Expansion Draft

[three3d]

OKC won't come. Minnesota is pretty sure because they are isolated from the rest of the west and much nearer to the east teams. + New Orleans or Memphis.

Good call on Minnesota didn’t realize they were that close to the divide line. Don’t know what the determining factor will be but devils advocate says Oklahoma City would be more interesting in the East. From a marketing standpoint having an NBA Finals with San Antonio and Oklahoma City would be huge. Two well ran respected organizations in each others way right now to making the Finals, it will be a hell of a battle when Wemby is ready and the team is built around him.

[dsg2021]

Paolo
Franz
Suggs
JI
Mo
AB
TDS
Jett

Players we are risking:
31 year old KCP, WCJ who is smaller than Paolo, Goga who has been a good passing and prototypical 7 footer, Cole a spark plug still 24 yrs old, Caleb a 22 yr old 3&D sniper.
Depending on FO evaluations, I would easily switch out Jett for one of WCJ or Goga. But the reasoning with Goga and WCJ being left available is this most daring suspicion that we can make a home run draft pick of a big or two, and only in the teens or 20's draft range or some trade up to like #8. Might have to do the switch anyways because that protected 8 is a little guard/forward heavy too.

[RichCollab]

Jett being picked so often is such a surprise to me.

He gets a ton of hate mail from this board and does seem pretty far away from being an NBA player.

[Skybox]

Jett being picked so often is such a surprise to me.

He gets a ton of hate mail from this board and does seem pretty far away from being an NBA player.

…and guaranteed salary on rookie scale for a pick that high isn’t peanuts. Just math, imo, decent prospect but maybe not the right time for ORL to be super patient with development/observation/prayer without a clear lane ahead for a key role beyond “taking Caleb Houstan’s tiny role”. Expansion draft is an opportunity to clear questionable deals. WCJ might be enticing enough to grab as a starter, but his new deal might even deter suitors (if they see another C alternative).

[JT3000]

Paolo
Franz
Suggs
AB
Jett
TDS
Goga
WCJ

Jett is a little surprise to me. What’s your assessment of Jett?

There are several factors in Jett's favor:

1. Age, he's super young
2. Lottery pick, which to puts him on rising star watch until proven otherwise
3. Skillset as a three point specialist, which is something we lack. He also has size for his position and an NBA pedigree.

Personally, I don't really like Jett. He was bad in college and has underwhelmed in the NBA. His G-League stint showed scoring versatility but I don't really know how to evaluate that in terms of NBA upside, and while I think he was our third best player during the summer league I have him behind TDS and AB there. However I'd be hesitant to just give up on his upside given that I know the organization really likes him.

Rising star watch? You mean bust watch. He's a supposed "three point specialist" who can't hit the three with any consistency, and he doesn't do anything else of note. I'm not even sure how a disappointment in the NBA can have an "NBA pedigree." Just because we wasted a pick doesn't mean we have to stubbornly stand behind the decision from now until he's out of the league. He's the LAST guy on this team you protect (I'm assuming Houstan and Queen are gone by then.)

And for those of you so worried about OKC, there are FIVE western conference teams further east than them. So the NBA sending them to the east would be nonsensical BS. Of course, I don't think the NBA should be expanding at all.

[Anti Chalmers]

Paolo
Franz
Suggs
JI
Mo
AB
TDS
Jett

Players we are risking:
31 year old KCP, WCJ who is smaller than Paolo, Goga who has been a good passing and prototypical 7 footer, Cole a spark plug still 24 yrs old, Caleb a 22 yr old 3&D sniper.
Depending on FO evaluations, I would easily switch out Jett for one of WCJ or Goga. But the reasoning with Goga and WCJ being left available is this most daring suspicion that we can make a home run draft pick of a big or two, and only in the teens or 20's draft range or some trade up to like #8. Might have to do the switch anyways because that protected 8 is a little guard/forward heavy too.

Goga should be kept. Dude is a starting level center making 7mil a year. You hope expansion team takes WCJ considering he’s gonna make 20mil+ and very injury prone.

[Rainwater]

Jett gets love for doing nothing, lol. Houston and Jett are pretty much the same player and the same age and yet nobody is defending Houston.

[RichCollab]

1st 6 seem easy.

Paolo
Franz
Suggs
AB
TDS
Goga

Last two for me is out of the following: WCJ, JI, Moe, and KCP.

I’m adding JI back to my list. Hoping he is now finally in shape for the 1st time this season.