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If Minnesota wins the #3 pick in the lotto... 

Post#1 » by Narf » Tue Apr 22, 2014 12:54 am

What would you do as GM?
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Post#2 » by C.lupus » Tue Apr 22, 2014 12:57 am

Draft somebody good.
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Post#3 » by Antrim » Tue Apr 22, 2014 12:57 am

Easy. Draft whoever's left between Embiid, Wiggins and Parker.
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Post#4 » by FinnTheHuman » Tue Apr 22, 2014 12:58 am

BPA, baby. Wiggins, Parker, Embiid can't all go in the 1st 2. Wiggins and Parker don't leave consequences if picked, Embiid makes us trade Pek or Dieng away.
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Post#5 » by Narf » Tue Apr 22, 2014 1:01 am

OK, are you keeping Embiid, Dieng, and Pekovic?
Parker and Love? Trying another tweener at SF with Love at PF?

Trading vets for youth or youth for vets?

Wiggins is easy, but he's going 1 or 2.
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Post#6 » by Narf » Tue Apr 22, 2014 1:06 am

Wiggins really would solve all or our problems.
Man that'd be nice.
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Post#7 » by Antrim » Tue Apr 22, 2014 1:08 am

The only reason you don't draft Embiid is if you have 20 year old Shaq.

Otherwise, you draft Embiid.
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Post#8 » by Krapinsky » Tue Apr 22, 2014 1:18 am

I'd have no qualms passing on Embiid. I think Parker, Wiggins, Smart, and Exum are all potentially worth the #3 pick.
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Post#9 » by Narf » Tue Apr 22, 2014 1:19 am

Antrim wrote:The only reason you don't draft Embiid is if you have 20 year old Shaq.

Otherwise, you draft Embiid.

I agree. You draft Embiid.

Then what? Trade it down or trade someone else?
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Post#10 » by Narf » Tue Apr 22, 2014 1:23 am

Krapinsky wrote:I'd have no qualms passing on Embiid. I think Parker, Wiggins, Smart, and Exum are all potentially worth the #3 pick.

I think you could draft Embiid #3 and be assured by the #4 pick holder they'd trade up. Maybe #4/23 for #3, but at least #4/34
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Post#11 » by C.lupus » Tue Apr 22, 2014 1:24 am

I might be tempted to go with Exum. I'm really tired of tweener forwards.
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Post#12 » by C.lupus » Tue Apr 22, 2014 1:26 am

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Krapinsky wrote:I'd have no qualms passing on Embiid. I think Parker, Wiggins, Smart, and Exum are all potentially worth the #3 pick.

I think you could draft Embiid #3 and be assured by the #4 pick holder they'd trade up. Maybe #4/23 for #3, but at least #4/34

I'd do 4/23 for 3
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Post#13 » by Narf » Tue Apr 22, 2014 1:47 am

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Krapinsky wrote:I'd have no qualms passing on Embiid. I think Parker, Wiggins, Smart, and Exum are all potentially worth the #3 pick.

I think you could draft Embiid #3 and be assured by the #4 pick holder they'd trade up. Maybe #4/23 for #3, but at least #4/34

I'd do 4/23 for 3
I'm thinking that way too.

I like Exum a lot but he's got a lot of Rubio's strengths and weakness. Great playmaker, not a great shooter. I still take him #4 if we can't trade for a stud wing.
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Post#14 » by Worm Guts » Tue Apr 22, 2014 1:53 am

If you have the 3rd pick in a three player draft, you don't trade down.
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Post#15 » by Narf » Tue Apr 22, 2014 1:58 am

Worm Guts wrote:If you have the 3rd pick in a three player draft, you don't trade down.

Then what do you do?

You get Parker or Embiid #3, whoever you think drops. Then what?
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Post#16 » by FinnTheHuman » Tue Apr 22, 2014 2:03 am

Worm Guts wrote:If you have the 3rd pick in a three player draft, you don't trade down.


Yup. And unlike DWill, I think both Parker and Wiggins are SFs much more than PFs.
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Post#17 » by Worm Guts » Tue Apr 22, 2014 2:04 am

If it's Parker, just take him, I think he can play SF and be a legit go to scorer. If it's Embiid, then both Pek and Gorgui are o the block and take the deal you like best.
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Re: Minnesota wins the #3 pick in the lotto. 

Post#18 » by FinnTheHuman » Tue Apr 22, 2014 2:04 am

Narf wrote:
Worm Guts wrote:If you have the 3rd pick in a three player draft, you don't trade down.

Then what do you do?

You get Parker or Embiid #3, whoever you think drops. Then what?


Trade Pek or Dieng if Embiid, start Parker at SF with Brew at SG if we get him.
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Post#19 » by LordBaldric » Tue Apr 22, 2014 2:20 am

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Post#20 » by Dalvin » Tue Apr 22, 2014 3:00 am

LOL! I thought my dream came true already. Then I remember that the lottery is not until next month. But seriously, it's just a toss up of who falls to #3 between Wiggins, Parker and Embiid
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