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We should offer Washington 9 and 28 for their 8 and 42. That seems very fair to me and benefits both teams. That would leave us with 8, 16, and 42.
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I think we should give Orlando 9, 16 and a lightly protected future pick for 6 and 11. That assumes, we can't get 5 from Detroit. Jazz go after Whitmore and some guard, whether it's Wallace, Bufkin, Hood-Schifino, Dick, George or Bilal.

Then take another flier at 28.
 
The Spurs are probably a huge player to get back into the lottery. Keldon Johnson would be a great addition to the Rockets/Pistons.
 
Saint Cy of JFC said:
The Spurs are probably a huge player to get back into the lottery. Keldon Johnson would be a great addition to the Rockets/Pistons.
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Do you think he’s worth a top-5 pick? I don’t. Rumor is they want a PG. Might be looking to trade for Black or Wallace.
 
The other thing with Bilal is that is was only a year ago where he seemed to be clearly behind Rupert/Sidy on his national team pecking order. A lot can change in a year and/ord the program could just be flat out wrong about how they divvied up playing time, but it still seems wild he has gotten so much hype relative to Rupert/Sidy when he clearly had the easiest situation. He plays in a weaker pro-league where he is teammates with a generational NBA talent.
 
Ferguson_Mellochill said:
It's possible the Jazz have a deal on the table with Orlando, where Orlando trades back from 6 to 9. Their target would probably be Hendricks or Dick at 9. Jazz would be targeting Whitmore or Walker at 6. Jazz would probably have to give up 16 in that deal, but maybe they can do something else where they get 11 from Orlando or 10 from Dallas. That would enable them to nab the guard of their choice, whoever that ends up being.

It's sounding like the Jazz are prepared to lose both Clarkson and Horton-Tucker. Pick 16 may be too late to get any of the guards they'd want...unless they want Nick Smith. If I were the Jazz, I'd be just as intrigued with Bilal as I am Anthony Black. Bilal has shown some three-level ability and really nice defensive flashes.
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If Orlando is a Bilal team... I wonder if we could use that to move up or get more from OKC to move back. Like if Orlando is the promise at 11 then OKC ponies up a bit more to get to #9... maybe Orlando love Bilal and Dick and thinks they can get both while moving back to 9.

Bilal being a hot commodity is a good thing we can capitalize on. If someone did happen to jump up and take Bilal top 8 that would be amazing too.
 
Elizah Huge said:
Do you think he’s worth a top-5 pick? I don’t. Rumor is they want a PG. Might be looking to trade for Black or Wallace.
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Its close around #5... he is signed for 4/74M so its a great value. I'd think it would cost a pick and Keldon to get to #4 or #5.

Portland might be one to watch if Spurs go Johnson and stuff... SA could land Wemby and Scoot...
 
Ferguson_Mellochill said:
I'd just draft Whitmore rather than trade for Keldon Johnson.
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Signing a coach like Williams signals they want to start winning IMO. Whitmore might be better than Keldon, he might not, but Keldon is ready now to help Cade/Ivey/Bogey/Duren win.

I really like Whitmore, but I dont think it's a slam dunk he's an All-Star.
 
Saint Cy of JFC said:
Signing a coach like Williams signals they want to start winning IMO. Whitmore might be better than Keldon, he might not, but Keldon is ready now to help Cade/Ivey/Bogey/Duren win.

I really like Whitmore, but I dont think it's a slam dunk he's an All-Star.
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Okay, but Keldon isn't an All Star either. I'm not keen to give #5 for Keldon Johnson, tbh.
 
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