Pre Draft Discussion

Post #1661 » by **lilfishi22** » Thu Jun 21, 2018 12:22 am

kennydorglas wrote:
lilfishi22 wrote:
bwgood77 wrote:
No, I can't imagine they are out before they know who is playing where though.

https://www.ladbrokes.com.au/sports/basketball/56868545-2018-nba-draft-markets-rookie-of-the-year/56868545-2018-nba-draft-markets-rookie-of-the-year/
I saw this today as I was looking to put a bet on the NBA draft

Great odds with LiAngelo. I'm sure one dumb team will take him with a super late pick lol

It's a good value bet lol. LA does have a #47 pick :pray:

Post #1662 » by **bwgood77** » Thu Jun 21, 2018 12:24 am

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Post #1663 » by **bwgood77** » Thu Jun 21, 2018 12:25 am

kennydorglas wrote:
lilfishi22 wrote:
bwgood77 wrote:
No, I can't imagine they are out before they know who is playing where though.

https://www.ladbrokes.com.au/sports/basketball/56868545-2018-nba-draft-markets-rookie-of-the-year/56868545-2018-nba-draft-markets-rookie-of-the-year/
I saw this today as I was looking to put a bet on the NBA draft

Great odds for LiAngelo. I'm sure one dumb team will take him with a super late pick lol

Yeah, he'll probably go like the second to last pick in the draft or something.

Post #1664 » by **lilfishi22** » Thu Jun 21, 2018 12:25 am

Hesh wrote:It's too good to be true for him to fall to us though and we should draft BPA not really for need..

At #16 and with already a plethora of young players including #1 pick this year, I'd be more inclined to take a player for fit rather than BPA. I think it's a bit of a waste to take him. It'll be like the whole drafting 2 PF's thing all over again.

kennydorglas · Post #1665 » by **kennydorglas** » Thu Jun 21, 2018 12:28 am

bwgood77 wrote:
kennydorglas wrote:
lilfishi22 wrote:https://www.ladbrokes.com.au/sports/basketball/56868545-2018-nba-draft-markets-rookie-of-the-year/56868545-2018-nba-draft-markets-rookie-of-the-year/
I saw this today as I was looking to put a bet on the NBA draft

Great odds for LiAngelo. I'm sure one dumb team will take him with a super late pick lol

Yeah, he'll probably go like the second to last pick in the draft or something.

Dont put that evil on us...

but it'd be a very McD-like type of move.

TeamTragic · Post #1666 » by **TeamTragic** » Thu Jun 21, 2018 12:28 am

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kennydorglas · Post #1667 » by **kennydorglas** » Thu Jun 21, 2018 12:34 am

GoranTragic wrote:
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Please give us this battle in video, like when they took Stauskas.

Hesh · Post #1668 » by **Hesh** » Thu Jun 21, 2018 12:42 am

lilfishi22 wrote:
Hesh wrote:It's too good to be true for him to fall to us though and we should draft BPA not really for need..

At #16 and with already a plethora of young players including #1 pick this year, I'd be more inclined to take a player for fit rather than BPA. I think it's a bit of a waste to take him. It'll be like the whole drafting 2 PF's thing all over again.

Yeah I agree, but man I'd probably rather have Williams instead of Chriss. We'd still have the problem of having too many bigs though, when we took these 2 in the draft we didn't expect to be drafting a top C this season. Ah well.

Post #1669 » by **bwgood77** » Thu Jun 21, 2018 1:03 am

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Christine-In-AZ · Post #1670 » by **Christine-In-AZ** » Thu Jun 21, 2018 1:06 am

What would be your guess...

If the #1 pick were given to Ainge, Morey, Bob Meyers or Buford/Popovich, who would each GM select in tomorrow's draft? (No dealing)

NTB · Post #1671 » by **NTB** » Thu Jun 21, 2018 1:14 am

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NapoleonII · Post #1672 » by **NapoleonII** » Thu Jun 21, 2018 1:14 am

ChrisInAZ wrote:What would be your guess...

If the #1 pick were given to Ainge, Morey, Bob Meyers or Buford/Popovich, who would each GM select in tomorrow's draft? (No dealing)

Ainge - Ayton

Morey -Bamba

Bob Myers - Doncic

Pop/Buford - Ayton

Post #1673 » by **bwgood77** » Thu Jun 21, 2018 1:17 am

ChrisInAZ wrote:What would be your guess...

If the #1 pick were given to Ainge, Morey, Bob Meyers or Buford/Popovich, who would each GM select in tomorrow's draft? (No dealing)

That's very tough, because they all have built their teams and have elite wings and a lot of playmakers. I think Pop would probably lean Ayton given his history with bigs. I think most teams would value a Doncic player a lot, maybe moreso than Ayton, but given many of their teams, they already have elite teams and are set at the wing and don't have a great C. I think Morey would love Doncic but they already have two playmakers and better defenders/shooters..but then they have Capela. I think Ainge would want Ayton actually, considering his team.

The Warriors are a tough one....Doncic could pick apart other teams with his passing to the other Warriors...I don't know that they'd care to have an Ayton.

It's probably kind of a toss up between a lot of those teams. It's so hard to know without more information on the guys though.

Post #1674 » by **lilfishi22** » Thu Jun 21, 2018 1:18 am

ChrisInAZ wrote:What would be your guess...

If the #1 pick were given to Ainge, Morey, Bob Meyers or Buford/Popovich, who would each GM select in tomorrow's draft? (No dealing)

Ainge : Doncic - perfect Steven's guy. Smart player on both ends of the court. Can play in a system, can play off ball
Morey : Doncic - Could be a D'Antoni favourite and a 3rd guy behind Harden/CP3 to handle the ball. Shoots the 3 ball and move the ball. Small ball 4 potential.
Meyers : Ayton - already have elite wing talent and adding a shooting big who can dominate down low would make them even more dangerous.
Pops/Buford : Doncic - High IQ, highly skilled, strong fundamentals, average athleticism and coachable. Perfect Pop's guy.

Post #1675 » by **bwgood77** » Thu Jun 21, 2018 1:19 am

LOL, I kind of picked the exact opposite of lilfishi, but it's tough to know.

Post #1676 » by **lilfishi22** » Thu Jun 21, 2018 1:26 am

bwgood77 wrote:LOL, I kind of picked the exact opposite of lilfishi, but it's tough to know.

My rationale is that outside of perhaps Houston, the other teams don't really favor outright athleticism or a big to win. Sure Spurs have a history with bigs but let's not forget Duncan/Robinson came into the league seasoned, highly skilled, with strong fundamentals, with a high IQ and of course were also elite athletically. These teams give minutes to players with high IQ and can make the right plays within the system on both ends of the court.

I gave Ayton to the Warriors because I think adding Doncic would be a bit redundant with so many ball handlers and shooters on the team already.

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thamadkant · Post #1678 » by **thamadkant** » Thu Jun 21, 2018 1:29 am

Pop and Spurs need their next Duncan... They need an elite big to surround with good ball movement.... Ayton

Warriors... Have 4 players that need shots and usage... So I think they pick Ayton or JJJ...

Boston has a wing problem... When healthy.
What they lack is inside dominance that would fit with the wings... Ayton or Bamba

Post #1679 » by **bwgood77** » Thu Jun 21, 2018 1:29 am

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thamadkant · Post #1680 » by **thamadkant** » Thu Jun 21, 2018 1:30 am

Teams that would have Doncic as number 1...

Mavericks
Magic
Knicks
Clippers

To name a few

Who would you rather take at 16 if one of these guys slipped?