2024 NBA DRAFT THREAD 5

[WuTang_CMB]

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Raps for sure want Edey. We know the deal, the entire FO has already admitted they are biased towards Canadian players and here you have a chance to likely grab the greatest Canadian college performer of all time for not too hefty a price. I said the other day, 19 + 31 + Bruce Brown but only if there is good intel on where Edey will be taken. Watch Presti outbid the Raps to jump ahead and take him lol

There will be a bidding war behind the scenes for Edey I'm pretty sure. We already have multiple sources suggesting he's viewed as a top 10 talent and he's in my personal tier 1 of the draft with topic clingan and sheppard.

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They would probably have 2 backup options if they trade into mid-back end of lotto though.

[WuTang_CMB]

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Raps for sure want Edey. We know the deal, the entire FO has already admitted they are biased towards Canadian players and here you have a chance to likely grab the greatest Canadian college performer of all time for not too hefty a price. I said the other day, 19 + 31 + Bruce Brown but only if there is good intel on where Edey will be taken. Watch Presti outbid the Raps to jump ahead and take him lol

There will be a bidding war behind the scenes for Edey I'm pretty sure. We already have multiple sources suggesting he's viewed as a top 10 talent and he's in my personal tier 1 of the draft with topic clingan and sheppard.

I think Raps/Kings could be a natural fit for a deal here. Raps swap picks with them. I think a trade with Bruce Brown would be a nice addition for Kings offense

[REJECTEDBYCLARK]

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There's two rational options for ATL, keep Trae and draft Clingan or trade Trae and draft someone else. Anything else is a poor move.

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Raps for sure want Edey. We know the deal, the entire FO has already admitted they are biased towards Canadian players and here you have a chance to likely grab the greatest Canadian college performer of all time for not too hefty a price. I said the other day, 19 + 31 + Bruce Brown but only if there is good intel on where Edey will be taken. Watch Presti outbid the Raps to jump ahead and take him lol

There will be a bidding war behind the scenes for Edey I'm pretty sure. We already have multiple sources suggesting he's viewed as a top 10 talent and he's in my personal tier 1 of the draft with topic clingan and sheppard.

I think Raps/Kings could be a natural fit for a deal here. Raps swap picks with them. I think a trade with Bruce Brown would be a nice addition for Kings offense

I don't like that slot personally though, you'd have Memphis, Utah, Chicago and OKC all threats to take Edey beforehand. But maybe they feel good about someone else who they believe will be there if that happens.

[HumbleRen]

Wouldn’t be surprised if it is true but KOC is about as trust worthy as a politician in an election year.

[BoyzNTheHood]

Wouldn’t be surprised if it is true but KOC is about as trust worthy as a politician in an election year.

The thing is, it’s not just KOC saying it.

[OakleyDokely]

Starting to feel like the Jabari Smith draft where for a long time it was assumed he'd go #1 and then dropped to 3rd. Wouldn't be surprised if Clingan and Risacher went ahead of Sarr. Hawks supposedly love Clingan and it would be tough for the Wiz to pass up a wing like Risacher.

[WuTang_CMB]

Raps for sure want Edey. We know the deal, the entire FO has already admitted they are biased towards Canadian players and here you have a chance to likely grab the greatest Canadian college performer of all time for not too hefty a price. I said the other day, 19 + 31 + Bruce Brown but only if there is good intel on where Edey will be taken. Watch Presti outbid the Raps to jump ahead and take him lol

There will be a bidding war behind the scenes for Edey I'm pretty sure. We already have multiple sources suggesting he's viewed as a top 10 talent and he's in my personal tier 1 of the draft with topic clingan and sheppard.

I think Raps/Kings could be a natural fit for a deal here. Raps swap picks with them. I think a trade with Bruce Brown would be a nice addition for Kings offense

I don't like that slot personally though, you'd have Memphis, Utah, Chicago and OKC all threats to take Edey beforehand. But maybe they feel good about someone else who they believe will be there if that happens.

Only other team I see is with the Bulls centred around Lonzo / Brown

[RoteSchroder]

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Raps for sure want Edey. We know the deal, the entire FO has already admitted they are biased towards Canadian players and here you have a chance to likely grab the greatest Canadian college performer of all time for not too hefty a price. I said the other day, 19 + 31 + Bruce Brown but only if there is good intel on where Edey will be taken. Watch Presti outbid the Raps to jump ahead and take him lol

There will be a bidding war behind the scenes for Edey I'm pretty sure. We already have multiple sources suggesting he's viewed as a top 10 talent and he's in my personal tier 1 of the draft with topic clingan and sheppard.

Edey was my top choice for 19, but it seems likely he won’t be available there.

I think he’s the only player we should trade up for in this draft, assuming management likes what they see.

Spurs may be a threat to take Edey at 8 if they’re daydreaming of building a team in the manner of video game cheat codes.

[XTC]

100% were trying to secure Edey

Kid is massive and he moves very well for someone his size, massive wingspan, and he has a super soft touch.

Teams are trying to not show their interest in him, but he's for sure going top 10.

[PhilBlackson]

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Raps for sure want Edey. We know the deal, the entire FO has already admitted they are biased towards Canadian players and here you have a chance to likely grab the greatest Canadian college performer of all time for not too hefty a price. I said the other day, 19 + 31 + Bruce Brown but only if there is good intel on where Edey will be taken. Watch Presti outbid the Raps to jump ahead and take him lol

There will be a bidding war behind the scenes for Edey I'm pretty sure. We already have multiple sources suggesting he's viewed as a top 10 talent and he's in my personal tier 1 of the draft with topic clingan and sheppard.

I actually DON'T think it's Edey, you can flame all you want but I think it's for SALUAN (as it pertains to TOR & POR).

We already heard that there was a buzz that his stock has skyrocketed & that he could move into the top 10 (a la Bilal last year). We know that the Raps went to scout him on more than one occasion AND are on record stating a big wing as being THE top priority for them to get this off-season. Don't forget POR brought in Mike Schmidtz to scout and since then they've gambled on upside (ie/ Sharpe, Henderson). Moving up for Edey imo doesn't make the most sense because pretty much every team rumoured clearly has a decent big man rotation in place.

I admit I do like Saluan as well but genuinely don't believe this is my "bias". It seems like every year there's a kid that rises in the draft due to some great physical tools and again there's already been word that his stock has risen. All of these teams could've been hopeful before that TS could've fallen to them and now with that buzz aren't so confident and want to ensure it. In POR's case they probably want their first pick to be a "safer" one and then roll the dice. For us, Tidjane is like a prototype of the kind of guys Masai loves.

CLE is the only one I'm not sure if it would be Saluan and actually think it would be a guard prospect like Dillingham or McCain so they can move on from Garland. I actually haven't heard much buzz of Edey moving up that much higher than the Lakers tbh, I'm actually pretty sure I seen that MEM, OKC weren't that high on the idea of drafting him because they aren't really looking for offence from the position but more so defence and with Clingan presumably long gone that they're not 100% sold on Edey or Ware (although personally I think Ware could be a nice fit for either of them).

[aminiaturebuddha]

Wouldn’t be surprised if it is true but KOC is about as trust worthy as a politician in an election year.

The thing is, it’s not just KOC saying it.

Who else is saying it?

[Rapsfan07]

Really hope that if this information is legit, it's not going to be for Edey. It should be for Holland.

[WuTang_CMB]

I actually DON'T think it's Edey, you can flame all you want but I think it's for SALUAN (as it pertains to TOR & POR).

We already heard that there was a buzz that his stock has skyrocketed & that he could move into the top 10 (a la Bilal last year). We know that the Raps went to scout him on more than one occasion AND are on record stating a big wing as being THE top priority for them to get this off-season. Don't forget POR brought in Mike Schmidtz to scout and since then they've gambled on upside (ie/ Sharpe, Henderson). Moving up for Edey imo doesn't make the most sense because pretty much every team rumoured clearly has a decent big man rotation in place.

I admit I do like Saluan as well but genuinely don't believe this is my "bias". It seems like every year there's a kid that rises in the draft due to some great physical tools and again there's already been word that his stock has risen. All of these teams could've been hopeful before that TS could've fallen to them and now with that buzz aren't so confident and want to ensure it. In POR's case they probably want their first pick to be a "safer" one and then roll the dice. For us, Tidjane is like a prototype of the kind of guys Masai loves.

CLE is the only one I'm not sure if it would be Saluan and actually think it would be a guard prospect like Dillingham or McCain so they can move on from Garland. I actually haven't heard much buzz of Edey moving up that much higher than the Lakers tbh, I'm actually pretty sure I seen that MEM, OKC weren't that high on the idea of drafting him because they aren't really looking for offence from the position but more so defence and with Clingan presumably long gone that they're not 100% sold on Edey or Ware (although personally I think Ware could be a nice fit for either of them).

Masai loves bigger wings. I wouldn't be surprised if he was the target. Salaun turns only 19 in August so Raps must feel they can really mold him into a player that fits their style. Masai talking about OG below

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[PhilBlackson]

Really hope that if this information is legit, it's not going to be for Edey. It should be for Holland.

Personally I like Holland, I think at minimum he'd end up being a good OG replacement as he has similar potential defensively but shows a lot more potential off the bounce and the mechanics look decent enough to one day shoot at a decent clip buuuuut...

I honestly think this is for Saluan, I was a lot hotter on him a few months ago, have cooled and personally like Holland bit more but to me he just screams Masai prototype. Great physical dimensions and frame, picked up bball really late but has caught on very quickly (in an interview TS said he just picked up playing pretty much this year lol said he was 18 when he started). I could be wrong but that's just the gut feeling I have especially when in the last couple of weeks there were several rumours that TS could go top 10. But I agree with you that I don't think it's for Edey. I've actually read opposite reviews, that neither MEM or OKC is sold on him and that both would like Clingan who will likely be long gone where they pick and that MEM wants to move off this pick for established vet and OKC is unsure at this moment who they want or what they'll do with the pick. The only team I've heard may want Edey before us is the Lakers but likewise I've also heard they could like Ware too.

[alpngso]

If true, it’s probably for Salaun. Masai’s pursuit of Giannis like talent will never cease. Even if it means drafting someone like Bruno

[DG88]

We're not trading up. We're just going to select our picks at 19 and 31. This happens every year lol. I'm sure there has been talks about pick availability amongst all the teams.

[OAKLEY_2]

Actually I bet it is to swoop in for Edey and if not take Topic. The OG situation with the plan B. Would be weird to take sick bay Lonzo in a Bulls trade and fetch sick bay Topic. Alex gets trainer of the year.