yes, Pacers. Please do sell the farm for Jaden Ivey.
6+Brissett+Jackson+Cavs 2023 pick would be real real spicy
yes, Pacers. Please do sell the farm for Jaden Ivey.
Holmgren is not only the best talent in my opinion; he's also the best fit alongside Keegan Murray. I'm not so in love with Banchero because I generally don't like big men that can't defend. I absolutely hated Bagley as a prospect for that reason. Banchero has a lot more offensive talent than Bagley. You're right though, he would be an awful fit here. The worst fit far and away of the lottery most likely. He needs the ball in his hands, isn't a good shooter and is a poor defender. Just an absolute dreadful fit alongside fox and sabonis. My nightmare scenario is OKC selecting Ivey and then Houston taking Chet. I would also be interested in moving to 2 to guarantee Chet if OKC really loves Ivey.
Houston 100 % wont take Ivey. Jalen Green is probably the best comparison I have for Ivey and I wasn't a fan of Green as a prospect either.If OKC wants Ivey, they'll leverage assets out of us and draft him at 4. I think with the Wood trade, HOU tipped their hand they're taking one of the bigs to pair with Sengun and cleared out that playing time. Just a matter of what price we'll pay.
If OKC wants Ivey, they'll leverage assets out of us and draft him at 4. I think with the Wood trade, HOU tipped their hand they're taking one of the bigs to pair with Sengun and cleared out that playing time. Just a matter of what price we'll pay.
It does put them in position to get real creative with pick swaps but it's hard for me to see them wanting good players coming back this year when I am pretty sure they are going to tank again this season.OKC has so many draft picks they won't be able to draft all of them over the next couple of years because they are limited by the NBA's roster limitation. I would think they would be more than willing to give up multiple picks for the player they want. In fact, they probably are saying in negotiations, "Please, pretty please take our picks."
https://www.si.com/nba/thunder/draf...sive-guide-to-the-thunders-future-draft-picks
Or you just trade Ivey as part of a draft night deal after the pick or during FA as part of a sign and trade deal. At this point I think he'll have a Kings hat on for at least 5 minutes unless he goes top 3.Nunez, who will lose his mind if we pass on Ivey at 4 said something on the podcast last night I agreed with. If you draft Ivey can you maximize Fox and Jaden’s talent as a duo? To me the answer is no. The “figure it out later” then comes down to two options: groom Ivey to replace Fox and trade Swipa or develop Ivey and trade him as part of a bigger deal next off season or at the deadline.
OKC has so many draft picks they won't be able to draft all of them over the next couple of years because they are limited by the NBA's roster limitation. I would think they would be more than willing to give up multiple picks for the player they want. In fact, they probably are saying in negotiations, "Please, pretty please take our picks."
https://www.si.com/nba/thunder/draf...sive-guide-to-the-thunders-future-draft-picks
In theory say there was a bad team like the Kings/Det/Indy that wanted to move to 2 for 4/5/6, they could say we'll throw in 12 if you give us your 2023 unprotected since otherwise you would assume a 2023 pick would be at minimum top 4 protected.Also having a mountain of 1st round picks doesn’t mean much when they’re all lotto protected. Only teams in the market for those will be the ones they got the picks from in the first place, and they’ll be competing against teams giving up late picks for 2nd rounders and salary dumps
Nunez, who will lose his mind if we pass on Ivey at 4 said something on the podcast last night I agreed with. If you draft Ivey can you maximize Fox and Jaden’s talent as a duo? To me the answer is no. The “figure it out later” then comes down to two options: groom Ivey to replace Fox and trade Swipa or develop Ivey and trade him as part of a bigger deal next off season or at the deadline.
He's a good catch and shoot player and cuts well off the ball. For him to have a big time offensive impact I do believe he will have to dominate the ball though.If Ivey can shoot then I think they'll work together better than Fox and Hali because Ivey isn't as ball dominant but I don't see it quite working out.
Either way if both can put up numbers, then one can be flipped for a better fitting piece. I'll take a valuable ill fitting draft pick over a role playing fit any day because you always have the option to make a Sabonis type trade or get multiple role players in return.
yes, Pacers. Please do sell the farm for Jaden Ivey.
Nunez, who will lose his mind if we pass on Ivey at 4 said something on the podcast last night I agreed with. If you draft Ivey can you maximize Fox and Jaden’s talent as a duo? To me the answer is no. The “figure it out later” then comes down to two options: groom Ivey to replace Fox and trade Swipa or develop Ivey and trade him as part of a bigger deal next off season or at the deadline.
Also having a mountain of 1st round picks doesn’t mean much when they’re all lotto protected. Only teams in the market for those will be the ones they got the picks from in the first place, and they’ll be competing against teams giving up late picks for 2nd rounders and salary dumps
Also having a mountain of 1st round picks doesn’t mean much when they’re all lotto protected. Only teams in the market for those will be the ones they got the picks from in the first place, and they’ll be competing against teams giving up late picks for 2nd rounders and salary dumps
If Ivey can shoot then I think they'll work together better than Fox and Hali because Ivey isn't as ball dominant but I don't see it quite working out.
Either way if both can put up numbers, then one can be flipped for a better fitting piece. I'll take a valuable ill fitting draft pick over a role playing fit any day because you always have the option to make a Sabonis type trade or get multiple role players in return.
You have to understand, that the pick is never as valuable as it is just before the pick is made. The only exception is a breakout high level all-star player. But then you probably arent trading that player.
Not wanting to give medical is the first sign of a rare disease that only one player in the drafts history had?Chet? He reportedly won't give medicals and didn't do the NBA heart exam, which is the first tell for Marfan Syndrome. If those reports are accurate it is a gigantic red flag and I don't see how you can take that chance.
Not wanting to give medical is the first sign of a rare disease that only one player in the drafts history had?
For the record, I had the MD I train the case with look him up today and he immediately thought he looked like the text book example photo. So I'm not talking out of bounds here or the first/only person to think it. And it's rare so typically nobody tests for it until a heart arrhythmia appears and then other more common disorders are ruled out. It's typically not diagnosed until early adulthood.Not wanting to give medical is the first sign of a rare disease that only one player in the drafts history had?
For the record, I had the MD I train the case with look him up today and he immediately thought he looked like the text book example photo. So I'm not talking out of bounds here or the first/only person to think it. And it's rare so typically nobody tests for it until a heart arrhythmia appears and then other more common disorders are ruled out. It's typically not diagnosed until early adulthood.
I agree - but if he is refusing or hiding the NBA heart test (I don't even understand how that is possible, so I'm taking it with a grain of salt) you can't pick him. I was in Boston for Reggie Lewis I don't ever want to see that happen to anyone, let alone a team I follow. And yet I can understand why a player who is a surefire top NBA pick would avoid the test until the day after he signs his first contract, if he can get away with it.People have speculated the same thing for awhile, it could be true, and might not even disqualify him from playing pro ball anyway. You can look at a lot of basketball players and see many of the same physical traits maybe with his skinny frame being an extreme. With Austin popping a few years ago you ain't getting away from not getting checked in some form or fashion at this point. Austin eventually even played overseas for a few years. If he were a top 4 pick potential star he'd probably would have made it back to the NBA with contractual provisions.
...and yet you could largely rule it out with a clean heart exam...
...and yet you could largely rule it out with a clean heart exam...
How reliable is Kennedy. The report is he did not do the heart exam. How is that even possible? I don't know.I highly doubt he sets foot at the U19's without getting checked from top to bottom unless they are trying to scam some type of insurance payment out of this. No way does he hit the floor without a clean bill on his heart. Remember the Chuck Hayes fiasco? Jeff Green? Turiaf?