kasrok wrote:Hope you enjoyed the bottle of wine Grey and hope you’re feeling better grump. I’ve gone over multiple graft grades and Grey was right, overall our haul is being graded pretty well, so kudos and hopefully I’m wrong and these players are all make an impact.
But, I can’t imagine all of these players sticking with us, before the draft I heard there was no way we were bringing 4 rooks to camp but as of now we have 5? Three draftees and 2 UDFAs.
And my memory is a little foggy but trades involving recent draftees doesn’t really happen after the draft right?
Thank you! It was really a glass and a half, the rest the excitement of the draft itself. It was one of those where we had the most picks ever and I felt the least sure about any of them. I wasn't initially high about Sochan but sort of couldn't really latch on to others. I liked Eason but had to acknowledge his BBIQ issues; I could see the appeal of Duren but we already have a no 3s C so it seemed liek we ought to go with more overall two-way talent at 9; I could talk myself into Davis though it sort of felt off, too, for some murky underlying reason.
Truthfully I looked into Branham and Wesley even less. I didn't even know we worked out Branham until after the draft when the lads were being interviewed and they revealed that they had a competitive workout together. Mocks had Branham going higher; Brian Wright et al expected him to go mid to late lotto. Wesley was mocked higher than 25, too, though the idea of two guards was not foremost in mind.
From what RC said post-draft, Brian Wright et al were preparing for months and had to make decisions on the fly -- we probably didn't expect Branham to fall in our lap and either had to choose between him and who we otherwise would have chosen. It is curious we went with Wesley, but thinking about our roster and who could be here or not you suddenly get the extra guards influx.
I'm happy to be more open minded about Sochan and trust PATFO about the choice. I felt better about Branham and Wesley once I looked into them more.
One key different trend I noticed with all our recent selections is that they're more outgoing, more two-way players from the start, gym rats who love to work and compete. Motivation and competitiveness is definitely NOT something we have to worry about. We learned and adjusted.
As to keeping the picks, well we must be thinking who we're keeping or not. Lonnie is likely not staying long term whether we re-sign him or not. Langford has a team option for next season. We had two two-way contract players this past season in Stewart (SG) and Woodard (SF) and we already signed Barlow to a two-way contract so one of these (or both) will be replaced. We converted Wieskamp's two-way to a standard contract but he's also a SG on a rookie contract vying for a spot. JRich and Doug are trade candidates with their good contracts and useful vet skill set. So that's five, potentially six players who could be on different teams, four of whom are guards.
As to your last question, some trades made now could be announced but some can't be completed until certain dates ie/ free agency period depending on whatever parameters affect a particular trade.
We only made the trade of #38 to the Grizz. I'm not sure when we can potentially any of the new players once we sign them. It's my understanding, though, that we drafted all three to keep them.
