2018 Hawksquawk Dynasty Draft - Picks and Discussion

[HopefulHawksFan]

2 hours ago, Spud2nique said:

Yes sir! And for some odd reason, I always think the Hawks will grab Tobias at some point..or Kris Middleton..random I know..lol

I said that 5 pages ago by he didn’t answer.

Sorry...I was covered up last week and missed so much of this thread.  

I'm a Steven Adams fan, so a Thunder fan by default.  

I really think they are putting together a team that will be difficult to beat.  There's so much focus on the other big teams in the West, but I think they're going to surprise everybody.  Melo wasn't a good fit last year and it hurt them, especially in the playoffs.  They probably need one more piece (perimeter shooting).

[capstone21]

With the next pick in the draft, Capstone's Crew selects:

PAUL MILLSAP 6'9 PF/C

What really needs to be said about Sap?  We ALL know that he pretty much brings everything: awesome D, bbiq, passing, inside game, 3 point shooting, 110% effort, leadership ... I can go on and on.  THE Perfect guy to ANCHOR our bench!  Couldn't be happier to bring in this worker.  Welcome to the Crew Paul

@TheNorthCydeRises is up

[pimp]

9 minutes ago, AHF said:

That is a heck of a premium for Lucas!  

#28, 62, and 93 picks for the #60, 84, 85

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 Porzingas
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	Jason Collins
60	Northcyde (from LCT)	Lonzo Ball
61	LucastheThird	Marcus Smart
62	LucastheThird(from NC)	Colin Sexton
63	Marvin24Williams	Eric Gordon
64	lethalweapon3	Quin Snyder
65	Spud2Nique	Tobias Harris
66	HopefulHawksFan	Dennis Schröder
67	AHF	Kyle Lowry
68	capstone21
69	TheNorthCydeRises
70	JayBirdHawk
71	turnermx
72	Buzzard
73	Buzzard
74	turnermx
75	JayBirdHawk
76	TheNorthCydeRises
77	capstone21
78	AHF
79	HopefulHawksFan
80	Spud2Nique
81	lethalweapon3
82	Marvin24Williams
83	pimp
84	Northcyde (from LCT)
85	Northcyde (from LCT)
86	pimp
87	Marvin24Williams
88	lethalweapon3
89	Spud2Nique
90	HopefulHawksFan
91	AHF
92	capstone21
93	LucastheThird(from NC)
94	JayBirdHawk
95	turnermx
96	Buzzard
97	Buzzard
98	turnermx
99	JayBirdHawk
100	TheNorthCydeRises
101	capstone21
102	AHF
103	HopefulHawksFan
104	Spud2Nique
105	lethalweapon3
106	Marvin24Williams
107	pimp
108	LucastheThird
109	LucastheThird
110	pimp
111	Marvin24Williams
112	lethalweapon3
113	Spud2Nique
114	HopefulHawksFan
115	AHF
116	capstone21
117	TheNorthCydeRises
118	JayBirdHawk
119	turnermx
120	Buzzard
121	Buzzard
122	turnermx
123	JayBirdHawk
124	TheNorthCydeRises
125	capstone21
126	AHF
127	HopefulHawksFan
128	Spud2Nique
129	lethalweapon3
130	Marvin24Williams
131	pimp
132	LucastheThird
133	LucastheThird
134	pimp
135	Marvin24Williams
136	lethalweapon3
137	Spud2Nique
138	HopefulHawksFan
139	AHF
140	capstone21
141	TheNorthCydeRises
142	JayBirdHawk
143	turnermx
144	Buzzard
145	Buzzard
146	turnermx
147	JayBirdHawk
148	TheNorthCydeRises
149	capstone21
150	AHF
151	HopefulHawksFan
152	Spud2Nique
153	lethalweapon3
154	Marvin24Williams
155	pimp
156	LucastheThird
157	LucastheThird
158	pimp
159	Marvin24Williams
160	lethalweapon3
161	Spud2Nique
162	HopefulHawksFan
163	AHF
164	capstone21
165	TheNorthCydeRises
166	JayBirdHawk
167	turnermx
168	Buzzard
* = missed pick
Trade - Northcyde gets 38 & 62; pimp gets 45 and 52
Trade - Northcyde gets 60, 84, 85 - LucastheThird gets 28, 62, 93

Pick 59 , i picked John Collins 
not this guy

[AHF]

1 minute ago, pimp said:

Pick 59 , i picked John Collins 
not this guy

Hoping that one would slip by and my favorite Hawk might be back on the board.  

(Fixed on my sheet so will be posted on next update)

[capstone21]

@TheNorthCydeRises is up

[Buzzard]

8 minutes ago, capstone21 said:

With the next pick in the draft, Capstone's Crew selects:

PAUL MILLSAP 6'9 PF/C

 

What really needs to be said about Sap?  We ALL know that he pretty much brings everything: awesome D, bbiq, passing, inside game, 3 point shooting, 110% effort, leadership ... I can go on and on.  THE Perfect guy to ANCHOR our bench!  Couldn't be happier to bring in this worker.  Welcome to the Crew Paul

@TheNorthCydeRises is up

  @TheNorthCydeRises

I think you are trying to hoard all the power forwards you can get your hands on! KD, Blake, and now Millsap. Gotta love SAP!

[capstone21]

4 minutes ago, Buzzard said:

I think you are trying to hoard all the power forwards you can get your hands on! KD, Blake, and now Millsap. Gotta love SAP!

Maybe ;)  Versatility is the key

[LucastheThird]

I don't pick again until #93 but I'm extremely excited to welcome Jayson Tatum and Colin Sexton to the Monsters Among Men. 

 

I didn't want to let Lonzo go, but @TheNorthCydeRises made an offer I couldn't refuse.

[Spud2nique]

7 minutes ago, LucastheThird said:

I don't pick again until #93 but I'm extremely excited to welcome Jayson Tatum and Colin Sexton to the Monsters Among Men. 

 

I didn't want to let Lonzo go, but @TheNorthCydeRises made an offer I couldn't refuse.

I’m ? you’re as excited as you say...Collin not Colin. Seems to me if you were genuinely excited you’d get the name right..

-Richard

[Spud2nique]

40 minutes ago, pimp said:

Pick 59 , i picked John Collins 
not this guy

? ahhhhh @AHF you must excuse him as it’s in the afternoon on a random Tuesday and he’s putting Ashley picks up...your lucky it wasn’t Phil... ? 

 

[LucastheThird]

I can't even go and edit my post to try and act like I didn't make a mistake?

[Spud2nique]

30 minutes ago, Buzzard said:

hoard

Whoreder...

(Canadian spelling)

[Buzzard]

19 minutes ago, Spud2nique said:

Whoreder...

(Canadian spelling)

Something about you just ain't right but I laughed like heck when I read this. My co-workers are probably thinking I am losing it while I am laughing at my computer screen :)

[Spud2nique]

4 minutes ago, Buzzard said:

Something about you just ain't right but I laughed like heck when I read this. My co-workers are probably thinking I am losing it while I am laughing at my computer screen :)

? I know right... I do believe I will take the course provided at work for sensitivity training. ? Hey, at least I’m not a thesaurus (ancient Dyno) like Sturt...

 

 

[AHF]

29 minutes ago, Spud2nique said:

? ahhhhh @AHF you must excuse him as it’s in the afternoon on a random Tuesday and he’s putting Ashley picks up...your lucky it wasn’t Phil... ? 

 

Come on....its like they were separated at birth:

Ready to switch them out?

 

Seriously, we all know who you draft when reaching out to the world of music!

[lethalweapon3]

On 7/27/2018 at 0:48 PM, lethalweapon3 said:

In the 3rd Round, with the 33rd Pick in the 2018 Hawksquawk Summer Dynasty Draft, the Lethal Tender selects:

Are you being served? Ordering Rihanna’s phone number is probably out of the question, but Christopher Emmanuel Paul (Point Guard, 6'0", 175 lbs., Age 33) can fetch you basketballs on platters for days. Bon Appetit!

Aside from the well-documented playoff-career shortcomings, among the things that give future Hall of Famer Chris Paul notoriety is the fact that in every NBA stop he has been in, he has never been the highest-paid player on his team. That changes in Lethalopolis with CP3 joining the Tender.

By most observations, Paul has still got it defensively. He received the highest vote tally of any player not making an All-Defensive 1^st or 2^nd Team, barely missing out on joining fellow Tenders Victor Oladipo and Joel Embiid for that honor in 2017-18. Not that he needs such hardware. Paul has been named to that team nine times in the prior ten seasons, including each of the previous seven.

Paul will serve as a second coach on this roster, quarterbacking the team’s defensive strategies while raising up its young stars the right way. Even while playing alongside a high-usage player who led the league in assists in 2016-17, Paul still managed to finish 6^th in per-game assists.

Playing more off-ball alongside a backcourt scorer, much like the newly-established scorer Oladipo, Chris continued to shoot the rock well from deep (38.0 3FG%) last season. Meanwhile, he improved his offensive efficiency, nearly eliminating the long two-pointer shots he has long been accustomed to shooting (11.0 percent of his FGAs, down from 26 and 28 percents the seasons prior). This paid dividends at playoff time, when he nearly carried his team to a Conference Championship upset and a trip to the 2018 Finals. Paul remains as sure a shot as the charity stripe as you’ll find, his 91.9 FT% finishing 2^nd in the league.

A torn hamstring in the playoffs showed up at a most inopportune time for Paul, and it remains to be seen how much his lateral movement and vertical will be further hampered at his advancing age. While he has a shiny new contract extension to live up to, over the next four seasons, Paul will need an understudy to pass the baton toward for the Tender to sustain its championship-quality pedigree.

For now, with Paul, Oladipo, and Embiid among the league’s Top 20 in Player Efficiency Rating, this is a solid and balanced Big 3.  If CP3’s physical core holds up long-term, the title-contending core in the near-term will, too.

A fella who has always been a wiser selection than CP3 is up next... @Marvin24Williams has been P to the M'd!

~lw3

dragging my feet on these, but Updated!

~lw3

[lethalweapon3]

On 7/27/2018 at 9:19 PM, lethalweapon3 said:

In the 4th Round, with the 40th Pick in the 2018 Hawksquawk Summer Dynasty Draft, the Lethal Tender selects:

No, see, Lauri Elias Markkanen (Power Forward, 7'0", 230 lbs., Age 21), in America, when we simply ask you to find a way to blend in, we mean with your Tender teammates. We don’t mean into the wall!

He’s among the many European prospects who watched from afar, as a child, while a seven-foot legend grew in stature by perfecting his outside jumper to become an offensive tour de force. Now, Lauri Markkanen comes ashore, and the man from Helsinki is already giving opponents hell sinking threes. And that’s not all.

Markkanen defied early expectations by out-ranking all the newest 2017 draftees with 7.5 rebounds per game (2^nd-overall among all rookies). He also tied for third among the 2017 draft class with 15.2 points per contest, more than anyone drafted ahead of him. Strengthening that scoring tally was an ample green-light from the three-point line, where Lauri Love shot a respectable 36.2 3FG%, including 41.1 percent during the rare times his underwhelming team won games last season.

As is often the case with most rookies, Lauri has to become a stronger finisher around the paint, as shooting 34.3 FG% between 3 and 10 feet from the rim won’t cut it long-term. Victor Oladipo and Joel Embiid will demand double-teams, so there will be times Markkanen will be open or lightly defended at the wing, and he must make sharp decisions on when to catch-and-shoot, and when to drive to the hoop.

Drawing fouls when choosing the latter will be advantageous with his solid 84.3 FT%, but Paul can help him expand his threat as a disher, too (a paltry 6.4 assist percent last season, albeit with some lousy passing options sharing the floor). His second-place finish in the All-Star Weekend’s Skills Challenge demonstrated the 21-year-old has more versatile skills yet to be fully-unearthed.

Markkanen also possesses the size to become a stronger on-ball defender in the paint. That will be needed to take pressure, and particularly the necessity of fouling, off Embiid. Alongside the right co-forward, defensive improvements can make the jump-shooting seven-footer useful as a backup “small” forward, or as a backup center in stretchy small-ball lineups.

He wasn’t supposed to be relied on much during his rookie campaign, but a spate of unfortunate events pushed Markkanen to the forefront. Now, even with a more reliable cast surrounding him in 2018-19, it will be hard to keep the Finnish forward off the center stage. Don't be such a wallflower, Lauri!

The floor now belongs to the Spud-dazzling @Spud2nique!

~lw3

updated... two more to go!

~lw3

[TheNorthCydeRises]

4 hours ago, Spud2nique said:

You like to make picks huh?

 ? I don’t know.. @LucastheThird May have gotten really good really fast. If this was the NFL I’d ride with extra picks vs top guys but in the NBA, you need some ⭐️ as us Hawk fans know all too well.

@TheNorthCydeRises might be a Spurs type scout and find prospects late at killer values. We shall see.

Like this one?  Write up will come later.

At #69, the Northcyde Ballers select ...

KYLE KUZMA

[lethalweapon3]

KUUUUUUUUUUZ...

~lwkuuuz

[TheNorthCydeRises]

#69 not #60

@JayBirdHawk has been PMed