2018 NBA Draft Talk

Post #401 » by **mkwest** » Tue May 15, 2018 6:27 pm

Top 3 Picks in the Lottery Era

1985 - Benoit Benjamin (3rd Overall)

1988 - Danny Manning (1st Overall)

1989 - Danny Ferry (2nd Overall) traded with Reggie Williams to Cleveland for Ron Harper, 1990 FRP (Loy Vaught), 1991 SRP (Joy Wylie) and 1992 FRP (Elmore Spencer)

1995 - Antonio McDyess (2nd Overall) traded with Randy Woods to Denver for Brent Barry (15th Overall) & Rodney Rogers

1998 - Michael Olowokandi (1st Overall)

2000 - Darius Miles (3rd Overall)

2001 - Tyson Chandler (2nd Overall) traded with Brian Skinner to Chicago for Elton Brand

2004 - 2nd Overall (Emeka Okafor) and Predrag Drobnjak (via Expansion Draft) traded to Charlotte for 4th Overall (Shaun Livingston) and 33rd Overall (Lionel Chalmers).

2009 - Blake Griffin (1st Overall)

2011 - 1st Overall (Kyrie Irving) traded with Baron Davis to Cleveland for Mo Williams and Jamario Moon

Forte IV · Post #402 » by **Forte IV** » Tue May 15, 2018 7:22 pm

Been looking at bigger PGs that can shoot lately. Tony Carr and Shake Milton interest me.

esqtvd · Post #403 » by **esqtvd** » Tue May 15, 2018 9:34 pm

Forte IV wrote:Been looking at bigger PGs that can shoot lately. Tony Carr and Shake Milton interest me.

With the bigger guys more and more able to handle the ball adequately, PG seems to be undergoing redefinition. Steph only averaged 6.1 apg this year. What you definitely want is the shooting.

Next would indeed be some length so you can switch on D rather than try to hide your 6-footer, although some guys like CP3 and Pat Bev are able to scrap with the big boys.

Ranma · Post #404 » by **Ranma** » Tue May 15, 2018 10:33 pm

Matt Petersen, NBA.com (5/14/18)

Danny Manning was one of the most highly anticipated draftees in NBA history. His health, however, didn't hold up.

2017-18 record: 42-40

No. 1 pick odds: 0.6 percent

Argument for: Is the Clippers’ brief time in the sunshine over just like that? Half a decade of relevance hardly seems enough to make up for 40 years of misery. Don’t they deserve a shot at a No. 1 pick that isn’t injury prone or named Michael Olowokandi?

Also, can you imagine team owner Steve Ballmer winning his first No. 1 pick? The guy is a true fan, and would undoubtedly set a new level of post-win enthusiasm.

Argument against: The lottery gods must surely frown on a team just four months removed from trading a No. 1 overall pick recently signed to a long-term contract. Don’t forget, it was Blake Griffin -- not Chris Paul -- that served as the first ray of sunshine that finally fell upon Los Angeles' “other team.”

Plus, are we sure the Clippers’ bad luck with top draftees’ health is really gone?

Arguing For and Against Each Team in the 2018 NBA Draft Lottery

Ranma · Post #405 » by **Ranma** » Tue May 15, 2018 11:10 pm

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mttwlsn16 · Post #406 » by **mttwlsn16** » Tue May 15, 2018 11:14 pm

It would be really neat if we somehow got the 1st pick with ours, and 5th with Detroit's.

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Ranma · Post #407 » by **Ranma** » Tue May 15, 2018 11:27 pm

mttwlsn16 wrote:It would be really neat if we somehow got the 1st pick with ours, and 5th with Detroit's.

Detroit's pick is top-4 protected and the lottery determines the top 3 picks, so that pick either goes to the Pistons if it is picked in the lottery drawings or stays with the Clippers at 12th-14th overall. If the Clippers or Nuggets somehow secure one of the top 3 picks then the Detroit pick would fall to 13th overall and in the highly unlikely event that both the Clips and Nugs get into the top 3, the pick would fall to 14th.

Post #408 » by **mkwest** » Tue May 15, 2018 11:33 pm

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Quake Griffin · Post #409 » by **Quake Griffin** » Tue May 15, 2018 11:40 pm

*patiently waiting*

Post #410 » by **mkwest** » Tue May 15, 2018 11:48 pm

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mttwlsn16 · Post #411 » by **mttwlsn16** » Tue May 15, 2018 11:49 pm

Ranma wrote:
mttwlsn16 wrote:It would be really neat if we somehow got the 1st pick with ours, and 5th with Detroit's.

Detroit's pick is top-4 protected and the lottery determines the top 3 picks, so that pick either goes to the Pistons if it is picked in the lottery or stays with the Clippers at 12th-14th overall. If the Clippers or Nuggets somehow secure one of the top 3 picks then the Detroit pick would fall to 13th overall and in the highly unlikely event that both the Clips and Nugs get into the top 3, the pick would fall to 14th.

Ah. Lame.

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Ranma · Post #412 » by **Ranma** » Tue May 15, 2018 11:56 pm

mttwlsn16 wrote:Ah. Lame.

I concur. The odds are already stacked accordingly given the amount of "lottery tickets" in number combinations given to each team based on team record, so why not just draw for every pick in the lottery? It would certainly make things more exciting and go further towards discouraging teams from tanking.

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Quake Griffin · Post #413 » by **Quake Griffin** » Tue May 15, 2018 11:56 pm

mkwest wrote:

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While I am skeptical about Lawrence Frank, this is a fantastic thing to hear for our organization.

Akklaim1 · Post #414 » by **Akklaim1** » Wed May 16, 2018 12:07 am

Elton Brand representing the Sixers? The team where he had his most failures? WTF? Yep, he has truly cut his ties with us. He ain't getting his 42 retired here.

Post #415 » by **mkwest** » Wed May 16, 2018 12:08 am

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Post #416 » by **mkwest** » Wed May 16, 2018 12:15 am

Clippers stand at 12 and 13

Quake Griffin · Post #417 » by **Quake Griffin** » Wed May 16, 2018 12:17 am

Thank God Detroit’s pick wasn’t top 3.

Almost had a heart attack there.

Let’s do work brehs!!!

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Akklaim1 · Post #418 » by **Akklaim1** » Wed May 16, 2018 12:17 am

Goddamn it. 2 picks and we end up in the bottom 3. Why can't Clipper fans ever have nice things?

Forte IV · Post #419 » by **Forte IV** » Wed May 16, 2018 12:19 am

lol at the ones who actually thought we'd jump to top 3.

Post #420 » by **mkwest** » Wed May 16, 2018 12:21 am

Phoenix, Sacramento and Atlanta are in the top 3.

What do you predict the Clippers will do on Draft Night? (vote for up to 2 options)