DRAFT PICK discussion thread

[burekijogurt]

Hey guys I'm out on the field on a last minute job so I can't follow the draft. Did we do anything else besides drafting Bagley at 2?

not yet.

 

[Blob]

If The Kings really viewed Porter as a #1 pick it is organizational mal practice to not do anything possible to make a trade for him at this point.

No it was malpractice to consider him at #1 in the first place. The fraud dropped like a rock just like I knew he would. Not only did he fail his physical, he failed his interview with his arrogance and delusions of grandeur.

 

[Bosnian Diehard]

Hey guys I'm out on the field on a last minute job so I can't follow the draft. Did we do anything else besides drafting Bagley at 2?

Nothing yet.

 

[theclash4u5]

Suns killing it, Mavs killing it, Hawks killing it, Nuggets killing it, Philly killing it (2021 might be the year one and done rule gets removed so that draft class could be loaded). Vlade took the 6-8thth best prospect #2 and called it a day

Oh come on, I know you're not happy but Bagley was going #3 without a doubt

 

[Gguod]

Oh come on, I know you're not happy but Bagley was going #3 without a doubt

No he wouldnt. Atlanta wanted Tre Young. There wasnt any hype for teams trading up for Bagley

 

[Capt. Factorial]

No he wouldnt. Atlanta wanted Tre Young. There wasnt any hype for teams trading up for Bagley

Even if not three, he probably goes four to Memphis.

 

[roasthawg]

There was a lot of good educated posts about the value of players like Bagley. Go look and if you cant find them tell me and I can point them out to you

I refuted most of them but you just disagree is all... Which is fine, but there's two sides to every argument. Steve Nash with Amare in 2009 was 54-28. Steve Nash without Amare in 2010 was 40-42. That's just one example with one player... There are plenty of run and gun power forwards that have been on a lot of good teams.

 

[dude12]

Robert Williams still on the board.....good value for some team about now

 

[Bosnian Diehard]

I’d really like Džanan Musa, but I doubt he falls to 37. I may be a bit biased but I’d say at this point he’s pretty good value.

 

[Npliam]

Uhgg

 

[tyguy]

The mavs certainly didn’t mind taking the ball out of the hands of the point guard they drafted last year...... What a disaster this franchise is.

 

[Blob]

I’d really like Džanan Musa, but I doubt he falls to 37. I may be a bit biased but I’d say at this point he’s pretty good value.

He looks good. I hope we get him too to replace G-Leaguer Jackson.

 

[Kingz19]

The mavs certainly didn’t mind taking the ball out of the hands of the point guard they drafted last year...... What a disaster this franchise is.

More than one ball handler doesn’t hurt. You can’t commit to a ball dominator when you’re a losing team. Luka will likely be a better playmaker

 

[SacTownKid]

The mavs certainly didn’t mind taking the ball out of the hands of the point guard they drafted last year...... What a disaster this franchise is.

That might have weighed in somewhat but I'm still not buying it. They wanted Bagley, they took Bagley. It's looking like Vlade loves his bigs. Look at his previous drafts.

 

[Sac.Kings]

If anything, it's an endorsement of Fox, Buddy, and Bogdan. Now to find a SF.

 

[roasthawg]

If anything, it's an endorsement of Fox, Buddy, and Bogdan. Now to find a SF.

This. We took the best player who is also a great fit. This team is gonna be really fun with the ability to beat you in a lot of ways offensively. Defense is going to be the issue but we should be able to score with anyone.

 

[Capt. Factorial]

This. We took the best player who is also a great fit. This team is gonna be really fun with the ability to beat you in a lot of ways offensively. Defense is going to be the issue but we should be able to score with anyone.

I'm not - yet - worried about Bagley's D. He's athletic and he puts in crazy effort, so I suspect he will be fine.

 

[BeerNerd916]

Bruce Brown would be a decent grab if he falls

 

[joemama]

Bates-diop

 

[BeerNerd916]

No he wouldnt. Atlanta wanted Tre Young. There wasnt any hype for teams trading up for Bagley

There was no hype about trading up for Ayton either. Your point?

 

[roasthawg]

I'm not - yet - worried about Bagley's D. He's athletic and he puts in crazy effort, so I suspect he will be fine.

Yeah me either. I think he'll guard fours no problem. I'm talking about our team defense as a whole next year. A lot of young players, defense might take a little longer than the offense.

 

[Gguod]

I refuted most of them but you just disagree is all... Which is fine, but there's two sides to every argument. Steve Nash with Amare in 2009 was 54-28. Steve Nash without Amare in 2010 was 40-42. That's just one example with one player... There are plenty of run and gun power forwards that have been on a lot of good teams.

Or is it just you disagreeing? 04-05 Suns won 62 games and got to conference finals, 05-06 without Amare they won 54 games and got to conference finals, 06-07 they won 61 games and got to conference semi finals.

 

[Gguod]

There was no hype about trading up for Ayton either. Your point?

My point is that there were multiple reports on teams intrested to trade up for Luka. Zero reports for teams interested to trade up for Bagley

 

[Blob]

Now to find a SF.

Džanan Musa

 

[sactowndog]

I'm not - yet - worried about Bagley's D. He's athletic and he puts in crazy effort, so I suspect he will be fine.

The concern with Bagley is his BBIQ. We shall see

 

[Capt. Factorial]

There has been a crazy plateau in talent (at least in my mind) after #14. You could throw a random number generator on #15-#24 and not notice. That might last for another 10 picks, too.

 

[tyguy]

That might have weighed in somewhat but I'm still not buying it. They wanted Bagley, they took Bagley. It's looking like Vlade loves his bigs. Look at his previous drafts.

Fire him, fire the staff. It’s been just awful drafting and then there is no pick next year because we needed to free up cap space for a rental. Just horrible upper management

 

[joemama]

Watch bates-diop go to warriors
Smh

 

[206Fan]

Robert Williams was a potential top 5 pick in last year's draft...guaranteed top 10.

why in the freaking world did he return to school?

 

[Sac.Kings]

I'm not - yet - worried about Bagley's D. He's athletic and he puts in crazy effort, so I suspect he will be fine.

Not for nothing, but at least that's one less player I have to see not trying hard out there.