Rapsobsessed7 wrote:Harold_and_Kumar wrote:McGregFan wrote:Having so many teams shopping their pick ahead of us might make it difficult for masai to trade it for really good value. Im not even expecting us to trade the pick tbh
It depends though.
Boston for example really has no reason to keep all their picks, so it may make sense for them to package 23/31/35 for 9. The teams ahead of us may not value having more picks and may want more playable talent in order to improve more quickly, while conversely we may value an extra late pick and two picks at the beginning of the second round because we wouldn't have to add guaranteed contracts, can utilize the 905, and may get a Norm anyways who comes in to start by the end of the season.
It's so hard to know without knowing what the teams ahead of us are wanting.
Lol sorry what? You want to use #9 to move down to #23 & #31? you must be joking because that is the dumbest thing I've read on here in months. Congrats.
Harsh lol. I was replying to someone saying that the other picks for sale in the top 8 may diminish the value of our pick, and implied that Boston would be looking for a package to consolidate because they have so many picks (and yes I still see the perceived irony considering I'm suggesting we do the opposite), but that it may be attractive to us moreso than other teams because of our D-League affiliate and the nature of this draft. Like I said in a post the page before, I wouldn't be surprised to see Masai trade 9 for a combo of a first in next year's draft, a near-starting caliber PF, and/or second rounders. With two early seconds, Boston is the perfect team to trade with (sans the whole in-division part).
If Masai thought there was someone he could nab by trading up, I'd obviously prefer that. Personally, my view of the draft is that unless someone drops, I'm not all that enamored with our options at 9. With the way it stands, it's looking more like we can nab some good talent in the late teens, twenties and even in the early second round. My primary reason for posting this was to mention that second rounders carry no risk for us, and with our D-League affiliate in place it allows us to develop seconds in our system with our coaches. If Masai truly believes the talent in the teens and twenties extend into the early second round, for us, an early second is probably better than a late first where we are tied to a guaranteed contract.
Ultimately, I want us to lie, cheat and steal for second rounders was my point because they presently carry more value for us than many other teams.
