Official 2020 NBA Draft Thread

pepe1991 · Post #81 » by **pepe1991** » Tue Jan 7, 2020 6:05 pm

Is this one of lamest draft classes in recent history? There is no hype whatsoever

Post #82 » by **Bensational** » Tue Jan 7, 2020 6:21 pm

pepe1991 wrote:Is this one of lamest draft classes in recent history? There is no hype whatsoever

So was the draft that produced Giannis, so chances are one of those are hiding somewhere in the depths.

pepe1991 · Post #83 » by **pepe1991** » Tue Jan 7, 2020 7:05 pm

Bensational wrote:
pepe1991 wrote:Is this one of lamest draft classes in recent history? There is no hype whatsoever

So was the draft that produced Giannis, so chances are one of those are hiding somewhere in the depths.

Yep, but still that draft was trash, especially lottery selections.
Bennett
Porter
Zeller
Len
Noel
McLemore
KCP
Burke
MCW
Olynyk
Muhammad

Dipo, McCullum and Adams are only good, and non of them is megastar

MartinsIzAfraud · Post #84 » by **MartinsIzAfraud** » Sat Jan 11, 2020 7:37 pm

Obi Toppin is going to fly up draft boards later in March. Like top 3 pick good. My goodness he’s saucy

MagicFan4Lyfe · Post #85 » by **MagicFan4Lyfe** » Mon Jan 13, 2020 3:58 am

MartinsIzAfraud wrote:Obi Toppin is going to fly up draft boards later in March. Like top 3 pick good. My goodness he’s saucy

We have to accept the fact we are going to perennially going to be drafting between 14-18 for the next decade while the FO and ownership throws the fans the "we are a playoff team" bone.

KillMonger · Post #86 » by **KillMonger** » Mon Jan 13, 2020 4:36 am

BAMBAEXPRESS wrote:
MartinsIzAfraud wrote:Obi Toppin is going to fly up draft boards later in March. Like top 3 pick good. My goodness he’s saucy

We have to accept the fact we are going to perennially going to be drafting between 14-18 for the next decade while the FO and ownership throws the fans the "we are a playoff team" bone.

"cue the sad violin"

drsd · Post #87 » by **drsd** » Thu Jan 16, 2020 1:59 pm

The draft is projected by the media to be deep for PGs and very thin for PFs and combo-bigs. SO I project quite a few of the PGs to flop and quite of PFs to star relative to draft slot.

The Magic drafting at a probable 17, Orlando can look to quite a few interesting SG prospects. RJ Hampton as a combo-guard makes a lot of sense for this team, need wise.

Post #88 » by **Knightro** » Thu Jan 16, 2020 2:18 pm

He's a little bit older and maybe not the best fit for the Magic's roster, but I Aamir Simms has really improved a lot for Clemson. I like his game.

https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/aamir-simms-1.html

Skin · Post #89 » by **Skin** » Thu Jan 16, 2020 8:47 pm

BAMBAEXPRESS wrote:
MartinsIzAfraud wrote:Obi Toppin is going to fly up draft boards later in March. Like top 3 pick good. My goodness he’s saucy

We have to accept the fact we are going to perennially going to be drafting between 14-18 for the next decade while the FO and ownership throws the fans the "we are a playoff team" bone.

Easiest team to build is one that is not a true contender and not a high lottery team.

Im still wondering what direction we're going to in order to find our superstars.

T-Cat · Post #90 » by **T-Cat** » Sun Jan 19, 2020 4:39 pm

Watch on YouTube

7 Foot Guard with skills!

He's moving up draft boards!

BadMofoPimp · Post #91 » by **BadMofoPimp** » Mon Jan 20, 2020 3:21 am

Skin wrote:
BAMBAEXPRESS wrote:
MartinsIzAfraud wrote:Obi Toppin is going to fly up draft boards later in March. Like top 3 pick good. My goodness he’s saucy

We have to accept the fact we are going to perennially going to be drafting between 14-18 for the next decade while the FO and ownership throws the fans the "we are a playoff team" bone.

Easiest team to build is one that is not a true contender and not a high lottery team.

Im still wondering what direction we're going to in order to find our superstars.

Obviously, not tank for one.

MagicFan4Lyfe · Post #92 » by **MagicFan4Lyfe** » Mon Jan 20, 2020 3:25 am

BadMofoPimp wrote:
Skin wrote:
BAMBAEXPRESS wrote:

We have to accept the fact we are going to perennially going to be drafting between 14-18 for the next decade while the FO and ownership throws the fans the "we are a playoff team" bone.

Easiest team to build is one that is not a true contender and not a high lottery team.

Im still wondering what direction we're going to in order to find our superstars.

Obviously, not tank for one.

I think we have to take 1-2 steps back in order to move forward. I am not advocating tanking because it ruins culture esp. for the young guys and there is no guarantee with the new format you are going to draft high.

BUT...
We can still field a competitive team yet do some sort of reset. We have some great building blocks in Fultz and Isaac so no need to go into full tank mode.

Skin · Post #93 » by **Skin** » Tue Jan 21, 2020 9:00 pm

BAMBAEXPRESS wrote:
BadMofoPimp wrote:
Skin wrote:Easiest team to build is one that is not a true contender and not a high lottery team.

Im still wondering what direction we're going to in order to find our superstars.

Obviously, not tank for one.

I think we have to take 1-2 steps back in order to move forward. I am not advocating tanking because it ruins culture esp. for the young guys and there is no guarantee with the new format you are going to draft high.

BUT...
We can still field a competitive team yet do some sort of reset. We have some great building blocks in Fultz and Isaac so no need to go into full tank mode.

That's logical.

What's not logical is trying to fool yourself into believing a capped out team with Vuc, Fournier, Gordon and TRoss are enough to legitimately compete at the top.

Stop trying to "retain the asset" by giving them new contracts that are hard to move. Instead make trades to attain draft picks, young players who teams have soured on that you scouted and liked, or expiring contracts. So easy but we have no guts to do it.

PrimeThyme · Post #94 » by **PrimeThyme** » Tue Jan 21, 2020 11:52 pm

I'm really enjoying college basketball this season, but I just can't get excited about the draft this year knowing that we will be picking outside the lottery in a pretty weak draft class.

PrimeThyme · Post #95 » by **PrimeThyme** » Tue Jan 21, 2020 11:57 pm

pepe1991 wrote:Yep, but still that draft was trash, especially lottery selections.
Bennett
Porter
Zeller
Len
Noel
McLemore
KCP
Burke
MCW
Olynyk
Muhammad

Dipo, McCullum and Adams are only good, and non of them is megastar

I think Gobert was drafted that year too. Kind of funny to think about MCW winning rookie of the year in a draft class that featured Giannis, Dipo, Rudy, and Mccollum lol

Skin · Post #96 » by **Skin** » Wed Jan 22, 2020 12:57 am

T-Cat wrote:

Watch on YouTube

7 Foot Guard with skills!

He's moving up draft boards!

I feel like if I click play, it will lead me to some kiddie porn site and I'll get busted at work.

pepe1991 · Post #97 » by **pepe1991** » Wed Jan 22, 2020 6:55 am

PrimeThyme wrote:
pepe1991 wrote:Yep, but still that draft was trash, especially lottery selections.
Bennett
Porter
Zeller
Len
Noel
McLemore
KCP
Burke
MCW
Olynyk
Muhammad

Dipo, McCullum and Adams are only good, and non of them is megastar

I think Gobert was drafted that year too. Kind of funny to think about MCW winning rookie of the year in a draft class that featured Giannis, Dipo, Rudy, and Mccollum lol

notable non-lottery selections:
Dieng
Schroder
Tim Hardaway jr
Mason Plumlee (better one !)
Gobert
Reggie Bullock
Alen Crabbe
Mike Muscala
James Ennis

not all of them are great, but solid pickups.

pepe1991 · Post #98 » by **pepe1991** » Wed Jan 22, 2020 7:34 am

Watch on YouTube

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lol
"how can i ruin my draft stock? Idk i should probably stomp guy in fight and pick up a chair and almost swing a fan"

:clap:

Not to mention that probably half of them will be suspended for rest of a college season :nonono:

BadMofoPimp · Post #99 » by **BadMofoPimp** » Wed Jan 22, 2020 2:03 pm

Question is, what pick range in this draft would ya'll trade Bamba for?

I would trade Mo for picks 8 thru 14. To me, best to gamble on getting a player that can contribute more.

MagicFan101 · Post #100 » by **MagicFan101** » Wed Jan 22, 2020 2:09 pm

BadMofoPimp wrote:Question is, what pick range in this draft would ya'll trade Bamba for?

I would trade Mo for picks 8 thru 14. To me, best to gamble on getting a player that can contribute more.

Given the improvement we have seen from last year to this, I would argue that keeping him is just as good a gamble on “getting a player that can contribute more” next year ... and without being at the mercy of letting have the league have their choice first.

What kind of player do you think we need most?