2021 NBA Draft Preview (new thread)

[NUMBERICA]

They also were on the verge of landing Hield and rumors were Derozan might have gone there somehow... Derozan would scare me more with them than Westbrook.

Same, but Derozan also scares me less than Hield because he's been inefficient and his game is predicated on being a primary ball handler (which would take the ball out of the hands of the GOAT playmaker).

Hield would be a perfect fit. The Lakers are clowns. Then again, maybe Lebron in his infinite wisdom cannot resist the allure of OMG SUPERTEAM and is steering this.

 

[Jingled]

My prediction is the Jazz use Joe and 30 to move up in the draft.

 

[NUMBERICA]

My prediction is the Jazz use Joe and 30 to move up in the draft.

You may be right, but I will say again, this would be an eternal curse on the Jazz and they would deserve it.

(again, unless Joe is involved in all of this)

 

[LoPo]

On top of adding a chucker who can't shoot and is getting worse every single year (paired with his declining athleticism which most of the good attributes of his game are based on), the Lakers are trading two of their better/more useful spacers for him. This is an absolutely monster gamble by them.

Remember when Lebron showed up and those geniuses were like "yeah, we're not gonna do this stupid Lebron + shooters thing that has always worked at an elite level, we're going to surround him with people that take the ball out of his hands and/or don't space the floor and it's going to DOMINATE"? Then Lebron had his first losing season in 15 years? Yeah, glad they learned apparently nothing from that.

Yall think LeBron is going to dominate forever and that's just not possible. With RW, they can rest LBJ more if AD is healthy. The Lakers can win games with those two.

Sure certain moments in games will be awkward, but the Lakers can rest before the playoffs. That's scary.

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[LoPo]

Enough about the Lakers.

Cmon Jazz. Make something happen

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[KqWIN]

Westbrook as a wildcard 3rd option is better than relying on him as a 2nd option. So there's that. Lakers need shooting though. They were one of the worst shooting teams in the league last year.

Westbrook is fine as heliocentric force that dictates everything about the offense. He is going to be dynamite with AD when LeBron is off the court, no doubt about it. But he is about as bad as it gets when LeBron and AD are trying to run pick and rolls and establish position inside.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

My prediction is the Jazz use Joe and 30 to move up in the draft.

Everytime there is a Joe trade mention Whitney Houston's "I Will Always Love You" starts playing in my head.

 

[Ferguson_Mellochill]

Really? That's not what I been hearing.

According to Checkets, the Jazz may have a deal on the table to trade out of the draft, but it will depend on who is on the board still. Someone worthwhile might be on the board. So TJ is saying trading out isn't just about saving money. It's about improving the roster.

 

[LoPo]

Everytime there is a Joe trade mention Whitney Houston's "I Will Always Love You" starts playing in my head.

I hear "Ain't No Other Man" but I get your drift

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[Avery]

If we trade out of this draft altogether, I've got a nice used Xfinity remote that's tasting the pavement hard.

 

[Ferguson_Mellochill]

My prediction is the Jazz use Joe and 30 to move up in the draft.

Sounds like that's what they're trying to do -- Pacers at #13, Wizards at #15. They're hunting someone in that range. It could be Garuba, Jalen Johnson, Duarte or ?? Not sure about Trey Murphy.

 

[KqWIN]

Seems like everyone wanting to trade up to #13 is to draft Duarte who has a ceiling at #14. I don't love it if he's the guy the Jazz are targeting.

Also wondering what the IND offer was with Joe. Salary had to come back to UTA...was it Warren, Lamb?

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

You may be right, but I will say again, this would be an eternal curse on the Jazz and they would deserve it.

(again, unless Joe is involved in all of this)

Would be hilarious if we got good value after some folks crushed us for the extension.

 

[Ferguson_Mellochill]

If the Jazz need to move Favors' deal just to shed salary, I think they can do that at the trade deadline to a team trying to make the playoffs. Same as the Celtics moving Theis mid-season.

 

[Elizah Huge]

Would be hilarious if we got good value after some folks crushed us for the extension.

The most hilarious thing is if we somehow turned Favors into an asset.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

Which teams in the last 4 years have regretted trading Westbrook... how many regretted trading for Westbrook? Just saying.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

The most hilarious thing is if we somehow turned Favors into an asset.

I will drive to Utah and give JZ a free handy if he pulls that off.

 

[KqWIN]

Which teams in the last 4 years have regretted trading Westbrook... how many regretted trading for Westbrook? Just saying.

I actually think the Knicks should have gone after him. Playing next to LeBron just isn't a great situation for him and this is especially true because no one on that team can shoot.

 

[LoPo]

Which teams in the last 4 years have regretted trading Westbrook... how many regretted trading for Westbrook? Just saying.

Beal and RW had a good season considering how awful that roster is.

Houston was a dumpster fire waiting to happen before he got there. Harden is a diva.

How long will it take for OKC to be relevant again?

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[Handlogten's Heros]

Beal and RW had a good season considering how awful that roster is.

Houston was a dumpster fire waiting to happen before he got there. Harden is a diva.

How long will it take for OKC to be relevant again?

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Every one of those teams would do the deals to send him out again... they all got draft compensation for him. His contract is monsterous... If I was Washington I'd do it without draft compensation just to get it out of there. Lakers will have like no contracts to manuever around... they have given up tons of draft comp already too... this is a great day for the Jazz.