Let's Talk Draft Picks

[kg01]

31 minutes ago, Spud2nique said:

Hasheem Wiseman.

Ooh, that's cold spud.  Real col'.

I was preparing to board a flight from DC to Atlanta.  The plane had arrived and we were waiting for folks to get off (so we can board).

All of a sudden, Hasheem Thabeet loafs off the plane.  I just shook my head.  Man was the #2 pick, now folks in Dulles just look up like, "Dang that random passenger's tall."

[macdaddy]

34 minutes ago, Spud2nique said:

I’m not calling you that. Ask @macdaddy I won’t call him daddy. 
 

We got daddy’s and king’s here folks!  

[JayBirdHawk]

4 minutes ago, macdaddy said:

....

 

You win today's POTD @macdaddy... I can't stop laughing.

[Spud2nique]

22 minutes ago, kg01 said:

Ooh, that's cold spud.  Real col'.

I was preparing to board a flight from DC to Atlanta.  The plane had arrived and we were waiting for folks to get off (so we can board).

All of a sudden, Hasheem Thabeet loafs off the plane.  I just shook my head.  Man was the #2 pick, now folks in Dulles just look up like, "Dang that random passenger's tall."

That’s dope. I saw Steve Young at San Jose airport like around 2006, we locked eyes , he knew that I knew who he was but it seemed everyone else didn’t for some odd reason. Well, let’s face it he doesn’t stand out like a Yao or anything. I didn’t wanna bother him, plus I hate the niners .

 

Oh and this one time in Los Gatos where I was talkin it to Patrick Willis, another niner, long story short I was talking to a girl he was talking to after he left and I said what’s Willis like? She said I don’t know he said he likes to cuddle. Ahhhhhhhh good times!

[JayBirdHawk]

Knicks get the #1 pick and take Edwards...Boooo.

Hawks at #2....

Quote

No. 2: Atlanta Hawks: Deni Avdija, F, Maccabi Tel Aviv (Israel)

The Hawks expected the Knicks to take Ball at No. 1 because of New York’s glaring need of a point guard. Edwards could certainly play the position — if that’s what the Knicks view him as — but he’s much better suited as a two-guard, in my opinion. Because the Hawks don’t need to draft their point guard of the future because they have Trae Young, their options at No. 2 are limited. The Hawks also don’t need a center after having traded for Clint Capela and Dewayne Dedmon at the trade deadline, plus I don’t think Memphis’ James Wiseman or USC’s Onyeka Okongwu make for the best fits with the way Atlanta’s roster is constructed. 

If this scenario played out on draft night, it would be surprising if the Hawks did not call point guard-needy teams such as Detroit, Chicago or even Phoenix, to some degree, to see if they would be interested in grabbing Ball. It would behoove the Hawks to explore all trades, and maybe they could land an established young player in return. 

If they couldn’t trade out of this position, Deni Avdija has as much star potential as possibly anyone in this draft. Since the Israeli League resumed play, Avdija has quieted doubters on his shooting mechanics and has made over 40 percent of his attempts from 3. If Avdija can continue to show improvement with his shot, I see a point forward who can grab and go in transition. The Hawks don’t have a proven playmaker at the forward position. Cam Reddish has shown potential, and I don’t think De’Andre Hunter will be that kind of player, so Avdija would add that creation the Hawks currently don’t have at the 3 and 4. 

Players such as Florida State’s Devin Vassell, Auburn’s Isaac Okoro and Iowa State’s Tyrese Haliburton make sense for the Hawks, too, but at No. 2, it might be too big of a reach to grab any of those players who project as solid role players. — Chris Kirschner

Naaaaahhh!

[bleachkit]

16 minutes ago, JayBirdHawk said:

Knicks get the #1 pick and take Edwards...Boooo.

Hawks at #2....

Naaaaahhh!

Just did 5 tankathons. Got #7, #7, #7, #6, #6. Ugh. 

[kg01]

36 minutes ago, JayBirdHawk said:

Knicks get the #1 pick and take Edwards...Boooo.

Hawks at #2....

Naaaaahhh!

That's horrible for both us and the Knicks.

I think we need to recognize we're more likely to pick at 7/8 than anywhere in the top 3.  I'm fine with that in this draft, sadly.

[Spud2nique]

58 minutes ago, kg01 said:

That's horrible for both us and the Knicks.

I think we need to recognize we're more likely to pick at 7/8 than anywhere in the top 3.  I'm fine with that in this draft, sadly.

NO! ITS OUR TURN DAMNIT! (I think I said that in 2018 and 19..)

Im gonna simulate 10 times here we go.

1. 6th - Toppin

2. 4th -Wiseman 

3.  6th- Toppin

4.  7th- Toppin

5.  6th- Toppin

6.  2nd- LaMelo

7.  6th- Okongwu

8. 6th- Toppin

9. 4th- Deni

10. 3rd- Deni

 

Avg. Slot  5th

I think Supes was in the back there tuggin on the strings! We got Toppin 5/10 times wtf. Supes stop controlling tankathon! Thanks  

 

 

[terrell]

48 minutes ago, Spud2nique said:

NO! ITS OUR TURN DAMNIT! (I think I said that in 2018 and 19..)

Im gonna simulate 10 times here we go.

1. 6th - Toppin

2. 4th -Wiseman 

3.  6th- Toppin

4.  7th- Toppin

5.  6th- Toppin

6.  2nd- LaMelo

7.  6th- Okongwu

8. 6th- Toppin

9. 4th- Deni

10. 3rd- Deni

 

Avg. Slot  5th

I think Supes was in the back there tuggin on the strings! We got Toppin 5/10 times wtf. Supes stop controlling tankathon! Thanks  

 

 

Im fine with Edwards, Toppin, Haliburton, Vassel, Deni, Okoro, or even Wiseman or Okungwu, so a top 8 pick is ok this year....Im more concerned with FA's.....lol

Edited July 23, 2020 by terrell

[AHF]

Slightly off topic but speaking of draft picks, apparently Bol Bol blew up yesterday:

https://www.yahoo.com/sports/bol-bol-puts-on-clinic-in-nba-bubble-exhibition-is-immediately-drug-tested-004524953.html

Anyone watch it?

[terrell]

1 hour ago, AHF said:

Slightly off topic but speaking of draft picks, apparently Bol Bol blew up yesterday:

https://www.yahoo.com/sports/bol-bol-puts-on-clinic-in-nba-bubble-exhibition-is-immediately-drug-tested-004524953.html

Anyone watch it?

I did. He looked pretty good. I wouldnt say he "blew up" though...lol

[JayBirdHawk]

 

 

[Spud2nique]

1 hour ago, AHF said:

Slightly off topic but speaking of draft picks, apparently Bol Bol blew up yesterday:

https://www.yahoo.com/sports/bol-bol-puts-on-clinic-in-nba-bubble-exhibition-is-immediately-drug-tested-004524953.html

Anyone watch it?

I saw the highlights last night and cheered for that kid loud at my pad. I liked his dad a lot, he autographed a shirt for me in 1988 at the mall. 
 

Drafted low, I felt bad for him.

He didn’t necessarily blow up. He made some good open court plays but it almost seems like those type of plays aren’t gonna be game changers in the playoffs but I’m glad he showed out. They had Jokic running the pg and Bol at sf it was the biggest lineup in the history of the league . I thought @Sothron was given a chance to coach or something.  

[Sothron]

6 minutes ago, Spud2nique said:

I saw the highlights last night and cheered for that kid loud at my pad. I liked his dad a lot, he autographed a shirt for me in 1988 at the mall. 
 

Drafted low, I felt bad for him.

He didn’t necessarily blow up. He made some good open court plays but it almost seems like those type of plays aren’t gonna be game changers in the playoffs but I’m glad he showed out. They had Jokic running the pg and Bol at sf it was the biggest lineup in the history of the league . I thought @Sothron was given a chance to coach or something.  

pace and space with emphasis on low post play is mandatory in Coach Soth's playbook.

[capstone21]

I am very concerned with this lottery ... its such a crap shoot ... much more then in years past.  There is no one that is really coming out as special to me ... I really don't know what we have as far as quality and NBA translation right now ... 

[Spud2nique]

7 minutes ago, capstone21 said:

I am very concerned with this lottery ... its such a crap shoot ... much more then in years past.  There is no one that is really coming out as special to me ... I really don't know what we have as far as quality and NBA translation right now ... 

Edwards Onyeka or bust!

[bleachkit]

3 hours ago, AHF said:

Slightly off topic but speaking of draft picks, apparently Bol Bol blew up yesterday:

https://www.yahoo.com/sports/bol-bol-puts-on-clinic-in-nba-bubble-exhibition-is-immediately-drug-tested-004524953.html

Anyone watch it?

What a steal to get him in the 2nd. Good job Denver.

[JayBirdHawk]

3 hours ago, AHF said:

Slightly off topic but speaking of draft picks, apparently Bol Bol blew up yesterday:

https://www.yahoo.com/sports/bol-bol-puts-on-clinic-in-nba-bubble-exhibition-is-immediately-drug-tested-004524953.html

Anyone watch it?

SVGs thoughts on the 'Bol Bol blew up'

 

[terrell]

45 minutes ago, bleachkit said:

What a steal to get him in the 2nd. Good job Denver.

REmember it was just a scrimmage...Oh I didnt see SVG comments.. lol..

Edited July 23, 2020 by terrell

[AHF]

I do have to say, I still find him intriguing. I think he is a smart gamble.  If he doesn't pan out, he is a second round pick so who cares.  But if he does pan out, then he has the upside to be a huge get at that pick.  The "now I know he's an All-Star" stuff is premature, but I'd be pumped if he were on our roster and showed that well even in an exhibition.  

And I'd put this one in more of a "pre-season game" category than a "summer league" category since all these guys are rostered NBA players and not the sub-NBA-players-trying-to-make-a-splash that permeates much of summer play.