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In Anticipation of the Draft Lottery
Posted: Thu May 10, 2018 5:41 pm
by Shady Franchise
Following the nbadraft.net mock draft order, please post your top 13 predicions. Mods feel free to merge with our draft thread if it belongs there.
1. PHX -
2. MEM -
3. DAL -
4. ATL -
5. ORL -
6. CHI -
7. SAC -
8. CLE -
9. NY -
10. PHI -
11. CHA -
12. LAC -
13. LAC -
My guess with bold picks:
1. Bamba
PHX could really use his defense and floor spacing on offense.
2. Ayton
Paired with a healthy Conley+Gasol, they could be a playoff team again.
3. Bagley
DSJ+Bagley is must see tv, and will bring buzz to Dallas in Dirk's last season.
4. Doncic
It's ATL or ORL I feel, and unfortunately we need to prepare for such a heartbreak.
5. Young
The Magic need this floor general. All of the picks below Young have question marks just as well, so why not take the highest ceiling left?
6. JJJ
Just seems like a CHI player to me. Will anchor their defense and replace Lopez eventually.
7. Porter Jr
SAC takes the gamble on his injury for the upside of a franchise talent at this spot.
8. Mikal
IMO fits like a glove with Lebron in CLE.
9. Carter
The Unicorn may be down, but Carter and Porzingis will form a complementary pair when he returns.
10. SGA
Wild guess, but here they get a lot more than a PG. His size will allow him to match up all over the back court on defense.
11. Sexton
I can see CHA picking him to be Kemba's successor.
12. Miles Bridges
I like him on LAC paired with Tobias.
13. Zhaire Smith
I think they take the high upside player here after picking safe @12. Zhaire+Miles+Tobias gives the team a nice versatile combo.
Re: In Anticipation of the Draft Lottery
Posted: Thu May 10, 2018 5:44 pm
by The Effect
if i owned a team, and we won the lotto, got first pick and my GM told me he was going to take bamba #1.....id fire him on the spot before the draft even started
Re: In Anticipation of the Draft Lottery
Posted: Thu May 10, 2018 5:48 pm
by Shady Franchise
The Effect wrote:if i owned a team, and we won the lotto, got first pick and my GM told me he was going to take bamba #1.....id fire him on the spot before the draft even started
You are the mock draft co champ, so you're probably right.
Re: In Anticipation of the Draft Lottery
Posted: Thu May 10, 2018 5:57 pm
by PennytoShaq
Add me to the mix on Bamba never going first. Can't see Phoenix doing that when they just hired Doncic's old coach.
Re: In Anticipation of the Draft Lottery
Posted: Thu May 10, 2018 5:58 pm
by Nemesis21
The Effect wrote:if i owned a team, and we won the lotto, got first pick and my GM told me he was going to take bamba #1.....id fire him on the spot before the draft even started
Re: In Anticipation of the Draft Lottery
Posted: Thu May 10, 2018 6:43 pm
by Shady Franchise
OK I GET IT guys. I really do. No one thought Mitchell would be this good, but he is. Can we all get past my first pick and play along? Pretty please? Otherwise might as well merge this into the ping pong bashing thread where if it ain't Doncic or Young, you're hated (and I'm pro Doncic and Young, but man if I weren't....sheesh!).
Re: In Anticipation of the Draft Lottery
Posted: Thu May 10, 2018 6:49 pm
by Furinkazan
The Effect wrote:if i owned a team, and we won the lotto, got first pick and my GM told me he was going to take bamba #1.....id fire him on the spot before the draft even started
Re: In Anticipation of the Draft Lottery
Posted: Thu May 10, 2018 6:50 pm
by MagicFan101
1. PHX - Ayton
2. MEM - Doncic
3. DAL - JJ
4. ATL - Bagley
5. ORL - Trae
6. CHI - MPjr
7. SAC - Bamba
8. CLE - Sexton
9. NY - Bridges
10. PHI - Trade
11. CHA -Carter
12. LAC - SGA
13. LAC - Knox
Edit: it occurs to me that someone has to actually trade into that #10 and take a player. So slide 11-13 up one and tag the other Bridges on at the end.
Re: In Anticipation of the Draft Lottery
Posted: Thu May 10, 2018 7:09 pm
by The Effect
Shady Franchise wrote:OK I GET IT guys. I really do. No one thought Mitchell would be this good, but he is. Can we all get past my first pick and play along? Pretty please? Otherwise might as well merge this into the ping pong bashing thread where if it ain't Doncic or Young, you're hated (and I'm pro Doncic and Young, but man if I weren't....sheesh!).
See thats my issue........i dont envision him being this years Mitchell or anything. Im not a bamba fan, so i dont expect him to turn into dwight howard\Gobert mix (dwights athleticism and gobert skills) that everyone else seems to think. I see him as the next nerlens Noel, and would be much happier if we passed
In Anticipation of the Draft Lottery
Posted: Thu May 10, 2018 7:20 pm
by Blue_and_Whte
The Effect wrote:if i owned a team, and we won the lotto, got first pick and my GM told me he was going to take bamba #1.....id fire him on the spot before the draft even started
Then I would punch him in the face.
1. Doncic
2. Bagley
3. Ayton
4. JJJ
5. Young
6. Carter
7. Porter.
8. Bamba
9. Sexton
10. Mikal
11. SGA
12. Miles
Re: In Anticipation of the Draft Lottery
Posted: Thu May 10, 2018 7:29 pm
by OrlandoNed
Blue_and_Whte wrote:The Effect wrote:if i owned a team, and we won the lotto, got first pick and my GM told me he was going to take bamba #1.....id fire him on the spot before the draft even started
Then I would punch him in the face.
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Then make him step on legos.
Re: In Anticipation of the Draft Lottery
Posted: Thu May 10, 2018 7:31 pm
by MagicFan101
OrlandoNed wrote:Blue_and_Whte wrote:The Effect wrote:if i owned a team, and we won the lotto, got first pick and my GM told me he was going to take bamba #1.....id fire him on the spot before the draft even started
Then I would punch him in the face.
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Then make him step on legos.
Then Bamba becomes a KG / Dirk hybrid and runs of with your daughter... just because.
Re: In Anticipation of the Draft Lottery
Posted: Thu May 10, 2018 7:35 pm
by p0peye
1. PHX - Luka Dončić
2. MEM - Jarren Jackson Jr.
3. DAL - DeAndre Ayton
4. ATL - Michael Porter
5. ORL - Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
6. CHI - Marvin Bagley
7. SAC - Mohamed Bamba
8. CLE - Trae Young
9. NY - Mikal Bridges
10. PHI - Wendell Carter
11. CHA - Collin Sexton
12. LAC - Miles Bridges
13. LAC - Robert Williams
Re: In Anticipation of the Draft Lottery
Posted: Thu May 10, 2018 7:37 pm
by MagicFan101
p0peye wrote:5. ORL - Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
This is a more pathetically unforgivable sin than the Bamba at #1 prediction.
Re: In Anticipation of the Draft Lottery
Posted: Thu May 10, 2018 7:38 pm
by p0peye
MagicFan101 wrote:p0peye wrote:5. ORL - Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
This is a more pathetically unforgivable sin than the Bamba at #1 prediction.
Don't like it either, but Weltham may do it.
Re: In Anticipation of the Draft Lottery
Posted: Thu May 10, 2018 7:41 pm
by MagicFan101
p0peye wrote:MagicFan101 wrote:p0peye wrote:5. ORL - Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
This is a more pathetically unforgivable sin than the Bamba at #1 prediction.
Don't like it either, but Weltham may do it.
I’m guessing you’re leaning on the lazy length fetish theory? Haven’t we disproved that enough already?
Re: In Anticipation of the Draft Lottery
Posted: Thu May 10, 2018 7:48 pm
by p0peye
MagicFan101 wrote:p0peye wrote:MagicFan101 wrote:
This is a more pathetically unforgivable sin than the Bamba at #1 prediction.
Don't like it either, but Weltham may do it.
I’m guessing you’re leaning on the lazy length fetish theory? Haven’t we disproved that enough already?
Not necessarily about length, he checks few boxes. Aside from Trae, whom I suspect they won't be as high as most of fans, perhaps Bamba may interest them. It's just if they will fill C or PG spot and I'm betting on latter. Let's say it proves trading Elfrid was a part of the plan (which may or may not even exist at this point yet in any coherent way).
Re: In Anticipation of the Draft Lottery
Posted: Thu May 10, 2018 8:10 pm
by MartinsIzAfraud
1. PHX - Doncic
2. MEM - Bagley
3. DAL - Ayton
4. ATL - JJJ
5. ORL - Trae
6. CHI - Porter Jr
7. SAC - Mikal Bridges
8. CLE - Sexton
9. NY - Bamba
10. PHI - Miles Bridges
11. CHA - SGA
12. LAC - Williams
13. LAC - Knox
Re: In Anticipation of the Draft Lottery
Posted: Thu May 10, 2018 8:14 pm
by darthcheech2000
OrlandoNed wrote:Blue_and_Whte wrote:The Effect wrote:if i owned a team, and we won the lotto, got first pick and my GM told me he was going to take bamba #1.....id fire him on the spot before the draft even started
Then I would punch him in the face.
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Then make him step on legos.
Woah there, that kind of suggested violence will get you banned.
Re: In Anticipation of the Draft Lottery
Posted: Thu May 10, 2018 8:58 pm
by yoyojw17
The Effect wrote:Shady Franchise wrote:OK I GET IT guys. I really do. No one thought Mitchell would be this good, but he is. Can we all get past my first pick and play along? Pretty please? Otherwise might as well merge this into the ping pong bashing thread where if it ain't Doncic or Young, you're hated (and I'm pro Doncic and Young, but man if I weren't....sheesh!).
See thats my issue........i dont envision him being this years Mitchell or anything. Im not a bamba fan, so i dont expect him to turn into dwight howard\Gobert mix (dwights athleticism and gobert skills) that everyone else seems to think. I see him as the next nerlens Noel, and would be much happier if we passed
For every successful comparison there's always a failure. We won't know how any of these players will turn out once they come into this league. But i do like bamba a lot... and would be glad to take him at our spot..... at #1.... ehhhhhhhhhh lol