2 tries. Topic available at 10 both times. Also, it thought trading 10 & 29 for 7 & 34 from Portland was fair.
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Dont think AI can really do trades correctly. You can traded 10, 29, 32, and a 2nd rounder for the #1st overall pick.
Park Bites
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Interesting I have done it 5 times and Topic wasn't available ever at 10. I went aot of different routes.
At 10 - Williams, Salaun, Carter, Holland and Knecht.
At 29 and 31 it was all over the board. Surprised Ware was available a lot. I was hoping for Holmes but he seems to be going a lot ealier.
Park Bites
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I would be nice if they could figure the NBA draft places with a certain value. In the NFL draft every pick has a certain value. So in order to do a trade the values have to match or be very close.
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This is awful news unless the Jazz are going to move up because he was one of my targets.
Im sure that's what they do, but that isnt real life.
At 10 I had my choice of Topic, Holland, and Williams both times. At 29 it varied among guys like Smith, Shannon, Klintman, Kolek, Edwards, George, Schierman. 32 had a couple from the 29 list and always Dunn.
Maybe he got a promise at 29 (unlikely) to establish his floor.
For a guy slated in the mid 20s to shut down his pre-draft process, the team is probably offering him a path to rotation minutes with a sold role in addition to a 1st-rd selection. It's probably a team like the Knicks or the Nuggets that are promising him the backup 5 role. The Knicks have two picks back-to-back in the mid 20s and are expecting to lose Hartenstein this summer in free agency. They could give Holmes a promise with one of the picks and be flexible with their other pick.
The Jazz could be giving him a promise, but it seems a bit early for them to tie up their late 1st and early 2nd, which could otherwise be packaged in another deal. Maybe they love him though.
Or he just wants to build hype and feels like he has done enough and doesnt need to workout...
Krysten Peek (Yahoo Draft Writer) did a radio spot for Utah today. She said she is going to have Salaun at #5 on her next board and she talked to a scout that has him ranked #2. That was the only real takeaway I had from the interview. First half was about Bronny and Utah's interest, which was apparently real.
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Peek also mentioned off-hand that Klutch was hiding Dillingham. Didnt really go into it, but Im assuming it means Klutch might be limiting his workouts against other players.