Trade some assets to get 2 picks inside the top 10 of 2009 drafts

[Kingster]

Looking at the standings, there are some teams of the slated for top 10 lottery positions which are not supposed to be lottery bound based on their veteran loaded lineup. These are the Warriors(7th) and the Clippers(4th). Provided there will be no season changing injuries, these teams could easily get through the playoff next season. And with all starter spots already filled by solid vets, I believe they might be willing to trade this years pick for maybe future drafts or some vets package. Here's some options I can think to get these picks from either team.

1.) Trade our 2010 top pick (top 3 protected only) for their current pick. I think this offer will be enticing considering we will still be a young team next season and most likely the pick will still be within the top 10. And if we are able to pick at least 3(including Houston's) in this year's draft our roster will be very young that opting for a vet will be a much better option towards contention rather than getting another rookie by 2010.

2.) Trade some good vets (Nocioni/Garcia/Udrih) for their pick and some filler. These are win now teams for next season and adding more seasoned vets will certainly solidify their roster.

3.) Trade Donte and filler/cash for their pick. I hate this but some teams may get interest on Donte as he could easily enter the top 10 if he declared only this season.

If either will push through, I'm betting on either Rubio/Jennings plus Thabeet. This, I would say would officially close our rebuilding.

Donte Greene might be better than any player in this draft, so #3 makes no sense to me. As for the rest, I don't want to trade much for players in this draft; it's just not a great draft.

 

[Kingster]

This is the glaring truth about this years draft. Kings need a PG and a "big" who can score and defend. Griffin might take care of the "Big" need but our Kingies need an energetic, pass first floor leader ready for the NBA. That is NOT Jennings for one second.

The PG's for the moment are:

Stephen Curry, a Jr. out of Davidson, a mid-major school (like Rider?), ranked 7-9 in the draft, is true 6-3. DraftExpress had this to say about him: " Although he’s probably never going to be a pure playmaker in the Steve Nash or Chris Paul mold, he plays the game at an excellent pace, looks extremely poised at all times, and appears to show a good enough feel for the game to at least develop into a capable facilitator, ala Mike Bibby or Mo Williams."

Ty Lawson, a Jr. at North Carolina ranked 13-15 range, only 5-11 but has nearly 5:1 Ast/TO ratio and 6.5 ast/gm. But has no mid-range game or as DraftExpress says, "....showing little effectiveness with pull-up shots or floaters", an essential need for a PG.

I don't put Jeff Teague in this group as he is too out-of-control much of the time in the run-run-run Wake Forest offense. Not a good defender.

So I like the package of Kings #1 (top 3 protected) and one/two of the Kings bench players to trade down for Curry. If Kings don't get #1/Griffin, then its all a moot point as the Houston pick around 20-23 will be of little help.

You must not have seen the Wake Forest - North Carolina game. Teague dismanted Lawson, just obliterated him, made him look very, very small and weak, and overall he took major bank out of Lawson's future savings account because he got severely downgraded by the scouts after seeing him against Teague.

 

[vikinginferno]

Donte Greene might be better than any player in this draft, so #3 makes no sense to me. As for the rest, I don't want to trade much for players in this draft; it's just not a great draft.

You are saying he is better than Griffin? Teague? Rubio? Harden? I can understand maybe the best SF in the draft but there is pretty much no chance he is better than THE WHOLE DRAFT.

 

[NewMonkey]

There's no sense trading a pick in what could be a good draft (2010) for a pick in a draft (this year) that we know isn't good. Beno is the new Kenny Thomas. We'd have to package him with someone good (like Salmons & Miller) to get anyone to take him at all. And Donte has a long way to go on the court. Off the court, he's already a superstar.

Otherwise, I agree. Stockpiling draft picks is a good thing.

 

[hrdboild]

No you don't trade a pick in a potentially good draft for a pick in a poor one, but you don't pass up a player you'd like to have on your team for a potential player you could potentially have from a future draft either. It all comes down to the specific players. If the scouts like two players in the top 10, it might be worth shuffling some contracts around to see if we can snag them both and accelerate the journey towards having a winning basketball team. Trading a future draft pick would be an absolute last resort, but I think we might have enough to get a pick in the 8-12 range without giving up any future picks, depending on where the Houston pick ends up.