2016-2017 College Basketball / '17 NBA Draft Thread IV

Kobblehead · Post #1161 » by **Kobblehead** » Tue Jun 13, 2017 5:43 pm

It's looking more and more like Lonzo is gonna be the guy left on the board at #3.

Unbreakable99 · Post #1162 » by **Unbreakable99** » Tue Jun 13, 2017 5:49 pm

Does anyone think BC may view Dennis Smith as a more athletic version of Kyle Lowry?

eagereyez · Post #1163 » by **eagereyez** » Tue Jun 13, 2017 5:52 pm

I can already see it.

Lavar: "Lonzo would be leading the league in assists if Embiid played more minutes. Is he a Big Baller or a Big Baby?"

J_LA · Post #1164 » by **J_LA** » Tue Jun 13, 2017 5:59 pm

Xpressure wrote:

Read on Twitter

Cancels workout with Boston, will workout for Lakers today apparently?

This will be his 2nd workout for us.

Mik317 · Post #1165 » by **Mik317** » Tue Jun 13, 2017 6:01 pm

eagereyez wrote:I can already see it.

Lavar: "Lonzo would be leading the league in assists if Embiid played more minutes. Is he a Big Baller or a Big Baby?"

I read this in his voice.

oh lawd

Unbreakable99 · Post #1166 » by **Unbreakable99** » Tue Jun 13, 2017 6:02 pm

eagereyez wrote:I can already see it.

Lavar: "Lonzo would be leading the league in assists if Embiid played more minutes. Is he a Big Baller or a Big Baby?"

LOL! Simmons controls the ball too much. My boy should be the point and Simmons should take his big ass down low and let my boy run the show. I can't wait. I love it. I want Lonzo so bad. I have been wanting him for too long to come this close and not have him come to us.

Unbreakable99 · Post #1167 » by **Unbreakable99** » Tue Jun 13, 2017 6:03 pm

J_LA wrote:
Xpressure wrote:

Read on Twitter

Cancels workout with Boston, will workout for Lakers today apparently?

This will be his 2nd workout for us.

Yup. I really like Jackson and he would be great in LA but I hope we get Ball.

J_LA · Post #1168 » by **J_LA** » Tue Jun 13, 2017 6:10 pm

Unbreakable99 wrote:
J_LA wrote:
Xpressure wrote:

Read on Twitter

Cancels workout with Boston, will workout for Lakers today apparently?

This will be his 2nd workout for us.

Yup. I really like Jackson and he would be great in LA but I hope we get Ball.

Yeah. It seems like Jackson is a much better fit for us than you. Lonzo is a great fit for you guys. Can play off the ball alot with Simmons handling.

I'm still not sold Lakers are passing on Lonzo though but they've done a great job of throwing everybody off.

Unbreakable99 · Post #1169 » by **Unbreakable99** » Tue Jun 13, 2017 6:20 pm

J_LA wrote:
Unbreakable99 wrote:
J_LA wrote:
This will be his 2nd workout for us.

Yup. I really like Jackson and he would be great in LA but I hope we get Ball.

Yeah. It seems like Jackson is a much better fit for us than you. Lonzo is a great fit for you guys. Can play off the ball alot with Simmons handling.

I'm still not sold Lakers are passing on Lonzo though but they've done a great job of throwing everybody off.

If the Lakers pass on Ball that will break twitter lol. Lonzo might cry. Lavar will try to find Magic and confront him lol. I expect the ratings to be the highest when the Lakers are on the clock and social media to be at its peak. So much drama.

Mik317 · Post #1170 » by **Mik317** » Tue Jun 13, 2017 6:23 pm

honestly the Lakers passing on Lonzo might be the best for him. Gives him a chip on his shoulder, might shut his dad up a bit (lolno), and there will be less pressure overall than in LA where he HAS to be godlike from jump.

he's not my favorite prospect but i am at the point where very little can leave me distraught.

Post #1171 » by **HartfordWhalers** » Tue Jun 13, 2017 6:24 pm

I love the fit of Josh Jackson on LAL.

Russell/Ingram/Jackson/ that would be a team starting to jell together. WIth Ball, I really like how the 2018 pick is looking, it feels dysfunctional short term.

But if you have Ball rated higher, I'm a fan of drafting bpa and letting time figure it all out. I still think they do that.

J_LA · Post #1172 » by **J_LA** » Tue Jun 13, 2017 6:25 pm

Unbreakable99 wrote:
J_LA wrote:
Unbreakable99 wrote:
Yup. I really like Jackson and he would be great in LA but I hope we get Ball.

Yeah. It seems like Jackson is a much better fit for us than you. Lonzo is a great fit for you guys. Can play off the ball alot with Simmons handling.

I'm still not sold Lakers are passing on Lonzo though but they've done a great job of throwing everybody off.

If the Lakers pass on Ball that will break twitter lol. Lonzo might cry. Lavar will try to find Magic and confront him lol. I expect the ratings to be the highest when the Lakers are on the clock and social media to be at its peak. So much drama.

That will be the most interesting part, seeing Lavars reaction.

Unbreakable99 · Post #1173 » by **Unbreakable99** » Tue Jun 13, 2017 6:49 pm

If Fox gets a consistent shot he will be very Tony Parkerish

Read on Twitter

Sixersftw · Post #1174 » by **Sixersftw** » Tue Jun 13, 2017 7:01 pm

HartfordWhalers wrote:I love the fit of Josh Jackson on LAL.

Russell/Ingram/Jackson/ that would be a team starting to jell together. WIth Ball, I really like how the 2018 pick is looking, it feels dysfunctional short term.

But if you have Ball rated higher, I'm a fan of drafting bpa and letting time figure it all out. I still think they do that.

That's a core that complements each other well. I don't think either pick really affects the pick more than a slot or so since rookies don't have a substantial impact on win totals (Embiid aside).

Now we just need Lavar to open up a Boston Big Baller Brand Bureau and we are set.

LloydFree · Post #1175 » by **LloydFree** » Tue Jun 13, 2017 7:07 pm

J_LA wrote:
Unbreakable99 wrote:
J_LA wrote:
This will be his 2nd workout for us.

Yup. I really like Jackson and he would be great in LA but I hope we get Ball.

Yeah. It seems like Jackson is a much better fit for us than you. Lonzo is a great fit for you guys. Can play off the ball alot with Simmons handling.

I'm still not sold Lakers are passing on Lonzo though but they've done a great job of throwing everybody off.

Yeah, the Lakers are doing a great job with this. Making sure Boston doesnt get it in their heads they can hold them hostage for Lonzo Ball. Nobody with any sense was going for that ridiculous nonsense last week, about them preferring De'Aaron Fox over Lonzo Ball. It's much more believable that they would select Josh Jackson over Ball. Either way, I'm of the mindset that there is more of a chance of Fultz falling to 3, than Ball falling past the Lakers. Hope I'm wrong. Ball or Jackson at #3 and Colangelo should thank the heavens.

LongLiveHinkie · Post #1176 » by **LongLiveHinkie** » Tue Jun 13, 2017 7:15 pm

We'll see if Jackson cancels his workout with us. If the official date is ever revealed lol.

JojoSlimbiid · Post #1177 » by **JojoSlimbiid** » Tue Jun 13, 2017 7:34 pm

Wondering if there is already a trade in the works for us. It seems like we're the only team in the top 5 not getting workouts. We've always been a big open gym team in terms of the draft but this year it's thanks for the interest but you can go visit other places.

Unbreakable99 · Post #1178 » by **Unbreakable99** » Tue Jun 13, 2017 7:44 pm

JojoSlimbiid wrote:Wondering if there is already a trade in the works for us. It seems like we're the only team in the top 5 not getting workouts. We've always been a big open gym team in terms of the draft but this year it's thanks for the interest but you can go visit other places.

Josh Jackson's agent said he would like him to workout for us. That was about 3 days ago or so, so it didn't appear there was any guarantee Jackson was given by any team at that time. I hope we do bring him in.

JojoSlimbiid · Post #1179 » by **JojoSlimbiid** » Tue Jun 13, 2017 7:51 pm

Read on Twitter

Nostrils flaring as we speak.

freshie2 · Post #1180 » by **freshie2** » Tue Jun 13, 2017 7:57 pm

They'll all be in for a workout, or they will go somewhere to see them...not sure why everyone is worried about this phase of the process.