Official 2020 NBA Draft Thread Part 2

MasterGMer · Post #581 » by **MasterGMer** » Thu Nov 19, 2020 2:53 am

Cole just needs some bit of coaching from Steve. His shot selection was a problem but that could be fixed.

Before this past season, he is probably top 5 pick in this draft.

Dude has skill and drive. Perfect pick up at the back court. Now we need a 2

X_O_Z · Post #582 » by **X_O_Z** » Thu Nov 19, 2020 2:54 am

yoyojw17 wrote:
X_O_Z wrote:Wow! we got Anthony Cole, okay...This is crazy. You guys have no idea, this was a top prospect in Highschool 2019..Him and Fultz gonna run it together watch and see.

The guy won at every level in his career and was the one that was always won best player in competitions....

... Has a bad year in a less than ideal situation....

And now he's garbage apparently.

I get it's not what people might envision.... But that down year might have been the biggest blessing for the magic and we could have just landed a top 5 talent.

The guy is obviously wired for basketball... And it's obvious it's his passion. Happy for this pick still... Even if there might have been others I wanted.

Welcome to Orlando Cole!

Man, and add to Chuma who was also a top 5 lottery pick before his injury and now add Cole who was literally top 5 pick this year if it wasn't for his knee injury plus with Markelle Fultz second year with us...

The Wizardly between Fultz and Cole will be crazy...My goodness.

neuraldarwinism · Post #583 » by **neuraldarwinism** » Thu Nov 19, 2020 2:54 am

should have approached this draft like the pistons are

Anfernee1 · Post #584 » by **Anfernee1** » Thu Nov 19, 2020 2:55 am

nymets1 wrote:What happened with our 2nd round pick?. 6 guys I like ( Malachi Flynn, Tre Jones, Payton Prichard, Devon Dotson, Cassius Stanley and Immanuel Quickley) as well as RJ Hampton if he keeps dropping. If we can get one of those guys.

Magic traded their 2nd round pick to the Bucks for 2 future picks

fendilim · Post #585 » by **fendilim** » Thu Nov 19, 2020 2:55 am

Who’s that coach Clifford said helped Kemba? I think they wanna put Cole under him again

Blue_and_Whte · Post #586 » by **Blue_and_Whte** » Thu Nov 19, 2020 2:56 am

Slow mo Saddiq to Brooklyn

VFX · Post #587 » by **VFX** » Thu Nov 19, 2020 2:56 am

Wake me up if this FO makes a move..

I’ll likely be asleep until next draft.

Now I’ll wait for #45 and laugh when it’s an exciting player we decided to pass on.

Anti Chalmers · Post #588 » by **Anti Chalmers** » Thu Nov 19, 2020 2:56 am

nymets1 wrote:What happened with our 2nd round pick?. 6 guys I like ( Malachi Flynn, Tre Jones, Payton Prichard, Devon Dotson, Cassius Stanley and Immanuel Quickley) as well as RJ Hampton if he keeps dropping. If we can get one of those guys.

We gave it away to the bucks.

The Effect · Post #589 » by **The Effect** » Thu Nov 19, 2020 2:57 am

nymets1 wrote:What happened with our 2nd round pick?. 6 guys I like ( Malachi Flynn, Tre Jones, Payton Prichard, Devon Dotson, Cassius Stanley and Immanuel Quickley) as well as RJ Hampton if he keeps dropping. If we can get one of those guys.

Like clockwork, we traded it before the draft for 2 future 2nd rounders (in '22 and '26) that we'll trade away in 22 and 26 drafts

You know, theres an NBA rule against having 3 rookies in camp

3ddman23 · Post #590 » by **3ddman23** » Thu Nov 19, 2020 2:57 am

I see Anthony as potential insurance if the whole fultz experiment doesn't work. We also needed a backup pg and I believe he will be our backup from day 1.

He has the "it factor" when he plays Which honestly is exactly what this team needs. Whether that hurts him or not we will find out.

I see a guy that can come in and if everything clicks could be one of the better pg in the league. Its a 15 pick not a top 10. With picks pike that you kinda should be swinging for the fences with a team in desperate need of talent. To me cole Anthony was them swinging for it. Well see how this turns out but it could be a sneaky good pick for this team.

The Effect · Post #591 » by **The Effect** » Thu Nov 19, 2020 2:57 am

Blue_and_Whte wrote:Slow mo Saddiq to Brooklyn

to detroit

Danodez82 · Post #592 » by **Danodez82** » Thu Nov 19, 2020 2:58 am

When did Anthony have knee surgery and how serious was it?

Bakomagic · Post #593 » by **Bakomagic** » Thu Nov 19, 2020 2:58 am

X_O_Z wrote:
yoyojw17 wrote:
X_O_Z wrote:Wow! we got Anthony Cole, okay...This is crazy. You guys have no idea, this was a top prospect in Highschool 2019..Him and Fultz gonna run it together watch and see.

The guy won at every level in his career and was the one that was always won best player in competitions....

... Has a bad year in a less than ideal situation....

And now he's garbage apparently.

I get it's not what people might envision.... But that down year might have been the biggest blessing for the magic and we could have just landed a top 5 talent.

The guy is obviously wired for basketball... And it's obvious it's his passion. Happy for this pick still... Even if there might have been others I wanted.

Welcome to Orlando Cole!

Man, and add to Chuma who was also a top 5 lottery pick before his injury and now add Cole who was literally top 5 pick this year if it wasn't for his knee injury plus with Markelle Fultz second year with us...

The Wizardly between Fultz and Cole will be crazy...My goodness.

Would’ve been fun to see Chuma and Cole light up Summer League, but we won’t have to wait long to see them in Regular season games.

Optimus_Steel · Post #594 » by **Optimus_Steel** » Thu Nov 19, 2020 2:59 am

I'm confused. The thing we need desperately is scoring from backcourt and sounds like Cole Anthony can score. Why are people so upset? 35% 3pt shooting, 75% FT line, there is potential to improve outside shooting it seems.

basketballRob · Post #595 » by **basketballRob** » Thu Nov 19, 2020 2:59 am

Danodez82 wrote:When did Anthony have knee surgery and how serious was it?

Partially torn meniscus in January I think

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jonbob17 · Post #596 » by **jonbob17** » Thu Nov 19, 2020 3:00 am

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The Effect · Post #597 » by **The Effect** » Thu Nov 19, 2020 3:01 am

X_O_Z wrote:
yoyojw17 wrote:
X_O_Z wrote:Wow! we got Anthony Cole, okay...This is crazy. You guys have no idea, this was a top prospect in Highschool 2019..Him and Fultz gonna run it together watch and see.

The guy won at every level in his career and was the one that was always won best player in competitions....

... Has a bad year in a less than ideal situation....

And now he's garbage apparently.

I get it's not what people might envision.... But that down year might have been the biggest blessing for the magic and we could have just landed a top 5 talent.

The guy is obviously wired for basketball... And it's obvious it's his passion. Happy for this pick still... Even if there might have been others I wanted.

Welcome to Orlando Cole!

Man, and add to Chuma who was also a top 5 lottery pick before his injury and now add Cole who was literally top 5 pick this year if it wasn't for his knee injury plus with Markelle Fultz second year with us...

The Wizardly between Fultz and Cole will be crazy...My goodness.

Bakomagic · Post #598 » by **Bakomagic** » Thu Nov 19, 2020 3:01 am

Optimus_Steel wrote:I'm confused. The thing we need desperately is scoring from backcourt and sounds like Cole Anthony can score. Why are people so upset? 35% 3pt shooting, 75% FT line, there is potential to improve outside shooting it seems.

And all of that had to created by himself with the full focus of the defense on him. Mentioned earlier that he shot 41% on catch and shoot 3’s the few times someone was able to create a good look for him.

The Real Dalic · Post #599 » by **The Real Dalic** » Thu Nov 19, 2020 3:02 am

dsg2021 wrote:I had to endure like 5 years of Jameer hate from here and a few people irl just to see us draft another Jameer.

So I am happy to take that lesson forward. 1) This board will turn on him in 6 years, even if he lands an All Star appearance or two. Same as Jameer. 2) Any injury he has, especially for a critical playoffs, will only intensify this ‘new Jameer’ hate.

I hope he blows up big time and leaves ORL. I’ll love him, but we’re not the fanbase for him (outside of basic fans).

I loved Jameer. He's one of my favorite players of all time. I also love the Anthony pick!

Optimus_Steel · Post #600 » by **Optimus_Steel** » Thu Nov 19, 2020 3:02 am

Anti Chalmers wrote:Happy with the pick. Finally we draft a scoring guard instead of long defensive guys hoping they’ll learn how to score.

This is a good change of pace for this front office. They actually drafted a scoring guard.