NBA draft thread

[Dawg61]

Celtics have EIGHT picks. Simmons supposed to go #1, Ingram #2. Any wishes for your favorite team?

[smootness]

Yeah, I wish the Hawks weren't stupid.

[msstate7]

I wish I cared. I just can't get into nba basketball anymore

[starkvegasdawg]

I wish I cared. I just can't get into nba basketball anymore
Pretty much sums it up for me, too.

[WeWillScrewItUp]

I wish I cared. I just can't get into nba basketball anymore

I watched game 7. About as interested as I can get.

[Dawg61]

Y'all might be down on the NBA but their draft is the 2nd most entertaining draft of all the major sports.

[Dawg61]

Ben Simmons goes #1 to the 76ers

[Dawg61]

Brandon Ingram #2 Lakers

[Dawg61]

Jaylen Brown #3 Celtics

[Dawg61]

Dragan Bender #4 Suns

[Dawg61]

Kris Dunn #5 Timberwolves


Buddy Hield #6 Pelicans

[klong-dog]

Yeah, I wish the Hawks weren't stupid.me too. What are your opinions on things so far this off season? What are your hopes?

[Dawg61]

Jamal Murray #7 Nuggets

[smootness]

me too. What are your opinions on things so far this off season? What are your hopes?

My hopes were that we wouldn't try to re-sign Horford and that we traded Teague for something legitimate. With reports that we traded Teague for the 12th pick and then tried to dump both our 1st round picks to create space to sign Horford and Bazemore, I'm pretty down. I don't think Bud is a good personnel guy. We have dumped both our last two 1st round picks and seem prepared to do it again this year...all so that we can tread water as a decent Eastern Conference team.

I'd be fine if we kept Schroeder and pretty much blew up everything else. The team has been entertaining the last couple years, but it has a clear ceiling.

[Dawg61]

Marquese Chriss #8 Kings just traded to Suns

[klong-dog]

My hopes were that we wouldn't try to re-sign Horford and that we traded Teague for something legitimate. With reports that we traded Teague for the 12th pick and then tried to dump both our 1st round picks to create space to sign Horford and Bazemore, I'm pretty down. I don't think Bud is a good personnel guy. We have dumped both our last two 1st round picks and seem prepared to do it again this year...all so that we can tread water as a decent Eastern Conference team.

I'd be fine if we kept Schroeder and pretty much blew up everything else. The team has been entertaining the last couple years, but it has a clear ceiling.

I'm with you. I understand moving Teague but was hoping for a trade of some sort. Get the 12th pick, only to trade in order to make Horford affordable. You can't keep PM and AH at the 4 & 5 and ever hope to do anything. KK took a step back this past year and is getting old, Bazemore did make more of a name for himself this year and brings athleticism to the team. We need a rim protector and rebounder. Need to trade Horford and get a legit 3 and could play Baze at the 2. Have KK come off the bench.


Seriously, Horford is getting up there in age. Get something for him while you can! Don't go and give him the large contract. PM and AH getting all the money, when they're basically the same position. They have definitely reached their ceilings. Continue to be happy in the 3-6 spot in the East it looks like.

[Dawg61]

Jakob Poeltl #9 Raptors

[Dawg61]

Thon Maker #10 Bucks

[CadaverDawg]

Y'all might be down on the NBA but their draft is the 2nd most entertaining draft of all the major sports.

Why? I'm not disagreeing, I just don't keep up with NBA other than playoffs. I thought the NBA draft was a bunch of foreigners nobody's heard of? Seems that would be worse than NFL since those are all college players being drafted. Interested to know what makes the NBA draft cool

[CadaverDawg]

Thon Maker #10 Bucks

Cool name

[Todd4State]

Where is Malik Newman supposed to go?

[msstate7]

Why? I'm not disagreeing, I just don't keep up with NBA other than playoffs. I thought the NBA draft was a bunch of foreigners nobody's heard of? Seems that would be worse than NFL since those are all college players being drafted. Interested to know what makes the NBA draft cool

He said 2nd best draft... I assume nfl #1. So #2 is nba draft, but what competition? I love MLB, but the draft is boring to me and only nhl left

[Dawg61]

Why? I'm not disagreeing, I just don't keep up with NBA other than playoffs. I thought the NBA draft was a bunch of foreigners nobody's heard of? Seems that would be worse than NFL since those are all college players being drafted. Interested to know what makes the NBA draft cool

NFL has the best draft. NBA rosters are much smaller so the immediate impact potential is far greater in basketball. Big trades happen during the draft too.

[smootness]

Why? I'm not disagreeing, I just don't keep up with NBA other than playoffs. I thought the NBA draft was a bunch of foreigners nobody's heard of? Seems that would be worse than NFL since those are all college players being drafted. Interested to know what makes the NBA draft cool

It's basically all college players now. You have foreign players sprinkled in, which will always be the case, and a lot of the college players are young, but it's pretty entertaining. I mean, it obviously has a much quicker impact than the MLB draft, and does anybody care about the NHL draft? Doesn't seem like a controversial statement to me.

[msstate7]

Where is Malik Newman supposed to go?

To an expansion team in Kentucky**

[Dawg61]

Where is Malik Newman supposed to go?

Wherever his expert agent/daddy tells him to go.

[Bass Chaser]

Ben Simmons just proved you don't have to go to UK, KU, Duke, UNC, or play in the tournament to be a lottery pick.

[Dawg61]

Damontas Sabonis #11 Magic, Hawks just traded for the 12th pick

[Dawg61]

Taurean Prince #12 Hawks, Teague traded

[smootness]

Hawks got a college senior projected to go bottom of the 1st or 2nd round for Jeff Teague. YES!!!!!

[Dawg61]

Big trade just happened. Sabonis, Oladipo and Ilaysova go to Thunder for Serge Ibaka.

[Dawg61]

Hawks got a college senior projected to go bottom of the 1st or 2nd round for Jeff Teague. YES!!!!!

Prince is a good player and a phenomenal athlete. Hawks have more money to spend on a free agent now.

[smootness]

Prince is a good player and a phenomenal athlete. Hawks have more money to spend on a free agent now.

We will apparently be using that money to bring back Horford and Bazemore. Prince is fine, but he doesn't move the needle on a team at all.

[smootness]

Great trade for the Thunder. Phenomenal.

[Dawg61]

Georgis Papacantspellhisname goes #13 to Kings in a trade. Chriss goes to Suns. Bognadovich to Kings also.

[Dawg61]

Great trade for the Thunder. Phenomenal.

Yea they got two 2015 starters for the Magic and a very good Sabonis plus an extra $5-10 mill a year.

[mic]

Steal of the draft Denzel Valentine..

[Dawg61]

Denzel Valentine #14 Bulls

[Dawg61]

Steal of the draft Denzel Valentine..

Great pick. I think Kris Dunn to the T'Wolves is the steal right now.

[CadaverDawg]

NFL has the best draft. NBA rosters are much smaller so the immediate impact potential is far greater in basketball. Big trades happen during the draft too.

Makes sense. Thanks

[Statecoachingblows**]

Big trade just happened. Sabonis, Oladipo and Ilaysova go to Thunder for Serge Ibaka.

Great news, I'm tired of ibaka coming alive every time they play the grizz.

[CadaverDawg]

It's basically all college players now. You have foreign players sprinkled in, which will always be the case, and a lot of the college players are young, but it's pretty entertaining. I mean, it obviously has a much quicker impact than the MLB draft, and does anybody care about the NHL draft? Doesn't seem like a controversial statement to me.

Didn't say it was controversial. Was genuinely wanting to know why it was a good draft.

[Dawg61]

Juan Hernangomez #15 Nuggets

[klong-dog]

Great pick. I think Kris Dunn to the T'Wolves is the steal right now.
Agree

[klong-dog]

I guess the Hawks got the 3 man they were looking for. Sounds like Prince may be a more athletic version of Demari Carrol. Interesting. Wonder if now they'll move Baze to the 2.

[Apoplectic]

Celtics have EIGHT picks. Simmons supposed to go #1, Ingram #2. Any wishes for your favorite team?

I wish there were Seinfeld reruns on instead

[msstate7]

Maybe Howland stays here a while and puts some players in the nba. I think this might get me interested again.

[Dawg61]

Maybe Howland stays here a while and puts some players in the nba. I think this might get me interested again.

Spoon magically leads us to the final four and then gets drafted by the Grizz and you'll be back in the boat.

[msstate7]

Spoon magically leads us to the final four and then gets drafted by the Grizz and you'll be back in the boat.

Dang right

[Dawg61]

Guerschon Yabusele #16 Celtics (who the ****)

[Dawg61]

Wade Baldwin #17 Grizz. Nice pick

[Dawg61]

Henry Ellenson #18 Pistons

[Irondawg]

The Thunder I think fleeced the Magic on that one.

[Dawg61]

Malik Beasley #19 Nuggets. Their 3rd pick already.

[Dawg61]

The Thunder I think fleeced the Magic on that one.

Yup went in raw.

[Dawg61]

Caris LeVert #20 Nets, good player

[MarketingBully]

Didn't say it was controversial. Was genuinely wanting to know why it was a good draft.

He said entertaining not good. Big difference. It's actually a fairly weak draft. Simmons is the biggest name and he was the number 1 pick by a large margin. People saying Ingram should be #1 were Laker fans obviously. I think we have two or three potential NBA players on our team with Q, Kegler, and Herard. Kegler reminds me a lot of a Dontae Jones type of player. He has incredible ability and could play at the 3 or 4. I think Peters will be a great college player and then we will grab a two and done in Nick Weatherspoon for next year. I am very excited to see what our young team will do this year. I am thinking 20+ wins and an NIT birth.

[MarketingBully]

Think about the shitty job Johnny Jones did last year. He had the best player in the country in Simmons and then had another McDonald's All American in Blakney and couldn't do shit with them.

[state66]

Horatio dubbing Malik as one and done before he ever played college basketball was the dumbest thing he could ever do.

[Reason2succeed]

Has anyone admitted to getting paid by a coach or dropped pics of themselves smoking weed out of a gas mask yet?

[scottycameron]

Simmons is the only name n this entire thread I recognize. And I'm including all the trade talk also. And I have no idea what he looks like (besides being very tall and black I'm guessing)

[Dawg61]

Simmons is the only name n this entire thread I recognize. And I'm including all the trade talk also. And I have no idea what he looks like (besides being very tall and black I'm guessing)

He's Australian. Join Old Miss bro your racist ass fits in with them better.

[scottycameron]

Has anyone admitted to getting paid by a coach or dropped pics of themselves smoking weed out of a gas mask yet?

I was so hoping somebody would put something together to do exactly that. I don't see the nba crowd as being very witty tho.

[scottycameron]

He's Australian. Join Old Miss bro your racist ass fits in with them better.

Well there I go "ass"uming. Did I at least get the really tall part right?

[Hrdawg82]

Big trade just happened. Sabonis, Oladipo and Ilaysova go to Thunder for Serge Ibaka.

Seems like a hell of a deal for the thunder