Black Falcon wrote:The Knicks and the Kings NEED a pg. Both of them are desperately in need of a floor leader. Anyone that thinks Fox will fall to us is living in an alternate universe. It's NOT happening. Zero Chance. Our only hope is Smith being passed up by the Kings. While more likely than Flx falling to us, it's still a pipe dream imo.
So back on subject. If the players mentioned in the original post are gone, who do you want to draft? Smith is already taken in this scenario, just like he will be in real life when the draft takes place, unless we take a top 3 spot in the lottery
The Knicks and Kings need ALOT. In fact, of the 10 starting positions on both squads, there are definitely 7, maybe 8, starting spots. Very similar to Dallas, teams should be going BPA when they as desperate as all of us are for talent. That said, we can get lucky if Orlando to move up to #3, which would give Philly the #4 (via LA) and #5.
As it stands now, Philly is looking at Tatum, Monk or Ntilikina I would assume. Let's say its the two BPA (as of today)..
4, Philadelphia: Jayson Tatum
5, Philadelphia: Malik Mink
You then have no clue what Minnesota wants to do at #6, where Isaac/Markkanen/Fox/Ntilikina are all in play (can't see them going with Smith). They need defense, a PF to go alongside KAT and a PG --- it's a toss up. They also could trade out of the spot.
From there, you can play it out, but there are scenarios that Dallas could find themselves in a position to draft Fox or Smith, knowing that there is interest in Ntilikina for the Knicks.
Again, this is super specific and would take a lot. But again, we don't know a lot of things and we should take all into consideration until a) the lottery is set b) draft combine happens c) 1st and 2nd rounds are done. It's what this time of year is for for non-playoffs teams (which is why we need to get back to contention quickly).
