2025 Draft Thread

MartyConlonOnTheRun · Post #221 » by **MartyConlonOnTheRun** » Tue May 13, 2025 12:04 am

Bernman wrote:The smart $ has spoken. You can always bet on them over the media.

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just so annoying because the Mavs tanked a playin opportunity for Lively.

jakecronus8 · Post #222 » by **jakecronus8** » Tue May 13, 2025 12:06 am

MartyConlonOnTheRun wrote:
jakecronus8 wrote:
MartyConlonOnTheRun wrote:why wouldn't the League just keep Luka in Dallas, still send them Flagg and then send Giannis for the Luka equivalent trade?

They wanted and needed a superstar in LA as LeBron will be gone.

But it would be so much easier to force the Giannis to LA trade than it would Luka to LA.

the world is a little different between now and 1985. like yeah the rich and powerful are corrupt but why would owners in Washington and Utah sit silently while they just lost possibly hundreds of millions of Flagg is as good as we think he is.

The Bucks didn’t have a lotto pick to fall back on and the “chance” to get #1

I.e. there’d be no way to pay them back for the giveaway.

tedbrogen · Post #223 » by **tedbrogen** » Tue May 13, 2025 12:06 am

Bernman wrote:The smart $ has spoken. You can always bet on them over the media.

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I mean it’s not a legal trade. Mavs have to send out like $49M in salary to make the deal possible. Also they don’t outright own their 26 and 28 picks, there’s already swaps and trades involved. The next fully unprotected pick they can send would be 2031.

ShootingtheJ · Post #224 » by **ShootingtheJ** » Tue May 13, 2025 12:06 am

Wizards screwed themselves when they raped us in the Kuzma trade.

th87 · Post #225 » by **th87** » Tue May 13, 2025 12:06 am

MartyConlonOnTheRun wrote:
jakecronus8 wrote:
MartyConlonOnTheRun wrote:why wouldn't the League just keep Luka in Dallas, still send them Flagg and then send Giannis for the Luka equivalent trade?

They wanted and needed a superstar in LA as LeBron will be gone.

But it would be so much easier to force the Giannis to LA trade than it would Luka to LA.

the world is a little different between now and 1985. like yeah the rich and powerful are corrupt but why would owners in Washington and Utah sit silently while they just lost possibly hundreds of millions of Flagg is as good as we think he is.

What would they do?

And how would they even know definitively?

And would they really care, when revenue is shared and gate revenue is a low percentage of total income?

Plossum · Post #226 » by **Plossum** » Tue May 13, 2025 12:07 am

jakecronus8 wrote:
SupremeHustle wrote:
Bernman wrote:

I don't even know what to say, man.

MagicMamba88 wrote:hey Bucks just to let yall know.

if you want the #1 pick for next years nba draft trade with the Lakers

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Plus the cavs winning the lotto the year they traded the pick for K-Love.

What Bron wants Bron gets.

Don’t forget the Fibs getting their hometown lad D Rose in 2008 with even lower odds of winning than what Dallas had today.

ShootingtheJ · Post #227 » by **ShootingtheJ** » Tue May 13, 2025 12:08 am

tedbrogen wrote:
Bernman wrote:The smart $ has spoken. You can always bet on them over the media.

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I mean it’s not a legal trade. Mavs have to send out like $49M in salary to make the deal possible. Also they don’t outright own their 26 and 28 picks, there’s already swaps and trades involved. The next fully unprotected pick they can send would be 2031.

All for Giannis to go play with a big who can't stretch the floor and no guards. Yeah, it's not happening

Baddy Chuck · Post #228 » by **Baddy Chuck** » Tue May 13, 2025 12:09 am

Giannis and AD fighting for the "power forward" spot would be kinda funny.

Bernman · Post #229 » by **Bernman** » Tue May 13, 2025 12:13 am

tedbrogen wrote:
Bernman wrote:The smart $ has spoken. You can always bet on them over the media.

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I mean it’s not a legal trade. Mavs have to send out like $49M in salary to make the deal possible. Also they don’t outright own their 26 and 28 picks, there’s already swaps and trades involved. The next fully unprotected pick they can send would be 2031.

They have the right general idea. They don't need to be cap experts too.

I guess Kyrie would opt in & they'd trade his swollen body to have side-by-side ice baths w/ Dame. Or they deal a few role guys w/ Coop, after he's signed to give himself a double-digit cap value. Maybe get a 3rd team involved so they could send those guys there, & get something else back.

CharityStripe34 · Post #230 » by **CharityStripe34** » Tue May 13, 2025 12:15 am

Can't make this stuff up. Fairy hilarious though.

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Plossum · Post #231 » by **Plossum** » Tue May 13, 2025 12:16 am

In all seriousness it’s prob not the elaborate conspiracy I’d like to think it is. Dallas prob would’ve made the Playoffs if Davis didn’t instantly get injured and Kyrie blow his ACL out. Still shady af though.

GoldenAntlers · Post #232 » by **GoldenAntlers** » Tue May 13, 2025 12:16 am

VooDoo7 wrote:Luka for AD and Flagg. Give Nico Executive of the Year Award.

I rolled my eyes when I saw the result. And now a Texas rivalry can form. Well done, NBA. Well done. (Like an overcooked steak )

GoldenAntlers · Post #233 » by **GoldenAntlers** » Tue May 13, 2025 12:17 am

How likely was Philly to get the third pick?

Profound23 · Post #234 » by **Profound23** » Tue May 13, 2025 12:20 am

CharityStripe34 wrote:Can't make this stuff up. Fairy hilarious though.

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Actually this is one we all made up. Literally the day Luka was traded a number of us called this.

machu46 · Post #235 » by **machu46** » Tue May 13, 2025 12:25 am

GoldenAntlers wrote:How likely was Philly to get the third pick?

They had 5th best odds for the #1 pick so a little less than 50% that they'd be top 4.

Daver · Post #236 » by **Daver** » Tue May 13, 2025 1:08 am

Anyone who says the draft isnt fu... rigged needs to put down the crack pipe.Absolutely disgusting lose luka get flagg .On X theres already some owners questioning this whole process

GHOSTofSIKMA · Post #237 » by **GHOSTofSIKMA** » Tue May 13, 2025 1:12 am

with this new system having your own picks during a rebuild doesnt mean a hell of alot

Bernman · Post #238 » by **Bernman** » Tue May 13, 2025 1:17 am

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Badgerlander · Post #239 » by **Badgerlander** » Tue May 13, 2025 1:40 am

ReasonablySober wrote:Queen was a lot of fun to watch this year, but I'm not sure his game translates all that well to the NBA.

He will kill teams from the high post with his passing and quickness. Unfortunately his lack of effort on defense also translates, but he’s young. Probably a KAT-ish level type of player.

Post #240 » by **ReasonablySober** » Tue May 13, 2025 1:46 am

Badgerlander wrote:
ReasonablySober wrote:Queen was a lot of fun to watch this year, but I'm not sure his game translates all that well to the NBA.

He will kill teams from the high post with his passing and quickness. Unfortunately his lack of effort on defense also translates, but he’s young. Probably a KAT-ish level type of player.

KAT's the greatest shooting big man of all-time and a legitimately awesome athlete. I see Queen as more of a Diaw type if he reaches his ceiling.