2016 NBA Draft Discussion

[theclash4u5]

I'm more confused than upset. It seems like we wanted to trade our pick completely, couldn't find a deal we liked, so we dispersed our pick into a bunch of cheap long-shots instead who we won't have to pay next year. A bit of a buzz kill after the talk of Nerlens Noel and Jimmy Butler being available this morning, but we did manage to free ourselves of the Marco contract. Not much to grade though. I'd call it an incomplete. Or better yet a DNP-CD.

In other words...KANGZ

 

[jcwkings]

If the pick at 28 was Papagiorgio it would still be questionable lol.

With that said I'm all for giving him a chance, just the shock right now.

 

[joemama]

3 still in green room

 

[funkykingston]

Wait, there was a SG from Turkey available? And we passed him up? We blew it.

But we DID trade for a Turkish SG that apparently has no interest in coming to the NBA so it's all good.

 

[jcwkings]

Skal was being talked about as a number one pick candidate 12 months ago....

 

[Bricklayer]

What hole does Papagiannis fill?

Indeed. don't get it. Unless I am right that we took that for Philly.

In fact not 100% comfortable with the idea that our Balkans front office might be enamored with just picking homies from parts of the world they are familiar with. But we'll see, don't know the guy at all.

 

[Gilles]

Skal was being talked about as a number one pick candidate 12 months ago....

And then he stepped on basketball court...

 

[Tetsujin]

Went to New Mexico St. Not even an international.

Still not sure that's not the name of someone's tech startup.

 

[joemama]

We will go(/went) big
Has to be a trade
HAS to be now

 

[theclash4u5]

HAHAHAhAHAHAHAHAHAH

 

[steelevt]

3 still in green room

what are the odds that we dont pick any of them?

 

[New Era]

We are a developed veteran team in win now mode.

Not a daycare. We aren't in "just collect talent and see what happens" mode, which is where the draft excels. We're in trying to patch specific holes mode.

So what hole did we "patch" by drafting a 7'2 center?

 

[Amit149]

We're trading DMC (not a report, it's just starting to look like that).

 

[Henkel]

I'm more confused than upset. It seems like we wanted to trade our pick completely, couldn't find a deal we liked, so we dispersed our pick into a bunch of cheap long-shots instead who we won't have to pay next year. A bit of a buzz kill after the talk of Nerlens Noel and Jimmy Butler being available this morning, but we did manage to free ourselves of the Marco contract. Not much to grade though. I'd call it an incomplete. Or better yet a DNP-CD.

You can't just punt on the draft and expect things to turn around. If you're not interest in youth then get a George Hill or Jeff Teague, but a shrug of the shoulders and a roll of the dice isn't good enough.

 

[upinsmoke]

Vlade MUST be cooking something up here.

 

[Big Cuz 15]

this draft has been very very confusing. entertaining but damn.. don't see what the heck we were doing in it.. prove me wrong big george

 

[Tetsujin]

More than anything, Vlade may have picked Skal out of pity more than anything.

 

[theclash4u5]

Bye Cousins

 

[SacKings384]

What the hell is going on?

 

[206Fan]

Welp. We could have honestly done worse...so I guess I'm okay with this pick.

We'll just start the season with McLemore at PG. I'm fine with that.

 

[HndsmCelt]

Vlade MUST be cooking something up here.

let's just hope it's not meth !

 

[KingsCitizen]

I hope everyone is staying put. The only way this calms me is if Rondo stays and we go with a starting lineup of

DMC
WCS
Rudy
Bogdan (this guy will amaze you)
Rondo

And all we are doing now is shore up the bench.

 

[Kingsgurl]

So what hole did we "patch" by drafting a 7'2 center?

None of the players in this draft past 1 or 2 are going to patch any holes anytime soon. Going in, we really weren't expecting to patch a hole with one of them were we?

 

[Capt. Factorial]

#28 - Suns select Skal Labissiere - will be traded to Kings

 

[kingsboi]

skal it is

 

[Sac.Kings]

We are loading up on big men

 

[theclash4u5]

At least he's wearing a purple suit?

 

[Merdiesel]

Indeed. don't get it. Unless I am right that we took that for Philly.

In fact not 100% comfortable with the idea that our Balkans front office might be enamored with just picking homies from parts of the world they are familiar with. But we'll see, don't know the guy at all.

I missed it... what are you talking about?

 

[Krunker]

The philly strategy, stockpiling big men?

 

[Gary]

Coming in late but you peeps will LOVE Bogdanovic. One of the best players in Europe and was TEARING it up at the start of 2016 hitting something like 50% of three pt shots. He supposedly is coming over this year, or at least the Suns were trying to bring him in this year.. You guys will love him.