Serious Question - Is our pick lottery protected ?
Posted: Sat Mar 8, 2008 4:31 am
If not Seattle could be getting an extra lottery pick in the draft 
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Serious Question - Is our pick lottery protected ?
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Posted: Sat Mar 8, 2008 4:41 am
I doubt it.
Posted: Sat Mar 8, 2008 5:24 am
Damn I forgot all about that. 
Posted: Sat Mar 8, 2008 5:28 am
Wow that'd cap off a REMARKABLE run of helping the rest of the league catch up...
Posted: Sat Mar 8, 2008 5:35 am
Lottery pick ... thank you
Posted: Sat Mar 8, 2008 5:36 am
I doubt that it is protected. I could imagine that Kerr thought about this when he made the Shaq trade. He realized that if it did not pan out, it is likely that we would still make the playoffs. He probably also assumed that the Atlanta pick would be the in lottery. Now with a lottery pick he hopes we could make another run in 2009 but if we cannot, we have our 2009 pick. That means that we can add 2 lottery picks by 2010. He then assumed that like STAT, Barbs, Diaw, two lottery picks and old man Nash could get us like the 8th seed in 2010 (when Seattle gets the other pick). That off-season Kerr will go on a spending spree too.
Posted: Sat Mar 8, 2008 5:42 am
I doubt it. And so, that really sucks because if we don't make the playoffs, then Seattle just will continue to demolish us in the deal. MAN OH MAN
Posted: Sat Mar 8, 2008 10:45 am
it's probably protected. I have never heard of unprotected picks in such deals ..
You are never safe from injuries etc..
You are never safe from injuries etc..
Posted: Sat Mar 8, 2008 10:51 am
Seattle receives Phoenix's 2008 (protected) and 2010 (unprotected) first round picks. (Kurt Thomas trade 072007).
Posted: Sat Mar 8, 2008 11:21 am
is there any draft picks for the phoenix, 1st round or second round?
Posted: Sat Mar 8, 2008 11:55 am
Addis wrote:Seattle receives Phoenix's 2008 (protected) and 2010 (unprotected) first round picks. (Kurt Thomas trade 072007).
Realgm doesn't say it's protected
http://www.realgm.com/src_future_draftpicks.php
Posted: Sat Mar 8, 2008 12:02 pm
I looked back and found East Valley Tribune's article from when the trade was announced. It says they are unprotected.
Posted: Sat Mar 8, 2008 12:12 pm
Ohhh man... I know it is 20 million dollars a year for O'Neal's contract, but starting from next year, how many years does it have left?
Posted: Sat Mar 8, 2008 12:25 pm
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Posted: Sat Mar 8, 2008 1:23 pm
Duiz wrote:Ohhh man... I know it is 20 million dollars a year for O'Neal's contract, but starting from next year, how many years does it have left?
contract up in 2010 .... thankyou for 2 lottery picks for 8 million
Posted: Sat Mar 8, 2008 2:00 pm
sonic-ben wrote:-= original quote snipped =-
contract up in 2010 .... thankyou for 2 lottery picks for 8 million
Hey, at least we out help other franchises.
Sonics and Blazers fans shud worship us for helpin turn their teams into future dymnasties !!!!
Posted: Sat Mar 8, 2008 2:53 pm
b-ball forever wrote:-= original quote snipped =-
Hey, at least we out help other franchises.
Sonics and Blazers fans shud worship us for helpin turn their teams into future dymnasties !!!!
in three more years maybe.... far from
Posted: Sat Mar 8, 2008 3:00 pm
Wow, I just assumed it was protected. What kind of idiot doesn't protect the pick? You never know what can happen. Injuries. Suspensions. We gave away 2 lottery picks to save $ 
Posted: Sat Mar 8, 2008 3:04 pm
HootieRules wrote:Wow, I just assumed it was protected. What kind of idiot doesn't protect the pick? You never know what can happen. Injuries. Suspensions. We gave away 2 lottery picks to save $
His name is Steve Kerr
He shud write a book : "Guide on how to screw over a franchise for idiots"
Posted: Sat Mar 8, 2008 5:40 pm
FYI, the Spurs protected their pick to Seattle for Kurt. Some teams' front office gets it, but ours doesn't. It doesn't matter, we would have just sold the pick had we gotten it anyway so that we could offer Ricky Davis a MLE offer.