What eight Magicians would you protect in a expansion draft?

[drsd]

The dog days of summer are on us when this is what we get to read:

SB Nation Mock Expansion Draft: Orlando Magic protected players
Expansion talk is picking up, so we protected eight players from a possible expansion draft.

OPS link


Given boredom to the lack of actual basketball, this is as good as any question to address.


So: I would protect, in order, :
1-Payton
2-Vučević
3-Gordon
4-Isaac
5-Simmons
6-Ross
7-Fournier
8-Biyombo

This leaves open:
a) Afflalo, Augustin, and Speights as expendable, low-cost vets.
b) Hezonja, Birch, and Iwundu as unproven, low-cost young-guns.

Keeping Fournier and Biyombo over the above six to make-available was a tough call for me. (Their respective release creates needed Magic cap space). But in the end I decided that clear assets have value no matter the cost.


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[bargnanimvp]

You'd protect payton and vuc over isaac and gordon?

I'd protect hezonja over biyombo and pray someone takes biyombos contract off our hands.

[cb1115]

1) Gordon
2) Isaac
3) Fournier
4) Payton
5) Ross
6) Simmons
7) Hezonja
8) Vuvevic

[Magic_Johnny12]

1) Issac
2) Gordon
3) Fournier
4) Payton
5) Vucevic
6) Ross
7) Simmons
8) Hezonja

[The Effect]

1 - Gordon
2 - Isaac
3 - Payton
4 - Simmons
5 - Fournier
6 - Hezonja
7 - Vuc
8 - iwundu

[Def Swami]

1. Gordon
2. Isaac
3. Payton
4. Fournier
5. Vucevic
6. Simmons
7. Ross
8. Hezonja

Please take Biyombo's contract.

[AddiFB]

1. Isaac
2. Gordon
3. Payton
4. Simmons
5. Fournier
6. Ross
7. Vucevic
8. Hezonja

Close, but had to leave someone unprotected: ... meh?

Please take his contract: Biyombo

[Howard Mass]

Protected

1) Issac
2) Gordon
3) Fournier
4) Vucevic
5) Payton
6) Ross
7) Simmons
8) Hezonja

The Expansion Team would then probably grab Iwundu or Birch.

[j-ragg]

Isaac
Gordon
Payton
Hezonja
Fournier
Simmons
Ross
Afflalo

[shadrock]

Not Vucevic. Let them take him. Id prefer the cap space.

[Big A All Day]

Do we have to pick 8? I can barely think of 3.

[ChosenSavior]

Isaac
Gordon
Payton
Hezonja
Fournier
Simmons
Ross
Afflalo

This is my list as well.

[NEM]

The dog days of summer are on us when this is what we get to read:

SB Nation Mock Expansion Draft: Orlando Magic protected players
Expansion talk is picking up, so we protected eight players from a possible expansion draft.

OPS link


Given boredom to the lack of actual basketball, this is as good as any question to address.


So: I would protect, in order, :
1-Payton
2-Vučević
3-Gordon
4-Isaac
5-Simmons
6-Ross
7-Fournier
8-Biyombo

This leaves open:
a) Afflalo, Augustin, and Speights as expendable, low-cost vets.
b) Hezonja, Birch, and Iwundu as unproven, low-cost young-guns.

Keeping Fournier and Biyombo over the above six to make-available was a tough call for me. (Their respective release creates needed Magic cap space). But in the end I decided that clear assets have value no matter the cost.


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1 - Gordon
2 - Isaac
3 - Payton
4 - Vucevic
5 - Hezonja
6 - Ross
7 - Simmons
8 - Iwundu

Open:
Speights
Augustin
Biyombo
Fournier
Mack
Afflalo
Birch

I'd be hoping no one takes speights, Mack, Afflalo or iwundu and to an extent evan. I'd be praying that Biz and Augustin get drafted.

[Nemesis21]

Gordon
Isaac
Payton
Vucevic
Simmons
Hezonja
Ross
Iwundu

[Mauro Pedrosa]

Considering contracts:

Gordon, Isaac, Hezonja, Ross, Simmons, Mack, Speights, Birch

[nicnac215]

Issac
Gordon
Payton
Ross
Biyambo
Simmons
Speights
Hezonja

[OrlDave]

Not Vucevic. Let them take him. Id prefer the cap space.

You people are crazy. I get you hate him. Fine. But this is just moronic. Unlike BB who has a untradeable contract, Nik has actual trade value and just letting him walk makes no sense.

[Nemesis21]

2 people would protect Biz and that contract,

[fendilim]

Isaac
Gordon
Payton
Hezonja
Fournier
Simmons
Ross
Afflalo

This is my list as well.

This and I'll tell them Biyombo is unprotected

[Magic#1]

I had no idea expansion was even on the radar.

Musts:
Gordon
Isaac
Payton
Simmons
Ross
Vooch
Fournier

Last one: Either Hezonja or Biz. I go with Biz because the he will only have two years left after this year and he could be an expiring in a year. Plus, he has shown he can have a BIG impact when he is in the right situation for a team and provide great intangibles. As for Vooch, I get that he is imperfect. But his contract is CHEAP in today's market and there just aren't a lot of players that can get his numbers consistently. He is really undervalued here. If people would not keep him as one of our eight players in a draft, I just don't get that. Unless you want us to be the team that looks like an expansion roster, you keep Vooch.