I think Kawhi is a lock for top 30 for a long time. The list of players that are the best perimeter defenders for several years with size to guard bigs, shoot 40% from three, score on and off the ball, and win a finals MVP is one player long.
2023 annual Jazzfanz all time NBA draft
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It’s an improvement from gutting everything you did a couple times over to end up with Steph and MJ, but having kinda nothing (relatively) around them.
Fosto
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Who was around them? I feel like Steph+MJ would be absolutely brutal to play against. Just their gravity would open up so many options for everyone else.
I have tried a bunch of different strategies and it’s been a ton of fun.
A couple players not drafted yet. It was a pretty rough team outside of 4 players and didn’t really work together all that well.
I feel like we have to make some assumptions since we are picking from eras where the 3pt line didn't exist and others where it was barely used.
You really have to nail the end of draft picks because there is just less depth if the guys you hope are there just aren’t. Most of that is not really in your control.
Miggs
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As an example, I wanted Jimmy Butler instead of Middleton. Not sure if that fit is better or worse but Iverson, Harden, Butler, Pippen, Russell seems pretty nasty.
Bawse Dawg
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Nice to be able to just draft whoever now.
Sure, but unless we just ban drafting legends that’s always gonna be a topic of debate.
That being said, it’s one thing to say Pistol Pete’s shooting should translate and another to say that Ewing’s or Robinson’s would’ve (they might’ve, KG and Lamarcus Aldridge just never wanted to shoot 3s for reasons I don’t really understand).
This is the most competitive draft we’ve ever had in these things.
That is a good point. I just looked up KG and was shocked at how few 3's he took even later in his career.
Domino
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At least your teams done lol I’ve had a 29 pick gap between my third and fourth picks the trades I’ve made have kept it interesting though
Your big three can compete with anyone.
Domino
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Agreed… now it’s just gonna depend on if u can put some decent depth with them I still have 2 eras left that’s the one thing I’m worried about
But
Magic
Tracy
Malone
Is a sweet big three
Thee Idiotic Minivan K
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I would probably call it my perception. I haven’t had much respect for him in a few years
At least you have your starting five. By the time I make my 4th pick it will have been I think 47 picks between my third and 4th pick
There’s a few I believe would’ve been good three point shooters. But at the same time Barkley was one of those rare all world pf’s that shot high volume for that time and wasn’t good. Had he not shot a lot I definitely think he would’ve been a good three point shooter in todays game. So you can’t just assume. U just have to go by the data we have.
Thee Idiotic Minivan K
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Where is hotnikkkk when you need him??
Fosto
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Only 29? How lucky. There are 38 picks between my 4th and 5th pick!
