I would agree for other parts except 6th is definitely in play. Out of all teams currently above us, the top 5 seem like the better bets for home court. I'm not buying Blazers or Kings stocks atm, and could very well see them slide down to play in.
This… at least one big lose now move… so JC/Mike/KO/Vando/Beasley for no returning on court value or better yet a project like Wiseman or Cam Reddish that can actively hurt us on court in the name of player development.
As things stand, I don't think we get a top 10 pick.
I think Dallas and GS will end up passing us (as long as GS weathers the storm with Steph)... so we likely land close to that range. I think if the Minny pick ends up like 17-18 we could pair it with a Cavs or Minny future pick and move up to the 9-12 range if we feel its worth it.
worst case scenario now imo is the Jazz win the play in get swept as an 8th seed in the first round, and the pick they would have had late lottery, had they lost the play in game, ends up turning into Victor or Scoot smh. But the odds are so bad for that too happen I am hoping, they just make the choice to sell some vets in the next month, and tank if the pick is that important. Otherwise I want them to get the 6 seed if they can and be a bracket buster.
I thought they were going to bench Rudy late… Dallas looked like ****… Minny was trapping and doubling Luka and they couldn’t hit anything for three quarters… finally got hot late.
Prolly pretty close to where we will be.
Agreed. Though i think the jazz pick will be a bit worse. About 20th. my prediction is 12, 20, 26.
my prediction as unrealistic or optimistic as it shows is this:
