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MagicMatic wrote:DiplomaticMagic wrote:Anyone else like Kobe Bufkin way more than Anthony Black???
I dont see anything Anthony Black does that our guards already dont.
Bufkin is the guy I want us to land 100% at 11
MagicMatic wrote:DiplomaticMagic wrote:Anyone else like Kobe Bufkin way more than Anthony Black???
I dont see anything Anthony Black does that our guards already dont.
Bufkin is the guy I want us to land 100% at 11
Skin wrote:MagicMatic wrote:DiplomaticMagic wrote:Anyone else like Kobe Bufkin way more than Anthony Black???
I dont see anything Anthony Black does that our guards already dont.
Bufkin is the guy I want us to land 100% at 11
Just curious why because I don't see it, but I respect your opinions
Knightro wrote:That Black quote is low key wild. You don’t typically see rookies outright say they expect a young veteran player to be traded if they’re drafted whether it’s true or not.
Knightro wrote:Here’s the Black quote in question…
The Magic are indeed considering guards with size at No. 6. Arkansas playmaker Anthony Black had a strong visit with Orlando and believes he’s very much in play for the sixth selection.
Black’s camp initially showed resistance to working out for the Magic, sources said, because of Orlando’s perceived logjam in the backcourt with a trio of first-round guards in Markelle Fultz, Jalen Suggs and Cole Anthony. Anthony will become extension eligible this summer and is considered to have a great relationship with the Magic front office, but Orlando has left various personnel with the impression that drafting a guard like Ausar or Black would lead the Magic to exploring trade opportunities for one of Suggs or Anthony.
“They didn’t tell me that,” Black told Yahoo Sports, “but that’s what I figured they’d do if they picked me.”
https://sports.yahoo.com/2023-nba-draft-after-victor-wembanyama-and-pair-of-elite-prospects-rest-of-draft-picture-remains-murky-202622993.html
Get out foo! 
Knightro wrote:It does seem at this point like the Magic are going to take Ausar or Black at 6.
Knightro wrote:It does seem at this point like the Magic are going to take Ausar or Black at 6.
I think people are digging for reasons not to pick certain players. That alone wouldn't determine whether we pick him or not.Skin wrote:Knightro wrote:Here’s the Black quote in question…
The Magic are indeed considering guards with size at No. 6. Arkansas playmaker Anthony Black had a strong visit with Orlando and believes he’s very much in play for the sixth selection.
Black’s camp initially showed resistance to working out for the Magic, sources said, because of Orlando’s perceived logjam in the backcourt with a trio of first-round guards in Markelle Fultz, Jalen Suggs and Cole Anthony. Anthony will become extension eligible this summer and is considered to have a great relationship with the Magic front office, but Orlando has left various personnel with the impression that drafting a guard like Ausar or Black would lead the Magic to exploring trade opportunities for one of Suggs or Anthony.
“They didn’t tell me that,” Black told Yahoo Sports, “but that’s what I figured they’d do if they picked me.”
https://sports.yahoo.com/2023-nba-draft-after-victor-wembanyama-and-pair-of-elite-prospects-rest-of-draft-picture-remains-murky-202622993.html
Scratch his name off the list. What a flat out idiot. Weltman harps over and over about "how a player would fit with the rest of the team and culture here". He said that's what he thinks about when he goes to sleep and wakes up.
Imagine Black being introduced to his new teammates after saying that.Get out foo!
Knightro wrote:That Black quote is low key wild. You don’t typically see rookies outright say they expect a young veteran player to be traded if they’re drafted whether it’s true or not.
Knightro wrote:It does seem at this point like the Magic are going to take Ausar or Black at 6.
BlueBalls wrote:Knightro wrote:It does seem at this point like the Magic are going to take Ausar or Black at 6.
I dunno. The Magic do a pretty good job playing things close to the vest. We didn’t know we were getting Banchero until a couple of hours before the draft. I don’t think any of us saw the Wagner pick coming. The Okeke pick was completely out of left field (and still grates at me to this day).
I’m expecting a surprise at 6.
California Gold wrote:This is extra because people hate the Lakers and their brand so much.
This trade wasn't some conspiracy - it was just a GM wanting AD bad enough where in most people's eyes he overpaid by a long shot to get him.
Petre1978 wrote:BlueBalls wrote:Knightro wrote:It does seem at this point like the Magic are going to take Ausar or Black at 6.
I dunno. The Magic do a pretty good job playing things close to the vest. We didn’t know we were getting Banchero until a couple of hours before the draft. I don’t think any of us saw the Wagner pick coming. The Okeke pick was completely out of left field (and still grates at me to this day).
I’m expecting a surprise at 6.
Wallace, Coulibaly, Bufkin.
California Gold wrote:This is extra because people hate the Lakers and their brand so much.
This trade wasn't some conspiracy - it was just a GM wanting AD bad enough where in most people's eyes he overpaid by a long shot to get him.
Blue_and_Whte wrote:SOUL wrote:eyriq wrote:Having a "defined role" at this stage of the rebuild is exactly what makes him expendable.
Why do you think that? I could see it if we were still in a kicking-the-can-down-the-road stage, but FO/team seems lockstep in competing asap. Not in terms of like, Hennigan style trading young guys for vets compete, but having continuity in roles and higher expectations sort of competing, while integrating rook(s).
Cole is hands down the most under appreciated player on this team. He played really well in his role last season and people want to trade him for no damn reason.