Wiltside wrote:Miami590 wrote:With so many teams looking to trade down from the top of the draft, would it be crazy if we were to move up and draft someone like Deni, Okoro or even Obi who would be a good match next to Bam with his shooting ability.
The reason it is unlikely is two fold:
1) I don't think we've ever traded up into the lottery in our history (from memory).
2) Rookie scale contracts
Rookie scale contracts can be a huge boon if you find a gem in the late lottery, late first or second round. But they can equally be a real problem if you dud on a high lotto pick (think guys like Okafor, Josh Jackson, Anthony Bennett etc).
This is likely why you see a lot of teams thinking about moving back or out - in a draft with no clear stars, similar talent level and a lot of uncertainty, teams don't want to guarantee $5-6-7m over multiple years to guys they're not that high on and see better value late.
E.g. the difference in salary between our pick #20 ($2,267,400 1st year, $2,380,800 2nd year and $2,493,900 3rd year) vs say moving up to pick #6 with ATL ($5,104,900 1st year, $5,360,100 2nd year, $5,615,400 3rd year).
That's a difference of like $3m on a cap hit for potentially very similar level players. Every dollar will count for us in 2021 FA.
Having said that, if the FO and Scouting Team was really confident in a certain prospect and felt like it was worth it, by all means. They've earned the right.
Good points, I know it’s unrealistic but I think that there’s a lot of players who can be a steal in this draft since they didn’t get a chance to be properly evaluated due to the shortened season. Hopefully we’ll be able to find a solid contributor at #20
