Official Speculation Thread (Pt XV, Mods Close)

[Def Swami]

Alex Kennedy ‏ @AlexKennedyNBA
The Boston Celtics' first-round pick will likely be in the 15-18 range. That's where most mock drafts have Austin Rivers pegged. #justsaying

Has nothing to do with us, but still interesting.

[NEM]

i wish otis had connections other than golden state
i wish otis would use his golden state connections for get us players such as ellis for free
i wish otis had a certain type of sly charm about him that he could talk other GM's into giving him talent for free
i wish we had a competent GM

[NEM]

Alex Kennedy ‏ @AlexKennedyNBA
The Boston Celtics' first-round pick will likely be in the 15-18 range. That's where most mock drafts have Austin Rivers pegged. #justsaying

Has nothing to do with us, but still interesting.

im hoping we could trade up and grab him. he's a westbrook/rose/ellis type PG and i'd love to have him on the team... with or without dwight

[arkknight1988]

Josh Robbins ‏ @JoshuaBRobbins
Asked about possibility he'd play for the #Chicago #Bulls, Dwight Howard playfully said, "It's pretty cold here." #Magic

Lol, it's cold in NY and Dallas, too.

dallas is one of the hottest cities in the US. pushes 110 degrees on the freeways its miserable

[Edrock]

im hoping we could trade up and grab him. he's a westbrook/rose/ellis type PG and i'd love to have him on the team... with or without dwight

I saw him play a couple of times his Sr. year in high school, and he never seemed like an otherworldly athlete like Rose/Westbrook/Ellis. Has his athleticism improved at Duke? He's more of an SG than a PG too isn't he?

[arkknight1988]

im hoping we could trade up and grab him. he's a westbrook/rose/ellis type PG and i'd love to have him on the team... with or without dwight

I saw him play a couple of times his Sr. year in high school, and he never seemed like an otherworldly athlete like Rose/Westbrook/Ellis. Has his athleticism improved at Duke? He's more of an SG than a PG too isn't he?

he will be nowhere near as good as rose/westbrook

[Blue_and_Whte]

Alex Kennedy ‏ @AlexKennedyNBA
The Boston Celtics' first-round pick will likely be in the 15-18 range. That's where most mock drafts have Austin Rivers pegged. #justsaying

Has nothing to do with us, but still interesting.

Of course Boston could get Austin Rivers, why would we get a mid 1st rd pick in a deep draft and the chance to land a player like Austin Rivers? We're the Magic.

I think we roll into the PO's with 3rd best record in the east, get stomped in the 2nd round, lose Dwight and up with the 29th pick again....We have alot to potentially look forward to.

[NEM]

im hoping we could trade up and grab him. he's a westbrook/rose/ellis type PG and i'd love to have him on the team... with or without dwight

I saw him play a couple of times his Sr. year in high school, and he never seemed like an otherworldly athlete like Rose/Westbrook/Ellis. Has his athleticism improved at Duke? He's more of an SG than a PG too isn't he?

he will be nowhere near as good as rose/westbrook

I dint think so either... I'm just saying, his style of play is most similar to theirs... And he is pretty athletic... He will surprise people with his athleticism

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[The Real Dalic]

Alex Kennedy ‏ @AlexKennedyNBA
The Boston Celtics' first-round pick will likely be in the 15-18 range. That's where most mock drafts have Austin Rivers pegged. #justsaying

Has nothing to do with us, but still interesting.

Of course Boston could get Austin Rivers, why would we get a mid 1st rd pick in a deep draft and the chance to land a player like Austin Rivers? We're the Magic.

I think we roll into the PO's with 3rd best record in the east, get stomped in the 2nd round, lose Dwight and up with the 29th pick again....We have alot to potentially look forward to.

We won't have that pick if we end up 3rd in the East and probably 5th or 6th in the NBA, we'd have 25 or 26 right?

[sChOlaRlY_Magi]

One of my friends posted this on Facebook and I jokingly asked if this was pertaining to Dwight. It wasn't; but I think it is still great advice for our fanbase and current situation:

You can't move forward if you keep looking to the past...let it go and look to the future...the only thing in the past is memories...recall the good, learn from the bad...but forge ahead all the while.

[magicman123]

We won't have that pick if we end up 3rd in the East and probably 5th or 6th in the NBA, we'd have 25 or 26 right?

false, otis will trade our first round pick for a 2nd round pick

[chunnyboy]

im hoping we could trade up and grab him. he's a westbrook/rose/ellis type PG and i'd love to have him on the team... with or without dwight

I saw him play a couple of times his Sr. year in high school, and he never seemed like an otherworldly athlete like Rose/Westbrook/Ellis. Has his athleticism improved at Duke? He's more of an SG than a PG too isn't he?

his physical attributes makes him a stephen curry clone - his play is more like a score first combo guard as of now, but that's what curry was in college too -

don't think rivers will be as efficient right off the bat though - i would consider his rookie year production to be more like that of lou williams

[PeePee la Fritz]

Austin Rivers is staying at Duke another year. There are 2 scenarios where he leaves after his freshman year. Duke wins the National Championship, or he is guaranteed to be a top 5 pick. Even with the top 5 status it is not a sure thing with him. His dad wants him to stay in school, he loves how his game is developing under coach K, and he does not need the money.

[chunnyboy]

Austin Rivers is staying at Duke another year. There are 2 scenarios where he leaves after his freshman year. Duke wins the National Championship, or he is guaranteed to be a top 5 pick. Even with the top 5 status it is not a sure thing with him. His dad wants him to stay in school, he loves how his game is developing under coach K, and he does not need the money.

This is a valid point. I would agree that his chances of staying another year is greater than 70%

[rafal]

We won't have that pick if we end up 3rd in the East and probably 5th or 6th in the NBA, we'd have 25 or 26 right?

false, otis will trade our first round pick for a 2nd round pick

that wouldn`t surprise me at all

[PeePee la Fritz]

Austin Rivers is staying at Duke another year. There are 2 scenarios where he leaves after his freshman year. Duke wins the National Championship, or he is guaranteed to be a top 5 pick. Even with the top 5 status it is not a sure thing with him. His dad wants him to stay in school, he loves how his game is developing under coach K, and he does not need the money.

This is a valid point. I would agree that his chances of staying another year is greater than 70%

I am getting the feeling with some of these top guys wavering that the 2013 draft is going to be the epic one, not 2012 like most projected

[EasternMagic]

im hoping we could trade up and grab him. he's a westbrook/rose/ellis type PG and i'd love to have him on the team... with or without dwight

I saw him play a couple of times his Sr. year in high school, and he never seemed like an otherworldly athlete like Rose/Westbrook/Ellis. Has his athleticism improved at Duke? He's more of an SG than a PG too isn't he?

his physical attributes makes him a stephen curry clone - his play is more like a score first combo guard as of now, but that's what curry was in college too -

don't think rivers will be as efficient right off the bat though - i would consider his rookie year production to be more like that of lou williams

Rivers needs to stay in college at least one more year.. hopefully his father will advise him to.

[magicman123]

We won't have that pick if we end up 3rd in the East and probably 5th or 6th in the NBA, we'd have 25 or 26 right?

false, otis will trade our first round pick for a 2nd round pick

that wouldn`t surprise me at all

otis: "the talent in the 2nd round is the same as in the first, the difference is we get to save some money and get the same quality of a player"

[tiderulz]

Interesting quote from Bynum:

Andrew Bynum tried to take the blame for the Lakers' staggering collapse in Washington by announcing after the 106-101 loss to the lowly Wizards that "I was kind of loafing around and having a good time, and it caught up.

So he knew he was loafing and then was thick enough to admit it? I'm surprised Kobe didn't kick him in hte critch during a timeout.

Part of a larger article about Mike Brown's coaching ability coming into question (which is no big surprise IMHO). Original article is here

Bynum was 6 for 8 with 19 points. He wasnt the reason they lost. a certain playing going 9 for 31 didnt help any.

[The Real Dalic]

Austin Rivers is staying at Duke another year. There are 2 scenarios where he leaves after his freshman year. Duke wins the National Championship, or he is guaranteed to be a top 5 pick. Even with the top 5 status it is not a sure thing with him. His dad wants him to stay in school, he loves how his game is developing under coach K, and he does not need the money.

This is a valid point. I would agree that his chances of staying another year is greater than 70%

I am getting the feeling with some of these top guys wavering that the 2013 draft is going to be the epic one, not 2012 like most projected

That would really help us if Dwight leaves.