NBA Draft Lottery
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I'm not sure if anyone in this draft at that point of it isn't going to come in and be able to provide something. Sharpe is a beast physically. Murray has a smooth scoring instinct but he's got questions too about beating guys off the dribble, being a stretch 4 who some think needs to play some 5, and his switch capabilities. He's got great length, but he's also far from the best athlete and is going to get caught in pick and rolls on D. For a team to get the max potential out of him he needs to be putting up points. To me he's the biggest risk of getting put into a Marvin Bagley situation since he projects as a PF on a team again, trying to win. Still wouldn't mind him though, just not above Ivey or Sharpe.
Players I would love to see..
1. Keegan Murray
2. Johnny Davis
3. Chet Holmgren
Players I don't want....
1. Shaedon Sharpe
2. Benedict Mathurin
3. Paolo Banchero
On the fence..
1. Jaden Ivey
No chance we will get...
1. Jabari Smith
We could also trade the pick as well.. I would be fine with that as long as it was for someone who could help us win now. I am tired of other teams having three full rebuilds before we are even halfway done with our first rebuild.
1. Keegan Murray
2. Johnny Davis
3. Chet Holmgren
Players I don't want....
1. Shaedon Sharpe
2. Benedict Mathurin
3. Paolo Banchero
On the fence..
1. Jaden Ivey
No chance we will get...
1. Jabari Smith
We could also trade the pick as well.. I would be fine with that as long as it was for someone who could help us win now. I am tired of other teams having three full rebuilds before we are even halfway done with our first rebuild.
Nice to see some good news in Kingsland. I'm a big fan of Keegan Murray's, so I agree with many that he'd be an excellent selection at 4. I think he'd be in the top-3 discussion if not for his age. Figured he wasn't going to be available if the Kings were picking at 7/8, so now they should be in range to take him. Pleased as punch about that. I say take Murray and go home, or wrestle assets from a team who wants to move up to pick Jaden Ivey. I just hope Monte avoids the lure of Ivey himself, who I'm not the biggest fan of.
I guarantee you that Murray is a better athlete than Banchero, and personally, I would take him over Banchero, but at four, to me it's a no brainer! I take Murray and go home happy. Murray is a perfect fit for our team. We need stretch four and someone that can defend that position, and Murray fills that bill. I like Ivey, but I have Murray and Ivey in the same grouping, and so if I think they're equal talent, then I take the player who is the best fit.
Vecenie and Pennie on their post-lotto mock took Ivey for us at 4. Basically he's BPA on their board, they think there's a good chance we actively shop the pick. They didn't think the overall best fit, but with how guard/wing heavy the NBA is and what's winning in the playoffs, adding their BPA guard makes the most sense.
Pennie also talked super highly on Murray. Thinks he's a top 5 prospect and he drafted him to the Pistons at 5.
Pennie also talked super highly on Murray. Thinks he's a top 5 prospect and he drafted him to the Pistons at 5.
To this day I still mock one of my best friends with whom I disagreed back during that draft.
He eventually talked me into being OK with the Tyreke selection and had bragging rights for the first year plus. But ever since year 4 or so, he’s had nothing to say to me except “you were right”.
I wasn’t totally right, though. I never expected Steph to be transcendent. I just felt he would be a better playmaking version of Mike Bibby.
He eventually talked me into being OK with the Tyreke selection and had bragging rights for the first year plus. But ever since year 4 or so, he’s had nothing to say to me except “you were right”.
I wasn’t totally right, though. I never expected Steph to be transcendent. I just felt he would be a better playmaking version of Mike Bibby.
is that right?
we moved up for Fox and Bagley.
We picked once in our history - perhaps we were truly the worst team in the league but still a #1 overall is as big a deal as staying in place since the odds are against staying at #1, and Billy Owens was #3 (right?) which also represents a lotto win regardless of moving up or down.
But yeah, that's about it as far as I recall. 5 picks in the top3/4, one of which was relocated to #5 via trade swap.
we moved up for Fox and Bagley.
We picked once in our history - perhaps we were truly the worst team in the league but still a #1 overall is as big a deal as staying in place since the odds are against staying at #1, and Billy Owens was #3 (right?) which also represents a lotto win regardless of moving up or down.
But yeah, that's about it as far as I recall. 5 picks in the top3/4, one of which was relocated to #5 via trade swap.
Why? I think Murray is one of the best players in this draft. I have no idea why some people are down on him. He averaged 23 pt's a game. He's an excellent rebounder, a good defender and he shot just a tick under 40% from the three. He's a physical player as well, who rebounds out of his area. He put up stats that were better than Banchero in every single category other than assists. I probably watched Murry play more than any player in this draft, and it's hard to find a bad game, other than his last, when he was doubled and tripled every time he touched the ball, and he still scored 21 pt's. I just don't get it.