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The Mavs are not making the playoffs next year. Short of signing Lebron James, there isn't a fA putting them over the Nuggets who are the next team in.

I'll go with a B as well We got a lotto pick and a very high ceiling PG. One of the better shooting wing prospects to come out in a bit, and a nice high energy stretch big. But if Doncic is what 99% of the draft world thinks he can be then it all gets thrown out the window.

Welcome. Hopefully he is as dynamic as he can be. Gonna take a while for this not to sting.

Will keep this thread in mind next year, lol.

The edits are top notch here. I'm LOLing.

JJJ and John Collins are like peanut butter and jelly. But yeah the PnR maestros would unleash Collins the best while taking a bit of pressure off Prince to be the primary scorer.

Most def. That's why I'm trying not to get into too much hyperbole.

JJJ doesn't put the ball on the floor? edit: Alright at least that one got cleared up

I dunno I look at the future of the league and see all these skilled legit bigs like Porzingis, Embiid, AD, KAT, Jokic and then the big ball handlers with poor jumpers like Giannis and Simmons, and I think a top tier defensive 5 is going to be more valuable than ever. Especially one that can't be ran off the floor by small ball lineups. Foul rate doesn't bother me too much, a lot of great defensive bigs struggled with fouls their freshman year of college. I don't care too much about posting up big men, but fwiw I think his ability there is underrated and he'd certainly be able to take advantage of mismatches. Bagley/Collins could work with the way the game is right now, but long term I worry that we're gonna be opening ourselves up to getting bullied by the competition that we should worry about. Both of them have kind of slight frames and (below) average length to affect these guys. So only take Bagley if you're confident that he's superior to Collins (not just marginally better). But I don't think they can coexist long term. Also I don't see Bagley as a #1 option or else I'd have him over JJJ. If he was a #1 option type then you could forgive the defense and try to build around his weaknesses. Nonetheless, Bagley is exactly the type of player I find myself loving in the NBA. Dog mentality, hyper athletic I'm a sucker for it so I wouldn't be mad if he was the pick just for that personal bias. Trae would be hella fun. He measured smaller than I anticipated at the combine. My worry with him is that he's just gonna be too small. Boston and Philly are big almost across the board. Milwaukee obviously has tons of size/length as well. That could disrupt him offensively (can he get his shot off/finish at the rim) and defensively (getting hunted). So he's super risky compared to the other primary creator (Doncic). But in terms of flash, fit, positional importance, offensive ability he'd be a great get. Him and Collins would be dynamic and produce a lot of highlights. I like that with Trae(and Doncic) you'd immediately have an offensive identity. (Also doesn't hurt that he's the best bet in the draft to put butts in seats immediately.)

Looks fine to me.

I agree that you can't go just off numbers but having their class would've helped as far as ranking them goes. A 22 ppg freshman more appealing than a 22ppg senior.

IDK wtf this thread is anymore so I guess it's a nice place to dump that Kawhi desperately wants to get out of San Antonio. Seems like he wants a bigger market for his branding, among other things (not trusting the Spurs medical staff etc).

Tatum blocked more shots than Bagley in college lol.

Apparently I accidentally voted 4 for JJJ instead of 5 lol.

You can see who voted what. I'm one of them though.

I was making a reference to the office. Maybe leave those to lw3 from now on

Assistant head coach? Assistant to the head coach

Trae would be the most exciting Hawk in a longgg time. Always forget that I can't edit my posts. I wouldnt take him at 3 tho, small tradeback to ensure we pick in front of Magic would be ideal if Trae is the guy.

Joe Smith

Put me down as someone who would like a Curry.

Bucks

I'll give him credit there. Simmons really didn't care at LSU, so good on Pierce for being able to get him to try. That's where his ability to connect with players comes in.

The 6ers had a DPOY level center holding that defense down. Pierce can be good for us but I wouldn't count on him to turn water into wine yet. And I'd be hesitant to say Pierce made Joel Embiid the defender he is, as that was his best attribute at Kansas. He only showed glimpses on offense.

Fr. Michael Beasley put up 26 and 12.

More Blake than Giannis.