NBA Draft

[Duffman]

Denver with two top 40 picks to try and build a bench

They like size so guys like Phillips and klintman fit them imo

I’m guessing they package them and move up.

 

[The Q]

Yea the Thunder have 3 first round picks next season so Presti is kicking the can down the road a bit.

Could only be 2 if Houston is smart


(Spoiler: they’re not)

 

[The Q]

I’m guessing they package them and move up.

You think?

They don’t have a lot of bodies

 

[thunderc]

Could only be 2 if Houston is smart


(Spoiler: they’re not)

It’s only top 3 protected next season I believe. If they finish bottom 3 again there should be an inquiry.

 

[The Q]

It’s only top 3 protected next season I believe. If they finish bottom 3 again there should be an inquiry.

Top 4 protected

You should’ve gone at 5/6 for wiggle room

 

[Duffman]

You think?

They don’t have a lot of bodies

They’re 99% losing Bruce Brown unless we win a ring and he decides to take a lesser deal to return but I don’t see us losing that many players that we wouldn’t be ok taking 1 guy vs 2 in the draft.

 

[The Q]

They’re 99% losing Bruce Brown unless we win a ring and he decides to take a lesser deal to return but I don’t see us losing that many players that we wouldn’t be ok taking 1 guy vs 2 in the draft.

Your starting 5 plus Braun nnaji cancar and watson


Most of them don’t play

Andre Jackson to play the brown role is fun

 

[thunderc]

Top 4 protected

You should’ve gone at 5/6 for wiggle room

Plus I missed that they have a top 10 protected pick from the Jazz. Doubt that one conveys but never know.

 

[The Q]

Plus I missed that they have a top 10 protected pick from the Jazz. Doubt that one conveys but never know.

Seems more likely to be a 2025 pick

 

[The Q]

They’re 99% losing Bruce Brown unless we win a ring and he decides to take a lesser deal to return but I don’t see us losing that many players that we wouldn’t be ok taking 1 guy vs 2 in the draft.

My guess is they expect Watson to play some of browns minutes

They need to find some g league vets to fill some spots as well

 

[The Q]

Yea the Thunder have 3 first round picks next season so Presti is kicking the can down the road a bit.

They are trading 2 seconds to kick the cam down the road for hopefully a better first

 

[The Q]

Wizards Notes: Winger, Dawkins, Schlenk, Draft

In an outstanding piece for The Athletic, Josh Robbins details Michael Winger's journey from his days as a college student …

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@tlance

I don’t like that quote

Doesn’t sound like what was being said earlier

Still at the whims of ownership wants to pretend this team can contend

 

[tlance]

Wizards Notes: Winger, Dawkins, Schlenk, Draft

In an outstanding piece for The Athletic, Josh Robbins details Michael Winger's journey from his days as a college student …

www.hoopsrumors.com

@tlance

I don’t like that quote

Doesn’t sound like what was being said earlier

Still at the whims of ownership wants to pretend this team can contend

Yeah, I don’t get that.

Just not any upside with this core.

Time to move on.

 

[The Q]

Yeah, I don’t get that.

Just not any upside with this core.

Time to move on.

The problem is the time to move on was Feb…of 2022…

 

[tlance]

The problem is the time to move on was Feb…of 2022…

It was way before that if we are being honest.

 

[The Q]

It was way before that if we are being honest.

Yes, when John wall slipped in the shower

 

[The Q]

It was way before that if we are being honest.

But they crushed the Westbrook trade and the zinger trade and are gonna have nothing to show of it

Need to convince zinger he needS to opt in to go where he wants to go

 

[wildturkey]

Wizards Notes: Winger, Dawkins, Schlenk, Draft

In an outstanding piece for The Athletic, Josh Robbins details Michael Winger's journey from his days as a college student …

www.hoopsrumors.com

@tlance

I don’t like that quote

Doesn’t sound like what was being said earlier

Still at the whims of ownership wants to pretend this team can contend

It's written into the contract of owning the Washington franchise right there in Article 1, Section 1

"The owner(s) of said franchise shall commit to contending for the 8th seed at all times henceforth"

 

[The Q]

They’re 99% losing Bruce Brown unless we win a ring and he decides to take a lesser deal to return but I don’t see us losing that many players that we wouldn’t be ok taking 1 guy vs 2 in the draft.

Nuggets Notes: Gordon, Brown, Murray, Braun, Kamagate

Nuggets stars Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray looked relatively mortal in Game 4 of the NBA Finals on Friday, combining …

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You maybe right

I just like the spacing

The difference between 27 and 37 seems minimal in this draft

But you also don’t strike me as wanting 3 rookies on the roster

I’d stagger them. But that’s just me

 

[Duffman]

Nuggets Notes: Gordon, Brown, Murray, Braun, Kamagate

Nuggets stars Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray looked relatively mortal in Game 4 of the NBA Finals on Friday, combining …

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You maybe right

I just like the spacing

The difference between 27 and 37 seems minimal in this draft

But you also don’t strike me as wanting 3 rookies on the roster

I’d stagger them. But that’s just me

Word is Denver’s trying to maximize their championship window and so if they think they can bundle something to move up for a guy that can contribute now more-so than in 3 years they’re gonna do what they can to get that.