89Magicfan wrote:Hal14 wrote:Skybox wrote:I don’t see him slipping past the Magic (#12?) unless Gradey Dick is, somehow, still on the board.
Good chance Gradey is still there at 12.
Also, if I'm orlando, I would trade that pick. When you're a rebuilding team, you don't want to have too many young kids to try and develop all at the same time. Most teams put together a young core of like 3 guys, maybe 4. At the absolute most, 5 guys. Anymore than that, and there's not enough minutes for everyone, you'll have 1 guy who isn't getting developed because another guy at his same position is getting minutes over him. Plus, you need to surround those young guys with veterans to help foster their development - and that can create a logjam on the roster.
If I'm orlando, I try to land a stud with that 1st pick (someone who can really be a key part of the young core) and flip the 2nd lottery pick for a vet who can complement the young core.
Agree. Got fans wanting to accumulate more picks and I don’t get why you’d want to into next season with more rookies to develop.
This draft is weird for us. Our core are forwards and at our spot you have, forwards or tall guards who can’t shoot.
I’ve literally sat here and went through everyone and just can’t put a finger on who that stud is. Who would you select?
At 6, I would probably take 1 of the Thompson twins. You can always get other guys who can shoot. Just sign someone like Patty Mills or Seth Curry or something to come off the bench and hit some shots. Or get Grant Williams or Gary Trent Jr - rumor has it, the Magic are interested in them. So clearly the front office feels the same way - get some other guy who can shoot, and then with the 6th pick, don't worry so much about the shooting - just get the guy with the most talent, who's not a terrible fit with Paolo/Franz.
Ausar is rapidly improving as a shooter, too.
If they're both off the board (from stuff I'm reading, it seems like a pretty good chance at least 1 of the twins will still be there) then I would probably go with Whitmore. But IDK, it's a tough one. You'd be looking at either whitmore, hendricks or Jarace. You've got a SF and 2 PF's so not a great fit with Paolo/Franz.
I'd be hopping for a twin at 6, trade the 11th pick. And get some shooting - either in the trade where you sent out the 11th pick, or in a separate move.
Paolo + Franz + 1 of the twins is a really good core, imo. You just need at least 2 of the 3 to be a respectable shooter. Franz is already at league average from 3. Paolo was 34% in college which is pretty good for a 6'10" freshmen in the ACC. I'm confident that eventually, he'll be a respectable shooter. Then you either get Amen (not as good a shooter as Ausar but a better play maker so he'll be able to create high quality looks for everyone else) or Ausar (could eventually be a respectable shooter, while also being a solid play maker for others).