https://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/281404/2027-NBA-Draft-Class-Currently-Projected-To-Weak-In-Talent
There could be some massive tanking this year to get in on the deep '26 class, and this might greatly weaken the value of '27 1st round picks in trades.
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mjkvol wrote:https://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/281404/2027-NBA-Draft-Class-Currently-Projected-To-Weak-In-Talent
There could be some massive tanking this year to get in on the deep '26 class, and this might greatly weaken the value of '27 1st round picks in trades.
So we can inflate our record and rest Embiid more with tankers? Sweet.
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youngcrev wrote:mjkvol wrote:https://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/281404/2027-NBA-Draft-Class-Currently-Projected-To-Weak-In-Talent
There could be some massive tanking this year to get in on the deep '26 class, and this might greatly weaken the value of '27 1st round picks in trades.
So we can inflate our record and rest Embiid more with tankers? Sweet.
Then watch as Boston gets the 1st pick while having the worst odds and we get bumped to 5th.
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These reports always trip me up.
Some of the kids in the 2027 class could still grow 2-4 inches taller than they are now.
Some of the kids in the 2027 class could still grow 2-4 inches taller than they are now.
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Kobblehead wrote:These reports always trip me up.
Some of the kids in the 2027 class could still grow 2-4 inches taller than they are now.
Truth. My first thought reading that was how the hell do you make final judgments on how much physical growth and game improvement we might see from juniors in high school?
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