2018 Hawksquawk Dynasty Draft - Picks and Discussion

[AHF]

A couple changes underlined below to the rules for this year's draft based on feedback from the group.  So without further ado, here are the rules:

1.  Draft Format: This is a fourteen round snake draft, so Draft order goes 1,2,3,4,...14, 15, 16, 16, 15, 14, 13, 12, 11,...3, 2, 1, 1, 2, 3,..

2. Eligibility: You can Draft anybody that is currently in the league or is or has been draft eligible. So players eligible for the 2018 draft can be drafted as can foreign players drafted in the past or draft eligible in the past who haven't played in the NBA. Players like incoming college freshmen are still not eligible for this draft because they have never been draft eligible and will not be eligible until next year's draft.  As a clarification, you can pick pretty much anyone to coach.

 3. Making Your Picks/Discussion and Debate: When it's your turn to draft, you just post (in bold) the player's name and you should do a writeup on why you chose that player. If you don't have time for a writeup, you can just make your selection to keep Draft moving and then post writeup later when you have time. Your writeup should explain why the player rules and how well they fit with your squad and why your team is now going to dominate the '10s. You should always pm the next person in the list after you pick.
Example:
AHF Team Pick: Joe Johnson
I am taking Joe to bolster my scoring. While he is getting older, he will be playing limited minutes on my roster behind James Harden [note: already picked by me so can be discussed] and will still be able to dominate smaller wings like Avery Bradley [note: already selected so can be named]. Health is a concern but in round 11 there isn’t a lot of depth on the perimeter so this pick makes all the sense in the world.  Next person on the list has been PM'd

Discussion of picks is encouraged but do not discuss undrafted players to avoid influencing future picks. So, for example, if Wilt is picked #1 then it is a breach of draft etiquette to start discussion other available centers or how MJ is still available, etc. If you are explaining why you picked Wilt, you need to just generally address other available players or use the word "Player" as a substitute for someone specific.

 Example: AHF Team Selects:  Dominique Wilkins. I took Nique because he was so dominant in the playoffs, and I don't think that Player would hold up as well as him when guarded by other elite picks. Next person on the list has been PM'd.  (Note:  Nique would not be a good choice at all as explained below).

 We will keep a separate thread with a summary of all picks for easy reference.

 4. Time Frame/Finances: You get the player as they are and their projected potential/output for their projected career from here on out. So if you Draft Joe Johnson, you are getting the 2017-18 Joe Johnson who has a very limited number of years left. If you Draft someone from this years draft you might get a young player who may project to play for 10+ years at a high level. Assume for purposes of this draft that all players get paid 1/13th of your salary cap every year so that you don’t need to bypass Michael Conley for Emmanual Mudiay just because Conley is expensive and you already have several high salaries.  This applies equally to coaches.  

5. Roster: Each team gets 13 players and one coach, no restrictions on positions...draft 13 centers if you want.  Your coach pick must be a current NBA head coach.

6. Evaluation Criteria: Draft as if you are starting a new franchise, so consider how your team will play into the future, not just year one. That said, you can choose to weight immediate success or long-term success as you wish.

7. Trades: Teams are free to trade players, coaches or picks but the total number of incoming and outgoing roster spots must be the same. I.e., you can trade your first round pick and fifth round pick for someone’s second and third round picks but can’t trade your first round pick for a second round pick and a tenth round pick. Trades are subject to review but will only be overturned where both a number of posters and the commish (AHF) feel the trade is so unfair that it could ruin balance. Basically, we want to avoid stacking one team up with lopsided trades but trades for fit or due to different projections of talent are fine.

8. Time Limits: We'll start off with an 8 hour time limit for each pick (see note on nighttime shutdown). So when the person before you picks, you have 8 hours from then to make your selection or you are skipped. If you are skipped, the next person's clock starts and they have 8 hours. You may make up skipped picks at any time. Just post who you want when you get back to the thread. We may decrease time limit if the draft drags to a crawl and people aren’t expected to take that long if they are available. Draft moving smoothly, but we'll decide that as a group.
One Caveat: The clock does not run from 11pm-7am EST. So if team 5 makes a selection at 9pm then team 6 has until 1pm the next day (2 hours until 11pm then 6 hours after 7am.)

Second Caveat:  If you miss your pick and make everyone wait 8 hours, if you haven't made that next pick you will only have 1 hour for your next pick. Once you are current on your picks, you will get a full 8 hours again.

9. PM The Next Pick: You should PM the person after you when you make your pick so they know it's their turn. However, everyone should also follow along with the thread and know when they are up soon. Please make sure you have set your preferences to receive emails when you are PM’d.

10. Anticipated Absences – Advance Picks: If your pick is coming up soon and you'll be away, just ask in thread who will take your pm and be around to post it when it's your turn. I like to pm someone picking after me, and ideally someone that I have 2 picks before they go again so I can pm them 2 choices in case my top choice gets selected.

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Simulations - If anyone wants to run simulations or fantasy results, I am sure people would enjoy seeing them for discussion so have at it.

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@Buzzard is free to start picking now but time will officially start to run at 7 a.m. EST tomorrow morning.  Good luck!

Pick #	Team	Selection
1	Buzzard	Karl Anthony-Towns
2	turnermx	Anthony Davis
3	JayBirdHawk	Giannis Antetokounmpo
4	TheNorthCydeRises	LeBron James
5	capstone21	Kevin Durant
6	AHF	James Harden
7	HopefulHawksFan	Russell Westbrook
8	Spud2Nique	Steph Curry
9	lethalweapon3	Joel Embiid
10	Marvin24Williams	Nikola Jokic
11	pimp	Kawhi Leonard
12	LucastheThird	Ben Simmons
13	LucastheThird	Klay Thompson
14	pimp	Kyrie Irving
15	Marvin24Williams	Jimmy Butler
16	lethalweapon3	Victor Oladipo
17	Spud2Nique	Donovan Mitchell
18	HopefulHawksFan	Paul George
19	AHF	Rudy Gobert
20	capstone21	John Wall
21	TheNorthCydeRises	Kristaps Porzingis
22	JayBirdHawk	Devin Booker
23	turnermx	Damian Lillard
24	Buzzard	Bradley Beal
25	Buzzard	Myles Turner
26	turnermx	Robert Covington
27	JayBirdHawk	Kemba Walker
28	LucastheThird(from NC)	Jayson Tatum
29	capstone21	Khris Middleton
30	AHF	Draymond Green
31	HopefulHawksFan	Steven Adams
32	Spud2Nique	Jaylen Brown
33	lethalweapon3	Chris Paul
34	Marvin24Williams	Gordon Hayward
35	pimp	Andre Drummond
36	LucastheThird	Al Horford
37	LucastheThird	Clint Capela
38	Northcyde (from pimp)	DeMarcus Cousins
39	Marvin24Williams	Jrue Holiday
40	lethalweapon3	Lauri Markkanen
41	Spud2Nique	Marc Gasol
42	HopefulHawksFan	C.J. McCollum
43	AHF	DeMar DeRozan
44	capstone21	DeAndre Jordan
45	pimp (from Northcyde)	Kevin Love
46	JayBirdHawk	Jusuf Nurkic
47	turnermx	Hassan Whiteside
48	Buzzard	Brandon Ingram
49	Buzzard	Otto Porter
50	turnermx	Jamal Murray
51	JayBirdHawk	Taurean Prince
52	pimp (from Northcyde)	Luka Doncic
53	capstone21	Blake Griffin
54	AHF	DeAndre Ayton
55	HopefulHawksFan	LaMarcus Aldridge
56	Spud2Nique	Trae Young
57	lethalweapon3	Aaron Gordon
58	Marvin24Williams	Jaren Jackson Jr.
59	pimp	John Collins
60	Northcyde (from LCT)	Lonzo Ball
61	LucastheThird	Marcus Smart
62	LucastheThird(from NC)	Colin Sexton
63	Marvin24Williams	Eric Gordon
64	lethalweapon3	COACH Quin Snyder
65	Spud2Nique	Tobias Harris
66	HopefulHawksFan	Dennis Schröder
67	AHF	Kyle Lowry
68	capstone21	Paul Millsap
69	TheNorthCydeRises	Kyle Kuzma
70	JayBirdHawk	Jarrett Allen
71	turnermx	Isaiah Thomas
72	Buzzard	Dennis Smith
73	Buzzard	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
74	turnermx	Kyle Anderson
75	JayBirdHawk	Gary Harris
76	TheNorthCydeRises	Tyreke Evans
77	capstone21	Mike Conley
78	AHF	Markelle Fultz
79	HopefulHawksFan	Mo Bamba
80	Spud2Nique	Josh Jackson
81	lethalweapon3	Julius Randle
82	Marvin24Williams	De'Aaron Fox
83	pimp	Harrison Barnes
84	Northcyde (from LCT)	Marvin Bagley
85	Northcyde (from LCT)	Wendell Carter
86	pimp	Michael Porter
87	Marvin24Williams	Nikola Mirotic
88	lethalweapon3	Kris Dunn
89	Spud2Nique	Jonathan Isaac
90	HopefulHawksFan	COACH Gregg Popovich
91	AHF	Andrew Wiggins
92	capstone21	COACH Brad Stevens
93	LucastheThird(from NC)	Domantas Sabonis
94	JayBirdHawk	Bam Adebayo
95	turnermx	Kevin Huerter
96	Buzzard	Evan Fournier
97	Buzzard	Buddy Hield
98	turnermx	Omari Spellman
99	JayBirdHawk	Kevin Knox
100	TheNorthCydeRises	Lou Williams
101	capstone21	Will Barton
102	AHF	Dario Saric
103	HopefulHawksFan	Jerami Grant
104	Spud2Nique	Enes Kanter
105	lethalweapon3	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope
106	Marvin24Williams	D'Angelo Russell
107	pimp	Nikola Vucevic
108	LucastheThird	COACH Steve Kerr
109	LucastheThird	Danny Green
110	pimp	Eric Bledsoe
111	Marvin24Williams	Rondae Hollis-Jefferson
112	lethalweapon3	Dewayne Dedmon
113	Spud2Nique	Lonnie Walker
114	HopefulHawksFan	Kyle Korver
115	AHF	Goran Dragic
116	capstone21	Jonas Valanciunas
117	TheNorthCydeRises	Joe Ingles
118	JayBirdHawk	Dejounte Murray
119	turnermx	COACH Brett Brown
120	Buzzard	Willie Cauley-Stein
121	Buzzard	Ricky Rubio
122	turnermx	Tristan Thompson
123	JayBirdHawk	COACH Mike Budenholzer
124	TheNorthCydeRises	Dwight Howard
125	capstone21	Zach LaVine
126	AHF	Andre Roberson
127	HopefulHawksFan	Josh Richardson
128	Spud2Nique	Malik Monk
129	lethalweapon3	Mikal Bridges
130	Marvin24Williams	Jordan Bell
131	pimp	Nicolas Batum
132	LucastheThird	Nerlens Noel
133	LucastheThird	Andre Iguodala
134	pimp	COACH Mike D'Antoni
135	Marvin24Williams	COACH Erik Spoelstra
136	lethalweapon3	Terry Rozier
137	Spud2Nique	COACH Kenny Atkinson
138	HopefulHawksFan	Darren Collison
139	AHF	COACH Rick Carlisle
140	capstone21	Derrick Favors
141	TheNorthCydeRises	COACH Dwane Casey
142	JayBirdHawk	Malcolm Brogdon
143	turnermx	Jeff Teague
144	Buzzard	Josh Hart
145	Buzzard	OG Anunoby
146	turnermx	Danilo Gallinari
147	JayBirdHawk	Larry Nance, Jr.
148	TheNorthCydeRises	Jordan Crawford
149	capstone21	Tim Hardaway, Jr.
150	AHF	Bogdan Bogdanovic
151	HopefulHawksFan	Brook Lopez
152	Spud2Nique	Thaddeus Young
153	lethalweapon3	Kelly Olynyk
154	Marvin24Williams	Kelly Oubre
155	pimp	Jabari Parker
156	LucastheThird	Rajon Rondo
157	LucastheThird	JaVale McGee
158	pimp	Elfrid Payton
159	Marvin24Williams	Mitchell Robinson
160	lethalweapon3	Jeremy Lamb
161	Spud2Nique	James Johnson
162	HopefulHawksFan	Jeremy Lin
163	AHF	Harry Giles
164	capstone21	Kent Bazemore
165	Buzzard (from NC)	COACH Doc Rivers
166	JayBirdHawk	Manu Ginobili
167	turnermx	Jae Crowder
168	TheNorthCydeRises (Buzz)	Joe Johnson
* = missed pick
Trade - Northcyde gets 38 & 62; pimp gets 45 and 52
Trade - Northcyde gets 60, 84, 85 - LucastheThird gets 28, 62, 93
Trade - Northcyde gets 168, Buzzard gets 165

 

Pick #    Team    Selection
1    Buzzard    Karl Anthony-Towns
2    turnermx    Anthony Davis
3    JayBirdHawk    Giannis Antetokounmpo
4    TheNorthCydeRises    LeBron James
5    capstone21    Kevin Durant
6    AHF    James Harden
7    HopefulHawksFan    Russell Westbrook
8    Spud2Nique    Steph Curry
9    lethalweapon3    Joel Embiid
10    Marvin24Williams    Nikola Jokic
11    pimp    Kawhi Leonard
12    LucastheThird    Ben Simmons
13    LucastheThird    Klay Thompson
14    pimp    Kyrie Irving
15    Marvin24Williams    Jimmy Butler
16    lethalweapon3    Victor Oladipo
17    Spud2Nique    Donovan Mitchell
18    HopefulHawksFan    Paul George
19    AHF    Rudy Gobert
20    capstone21    John Wall
21    TheNorthCydeRises    Kristaps Porzingis
22    JayBirdHawk    Devin Booker
23    turnermx    Damian Lillard
24    Buzzard    Bradley Beal
25    Buzzard    Myles Turner
26    turnermx    Robert Covington
27    JayBirdHawk    Kemba Walker
28    LucastheThird(from NC)    Jayson Tatum
29    capstone21    Khris Middleton
30    AHF    Draymond Green
31    HopefulHawksFan    Steven Adams
32    Spud2Nique    Jaylen Brown
33    lethalweapon3    Chris Paul
34    Marvin24Williams    Gordon Hayward
35    pimp    Andre Drummond
36    LucastheThird    Al Horford
37    LucastheThird    Clint Capela
38    Northcyde (from pimp)    DeMarcus Cousins
39    Marvin24Williams    Jrue Holiday
40    lethalweapon3    Lauri Markkanen
41    Spud2Nique    Marc Gasol
42    HopefulHawksFan    C.J. McCollum
43    AHF    DeMar DeRozan
44    capstone21    DeAndre Jordan
45    pimp (from Northcyde)    Kevin Love
46    JayBirdHawk    Jusuf Nurkic
47    turnermx    Hassan Whiteside
48    Buzzard    Brandon Ingram
49    Buzzard    Otto Porter
50    turnermx    Jamal Murray
51    JayBirdHawk    Taurean Prince
52    pimp (from Northcyde)    Luka Doncic
53    capstone21    Blake Griffin
54    AHF    DeAndre Ayton
55    HopefulHawksFan    LaMarcus Aldridge
56    Spud2Nique    Trae Young
57    lethalweapon3    Aaron Gordon
58    Marvin24Williams    Jaren Jackson Jr.
59    pimp    John Collins
60    Northcyde (from LCT)    Lonzo Ball
61    LucastheThird    Marcus Smart
62    LucastheThird(from NC)    Colin Sexton
63    Marvin24Williams    Eric Gordon
64    lethalweapon3    COACH Quin Snyder
65    Spud2Nique    Tobias Harris
66    HopefulHawksFan    Dennis Schröder
67    AHF    Kyle Lowry
68    capstone21    Paul Millsap
69    TheNorthCydeRises    Kyle Kuzma
70    JayBirdHawk    Jarrett Allen
71    turnermx    Isaiah Thomas
72    Buzzard    Dennis Smith
73    Buzzard    Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
74    turnermx    Kyle Anderson
75    JayBirdHawk    Gary Harris
76    TheNorthCydeRises    Tyreke Evans
77    capstone21    Mike Conley
78    AHF    Markelle Fultz
79    HopefulHawksFan    Mo Bamba
80    Spud2Nique    Josh Jackson
81    lethalweapon3    Julius Randle
82    Marvin24Williams    De'Aaron Fox
83    pimp    Harrison Barnes
84    Northcyde (from LCT)    Marvin Bagley
85    Northcyde (from LCT)    Wendell Carter
86    pimp    Michael Porter
87    Marvin24Williams    Nikola Mirotic
88    lethalweapon3    Kris Dunn
89    Spud2Nique    Jonathan Isaac
90    HopefulHawksFan    COACH Gregg Popovich
91    AHF    Andrew Wiggins
92    capstone21    COACH Brad Stevens
93    LucastheThird(from NC)    Domantas Sabonis
94    JayBirdHawk    Bam Adebayo
95    turnermx    Kevin Huerter
96    Buzzard    Evan Fournier
97    Buzzard    Buddy Hield
98    turnermx    Omari Spellman
99    JayBirdHawk    Kevin Knox
100    TheNorthCydeRises    Lou Williams
101    capstone21    Will Barton
102    AHF    Dario Saric
103    HopefulHawksFan    Jerami Grant
104    Spud2Nique    Enes Kanter
105    lethalweapon3    Kentavious Caldwell-Pope
106    Marvin24Williams    D'Angelo Russell
107    pimp    Nikola Vucevic
108    LucastheThird    COACH Steve Kerr
109    LucastheThird    Danny Green
110    pimp    Eric Bledsoe
111    Marvin24Williams    Rondae Hollis-Jefferson
112    lethalweapon3    Dewayne Dedmon
113    Spud2Nique    Lonnie Walker
114    HopefulHawksFan    Kyle Korver
115    AHF    Goran Dragic
116    capstone21    Jonas Valanciunas
117    TheNorthCydeRises    Joe Ingles
118    JayBirdHawk    Dejounte Murray
119    turnermx    COACH Brett Brown
120    Buzzard    Willie Cauley-Stein
121    Buzzard    Ricky Rubio
122    turnermx    Tristan Thompson
123    JayBirdHawk    COACH Mike 'Flew the Coop' Budenholzer
124    TheNorthCydeRises    Dwight "Sliced Bread" Howard
125    capstone21    Zach LaVine
126    AHF    Andre Roberson
127    HopefulHawksFan    Josh Richardson
128    Spud2Nique    Malik Monk
129    lethalweapon3    Mikal Bridges
130    Marvin24Williams    Jordan Bell
131    pimp    Nicolas Batum
132    LucastheThird    Nerlens Noel

 

[Buzzard]

With the 1st selection in the 2018 Dynasty Draft, The Flocking Buzzards select Karl-Anthony Towns. From my standpoint this was no easy decision and it came down to three things. Youth, upside, and today's NBA game looks favorably on Towns ability to hit a jump shot. Tough, tough, tough decision; but when we look back on this draft 5, 8, 10 years from now, I think it will prove to be the right decision. 

 

Welcome to the Flock, Mr. Karl-Anthony Towns! Compared to me he is just a 22 year old kid. So hard to believe.

@turnermx is up!

[Buzzard]

6 minutes ago, Buzzard said:

With the 1st selection in the 2018 Dynasty Draft, The Flocking Buzzards select Karl-Anthony Towns. From my standpoint this was no easy decision and it came down to three things. Youth, upside, and today's NBA game looks favorably on Towns ability to hit a jump shot. Tough, tough, tough decision; but when we look back on this draft 5, 8, 10 years from now, I think it will prove to be the right decision. 

 

Welcome to the Flock, Mr. Karl-Anthony Towns! Compared to me he is just a 22 year old kid. So hard to believe.

@turnermx is up!

I did PM turnermx but his clock does not start until 7:00 AM tomorrow.

[lethalweapon3]

I'm off to grab a Big Gulp-sized Slurpee to celebrate the rule changes!

~lw3

[JayBirdHawk]

Nice pick Buz

[AHF]

Love it, Buzzard!  Way to get us rolling and with a Cat to boot.

[turnermx]

With the 2nd selection in the 2018 Dynasty Draft, the turnermx Make it Drizzle select Anthony Davis.  The 1st pick isn’t an easy decision because so many great players are available.  I judged this selection on similar criteria as buzzard – Davis is young at 25 years of age. He has range beyond the 3 point line, plays both ends of the court, rebounds, and defends.  A perennial MVP candidate and all-around player he is also among the best offensive players.  As Grey Mule would appreciate, he can also make his FT attempts and gets to the line a lot.  He has a lot of seasons of basketball left in him and provided he stays healthy will likely make his way to the NBA Hall of Fame.

Welcome to Make it Drizzle Anthony Davis!

@JayBirdHawk you’re up!

 

JayBird has been PM'd. 

[Buzzard]

11 minutes ago, turnermx said:

With the 2nd selection in the 2018 Dynasty Draft, the turnermx Make it Drizzle select Anthony Davis.  The 1st pick isn’t an easy decision because so many great players are available.  I judged this selection on similar criteria as buzzard – Davis is young at 25 years of age. He has range beyond the 3 point line, plays both ends of the court, rebounds, and defends.  A perennial MVP candidate and all-around player he is also among the best offensive players.  As Grey Mule would appreciate, he can also make his FT attempts and gets to the line a lot.  He has a lot of seasons of basketball left in him and provided he stays healthy will likely make his way to the NBA Hall of Fame.

Welcome to Make it Drizzle Anthony Davis!

@JayBirdHawk you’re up!

 

JayBird has been PM'd. 

Good pick and I decided between AD and KAT. Right now AD is a better defensive player but KAT is so talented offensively and young, I chose him.

Don't see anyway either could be a bad pick.

[JayBirdHawk]

Wow, my turn already? I know who I'm selecting but don't have my wtite up done.....I need 30 minutes.

[JayBirdHawk]

With the 3rd Selection in the 2018 Hawksquawk Dynasty Draft The Lady JayBurds select Giannis 'THE GREEK FREAK; Antetokounmpo.

At just 23 years old Giannis is ready for the next step of his development.  With shot doctor Chris Jent on his coaching team, look for him to develop his long missing jump shot and 3 point shot that has limited his offensive potential.  With five NBA seasons now under his belt, Antetokounmpo has remarkably improved by at least four points per game on a year-to-year basis. Look for him to be a double double machine in points and rebounds again this season.  He has added impressive bulk to his once thin frame to help him across the board.     Look at my guns......

 

Antetokounmpo has been one of the league’s very best defenders for most of the past three seasons.  He has challenged as many shots around the rim as most starting centers.  He's ready to take THE STEP  - consistent playoff success!

@TheNorthCydeRises  yooooouuuur turn!

[JayBirdHawk]

North has been PM'd.

[Buzzard]

Nice pick @JayBirdHawk The young guns are really going early this year!

[Marvin24Williams]

daaaaaamn i was going to pick giannis :(

[TheNorthCydeRises]

With the 4th selection in the 2018 Dynasty Draft, The Northcyde Ballers . . sponsored by:  

select . . .

LEBRON JAMES

 

So I'm not gonna lie.  I already had a write-up for Anthony Davis, because I thought he'd drop to #4.  Even had a pic of his ex-girlfriend, Dylan Gonzalez, to post.   But that's OK.  I'll take the old vet to start the dynasty.

Here's the deal.  The likelihood of an elite player staying with you for longer than 7 years, is slim . . unless you're winning championships.  So why not build a culture of winning right away with the game's top player today.   

Lebron still has 3 ELITE years left in him, and maybe 5 at an All-Star level.  As long as I can surround him with high quality and high IQ teammates, he'll stick around for another 5 years.   27 - 9 and 9  . . at age 33, is better than what most of these guys will ever do in their careers.  Even when he starts to slow down, it will be a very slow decline, much like what we saw with Karl Malone.

The biggest challenge we have as an organization, is to keep Lebron from getting burned out.  That's honestly the only thing that's going to slow him down as an All-Star caliber player . . until he starts to lose a little of his athleticism.  Once that happens, he'll become that smart and savvy old vet who still can make players around him better with his passing, even if he is averaging less than 20 ppg.

With the next selection, I have to find a player who has the potential to be the next Chosen One.  Until then, he'll have to watch "The King".  

@capstone21 . . . you're up.

 

[JayBirdHawk]

35 minutes ago, Marvin24Williams said:

daaaaaamn i was going to pick giannis :(

36 minutes ago, TheNorthCydeRises said:

With the 4th selection in the 2018 Dynasty Draft, The Northcyde Ballers . . sponsored by:  

select . . .

LEBRON JAMES

 

So I'm not gonna lie.  I already had a write-up for Anthony Davis, because I thought he'd drop to #4.  Even had a pic of his ex-girlfriend, Dylan Gonzalez, to post.   But that's OK.  I'll take the old vet to start the dynasty.

Here's the deal.  The likelihood of an elite player staying with you for longer than 7 years, is slim . . unless you're winning championships.  So why not build a culture of winning right away with the game's top player today.   

Lebron still has 3 ELITE years left in him, and maybe 5 at an All-Star level.  As long as I can surround him with high quality and high IQ teammates, he'll stick around for another 5 years.   27 - 9 and 9  . . at age 33, is better than what most of these guys will ever do in their careers.  Even when he starts to slow down, it will be a very slow decline, much like what we saw with Karl Malone.

The biggest challenge we have as an organization, is to keep Lebron from getting burned out.  That's honestly the only thing that's going to slow him down as an All-Star caliber player . . until he starts to lose a little of his athleticism.  Once that happens, he'll become that smart and savvy old vet who still can make players around him better with his passing, even if he is averaging less than 20 ppg.

With the next selection, I have to find a player who has the potential to be the next Chosen One.  Until then, he'll have to watch "The King".  

@capstone21 . . . you're up.

 

BBB, nice touch North. Lol.

[capstone21]

daaaaaamn i was going to pick giannis :(

You pick at 10 ... you had no chance at him

 

 

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[Buzzard]

Off topic but I think it is relevant. I have forgotten how to change my signature and add my new team to it. Good idea to get players who have not been picked yet off of it as well. Assistance please.

[lethalweapon3]

49 minutes ago, Buzzard said:

Off topic but I think it is relevant. I have forgotten how to change my signature and add my new team to it. Good idea to get players who have not been picked yet off of it as well. Assistance please.

I never used it, but I'm testing below to see if this is how to do it.

~lw3

[lethalweapon3]

It didn't work for me, @Buzzard, but I do see that your Signature is available under "Profile Fields". To get to that...

Use your profile drop-down (upper right of window), click on Profile, when the next window appears, click "Edit Profile" (upper right of top panel) and edit "Signature" under "Profile Fields."

I didn't see one for my Profile, or a means to activate it, but yours is already there and appears to be edit-able by you.

There's a drop-down for us Mods that allows us to Hide a signature, on the right of that signature on each post )for those that have them already). I'm not sure if you have a drop-down option to Edit your signature over there as well.

~lw3

[Buzzard]

3 minutes ago, lethalweapon3 said:

It didn't work for me, @Buzzard, but I do see that your Signature is available under "Profile Fields". To get to that...

Use your profile drop-down (upper right of window), click on Profile, when the next window appears, click "Edit Profile" (upper right of top panel) and edit "Signature" under "Profile Fields."

I didn't see one for my Profile, or a means to activate it, but yours is already there and appears to be edit-able by you.

There's a drop-down for us Mods that allows us to Hide a signature, on the right of that signature on each post )for those that have them already). I'm not sure if you have a drop-down option to Edit your signature over there as well.

~lw3

All I have is the "about me" in the profile fields and in my drop down there is no edit signature option. Thanks for trying but looks like the signature option is missing. Maybe it is a premium member only like being able to fix ( edit ) previous post is now.