Will Lebron leave Cleveland? Will KD stay in Oakland? Who goes first to the sorry ass Suns? Will the Sacramento Kings do anything to not be a bottom tier organization? Drop draft stuff in here.
Draft Order.
1 Phoenix Suns
Deandre Ayton C Arizona
2 Sacramento Kings
Marvin Balgey III PF Duke
3 Atlanta Hawks
Luke Doncic PG Slovenia (Traded to Mavericks)
4 Memphis Grizzlies
Jaren Jackson JR PF Michigan State
5 Dallas Mavericks
Trae Young PG Oklahoma (Traded to Atlanta)
6 Orlando Magic
Mohamed Bamba C Texas
7 Chicago Bulls
Wendell Carter Jr. C Duke
8 Cleveland Cavaliers (via Nets)
Colin Sexton PG Alabama
9 New York Knicks
Kevin Knox SF Kentucky
10 Philadelphia 76ers (via Lakers)
Mikal Bridges SF Villanova (Traded to Suns for Zhaire Smith)
11 Charlotte Hornets
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander PG Kentucky (Traded To Clippers)
12 Los Angeles Clippers (via Pistons)
Miles Bridges SF Michigan State.(Traded to Hornets)
13 Los Angeles Clippers
Jerome Robinson SG Boston College
14 Denver Nuggets
Michael Porter Jr. SF Missouri
15 Washington Wizards
Troy Brown Jr. SF Oregon
16 Phoenix Suns (via Heat)
Zhaire Smith SF Texas Tech (Traded to Philadelphia)
17 Milwaukee Bucks
Donte DiVincenzo SG Villanova
18 San Antonio Spurs
Lonnie Walker IV SG Miami
19 Atlanta Hawks (via Timberwolves)
Kevin Huerter SG Maryland
Originally Posted by Clyde Frog:
It’s a bit more difficult this year, lots of the top talent are going bitch route and stacking on certain teams. It’ll be GS for the West (only variable is major injuries). Nobody is really stacking on the East but it will almost assuredly be BOS/TOR. How boring is that? 30 teams and before the season starts: 84% are pretty much guaranteed to not be in the finals.
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Edit to GS coming out of the West. 90% of the teams in the league (barring major injuries) have virtually 0 chance of making the finals. Cool league.
Originally Posted by Rams Fan:
This is why the NBA needs a hard cap.
Eh. If owners want to pay out the ass in luxury taxes, let them. I know I'm in the minority, but I love how players can take their careers in their own hands now. Posted via Mobile Device [Reply]
Originally Posted by -King-:
Eh. If owners want to pay out the ass in luxury taxes, let them. I know I'm in the minority, but I love how players can take their careers in their own hands now. Posted via Mobile Device
Look at Marian Hossa in the NHL and what he did with the Red Wings and the Penguins. They have a hard cap.
Or Chris Long and the Eagles and Patriots. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Clyde Frog:
Edit to GS coming out of the West. 90% of the teams in the league (barring major injuries) have virtually 0 chance of making the finals. Cool league.
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Draft as good as the warriors did and good things will happen to you. Other teams should stop crying and draft better. Maybe then top free agents will want to come to them. Posted via Mobile Device [Reply]
Originally Posted by Rams Fan:
Look at Marian Hossa in the NHL and what he did with the Red Wings and the Penguins. They have a hard cap.
Or Chris Long and the Eagles and Patriots.
I don't know who the first player is, but Chris long is just an above average player. Don't see how he compares to stars in the NBA. Posted via Mobile Device [Reply]
Originally Posted by -King-:
Draft as good as the warriors did and good things will happen to you. Other teams should stop crying and draft better. Maybe then top free agents will want to come to them. Posted via Mobile Device
Enjoy your league where the players have control. That season’s gonna be something else. I’ll be back when the shit show ends.
Originally Posted by -King-:
I don't know who the first player is, but Chris long is just an above average player. Don't see how he compares to stars in the NBA. Posted via Mobile Device
Marian Hossa is a forward in the NHL, who 10 years ago, was arguably one of the best free agents and players in the league.
He was traded to the Pittsburgh Penguins midway through the season, who lost in the Stanley Cup Final to the Red Wings. The next year he signed a 1 year deal to join the Red Wings instead of returning to the Penguins, who ended up beating the Red Wings in the Stanley Cup Finals again.
After that, he signed a long ass contract in Chicago and has won 3 cups there.
Point is, he was able to have the flexibility to chase a cup, but under the restriction of a hard cap in which teams had to clear way for his salary. Warriors/Cavs/whoever don't have to really do that, which ends up ruining the balance of the league. [Reply]
Originally Posted by -King-:
Draft as good as the warriors did and good things will happen to you. Other teams should stop crying and draft better. Maybe then top free agents will want to come to them. Posted via Mobile Device
Drafting is key.
The Cavs could legitimately have this starting lineup right now:
Kyrie Irving
Klay Thompson (Took Tristan Thompson)
LeBron James
Greek Freak (Took Anthony Bennett)
Joel Embiid (Took Andrew Wiggins and traded for Kevin Love)
Granted lottery odds and all that would’ve changed, but you get the idea. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Rams Fan:
Marian Hossa is a forward in the NHL, who 10 years ago, was arguably one of the best free agents and players in the league.
He was traded to the Pittsburgh Penguins midway through the season, who lost in the Stanley Cup Final to the Red Wings. The next year he signed a 1 year deal to join the Red Wings instead of returning to the Penguins, who ended up beating the Red Wings in the Stanley Cup Finals again.
After that, he signed a long ass contract in Chicago and has won 3 cups there.
Point is, he was able to have the flexibility to chase a cup, but under the restriction of a hard cap in which teams had to clear way for his salary. Warriors/Cavs/whoever don't have to really do that, which ends up ruining the balance of the league.
GS drafted and developed their core stars and won a NBA championship with them. It is alot different than Lebron going to Miami or now LA. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Clyde Frog:
Enjoy your league where the players have control. That season’s gonna be something else. I’ll be back when the shit show ends.
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What's wrong with players having control? It's their careers. You're mad that they want to win?
I remember back in the good ole days when people would get mad at players for picking money over winning. Now that they're picking winning over money, that's a problem too I see :-) Posted via Mobile Device [Reply]
