Which recent draft duo would you pick to build a franchise around?

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Which recent draft duo would you pick to build a franchise around?

2021: Mobley & Cade
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38%
2020: Edwards & Ball
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2019: Zion & Ja
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2018: Luka & Trae
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37%
 
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Which recent draft duo would you pick to build a franchise around? 

Post#1 » by bstein14 » Thu Jan 27, 2022 8:18 pm

Which recent draft duo would you pick to build a franchise around? Assume you're starting from scratch for next year and the rest of your roster needs to be filled out with MLE or below FAs and a few draft picks.
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Post#2 » by TheHartBreakKid » Thu Jan 27, 2022 8:26 pm

Screw it I'll take Luka and Trae. The proven talent is just too much to pass up
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Post#3 » by bstein14 » Thu Jan 27, 2022 8:39 pm

TheHartBreakKid wrote:Screw it I'll take Luka and Trae. The proven talent is just too much to pass up


For sure the most proven of all the duos, but also perhaps the most questionable fit.
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Post#4 » by Ito » Thu Jan 27, 2022 8:47 pm

Edwards and Ball
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Post#5 » by PhilBlackson » Thu Jan 27, 2022 8:50 pm

Mobley & Cade

Hard to top a great big & wing.

There's too much overlap with Luka/Trae & not enough defence, LaMelo & Edwards not enough defence either....and I'm not even sold Zion will even be able to stay healthy.
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Post#6 » by KembaWalker » Thu Jan 27, 2022 8:53 pm

Edwards and Ball would complement each other so perfectly. Unfortunately great back court duos don't have the best track record
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Post#7 » by HoopsterJones » Thu Jan 27, 2022 8:58 pm

Zion and Ja have the highest ceiling if healthy IMO. That would be an amazing duo to watch.
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Post#8 » by jokeboy86 » Thu Jan 27, 2022 8:59 pm

I said Mobley and Cade but for entertainment it would be Ball & Edwards. Ball/Edwards would be lob city on steroids. It would be like when VC went to the Nets to play with Kidd.
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Post#9 » by LoveMyRaps » Thu Jan 27, 2022 9:00 pm

Mobley and Cade easily.
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Post#10 » by Ballerhogger » Thu Jan 27, 2022 9:01 pm

This come down to do you want shooters or defense... Im really high on Mobely and cade has showed some promise .... i feel like you get some decent offense in cade and rim protection all star in mobely.. went with them. It was close . I like ant man and LaMelo a lot though
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Post#11 » by JRoy » Thu Jan 27, 2022 9:13 pm

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Post#12 » by Lockdown504090 » Thu Jan 27, 2022 9:16 pm

are ppl voting luka and trae becuase of their trade value?
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Post#13 » by KIRAG » Thu Jan 27, 2022 9:20 pm

In the future some of these young players will team up for sure. I wonder who will end up as teammates in future super teams.

To answer the question, Ball and Edwards. These two together will be must see TV. I hope we get to see them play together under one team on the Clorox (sounds weird) Rising Stars game.
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Post#14 » by bravor » Thu Jan 27, 2022 9:41 pm

The option missing is Lamelo and Mobley, and this is something Hornets could/should have done if they did not think they were ready to compete last year.
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Post#15 » by PhilBlackson » Thu Jan 27, 2022 9:46 pm

bravor wrote:The option missing is Lamelo and Mobley, and this is something Hornets could/should have done if they did not think they were ready to compete last year.


It's not missing because they're not the same draft class lol nor do the Hornets have the ability to control the ping pong balls to ensure a top 3 pick.
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Post#16 » by matt6715 » Thu Jan 27, 2022 10:02 pm

Mobley tips the scales here. Out of these 8 here would be my top 4 pairings in general:

Luka & Mobley
Ja & Mobley
Trae & Mobley
Cade & Mobley
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Post#17 » by BlazersBroncos » Thu Jan 27, 2022 10:03 pm

Mobley and Cade easily.
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Post#18 » by Gasolina » Fri Jan 28, 2022 3:32 pm

Mobley and Doncic.
Ja and Cade.
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Post#19 » by CobraCommander » Fri Jan 28, 2022 5:09 pm

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Post#20 » by SunsLyf3 » Fri Jan 28, 2022 6:32 pm

Switch it to Luka and Ayton. That's a landslide.

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