2021 NBA Draft Superthread

[NewArena]

Ugh, Kings. Please leave the Lakers alone and deal with someone else. I can’t stand the thought of helping them, it’s disgusting to me.

 

[Tetsujin]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1420886123648258048

Good luck with that I guess

 

[joemama]

Nate Duncan @NateDuncanNBA
Pistons move down 20 slots in the 2nd round to open up as much as $20m in cap space. Seemed likely to be an MLE team before this. Have a big need for some shooting on the wing, or possibly a more experienced PG.

Shooting you say?

 

[SLAB]

Nate Duncan @NateDuncanNBA
Pistons move down 20 slots in the 2nd round to open up as much as $20m in cap space. Seemed likely to be an MLE team before this. Have a big need for some shooting on the wing, or possibly a more experienced PG.

Shooting you say?

Buddy for #1

 

[Tetsujin]

Nate Duncan @NateDuncanNBA
Pistons move down 20 slots in the 2nd round to open up as much as $20m in cap space. Seemed likely to be an MLE team before this. Have a big need for some shooting on the wing, or possibly a more experienced PG.

Shooting you say?

Buddy for #1 overall! Make it happen Monte!

 

[joemama]

Buddy for #1 overall! Make it happen Monte!

Buddy for package including Bey.

 

[Tetsujin]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1420888345979363331

 

[Tetsujin]

Buddy for package including Bey.

Have no idea why on earth they'd do the but yes please

 

[Tetsujin]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1420888590595223552

 

[joemama]

Have no idea why on earth they'd do the but yes please

They don't need Bey taking mins from Cade.

 

[SacTownKid]

Marvin was and is far from a skilled big. And WCS was a defensive specialist and freak athlete. Bagley was certainly drafted more for his athletic potential than skill. Other than offensive rebounding (and maybe running/finishing in transition) he didn't have a single NBA ready skill.

Everything is a skill. He had the "Giannis" package according to Vlade and to some extent he does. He can dribble, post up, shoot, iso, be a big in pick and roll. In the end he's being used as a spot big mostly. Willie wasn't a skilled big or a production big, hence why I didn't include him but he was yet another example of fail but that draft was bad, bad, bad. Good example though. I wanted Winslow who has had injuries but brighter moments than Willie for sure.

 

[SacTownKid]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1420885871411306496

This might take Charlotte out of the Holmes sweepstakes.

Dallas will be the concern I think and always were.

 

[SacTownKid]

Have no idea why on earth they'd do the but yes please

Unfortunately Detroits brief flirtation with Vlade-ism was short lived. They had a terrific draft last year and appear to be topping it off with someone they can build around. Detroit is back on the right track.

 

[ESP47]

I don't understand the Plumlee trade at all. Charlotte traded the 57 pick to move up to 37 + land Plumlee, who is an above average player on a relatively cheap contract?

 

[Tetsujin]

Vecenie now mocking Sengun to us with Wagner off the board before us.

 

[SLAB]

Vecenie now mocking Sengun to us with Wagner off the board before us.

Hell yeah!

 

[SacTownKid]

I don't understand the Plumlee trade at all. Charlotte traded the 57 pick to move up to 37 + land Plumlee, who is an above average player on a relatively cheap contract?

It's Jordan though and Jordan loves those skilled centers and they have none right now. Charlotte would have to way overpay for one in FA. Plumlee at 8 mil per year for Detroit after just drafting a stud in Stewart was dumb. For the win now Hornets they get a 7 footer for less than the MLE.

 

[SacTownKid]

Vecenie now mocking Sengun to us with Wagner off the board before us.

The wheels on the bus go round and round....

 

[SacTownKid]

Vecenie now mocking Sengun to us with Wagner off the board before us.

I fully expect the Dubs to stick it to the Kings.

 

[ESP47]

It's Jordan though and Jordan loves those skilled centers and they have none right now. Charlotte would have to way overpay for one in FA. Plumlee at 8 mil per year for Detroit after just drafting a stud in Stewart was dumb. For the win now Hornets they get a 7 footer for less than the MLE.

They got Plumlee and a better pick for a worse pick. Plumlee is well worth his contract. I feel like I'm missing something obvious here because it seems to me like Detroit got hosed.

 

[funkykingston]

Everything is a skill. He had the "Giannis" package according to Vlade and to some extent he does. He can dribble, post up, shoot, iso, be a big in pick and roll. In the end he's being used as a spot big mostly. Willie wasn't a skilled big or a production big, hence why I didn't include him but he was yet another example of fail but that draft was bad, bad, bad. Good example though. I wanted Winslow who has had injuries but brighter moments than Willie for sure.

So essentially you're arguing that the Kings should never again in history draft a big?

 

[sactowndog]

I fully expect the Dubs to stick it to the Kings.

yeah not sure if Kuminga or Wagner go to them.

 

[Tetsujin]

So essentially you're arguing that the Kings should never again in history draft a big?

Only 6'8" players and below from here on out.

 

[Sluggah]

I’m on the bandWagoner, but coming to terms with the idea that he’ll be gone ahead of us. My dreams of a Haliburton-esque wing dashed.

 

[SLAB]

yeah not sure if Kuminga or Wagner go to them.

Would they draft an experiment? Everything I’ve read says absolutely not.

 

[Tetsujin]

Every single top mock draft that matters now has us grabbing Sengun.

 

[SLAB]

Lmao Kai Jones’ mom soaking in the attention.

 

[funkykingston]

Either Moody or Wagner will be there at 9.

 

[Tetsujin]

Either Moody or Wagner will be there at 9.

For whatever reasons, pundits don't seem to be as high on Moody as most of the internet.

 

[LPKingsFan]

Every single top mock draft that matters now has us grabbing Sengun.

How many had Hali to the Kings last year?

But yeah, I think I’d prefer Moody to Sengun.