zaymon wrote:azwfan wrote:Greetings Magic fans. Warriors fan here.
Hypothetical question for you...
If GSW were to get a top pick as a result of the draft lottery... would ORL be interested in moving up from 15(ish)? and what would you be willing to give up to do so? Is there a prospect that you would want to move up for specifically? I was thinking Anthony Edwards (so likely #1 or #2 pick) would be a great fit for yall but I haven't been following your team that closely so I'm not sure what your needs are.
From GSW standpoint i think we would have interest in Bamba, Ross, Okeke, future 1sts (2021, 2022, 2024 are the years we'd have interest in), POSSIBLY Fournier (though i'm not sure how much value we would see in him considering his salary), and Gordon (who I don't think we can make it work salary wise).
GSW would have interest in these players for several reasons:
1) We are in need of wing defensive talent, and there doesn't appear to be a lot of that at the top of this years draft. (hence interest Ross, Gordon, Okeke)
2) We are in need of veterans with playoff experience to play a decent amount of minutes (assuming we are a playoff team / contender next season). Our 2021 bench is full of unproven youth and we really need to get some experience there. That said, we don't have interest in filling our bench with a bunch of has-been players (like the Heat teams with haslem, james jones, ilguaskas, etc.) unless we have to. (hence interest in Ross, Gordon, maybe Fournier)
3) We need a defensive minded center with size. Chriss has been a nice find for us, but Looney looks broken down and neither one can come close to matching up physically with the centers the Lakers throw out there, or even Valuciunus (sp?). (therefore the interest in Bamba).
4) Future picks have interest for GSW because our FO is always hunting for an elite player and future picks give ammunition to do so if there's an opportunity to strike. 2021 and 2022 1sts because they are supposed to be good drafts... 2024 because we traded our 2024 pick so that would give us flexibility to offer more picks if a superstar trade avails itself.
Anyways, thanks for any input you may have.
This draft is so weak at the top, that our 15 pick could easly be better than number 1 or 2 pick. Right now outside your championship core you have nothing that interest us. Maybe some would consider Vucevic for Wiggins and your pick, but i am quite certain our front office wouldnt do that.
Bamba for all his struggles showed a lot of potential, twice more than any player in this years draft. We wont deal Okeke until we see what we have in him, he is a prototipical forward. Ross could be had, but we dont really want to become younger, and your pick would be an overpay.
Gordon is available. Maybe Gordon + Augustine for Wiggins and your pick ? but Andrew is so overpaid that i doubt we do it.
Future picks are propably not available for you, this draft doesnt warrant you that.
You have little chance to aquire Fournier. We wont bite for Wiggins.
I feel like this draft is primed to see a lot of fluctuation at the top. Nobody really stands out to me. This wont happen but Nico Mannion would be value pick for us at 15 but he doesn't have super long arms and he actually has basketball skill so i could see WeHam passing on him. Actually I could see Killian Hayes moving up into the top 10 tbh. Nesmith would be a great pick as well.
I like Vucevic, but he's not really what we want at center and he's a lot of value in an area we would rather not acquire it (if that makes sense). So rather than suck up a lot of the value for a type we don't really want, think its better if ORL holds onto him.
