2023 NBA Draft Omega Thread

[SacTownKid]

Depends on what they do with their cap space and if Kyrie ends up staying after all.

Well, that's a heck of deal either way for them.

 

[SLAB]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1672048492691304452

Richaun Holmes is a veteran starter.

Richuan Holmes was once a starter for terrible Kings teams. I would not call Holmes anywhere near a starter level player.

 

[Tetsujin]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1672048211111071746

 

[The_Jamal]

Richuan Holmes was once a starter for terrible Kings teams. I would not call Holmes anywhere near a starter level player.

He absolutely was, you just never wanted to admit it lol.

Now? Ehhhhhh,

 

[Tetsujin]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1672049367086256129

HOLY MOTHER OF GOD WHAT THE ****

 

[sactowndog]

Don't like this for the Thunder if they aren't moving one of their guards in this trade.

Good defensive guard which is needed given the west

 

[Capt. Factorial]

WHHHHHAAAT?

 

[Tetsujin]

Jett was getting mocked into the late first in most mocks. How the hell did he end up getting picked in the lotto?!

 

[The_Jamal]

Man, major oof from Orlando. Everything set up for them to take Dick there.

 

[Tetsujin]

Good defensive guard which is needed given the west

They already have three of those ahead of him in the rotation.

 

[Capt. Factorial]

And Cam Whitmore continues to fall!

 

[iowamcnabb]

Man, major oof from Orlando. Everything set up for them to take Dick there.

true but funny

 

[Tetsujin]

And Cam Whitmore continues to fall!

Initialize the Cam Whitmore magically fall to 24th overall challenge!

 

[Capt. Factorial]

Initialize the Cam Whitmore magically fall to 24th overall challenge!

I do remember you saying that

 

[Sluggah]

Why do I always convince myself there‘s going to be an avalanche of blockbuster trades on draft night? Setting myself up for disappointment.

 

[Tetsujin]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1672049954343342080

Mavs cleared space and are still over the cap

https://twitter.com/x/status/1672050583128162323

AND TAKE LIVELY AT 12?!!!!

 

[Capt. Factorial]

Love how they featured a horrific travel on Jett's highlight

 

[The_Jamal]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1672050583128162323

WOW.

I think it's time to making some phone calls about Whitmore though. What's missing here?

 

[Tetsujin]

Why do I always convince myself there‘s going to be an avalanche of blockbuster trades on draft night? Setting myself up for disappointment.

Instead you're getting to see a clearly drunk Orlando Magic front office take Jett Howard fifteen picks early.

 

[KainLear]

Why do I always convince myself there‘s going to be an avalanche of blockbuster trades on draft night? Setting myself up for disappointment.

The night is still young yet!

 

[Capt. Factorial]

I'm OK with Lively at #12. It's a decent spot to get an impact defender.

 

[Tetsujin]

It might not be Vlade taking Papagiannis a whole round early but this Jett pick is wild lol

 

[KainLear]

Love how they featured a horrific travel on Jett's highlight

It's especially great television when they were counting his steps as if it was some great footwork, then had to skip the graphics on one of the steps... haha

 

[Sluggah]

Instead you're getting to see a clearly drunk Orlando Magic front office take Jett Howard fifteen picks early.

Some team acting a fool, luckily a guarantee.

 

[Tetsujin]

Cam's fall is honestly somehow more shocking than Tyrese's. Vecenie had the gut at three on his big board and pretty much everyone had him in the top five.

 

[The_Jamal]

I'm OK with Lively at #12. It's a decent spot to get an impact defender.

That DAL defense was beyond bad with Kleber hurt the whole year. Big time shot blocker and lob threat for Luka and/or Kyrie seems like solid use of a back-end lotto pick

 

[miltonap]

Jett Howard seems like a really good guy

 

[Tetsujin]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1672051742156939264

 

[Capt. Factorial]

Cam's fall is honestly somehow more shocking than Tyrese's. Vecenie had the gut at three on his big board and pretty much everyone had him in the top five.

I figured he wouldn't really be in play until 5 at least, and probably 6, but it's getting a bit silly.

 

[Tetsujin]

That DAL defense was beyond bad with Kleber hurt the whole year. Big time shot blocker and lob threat for Luka and/or Kyrie seems like solid use of a back-end lotto pick

The long national nightmare of the Mavs starting Dwight Powell might finally be coming to an end.