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It's likely a main reason they fired scouts and brought in Austin. A smart team like the Spurs takes Castle and then trades off their lottery other pick before picking Cody.

I would ideally ask for their '26 FRP with limited protection (top 4 protected).

Sign me up. They would likely only need the #3 pick which seems realistic.

As a gambler I subscribe more to the law of averages or gambler's fallacy type of thinking when it comes to a lottery. Basically the Western Conference has won just about every lottery with a premiere #1 tier rated player since the AD draft. Dallas won the Flagg lottery. San Antonio won the...

That's another reason the '23 and '24 drafts really hurt them. Imagine if they landed a few spots higher in '23 and drafted either Amen/Ausur or Matas/Ware in '24. They would actually be in position to potentially make that kind of trade.

I don't see much of a path for Cleveland to trade for Lauri. They are over the 2nd apron so can't combine players in a trade or take back more salary than they send out. Lauri obviously makes quite a bit more than Garland. I highly doubt Detroit would ever consider dealing Ausur. For better...

Same. The main job of the guards on this current team should be to get the ball to Lauri and Ace especially during the 4th quarter in close games. They also need to be willing to defend the 3 pt shot on the defensive end. Collier obviously has his warts when it comes to shooting but checks...

There are so many young studs in the WC: Wemby/Harper, Luka, SGA/Chet/Williams, Ant, Flagg. They have little choice but to lose until they get a potential top 10 talent on the roster via draft/trade or whatever if they want to contend in the coming years. They really don't need to lose on...

Kinda reminds me of that Kevin Love/OJ Mayo draft. Everyone preferred Mayo because Love was more developed coming out of college and supposedly had the shorter ceiling. Not comparing Ace to Mayo but it's a similar thought process where fans want the guy who supposedly has the higher ceiling...

Svi should not be getting any minutes. Pretty sure cardboard cutout characters could defend just as well as Svi, Key, Brice, and Flip.

Exactly but the Hornets showed effort on that end even with their best 2 way player, Brandon Miller, injured. The effort part is the reason I've barely been able to watch this team the past few years. Maybe it's the OKC pick hanging over their heads but I don't know how they expect to properly...

They started 3 rooks + 2 vets in Bridges/ Sexton who notoriously are not defenders yet their defense still looked miles ahead of the Jazz. That should be concerning especially concerning the lack of effort defensively under Hardy for 4 straight years now.

"Must lose game" or am I too early in the season for that?

Yeah I think that has been the reality since the draft lottery. It was obvious Ainge wasn't passing on the 6'-9" wing (See Cody and the Celtic drafts). Lauri didn't have much value on that contract coming off a down year. My biggest beef in the offseason was not grabbing a wily vet PG to get...

Yeah I noticed that too.. I kinda get it. Kessler will never be a star in this league due to his offensive shortcomings. I'm a fan but in honesty there hasn't been a lot to cheer for the past few seasons. Even if he reaches his peak is Kessler a top 10 center? Add in the fact most teams...