Who should WeHam select at 6? (poll)

[King Ken]

5 comes after 4. Lol.

Right the number 5 always comes after the number 4, Ayton, Donocic and Bagley are the top 3 picks so the real draft starts at the 4th pick. Than 5th pick Mavericks is on the clock after the 4th pick Grizzles make their selection.

i dont understand the love for Porter. He overpowered regular HS players at 6'10, but was average against players his level in FIBA. He isnt a dynamic scorer, above average shooter, he doesnt have the ability to drive and score. oh, and then add the injury risk

He was one of the best players in that tourney

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[NotACat]

Wow, Young by a mile.

Is that because of need or he's likely the BPA at #6?

Poor free agent class for PGs, only Exum, Smart and Payton are under 25.

And the Magic drafted Issacs last year so another wing may not make sense, though are the Magic going to let Gordon and Hejonja just go in free agency with nothing in return?

I'd bet a good amount of money on Young being better than a majority of players drafted ahead of him

I agree with this. I think he's going to be a better defenders than expected after a couple seasons, I think he's going to be a great facilitator and really open the floor up for everyone.

[Patrick1978]

Bamba second in the poll behind young
Interesting........

[Nemesis21]

Bamba second in the poll behind young
Interesting........

People are sleeping on Bridges and Porter.

[Nyce_1]

Bamba second in the poll behind young
Interesting........

People are sleeping on Bridges and Porter.

Porter's back scares the crap out of me. Even if he checks out, I'd still worry about down the road.

I like Mikal Bridges a lot but I wouldn't pick him over Bamba. I would trade a future pick for the chance to jump up and get Bridges to pair with whoever we take at 6.

[Nemesis21]

Bamba second in the poll behind young
Interesting........

People are sleeping on Bridges and Porter.

Porter's back scares the crap out of me. Even if he checks out, I'd still worry about down the road.

I like Mikal Bridges a lot but I wouldn't pick him over Bamba. I would trade a future pick for the chance to jump up and get Bridges to pair with whoever we take at 6.

I mean the draft is still 5 weeks away, can't write Porter off yet. First see his recent medicals, see what doctors say and your team training staff feel about the injury long term. What if he absolutely kills workouts, they way Penny did in '93? Let's not forget this time last year, Porter was widely regarded as the #1 pick in this class.

It's way too soon not to consider him with a top 6 pick.

[PrimeThyme]

Bamba second in the poll behind young
Interesting........

People are sleeping on Bridges and Porter.

Right? I thought people were really high on Bridges on this board. That poll is ridiculously lopsided though.

[Nyce_1]

People are sleeping on Bridges and Porter.

Porter's back scares the crap out of me. Even if he checks out, I'd still worry about down the road.

I like Mikal Bridges a lot but I wouldn't pick him over Bamba. I would trade a future pick for the chance to jump up and get Bridges to pair with whoever we take at 6.

I mean the draft is still 5 weeks away, can't write Porter off yet. First see his recent medicals, see what doctors say and your team training staff feel about the injury long term. What if he absolutely kills workouts, they way Penny did in '93? Let's not forget this time last year, Porter was widely regarded as the #1 pick in this class.

It's way too soon not to consider him with a top 6 pick.

I hear you. still have 5 weeks to go and I'm sure TONNNNNNNS of investigation will be done. Backs are super scary in this league. Is there anyone that's had back surgery and bounced back successfully? I can't recall anyone at the moment.

[VFX]

Bamba second in the poll behind young
Interesting........

People are sleeping on Bridges and Porter.

Right? I thought people were really high on Bridges on this board. That poll is ridiculously lopsided though.

I’m high on Bridges and Porter, but I everything I see leads me to believe Young is the pick. Would have been great to land Bagley, but Atlanta seems super high on him as well.

I just don’t see a scenario where Young isn’t taken looking at the majority of mocks, Orlando’s roster, and the cap/free agency situation.

[Nemesis21]

Porter's back scares the crap out of me. Even if he checks out, I'd still worry about down the road.

I like Mikal Bridges a lot but I wouldn't pick him over Bamba. I would trade a future pick for the chance to jump up and get Bridges to pair with whoever we take at 6.

I mean the draft is still 5 weeks away, can't write Porter off yet. First see his recent medicals, see what doctors say and your team training staff feel about the injury long term. What if he absolutely kills workouts, they way Penny did in '93? Let's not forget this time last year, Porter was widely regarded as the #1 pick in this class.

It's way too soon not to consider him with a top 6 pick.

I hear you. still have 5 weeks to go and I'm sure TONNNNNNNS of investigation will be done. Backs are super scary in this league. Is there anyone that's had back surgery and bounced back successfully? I can't recall anyone at the moment.

I'm trying to google to find out, not having much luck. Keeps giving me links for players who returned from knee injury.

[OrlandoDream]

Bamba second in the poll behind young
Interesting........

People are sleeping on Bridges and Porter.

Right? I thought people were really high on Bridges on this board. That poll is ridiculously lopsided though.

Because over the last 6 years the Orlando MAgic rotational PG have been Elfird Payton, DJ Agustine, Shelvin Mack, CJ Watson, Brandon Jennings and Luke Ridnour.

How much longer do fans have to have their eye sockets bleed at the terrible quality of PG this franchise has put together for the past couple of years?

We need an NBA starting caliber PG and floor leader! Trae Young being available at the 6th is such an obvious pick to the fans, media, and experts that only an incompetent FO could screw this up.

This draft pick will tell me all I need to know about the confidence I have for Weltman and Hammond to turn this franchise around.

[PrimeThyme]

People are sleeping on Bridges and Porter.

Right? I thought people were really high on Bridges on this board. That poll is ridiculously lopsided though.

I’m high on Bridges and Porter, but I everything I see leads me to believe Young is the pick. Would have been great to land Bagley, but Atlanta seems super high on him as well.

I just don’t see a scenario where Young isn’t taken looking at the majority of mocks, Orlando’s roster, and the cap/free agency situation.

Same. Especially since I'm 90% sure that 1-5 plays out like this, especially after listening to the Woj pod yesterday:

Phx-Ayton
Sac-Doncic
Atl-Bagely
Memphis-JJJ
Dallas-Bamba

Considering the lack of PG's in free agency and with next year not only being a weaker draft class but an extremely weak class for PG's overall, I cant see us passing on Young either. I'm torn between Bridges and Young currently. With how strapped for talent we are I would probably go with the higher ceiling player and draft Young, but there is no question how much riskier than Bridges he is. Botching this draft pick could set us back another 3-5 years.

[Patrick1978]

Right? I thought people were really high on Bridges on this board. That poll is ridiculously lopsided though.

I’m high on Bridges and Porter, but I everything I see leads me to believe Young is the pick. Would have been great to land Bagley, but Atlanta seems super high on him as well.

I just don’t see a scenario where Young isn’t taken looking at the majority of mocks, Orlando’s roster, and the cap/free agency situation.

Same. Especially since I'm 90% sure that 1-5 plays out like this, especially after listening to the Woj pod yesterday:

Phx-Ayton
Sac-Doncic
Atl-Bagely
Memphis-JJJ
Dallas-Bamba

Considering the lack of PG's in free agency and with next year not only being a weaker draft class but an extremely weak class for PG's overall, I cant see us passing on Young either. I'm torn between Bridges and Young currently. With how strapped for talent we are I would probably go with the higher ceiling player and draft Young, but there is no question how much riskier than Bridges he is. Botching this draft pick could set us back another 3-5 years.

It could also be possible that the front office chooses Porter

[VFX]

I’m high on Bridges and Porter, but I everything I see leads me to believe Young is the pick. Would have been great to land Bagley, but Atlanta seems super high on him as well.

I just don’t see a scenario where Young isn’t taken looking at the majority of mocks, Orlando’s roster, and the cap/free agency situation.

Same. Especially since I'm 90% sure that 1-5 plays out like this, especially after listening to the Woj pod yesterday:

Phx-Ayton
Sac-Doncic
Atl-Bagely
Memphis-JJJ
Dallas-Bamba

Considering the lack of PG's in free agency and with next year not only being a weaker draft class but an extremely weak class for PG's overall, I cant see us passing on Young either. I'm torn between Bridges and Young currently. With how strapped for talent we are I would probably go with the higher ceiling player and draft Young, but there is no question how much riskier than Bridges he is. Botching this draft pick could set us back another 3-5 years.

It could also be possible that the front office chooses Porter

I’d say it’s a lower probability with all the previously mentioned indications. If Porter checks out, I could see management taking the risk.

Regardless, if you look at Orlando’s guard situation, cap space, lack of free agent options, and next years draft, I’m fairly certain Young is the much safer pick between the two in terms of weighing risk of BPA and team needs. I also don’t see them passing on another point guard prospect after skipping out on DSJr last year for Isaac.

Would I rather Orlando draft Porter? Yes.
Is it going to happen? Probably not.

[zaymon]

Right? I thought people were really high on Bridges on this board. That poll is ridiculously lopsided though.

I’m high on Bridges and Porter, but I everything I see leads me to believe Young is the pick. Would have been great to land Bagley, but Atlanta seems super high on him as well.

I just don’t see a scenario where Young isn’t taken looking at the majority of mocks, Orlando’s roster, and the cap/free agency situation.

Same. Especially since I'm 90% sure that 1-5 plays out like this, especially after listening to the Woj pod yesterday:

Phx-Ayton
Sac-Doncic
Atl-Bagely
Memphis-JJJ
Dallas-Bamba

Considering the lack of PG's in free agency and with next year not only being a weaker draft class but an extremely weak class for PG's overall, I cant see us passing on Young either. I'm torn between Bridges and Young currently. With how strapped for talent we are I would probably go with the higher ceiling player and draft Young, but there is no question how much riskier than Bridges he is. Botching this draft pick could set us back another 3-5 years.

Young and Bridges definitly two most interesting options atm. Who we choose most likely depends on :
1. Is Young smart enough to leverage his skill over physique.
2. Can Bridges attack mismatches in the nba, can he be secondary ballhandler.
3. Can we aquire quality pg via trade/free agency ( i dont think we can aquire player of Bridges caliber other than via draft).
4. How positive we are Isaac/Fournier are our best option at the sf position( versatile defender, shooter, secondary creator)
5. Do we think AG is part of our future.
6. Do we want to start winning next season
7. What personel our future coach will need.
8. Which players mess with our chemistry and who will fit from the draft.
9. Where nba changes are going and what player will help us adapt more.
10. What are our biggest opponents east and how we can make the matchup easier.

I am leaning towards Bridges becouse Young didnt impress me during his interviews, but if Weltman sees something special in him i am all aboard.

[NotACat]

A front court of AG-Isaac-MPJ sounds amazing, especially if we expect Isaac to put on enough weight to be a C.

[Furinkazan]

trade down get Bridges

[Viper1500]

Assuming ayton, doncic and Bahney are gone. I’m going with Jackson, MPJ(depending on workouts) and then young.. I honestly am not as high on young as most but he definitely has potential.


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[Nemesis21]

I don't get the let's pair JJJ/Bamba with Isaac love fest. Do you not remember that, that didn't work with Ibaka and Biz?

[Nyce_1]

A front court of AG-Isaac-MPJ sounds amazing, especially if we expect Isaac to put on enough weight to be a C.

Who exactly is expecting Isaac to put on enough weight to be a C?

The guy is not a center.