that Dumars was brought in with a mandate to trade Zion. He denied it, but what else is he supposed to do in front of a mic? I don't think we're a Zion destination, but I they will have plenty of future assets going into the future. The Pelicans have all their future firsts, IND's...

One of Ainge's greatest hits is ripping off the Brooklyn Nets and building the foundation for who are not the defending champion Boston Celtics. There's a lot of "dumb gm/president/governor" stuff going on in the league. Mavs - Nico and whatever he's doing Pelicans - Dumars hired to put them...

Obviously Lauri being a great player is a reason to keep him, but I do think there has to be a plan going forward if you keeping. If the plan is to try to move forward and compete for playoffs, that’s a hell no for me. Are we going to sit and do nothing? Also a hell no for me. I don’t think of...

Caruso is the GOAT perimeter defender.

I don’t consider it Lauri hate to want him gone. If I didn’t think he was good, I wouldn’t mind him staying. Fact is, great players and tanking do not mix. It’s not in anyone’s best interest to continue that partnership. The way I see it, we either torch the prime of his career or he torches our...

Caruso….sheesh

The only situation where I think keeping Lauri is valid is if we land Flagg, and if we land Flagg, I'd probably prefer to trade Lauri anyways.

I tend to agree. Ace is kind of a special case where I actually think he could get to the hoop and FT line at the college level if he wasn't always angling to get to his middy. He can get that shot at any time which is great, but it's also very bad because he will take it at any time as well...

Another thing that I see gets argued both ways....who benefits most from NBA spacing? Let's just take Harper and Ace for example. Some people will say that Ace can't get to the rim because of poor spacing. Then you have Harper who gets to the rim at will with the same spacing and people will say...

Fland not ranked high enough to have a comment made about him, but he is ranked 53rd.

I'm still not sure how to weigh form. Some people say good form is a reason why a guy can shoot, some say bad for is why he can improve, and I'm definitely not convinced we even know what good form is (if it exists) in detail. For me, I feel most comfortable not weighing it much until someone...

Unfortunately he's not entering. https://www.valenciabasket.com/sergio-de-larrea-will-stay-at-valencia-basket-after-deciding-not-declare-for-nba-draft

What DX had to say about Fears, Tre, and Kas. I think the big debate will come if we land number #5. 1 and 2 are obvious, 3 and 4 may change order but also seem to be set in stone for those spots. Seems like Fears is cooking in the workouts.

The hit rate on these roll/cut centers is pretty good, but the other side of that coin is that I think these guys fall because they aren't in priority. It's kind of like the success rate of small, offensive guards. Good hit rate, but I think teams are willing to take bets on more desirable...

I'm warming up to Beringer, don't think there are 21 guys I'd be over the moon to have in this draft so he's in play. Think I'd have to watch full games of his to get a feel for his defensive IQ, but I ain't searching for ABA film @SoberasHotRod. His highlights and basic production don't quite...

DX has it: 5. Fears 6. Tre 7. Kas

Asa Newell is everywhere on draft boards. I think he’d be awesome value at 21. He definitely has concerns about how he fits in the modern game, but so do bigs who will be drafted ahead of him. Queen and CMB are way more skilled with the ball, but Newell is the most promising shooter imo and also...

Ok? The worst reality of what we’re doing ain’t exactly great either. Had Ainge executed his plan, we’d be set back for a decade at least. It’s a long climb to get back to we were and it’s definitely not a sure thing we get there. We were so wasteful when we had them and also so quick to give up...

Not saying we’d be Cleveland or MIN, but it’s still pretty crazy to me that we just quit on that talent. And we didn’t just quit on them when we traded them, but also the years before that when we sat on our hands and did nothing to improve around them. All of these teams firing coaches and GM’s...

Out of all the shooters in the first round from the 2023 (there was a lot of them) draft Brice was by far the best shooter of the bunch. Miller Hendricks Howard Dick Hawkins Podz Whitehead Sasser Sheppard Sensabaugh Strawther