2017 Dynasty Draft - Pick Selection and Discussion Thread

[AHF]

54 minutes ago, capstone21 said:

Jonas Valanciunas not getting drafted is probably the biggest surprise to me

I was looking at Jonas, Greg Monroe, Cody Zeller and Ryan Anderson with my last pick.  Bottomline for me was that I felt Monroe was the most proven, still in his mid-20s, and would be very productive in limited minutes for the foreseeable future.  Anderson offered the best "role" aspect of a player being able to come in and stretch the floor but offers nothing other than his 3pt shot.  Zeller was by far the least productive of the guys close to the rim so I felt I couldn't pass on Monroe or Jonas for him.  Jonas I felt was harder to integrate into a team in today's NBA than Monroe but he was my second choice if I wanted another rebounder/scorer coming off the bench.

3 hours ago, Buzzard said:

he will be a primary backup to another un-drafted player in Tyson Chandler.

Not sure if I'm misreading this but Chandler was the #2 overall pick for the Bulls.

[AHF]

I was definitely expecting Rodney Hood, De'Aaron Fox and Jonas to get drafted.

[Buzzard]

28 minutes ago, AHF said:

I was looking at Jonas, Greg Monroe, Cody Zeller and Ryan Anderson with my last pick.  Bottomline for me was that I felt Monroe was the most proven, still in his mid-20s, and would be very productive in limited minutes for the foreseeable future.  Anderson offered the best "role" aspect of a player being able to come in and stretch the floor but offers nothing other than his 3pt shot.  Zeller was by far the least productive of the guys close to the rim so I felt I couldn't pass on Monroe or Jonas for him.  Jonas I felt was harder to integrate into a team in today's NBA than Monroe but he was my second choice if I wanted another rebounder/scorer coming off the bench.

Not sure if I'm misreading this but Chandler was the #2 overall pick for the Bulls.

Un-drafted here in the Dynasty Draft this season. Anderson was also a thought for me with his range coming off the bench. I like the Monroe pick better. But if someone needs a stretch four for a few seasons Anderson fits the bill.

I purposely avoided Monroe. I think he jinxed my whole draft last season taking him so early 

Edited August 17, 2017 by Buzzard

[LucastheThird]

I really wanted to take Fox with my last pick, but I decided on Hield. Felt I needed another shooting guard instead of a third PG that probably won't play much with Wall being the starter.

[lethalweapon3]

If you were a first-rounder in any of the prior three NBA Draft classes -- but NOT taken as a Lottery pick -- then only one of you 48 players was selected in this year’s Summer Dynasty League draft.

SDL Player Picks by NBA Draft Status

Total: 117

Lottery: 69

Other First-Round: 26

Second-Round: 15

Undrafted: 7

 

SDL Player Picks by NBA Draft Class

1998: 1 (1 Lottery -- Dirk)

1999: None

2000: None

2001: 1 (1 Lottery -- Boom Boom Pau)

2002: None

2003: 3 (2 Lottery -- LeBron, Melo; 1 Second-Round -- Kahl)

2004: 1 (1 Lottery -- Dwight)

2005: 2 (1 Lottery -- CP3; 1 Second Round -- Lou)

2006: 4 (2 Lottery -- Redick; LMA 1 Other First-Round -- Lowry; 1 Second-Round -- Sap)

2007: 5 (4 Lottery -- KD, Horf, Conley, Thad; 1 Second-Round -- Marc Gasol)

2008: 11 (5 Lottery; 4 Other First-Round; 2 Second-Round -- DeAndre, Dragic)

2009: 8 (5 Lottery; 2 Other First-Round; 1 Second-Round -- Beverley) (+1 Undrafted -- Matthews)

2010: 9 (6 Lottery; 2 Other First-Round; 1 Second-Round -- Whiteside) (+1 Undrafted -- Lin)

2011: 11 (5 Lottery; 5 Other First-Round; 1 Second-Round -- Isaiah)

2012: 9 (6 Lottery; 3 Second-Round -- Crowder, Draymond, Middleton) (+1 Undrafted -- JaMychal)

2013: 12 (5 Lottery; 7 Other First-Round) (+3 Undrafted -- Dedmon, Seth, Covington)

2014: 12 (7 Lottery; 4 Other First-Round; 1 Second-Round -- Jokic)

2015: 5 (5 Lottery) (+1 Undrafted -- Alan Williams)

2016: 9 (7 Lottery; 2 Second-Round – Ulis, Brogdon)

2017: 7 (6 Lottery; 1 Other First-Round – John Collins)

 

~lw3

[pimp]

1 hour ago, LucastheThird said:

I really wanted to take Fox with my last pick, but I decided on Hield. Felt I needed another shooting guard instead of a third PG that probably won't play much with Wall being the starter.

I thought he had been taken ,or else I might have looked at him before i took Dennis Smith Jr

[lethalweapon3]

Colleges with Two or More SDL Draftees

Kentucky – 11

Duke – 6

Texas – 5

UCLA – 5

Kansas – 4

Indiana – 3

Marquette – 3

Southern Cal – 3

Wake Forest – 3

Washington – 3

Connecticut – 2

Florida – 2

Georgetown – 2

Georgia Tech – 2

Michigan State – 2

Ohio State – 2

Oklahoma – 2

Stanford – 2

Texas A&M – 2

(just noting here that UNC has just 1 player picked: Harrison Barnes)

 

CURRENT* Collegiate Conferences of SDL Draftees

(*Some schools changed conferences since player last played there)

Total College Players: 97

SEC – 20

ACC – 19

Pac-12 – 17

Big 12 - 12

Big East – 8

Big Ten – 8

American Athletic – 2 (Connecticut – Drummond, Kemba)

Conference USA – 2 (Louisiana Tech – Millsap; Marshall – Whiteside)

Mountain West – 2 (Fresno State – Paul George; San Diego State - Kawhi)

Atlantic 10 – 1 (Davidson – Curry)

Big Sky – 1 (Weber State – Lillard)

Big West – 1 (UCSB – Alan Williams)

Ivy – 1 (Harvard – Lin)

Ohio Valley – 1 (Tennessee State – Covington)

Patriot – 1 (Lehigh – McCollum)

Summit – 1 (IUPUI – George Hill)

 

~lw3

[lethalweapon3]

SDL Draftees by Point-of-Origin (HS/College/International)

Colleges: 97 (see post above)

 

Straight Outta High School: 3 (Georgia -- Dwight & LouWill; Ohio -- LeBron)

 

International: 17...

Spain - 3 (Pau and Marc Gasol, Ricky Rubio)

France - 2 (Batum, Gobert)

Germany - 2 (Dirk, Dennis)

Serbia - 2 (Jokic, Bogdan)

Bosnia & Herzegovina - 1 (Nurkic)

Congo - 1 (Serge)

Croatia - 1 (Saric)

Greece - 1 (Alpha Bits)

Italy - 1 (Gallinari)

Latvia - 1 (Unicorn)

Slovenia - 1 (Dragic)

Switzerland - 1 (Capela)

~lw3

[lethalweapon3]

SDL Draftees by NBA Teams:

6 SDL Players

* CELTICS (+1 Coach)

* 76ERS

* MAVERICKS (+1 Coach)

* SUNS

 

5 SDL Players

* HORNETS

* CAVALIERS

* BUCKS (+1 Coach)

* CLIPPERS

* LAKERS

* TIMBERWOLVES

 

4 SDL Players

* HAWKS (+1 Coach)

* PISTONS (+1 Coach)

* WIZARDS

* NUGGETS

* WARRIORS (+1 Coach)

* ROCKETS

 

3 SDL Players

* PACERS

* KNICKS

* MAGIC

* RAPTORS

* GRIZZLIES

* PELICANS

* THUNDER

* TRAIL BLAZERS

* KINGS (+1 Coach)

* SPURS (+1 Coach)

* JAZZ

 

2 SDL Players

* NETS

* BULLS

* heat (+1 Coach)

 

~lw3

[lethalweapon3]

^Source database for the SDL Team Demographic Results to come shortly.

~lw3

[lethalweapon3]

It's a game of inches ("that's what she said!").

Less than 1 7/8's of an inch separates the mean heights of the nine Summer Dynasty League Teams.

SUMMER DYNASTY LEAGUE TEAMS BY AVERAGE HEIGHT (in feet)

• lethalweapon3 - 6.686
• capstone21 - 6.622
• AHF - 6.615
• HopefulHawksFan - 6.609
• (tie) LucastheThird - 6.596
• (tie) PSSSHHHRRR87 - 6.596
• Buzzard - 6.564
• pimp - 6.558
• Diesel - 6.532

~lw3

[lethalweapon3]

We've got a bigger spread when it comes to tipping the scales.

SUMMER DYNASTY LEAGUE TEAMS BY AVERAGE WEIGHT (in pounds)

• LucastheThird - 230.1
• PSSSHHHRRR87 - 227.2
• lethalweapon3 - 224.4
• AHF - 220.6
• pimp - 220.4
• capstone21 - 218.8
• HopefulHawksFan - 217.4
• Buzzard - 216.8
• Diesel - 214.1

~lw3

[lethalweapon3]

A lot of young guns in this here league.

SUMMER DYNASTY LEAGUE TEAMS BY AVERAGE AGE

• LucastheThird - 28.4
• PSSSHHHRRR87 - 27.8
• HopefulHawksFan - 27.5
• Diesel - 26.9
• Buzzard - 26.4
• capstone21 - 25.8
• lethalweapon3 - 24.9
• AHF - 24.75
• pimp - 24.68

~lw3

[lethalweapon3]

Some teams have been around the proverbial block more than others.

SUMMER DYNASTY LEAGUE TEAMS BY AVERAGE YEARS OF NBA EXPERIENCE (number of seasons)

• LucastheThird - 7.7
• PSSSHHHRRR87 - 6.9
• HopefulHawksFan - 6.4
• Diesel - 6.2
• capstone21 - 5.9
• Buzzard - 5.7
• AHF - 4.3
• pimp - 4.2
• lethalweapon3 - 3.4

 

~lw3

[lethalweapon3]

"How Much Would You Pay?" (if money were no object...)

SUMMER DYNASTY LEAGUE TEAMS BY WOULD-BE TOTAL 2017-18 SALARIES**

** (includes non-fully guaranteed contract amounts, and Qualifying Offer amounts for pending Restricted Free Agents)

• LucastheThird: $228.1 million
• Buzzard: $212.2 million
• PSSSHHHRRR87: $211.3 million
• HopefulHawksFan: $193.5 million
• capstone21: $186.8 million
• AHF: $178.2 million
• Diesel: $166.4 million
• pimp: $152.6 million
• lethalweapon3: $127.8 million

 

~lw3

[lethalweapon3]

I'll get started compiling the FiveThirtyEight CARMELO data ("For Entertainment Purposes Only") into our "SUM-MELO" measures tomorrow.

For those who need to know what that is and how we used it last season, start here:

and finish here:

~lw3

[AHF]

@lethalweapon3be killing it today!

[LucastheThird]

It's called WIN NOW MODE!

Who cares about the money? LeBron is worth billions to my team and the championship he brings will be worth just as much! Me and Vince are gonna rule this league! Money makes the world go 'round!

 

[PSSSHHHRRR87]

So you're saying my team is fat, old, and overpaid... Great, I'm the Brooklyn Nets circa 2013.

[Buzzard]

2 hours ago, LucastheThird said:

It's called WIN NOW MODE!

Who cares about the money? LeBron is worth billions to my team and the championship he brings will be worth just as much! Me and Vince are gonna rule this league! Money makes the world go 'round!

 

I had no idea my payroll was so high. I thought it would be in the average range since my first pick is still on his rookie deal, Oh well. you can be the Yankees, I will be the 1993 Braves.