davis171

Um 76ers are set. Their best players are just 23 and 21 and will give them the opportunity to compete for championships as soon as Lebron retires or leaves the east. They also have a top 10 pick this year. Wait until they are 25-26 they will be competing for championships. You are just being naive if you think the path the hawks were going down lead to championships. I also never said that 100% of draft picks hit however they are more likely. This is like saying most players playing are lower than a top 5 pick or saying most players playing were 3 star recruits or less. Yeah maybe true but I bet the percentages are a lot higher. So AKA what @KB21 is saying is you can get more talent drafting at 20 than 3. Yes, you do get more talent typically at the top of the draft. Btw quote is funny considering the only reason the Thunder have had success is because of lottery picks Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook which is exactly what the 76ers did give them 3 years please.

So you want us to stay mediocre forever? There are literally youtube videos explaining how the hawks are the most average franchise ever. The perception of the hawks is a borderline playoff team with a good coach but never enough to win anything. Regardless of if you think tanking works paying Millsap 30+ mill and Dwight 20+ mill would be stupid if it means continuing being an average franchise that makes the playoffs and gets swept by Lebron ever year. We need to begin valuing our cap space and not handing it out to players who will not help us win anything less than championships but the major piece of this is finding the player to build the pieces around and that is easier early in drafts not that it is the only way maybe just the easiest.

Oh come on. I think he maybe leaving something to be desired but I also think part of it is due to him knowing this team wasn't going anywhere. The hawks may even draft his replacement I doubt he is intentionally losing games. In fact he was available for trade at the deadline and nobody wanted him.

Well Schröder shoots under 30% from 3 is that what you call efficient?

So you really think that the Hawks are on par with the Heat. Dragic or Whiteside would walk into Atlanta and be our best player.

I'm sorry but name 10 teams with less talent than the hawks. If we are a .500 team it is because bud is that good a coach.

If we went with him 5-7 I'd be happy I still like Ayton Doncic Porter Bamba more. Bagley is a turnstile on defense but has the tools to be better on defense so idk about him.

Yeah I 100% agree I have Ayton and Doncic really high. I like Bagley but a little worried with how bad Duke has been on defense with him in. I really think Bamba has a nice floor as well as JJJ and really want to see Porter play.

Nope only if it falls between 2-5. 1 or 6-30 goes to goes to 76ers https://basketball.realgm.com/nba/draft/future_drafts/detailed but it is okay to be wrong sometimes I mean you are a Stars fan.

AND they have the lakers pick potentially this year.

100% agree but if we did fall to 5-7 range and he was there I wouldn't hate the pick.

I think Mo Bamba gets to much hate. I think he can be a better ft shooting Hassan Whiteside with good coaching. I just think his style of basketball is behind us but dude can play.

I think Miles will be a 15pts 5reb 3a guy walking in where as Mikal is a lockdown defender you can stick on anyone and he will give them trouble both can make an immediate impact. I'd love to see Mikal in Cleveland and Miles in NY with KP. Mikal could help the cavs a lot on def and Miles would be loved in NY and the need wing help. I hope the Hawks are picking higher than where these guys are going but I think for the hawks I would rather have Miles I think he is the better scorer.

It maybe not the only way but it sure is the easiest.

I would love to have Deadmon back at around the midlevel exception or less. Issue is I see him going a contender at that price. Some playoff team will want a 3pt shooting 5.

Yeah we have a core! A core where the top guys committed to playing next year are the 4th worst starting PG in the nba a heavily over paid shooting guard and a small forward that is 1-25 from 3 in the last 4 games but I guess it is the core of a bad team.