Official 2018 NBA Draft Thread

Bolts · Jun 20, 2018

bksballer89 said:

flyerhawk · Jun 20, 2018

Shaqdaddy11 said:

The Sixers have 4 2nd round picks and were probably just looking to punt one to next year.

Shaqdaddy11 · Jun 20, 2018

flyerhawk said:
The Sixers have 4 2nd round picks and were probably just looking to punt one to next year.

Typically a team would not trade for a pick at that point in the draft the day before. Typically a team would want to see who is available when that pick comes up on the board and would look to make a deal for the pick knowing someone they are interested in is there for the taking. Remember when the Lakers traded for the right’s to Jordan Clarkson with the Wizards? They did that right when the pick was made, not the day before.

Raw_Bee808 · Jun 21, 2018

The Q · Jun 21, 2018

Shaqdaddy11 said:
Typically a team would not trade for a pick at that point in the draft the day before. Typically a team would want to see who is available when that pick comes up on the board and would look to make a deal for the pick knowing someone they are interested in is there for the taking. Remember when the Lakers traded for the right’s to Jordan Clarkson with the Wizards? They did that right when the pick was made, not the day before.

Agreed there’s another move coming. Trading up into round 1 with both 2nds and using both 2nds to dump deng would make some sense.

shopson67 · Jun 21, 2018

WiggyRuss said:
Doncic is going to be amazing...he has it all. He really basically is a rich mans ricky rubio.....the kid has great size, great vision, great athleticism, is a big time competitor ....id take him 1 and not think twice

He's closer to prime Hedo Turkoglu than Rubio. Rubio came into the league not being able to shoot, he's small, and he's a phenomenal passer. Doncic isn't an amazing athlete either; he's not going to wow you with a crazy vert, speed, or agility. He IS a proven package (at 19) of a SF sized passer/shooter/scorer.

shopson67 · Jun 21, 2018

Bolts said:
25, can't risk another team taking him at the start of round 2.

#25 is going to the Spurs, so it won't be that one. Besides, this regime doesn't throw away draft picks like that.

WiggyRuss · Jun 21, 2018

bksballer89 said:

this is probably divac realizing he is an idiot saying he is not interested in doncic before basically and trying to leverage teams to go up to 2 - since everyone is trying to go up to 3 to get him.

Kings gonna King.

WiggyRuss · Jun 21, 2018

this draft is insane

ESPN's latest mock had Sexton going 11, Young 12, and Miles Bridges 14. In any other year all of those guys would be considered possible top 5 picks.

I dont think I have EVER seen a draft deeper through the entirety of the lottery than this draft.

WiggyRuss · Jun 21, 2018

shopson67 said:
He's closer to prime Hedo Turkoglu than Rubio. Rubio came into the league not being able to shoot, he's small, and he's a phenomenal passer. Doncic isn't an amazing athlete either; he's not going to wow you with a crazy vert, speed, or agility. He IS a proven package (at 19) of a SF sized passer/shooter/scorer.

totally disagree

turkoglu was no a ball handler --- Doncic is basicallya 6' 8" point guard--- i think thats a terrible comparison

Edonidd · Jun 21, 2018

I don't usually pay much attention to this, but I was curious about Jaren Jackson. Tried watching a couple of those draft shows, and they all agree that he's a sure fire top 5 pick and then move on to in depth stories about everyone else in the top 10. They almost literally said; Bagley, Bamba, and Jsckson could go in any order, but probably all three back to back to back. So let's talk about Bagley for 5 minutes and then Bamba for 10, and then we'll move on to the next tier of guys.

Is there just kind of a consensus about him or something and no need to discuss him?

WiggyRuss · Jun 21, 2018

The Q said:
Agreed there’s another move coming. Trading up into round 1 with both 2nds and using both 2nds to dump deng would make some sense.

i think the price of dumping 38M in bad money is more than 2 2nd ronders...

Raw_Bee808 · Jun 21, 2018

shopson67 · Jun 21, 2018

WiggyRuss said:
totally disagree

turkoglu was no a ball handler --- Doncic is basicallya 6' 8" point guard--- i think thats a terrible comparison

and Rubio was small and couldn't shoot - worse comparison

shopson67 · Jun 21, 2018

WiggyRuss said:
i think the price of dumping 38M in bad money is more than 2 2nd ronders...

Most likely

shopson67 · Jun 21, 2018

Edonidd said:
I don't usually pay much attention to this, but I was curious about Jaren Jackson. Tried watching a couple of those draft shows, and they all agree that he's a sure fire top 5 pick and then move on to in depth stories about everyone else in the top 10. They almost literally said; Bagley, Bamba, and Jsckson could go in any order, but probably all three back to back to back. So let's talk about Bagley for 5 minutes and then Bamba for 10, and then we'll move on to the next tier of guys.

Is there just kind of a consensus about him or something and no need to discuss him?

He has a lot of upside as a perimeter shooter and a defender as a modern PF/C. However, until he develops, he doesn't really have an elite skill, so that's the conundrum with him, as most of these other top bigs this year already have an elite skill. He may have more upside than all of them (although I think that's a bit of exaggeration personally).

The Q · Jun 21, 2018

WiggyRuss said:
i think the price of dumping 38M in bad money is more than 2 2nd ronders...

Both firsts. I said trade up into round 1 wih both 2nds

Draft Crazy · Jun 21, 2018

Happy NBA draft day!

WiggyRuss · Jun 21, 2018

shopson67 said:
and Rubio was small and couldn't shoot - worse comparison

rubio is 6' 4" thats hardly small.

and Doncic is not a great shooter-- hes a decent shooter---- hes no rubio or ball thats for sure---- but hes definitely NOT a guy you want shooting volume 3s

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