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Now is the time to start looking for your PG of the future

NAOS said:
I can think of 3 ways we might pick up a late first this year:

1. When we hear Irving and Williams get selected 1 and 2, then we get on the phone with Washington and trade our #3 for their #6 and #18. I think if we were to do this, we'd probably select a PG with #6 (Knight or Walker) since they'll be the BPsA, thus this doesn't really speak to the OP

2. Trading CJ Miles (as you mentioned). I know their might not be a long history of this type of deal, but this is a strange year. I've already mentioned in another post trading CJ for #20. I can see that happening.

3. Dealing Tomic's rights. For a late, late first or an early second. Mack should be in range there, and maybe one of these dudes you mentioned will fall. I don't know enough about the late-first round to comment.


While we'd likely be worse next year for trading him, I think we SHOULD trade Harris. Portland wanted him last year, and they have a glut of SGs, something we need (ahem, Matthews). Maybe their poison pen can be put to good use.
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Can we even do #2 during the draft? We'd have to pick up his option this year first to do so but can't til a new CBA/July 1st+, no?
 
Beantown said:
Why should we look at getting a PG when we just traded for one and are paying him 9 million a year?
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One is getting older and relies on his speed to be sucessful.
Two is that he has trade value now, but not so much in a couple of years. See number one.
Three he has had his fair share of injuries.
Four we need a point guard on-board to grow with the rest of this young team.
Five is that if we trade him now we can fill a greater point of need on this team.
Six is that if we have a poor record next year by playing a young point guard to give him experience we will have a lower draft pick next year in a much better draft.
 
Reggie Jackson seems like a solid pick up for me this year if we can get him. He can get to the rim, plays above the rim and can shoot the 3's (42% last year).

Kanter at #3, Singleton at #12 and Jackson at #20.

Scoring with Kanter & Hayward. Defense with Favors & Singleton.

That would be a solid draft for me.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=BafkiHxunjk#at=253
 
GlassEater said:
The price for a mid to late pick is usually $3M. You don't even need to give up a player. Every year there is usually a team or two willing to sell their 1st rounder so they don't have to pay a guaranteed salary to a player who might be a bust. Jazz got $3M in the deal for Deron. Miller should treat that as found money and buy a pick if they like someone at that point.
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Interesting thought.
 
good point guards can be easily found in every draft at nearly any point in the draft. I'm not too worried about the PG position at all.

Lets focus on something a little tougher to find, good bigs/wings.
 
GlassEater said:
The price for a mid to late pick is usually $3M. You don't even need to give up a player. Every year there is usually a team or two willing to sell their 1st rounder so they don't have to pay a guaranteed salary to a player who might be a bust. Jazz got $3M in the deal for Deron. Miller should treat that as found money and buy a pick if they like someone at that point.
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While that's usually always the case, as far as I can recall the Jazz haven't given away cash considerations in a trade in the past decade and after paying $70 million in salary the past 2 seasons and with $61 million currently committed to next season - you have to think it's unlikely the Miller's would do such a thing - as much as I wish they would. JMO.
 
Scorpjazz said:
pg is the Least important piece, imo. Get 2 stars in other spots and the pg can get away with being decent.
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I disagree. Many people say PG is not important for a championship team. I would say yes, but only for teams coached by Phil Jackson with superstars like MJ and Kobe, or for a team with 2 superstars who dominates the ball like LeBron and Wade. Since we don't have any of this, I would say PG IS important!

Look at the 4 remaining teams in the playoffs. Other than the Heat for the reason stated above, all 3 have an elite level PG (yes, Kidd is still elite). We have been brainwashed the past decade or so that the Lakers won 5 titles with Fisher at the point, but we forgot about the Spurs title teams with Parker, or the Piston team with Billups, or the Celtics team with Rondo. They may not be superstar PGs, but they were all-stars and they were very important to their respective title runs. And I agree with Numerica that Harris is not going to be that guy. But at the same time, I don't think any of the late first rounders can be that guy either.
 
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