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Re: Return to Sender: The Mark Williams Thread 

Post#1741 » by amcoolio » Thu Jun 26, 2025 1:35 am

Underrated plot point: we had the 13th and 15th picks in that draft, and turned it into NSJ and very late picks

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Post#1742 » by Braggins » Thu Jun 26, 2025 1:37 am

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Post#1743 » by Braggins » Thu Jun 26, 2025 1:37 am

amcoolio wrote:Underrated plot point: we had the 13th and 15th picks in that draft, and turned it into NSJ and very late picks

This is why we are what we are, Pacers Grizzlies Heat don't do this ****

Dear god... They traded #13 for NSJr and 2nds and trade Mark for #29 and future pick in the 20s lmao. Insane when you look at it like that.
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Post#1744 » by SWedd523 » Thu Jun 26, 2025 1:38 am

amcoolio wrote:Underrated plot point: we had the 13th and 15th picks in that draft, and turned it into NSJ and very late picks

This is why we are what we are, Pacers Grizzlies Heat don't do this ****

Hornets are GOATs of somehow getting worse on draft night

For a team that refuses to do anything other than tank for draft picks, you'd think they'd figure it out eventually
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Post#1745 » by KembaWalker » Thu Jun 26, 2025 1:38 am

Sold low on Mark, drafted nipple, this is literally ticking every check box on a list for worst possible offseason

Just need a Miles allegation/arrest, Miller footage with a new hitched jump shot, and Melo scrimmage clips with no ankle braces and I’ll hit a bingo
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Post#1746 » by Liver_Pooty » Thu Jun 26, 2025 1:38 am

Way off topic but I still think NSJ can be a solid role player.
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Post#1747 » by Bassman » Thu Jun 26, 2025 1:39 am

Completely pathetic return. Agree with others…I absolutely HATE this front office, HATE Jeffie Peterson and little Charlie Lee. I guess some teams are just destined to be garbage.
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Post#1748 » by Liver_Pooty » Thu Jun 26, 2025 1:40 am

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amcoolio wrote:Underrated plot point: we had the 13th and 15th picks in that draft, and turned it into NSJ and very late picks

This is why we are what we are, Pacers Grizzlies Heat don't do this ****

Dear god... They traded #13 for NSJr and 2nds and trade Mark for #29 and future pick in the 20s lmao. Insane when you look at it like that.


Yea that wasn’t exactly a Mitch bright spot on that one.
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Post#1749 » by KingCat » Thu Jun 26, 2025 1:42 am

I mean this tells us we are still fully committed to tanking next season, right?
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Post#1750 » by SWedd523 » Thu Jun 26, 2025 1:43 am

KingCat wrote:I mean this tells us we are still fully committed to tanking next season, right?

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Post#1751 » by EmpireFalls » Thu Jun 26, 2025 1:43 am

Seriously I think Peterson has surpassed Kupchak now. He is actually even worse. In way over his head and turning us into garbage.
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Post#1752 » by Liver_Pooty » Thu Jun 26, 2025 1:44 am

So is Nick now third string on the suns out of nowhere?
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Post#1753 » by driveandkick » Thu Jun 26, 2025 1:45 am

KingCat wrote:I mean this tells us we are still fully committed to tanking next season, right?

I can’t wait to tell myself how “this is finally the year, surely we’re due” on lottery night next year after we have the second best odds after a 20-62 season only for the Spurs to go from 13th to 1st
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Post#1754 » by JDR720 » Thu Jun 26, 2025 1:45 am

Liver_Pooty wrote:So is Nick now third string on the suns out of nowhere?

We should complete the fun times by trading one of the 2nd round picks for him.
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Post#1755 » by Liver_Pooty » Thu Jun 26, 2025 1:47 am

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Liver_Pooty wrote:So is Nick now third string on the suns out of nowhere?

We should complete the fun times by trading one of the 2nd round picks for him.


I’d take him as our third center. Moose is making his mark this season
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Re: Return to Sender: The Mark Williams Thread 

Post#1756 » by Diop » Thu Jun 26, 2025 1:47 am

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Post#1757 » by Liver_Pooty » Thu Jun 26, 2025 1:48 am

Diop wrote:Love it for Phoenix


Phoenix has to have been ridiculously weary of Marks body. Drafting Maluach then trading for Mark is wild.
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Post#1758 » by KingCat » Thu Jun 26, 2025 1:49 am

Just realized with Mark gone for essentially nothing, our 2021 and 2022 drafts were compelte **** waste. That's crazy and very difficult for a perennial lottery team to recover from.

Unless ofc one of those late lotto picks we picked up turns out to be our Giannis.
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Post#1759 » by Braggins » Thu Jun 26, 2025 1:51 am

KingCat wrote:Just realized with Mark gone for essentially nothing, our 2021 and 2022 drafts were compelte **** waste. That's crazy and very difficult for a perennial lottery team to recover from.

Unless ofc one of those late lotto picks we picked up turns out to be our Giannis.

Back to back years with a lottery pick and another mid 1st and completely lit both drafts on fire. And it was the two drafts immediately after they drafted LaMelo.
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Post#1760 » by Snidely FC » Thu Jun 26, 2025 1:59 am

I mean are they going to dump Mark and draft his replacement in the late 20s? Just mind boggling what are they doing

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