If anyone knows stupid, it’s definitely you.Seems stupid when you tank that you have traded your very high 2nd round picks in 2019 and 2020.
We get Houston's 1st round pick this year but gave up our 2nd round pick which is going to be about 6 picks apart.
Seems stupid when you tank that you have traded your very high 2nd round picks in 2019 and 2020.
We get Houston's 1st round pick this year but gave up our 2nd round pick which is going to be about 6 picks apart.
so we find out Tuesday if this org is turning the corner after 1 year of tanking and doesn't care about keeping the pick next yr.
Without Zion and to some degree Ja or RJ it seems probable they won't be good enough to lose the pick, but it probably won't be as good as this year.
Anything after 3rd and they will have to strike gold.
Phoenix didn't have anyone established on the roster besides Chandler like CLE does and the majority of the players they have picked especially in 2016 are busts or near busts for high lottery picks (Bender/Chriss) and neither were expected to be high impact game changers year 1. Jackson was supposed to be better than he was early on, and is just now slowly starting to live up to it, but there was always questions about his work ethic etc.Just like Josh Jackson, DeAndre Ayton, Dragan Bender and Devin Booker were all going to each bump PHX out of the bottom 10, right? Or all of SAC's lotto picks for years?
Even though Zion will be better than all, or at worst, all but 1 of those guys, as Ja and RJ probably will be for at least all but 1 or 2, a lot can still happen in terms of which teams "want" to tank, whether K-Love takes another long toe-injury absence, etc etc.
I do think we will have to consider trades that will rescind the top 10 protection.
Seems stupid when you tank that you have traded your very high 2nd round picks in 2019 and 2020.
We get Houston's 1st round pick this year but gave up our 2nd round pick which is going to be about 6 picks apart.
Exactly... the NBA draft is a statistical crapshoot. After the first pick, the odds of picking the best future player at each pick decreases drastically. I.E., NBA teams are pretty good at finding the best player in the draft, but they suck at finding the second best, third best, etc.Just like Josh Jackson, DeAndre Ayton, Dragan Bender and Devin Booker were all going to each bump PHX out of the bottom 10, right? Or all of SAC's lotto picks for years?
Even though Zion will be better than all, or at worst, all but 1 of those guys, as Ja and RJ probably will be for at least all but 1 or 2, a lot can still happen in terms of which teams "want" to tank, whether K-Love takes another long toe-injury absence, etc etc.
I do think we will have to consider trades that will rescind the top 10 protection.
That is often the case when orgs value raw upside and athleticism over mental toughness ,work ethic to improve basketball skill and high character. Look at Sexton for example a decent athlete with elite speed and solid upside but was far and away the toughest competitor with the highest level of mental toughness available despite needing time to improve his skills. He made more improvement in 1 season than most other rookies taken in the lottery. He did not have the proven skill of a Luka Doncic obviously but also didn't have the poor work ethic of a Bamba or Knox or any other players in need of development nor did he have the me first mentality of MPJ. all 3 of which are more likely to fail than Sexton.Exactly... the NBA draft is a statistical crapshoot. After the first pick, the odds of picking the best future player at each pick decreases drastically. I.E., NBA teams are pretty good at finding the best player in the draft, but they suck at finding the second best, third best, etc.
Exactly... the NBA draft is a statistical crapshoot. After the first pick, the odds of picking the best future player at each pick decreases drastically. I.E., NBA teams are pretty good at finding the best player in the draft, but they suck at finding the second best, third best, etc.
Yeah those players were not at all considered likely busts so I agree with that,They're not even all that good at picking the best player. Three of the last six drafts feature Bennett, Wiggins and Fultz. Look at the #1 picks all time and it's well below 50% for best player, and a lot of bums have been taken #1 overall.
Lottery is luck and much of the actual draft is luck.
Yeah the Hawks are definitely going to try and move up in this draft. Cavs gotta make some moves