Thank Nation! Pre-Lottery: Denver 9th, NY pick 7th (PART 4)

Mr.Raptorsingh · Post #821 » by **Mr.Raptorsingh** » Fri Apr 15, 2016 7:23 pm

We got DeRozan the last time we had 9th.

JS_raptors · Post #822 » by **JS_raptors** » Fri Apr 15, 2016 7:23 pm

not bad! 9 is our lucky number!

Jon_3232 · Post #823 » by **Jon_3232** » Fri Apr 15, 2016 7:24 pm

I felt awkward myself just watching that.....that was weird.

hyper316 · Post #824 » by **hyper316** » Fri Apr 15, 2016 7:24 pm

Coin toss loss

Mr.Raptorsingh · Post #825 » by **Mr.Raptorsingh** » Fri Apr 15, 2016 7:25 pm

Best case is for both NY and DEN picks to move up via the lottery, ideally into the top 5, at least.

deeps6x · Post #826 » by **deeps6x** » Fri Apr 15, 2016 7:25 pm

SaveTheHens wrote:We have a good shot at 8th. It's a 33% shot at first glance, but there's a 7% chance that our pick gets into the top 3, meaning we'd get the knick pick at 8th. Statistically 8th is the our most likely pick, but we'd need some luck to get it.

Yes, something like a 7% chance we move up to top 3, but also something like a 12% chance we fall back.

Not that it should matter much. 8-14 is a tier with a bunch of very equal players. 3 equal good ones, 4 equal on potential.

CunningLinguist · Post #827 » by **CunningLinguist** » Fri Apr 15, 2016 7:26 pm

Mr.Raptorsingh wrote:Best case is for both NY and DEN picks to move up via the lottery, ideally into the top 5, at least.

They can only move into the top 3. It can't be 4 or 5

Yosemite Dan · Post #828 » by **Yosemite Dan** » Fri Apr 15, 2016 7:26 pm

Now all we need is Murray to get caught with a hooker and he'll fall to us at 9. We Canadians are a forgiving people.

T-d0t · Post #829 » by **T-d0t** » Fri Apr 15, 2016 7:26 pm

Milwaukee board in shambles

navyblue · Post #830 » by **navyblue** » Fri Apr 15, 2016 7:27 pm

Mr.Raptorsingh wrote:Best case is for both NY and DEN picks to move up via the lottery, ideally into the top 5, at least.

the lotto is only top 3

MEDIC · Post #831 » by **MEDIC** » Fri Apr 15, 2016 7:27 pm

Lucky #9 for us. Not bad.

These guys should have taken care of business during the regular season & they would have had 8th.

artsncrafts · Post #832 » by **artsncrafts** » Fri Apr 15, 2016 7:29 pm

T-d0t wrote:Milwaukee board in shambles

Good, that team is trash. Shouldnt even have been in the coin toss.

Yosemite Dan · Post #833 » by **Yosemite Dan** » Fri Apr 15, 2016 7:31 pm

This is alot better than what most people thought. I remember a thread in October where people thought we would get a #14 or #15 pick thinking the Knicks would be decent this year. LOL, this is the Knicks we're talking about.

DreamTeam09 · Post #834 » by **DreamTeam09** » Fri Apr 15, 2016 7:31 pm

Drafted bargnani number 1 in 2006 and 10 yrs later get the 2016 9th pick for him and he's noteven in the league anymore. No freaking complaints here, that's amazing value.

Mr.Raptorsingh · Post #835 » by **Mr.Raptorsingh** » Fri Apr 15, 2016 7:35 pm

CunningLinguist wrote:
Mr.Raptorsingh wrote:Best case is for both NY and DEN picks to move up via the lottery, ideally into the top 5, at least.

They can only move into the top 3. It can't be 4 or 5

Even better.

0 - 100 · Post #836 » by **0 - 100** » Fri Apr 15, 2016 7:37 pm

Great news. 9th baby

slothrop8 · Post #837 » by **slothrop8** » Fri Apr 15, 2016 7:38 pm

So, pending the lottery we could theoretically pick 2, 3, 7, or 9. Is that right? With 2 and 3 being extremely unlikely, 7 somewhat possible but still a longshot, and 9 being most likely of all?

CunningLinguist · Post #838 » by **CunningLinguist** » Fri Apr 15, 2016 7:40 pm

slothrop8 wrote:So, pending the lottery we could theoretically pick 2, 3, 7, or 9. Is that right? With 2 and 3 being extremely unlikely, 7 somewhat possible but still a longshot, and 9 being most likely of all?

2,3,8,9,10,11,12

TheGoodDoctor · Post #839 » by **TheGoodDoctor** » Fri Apr 15, 2016 7:42 pm

#9 Picks:

Drummond
Hayward
Kemba
DeRozan
Iggy
Noah
Amare
Nowitizki
McGrady
Marion
Oakley

So there's good talent to be had...nevermind guys like Klay, Kawhi, George were all drafted after that in drafts thought to be in even worse drafts.

TheGoodDoctor · Post #840 » by **TheGoodDoctor** » Fri Apr 15, 2016 7:43 pm

CunningLinguist wrote:
slothrop8 wrote:So, pending the lottery we could theoretically pick 2, 3, 7, or 9. Is that right? With 2 and 3 being extremely unlikely, 7 somewhat possible but still a longshot, and 9 being most likely of all?

2,3,8,9,10,11,12

These numbers are the ones that bother me because it seems like every draft at least one team cracks the top 3 that shouldn't have been there.