Should the nba go to 3 round draft?

[infection]

Tony indicated in his article that we are done... maybe some front office announcements/hires. Also indicated Brantley at the 5 in SL for a short time was something that will be experimented with in the regular season (but with Gay and Paschall). I think we dip our toes in the small ball 5 waters.

They’re trying to keep it secret from Tony because they don’t want anyone to find out they’re getting their ideas from message boards.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

They’re trying to keep it secret from Tony because they don’t want anyone to find out they’re getting their ideas from message boards.

Look... after burner gate in Philly nothing would surprise me. The thought of JZ checking out the board and then yelling at his secretary "Hey can you get me the Memphis GM on the phone... this Konchar guy HH he's talking about could be solid!" makes me chuckle.

Or "hey guys... check out this meme infection put together making fun of DL talking about hand pads... that's hilarious". Then one of the interns (guy or girl) asks "hey has @fishonjazz posted an *** crack shot in a while?" and everyone stares awkwardly for a second but then nods silently acknowledging that Fish's *** don't quit.

 

[infection]

Look... after burner gate in Philly nothing would surprise me. The thought of JZ checking out the board and then yelling at his secretary "Hey can you get me the Memphis GM on the phone... this Konchar guy HH he's talking about could be solid!" makes me chuckle.

Or "hey guys... check out this meme infection put together making fun of DL talking about hand pads... that's hilarious". Then one of the interns (guy or girl) asks "hey has @fishonjazz posted an *** crack shot in a while?" and everyone stares awkwardly for a second but then nods silently acknowledging that Fish's *** don't quit.

What happened with Philly? I know the burner account, but was there anything about them taking Twitter-suggested personnel moves?

Also, what you alluded to from Tony, he says to not be surprised to see the org make a front office move… so that means we bring in Ainge and Ainge gets us Dunn.

 

[LoPo]

I didn’t say that. I said expansion is the only way to increase opportunities. I’m talking about franchise expansion. It doesn’t matter how many draft rounds you have — the roster spots remain the same.

Once the GLeague is expanded to where every franchise has their own team, then the expanded draft makes perfect sense. The draft feeds the roster of the your "minor league" team.

I do agree that league expansion should come before long, but until the GLeague gets filled out, the NBA should wait.

 

[LoPo]

Nothing you said makes any sense. Are these undrafted players tilting the balance of the league? I'm pretty sure Utah is better with undrafted players than most teams. You put in more drafts you are just letting teams hold onto rights of guys while they play overseas, preventing them from coming over to teams who would actually want to sign them.

The undrafted free agent thing is the like the smallest reason to do the expansion of the draft. Primarily, I would use the expanded draft to fill out GLeague rosters and deal with compensatory picks.

There is no other way to even try to even out the playing field. The bought out player disparity needs addressing. An expanded draft does that.

 

[infection]

They’re trying to keep it secret from Tony because they don’t want anyone to find out they’re getting their ideas from message boards.

Also @Handlogten's Heros, I believe Tony had a conversation with his source in the FO and asked them "are you guys scouring the league, looking for other moves?" and the FO source said "we're looking and we like Dunn," but Tony heard this as "we're looking like we're done."

Always read between the lines on these things. Occam's razor.

 

[Coach Ellis]

This makes 0 sense. The draft doesn't make opportunities, it diminishes them.

Unless you're suggesting every pick gets a guaranteed contract

I’d actually like to see this happen. Every 2nd round draft picks gets a 2 year guaranteed contract, while every 3rd round pick gets a guaranteed 2way contract. Only the top 15 contracts (plus any dead money from waived players) counts towards the salary cap. They still get paid - even if they only play in the G-League. No more G-League draft. Have every single player under contract with an NBA team.

 

[LoPo]

I’d actually like to see this happen. Every 2nd round draft picks gets a 2 year guaranteed contract, while every 3rd round pick gets a guaranteed 2way contract. Only the top 15 contracts (plus any dead money from waived players) counts towards the salary cap. They still get paid - even if they only play in the G-League. No more G-League draft. Have every single player under contract with an NBA team.

Bingo. Great post.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

The undrafted free agent thing is the like the smallest reason to do the expansion of the draft. Primarily, I would use the expanded draft to fill out GLeague rosters and deal with compensatory picks.

There is no other way to even try to even out the playing field. The bought out player disparity needs addressing. An expanded draft does that.

Bro there is a G-League draft to fill out the G-League rosters.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Bingo. Great post.

NBA teams dont want that at all.

 

[Park Bites]

NBA teams dont want that at all.

Please extrapolate?

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[Saint Cy of JFC]

Please extrapolate?

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NBA teams dont want to give guaranteed contracts out to 2nd/3rd round draft picks. Guys drafted after 50 hardly ever do jack-**** in the NBA. You think 3rd round players going to do anything?

NBA players union doesnt want a 3rd round because it limits player freedom of movement. The only real reason we even have a 2nd round is because there are still worthwhile prospects (generally speaking) in the first half of the 2nd round.