LaMarcus Aldridge, Al Horford Were Last Picks In ASG Draft

Post #1 » by **RealGM Wiretap** » Sat Feb 17, 2018 2:53 pm

LaMarcus Aldridge and Al Horford were the final selections by LeBron James and Stephen Curry in the 2018 NBA All-Star draft.

"I'm not a flashy player," Aldridge said. "That's OK.

"We're all All-Stars, so, at the end of the day, we should be thankful to be here. Picked first, picked last, it doesn't matter. We're all competitive, too. It won't be the easiest thing to be picked last, but at the end of the day, you're just happy to be here."

Team LeBron held the first and final picks in the draft.

Said Curry: "I think the draft itself would be amazing on TV just to hear the back-and-forth between the captains and see how the teams fill out. But we have to protect our guys' [dignity]. That's the biggest thing."

Via Chris Haynes/ESPN

IWishIWasHarden · Post #2 » by **IWishIWasHarden** » Sat Feb 17, 2018 3:02 pm

Respect dignity? Give me a break. These are grown men and professional athletes. Consider it part of the job. You get picked where you deserve to get picked. And if something is out of line with the selections, then it deserves to be discussed and scrutinized. How easy do you want to make your millions?

lonzo_pelota · Post #3 » by **lonzo_pelota** » Sat Feb 17, 2018 3:24 pm

he gets paid exactly the same as a flashy player though

ElectricMayhem · Post #4 » by **ElectricMayhem** » Sat Feb 17, 2018 3:30 pm

So why is it they don't televise the draft if they leak the last picks anyway?

Hoopzilla · Post #5 » by **Hoopzilla** » Sat Feb 17, 2018 4:19 pm

If next year's draft is not televised it will be ridiculous. Nobody's ego has been protected by them not televising it, so it only ripped off the fans of some enjoyment and that is the spirit of the all star game, to celebrate the game and give back to the fans...

texasholdem · Post #6 » by **texasholdem** » Sat Feb 17, 2018 4:23 pm

If a college kid can handle being called publicly Mr. Irrelevant during the NFL draft then a veteran NBA all star can handle being picked 14 out of 14 in public

commentatorer · Post #7 » by **commentatorer** » Sat Feb 17, 2018 4:25 pm

So only the absolute LAST player of each team is revealed.
That's extremely unfair.

LeMasta · Post #8 » by **LeMasta** » Sat Feb 17, 2018 4:28 pm

HAHAH Losers

jk jk

Hoopzilla · Post #9 » by **Hoopzilla** » Sat Feb 17, 2018 4:35 pm

IWishIWasHarden wrote:Respect dignity? Give me a break. These are grown men and professional athletes. Consider it part of the job. You get picked where you deserve to get picked. And if something is out of line with the selections, then it deserves to be discussed and scrutinized. How easy do you want to make your millions?

This is the problem when the fans have nobody to speak up for them, we needed representation in this negotiation. Tell the player's union if their players had actually given any effort in the game, these changes would not be required in the first place. The league dropped the ball here by not giving the fans what they wanted...

artsncrafts · Post #10 » by **artsncrafts** » Sat Feb 17, 2018 4:53 pm

Silver is a

Rich Michmond · Post #11 » by **Rich Michmond** » Sat Feb 17, 2018 5:18 pm

Shocking

macNcheese3 · Post #12 » by **macNcheese3** » Sat Feb 17, 2018 5:34 pm

Drafted exactly where they should be. LMA is a boring player and so is Horford.

macNcheese3 · Post #13 » by **macNcheese3** » Sat Feb 17, 2018 6:39 pm

artsncrafts wrote:Silver is a

yup. he is.

malgus · Post #14 » by **malgus** » Sat Feb 17, 2018 6:49 pm

LeMasta wrote:HAHAH Losers

jk jk

yeah they're still making tens of millions of dollars and all stars in the NBA. Nothing to sneeze at.

Pickled Prunes · Post #15 » by **Pickled Prunes** » Sat Feb 17, 2018 7:04 pm

It's refreshing to know that some of you care. I personally will just miss having real basketball to watch this weekend.

dice · Post #16 » by **dice** » Sat Feb 17, 2018 8:25 pm

macNcheese3 wrote:Drafted exactly where they should be. LMA is a boring player and so is Horford.

from an excitement standpoint, correct. not if the captains want to win (which they obviously don't)

dice · Post #17 » by **dice** » Sat Feb 17, 2018 8:26 pm

macNcheese3 wrote:
artsncrafts wrote:Silver is a

yup. he is.

you think adam silver leaked the last 2 players selected?

people just love dumping on sports commissioners, warranted or not. it's an american tradition

pjiggz · Post #18 » by **pjiggz** » Sat Feb 17, 2018 8:48 pm

malgus wrote:
LeMasta wrote:HAHAH Losers

jk jk

yeah they're still making tens of millions of dollars and all stars in the NBA. Nothing to sneeze at.

Jk = just kidding.
But thanks for the lack of humor criticism

Sam195 · Post #19 » by **Sam195** » Sat Feb 17, 2018 9:14 pm

Lol Kia should give the last pick a car like the nhl they can donate to a charity of their choice to auction off or better yet use.

Sam195 · Post #20 » by **Sam195** » Sat Feb 17, 2018 9:17 pm

Also nba drops the ball their should be some sweepstakes for people who vote for the starters. Like a trip for two to the allstar game or free league pass for a season to 20 fans. I bet if they did that more people would vote for starters.