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Would you draft Embiid at 5 ?

would you draft Embiid at 5

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Unless someone else from the top-3 magically tumbles down to the Jazz, yes. Roll those ****ing dice. I'd be bummed if he ended up being snake eyes, but the Jazz would be playing with house money.

Obviously, this is contingent on what comes out about the severity and nature of this injury (which we don't know), but assuming that there's any real chance of recovery?
 
Is Embiid's foot still attached to body? If yes, draft embiid
If not, would a prosthetic foot slow him down too much? Could he still dream shake? If yes, draft embiid
 
Of course. I´d rather gamble on his health instead of Gordons shooting ability, Exums big question marks, Vonlehs rawness and and and...
 
Yes, but I still doubt he falls to us. His upside is too high. If there is even a 25% chance he becomes Hakeem, I would take that over drafting Shaun Marion (Gordon) or Tyreke Evans (M. Smart). If the foot is in really bad shape I would probably take Exum or Vonleh over him.
 
AlaskanAssassin said:
Yes, but I still doubt he falls to us. His upside is too high. If there is even a 25% chance he becomes Hakeem, I would take that over a 100% chance of drafting Shaun Marion (Gordon) or Tyreke Evans (M. Smart) (and these odds are just pretend). If the foot is in really bad shape I would probably take Exum or Vonleh over him.
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Amended.
 
It's all about risk/reward/opportunity costs.

Embiid WILL be drafted somewhere. How far he'll slide will depend on how various teams assess those three things above. I would guess that #5 in the draft is getting pretty damn close to that sweet spot where the upside starts to overcome the risk and opportunity cost. But, a lot of that will depend on the risk tolerance of the GM in question. I never thought that the Miller/Sloan/O'Connor triad was comfortable with risk. They always seemed to prefer taking a safe path over one with more risk and upside by my eye. But, in the days since Sloan left they have become much more risk tolerant in my opinion.

I'm pretty risk tolerant when it comes to the Jazz. But, it's not my job/reputation/dollars on the line, so it's quite easy for me.

All that being said, HMFYeah I'd draft Embiid if he dropped. Take a chance on a once in a decade big man and hope for the best!
 
UGLI baby said:
What do we know now?
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"Adrian Wojnarowski ✔ @WojYahooNBA
Cleveland doctors discovered right foot injury in exams and passed info onto Embiid reps, sources tell Yahoo. Fear is a right foot fracture."

"Cavs doctors conducted Joel Embiid physical, Bucks doctors conducted Jabari Parker's -- and two teams exchanged them, sources tell Yahoo."
 
Heck ya! we can bring him off the bench or have him rest the whole season. I would look into trading Kanter for another lottery pick though.
 
Even with the potential foot issue, his risk vs reward is still better than Exum, Vonleh, Smart, Gordon, or Randle.
 
Embid will not slip past 3. Even with his broken foot teams will be willing to take a chance on him and will trade up with the Sixers to get him. They won't hesitate and the Sixers will have a bidding war or that spot and I am sure the Sixers will come out on top with the trade.
 
If we draft Embiid at #5 you can kiss our championship goodbye.



























And by championship, I'm obviously talking about the 2014 Vegas league title.
 
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