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Taylor needs to learn how to defend the perimeter first and foremost. If he had Vando's energy then maybe he could have a future as an undersized stretch 5 because unlike Vando he can actually shoot.... but energy and effort are not something people generally learn... they either have it or they...

Wow this sucks for Walker. He was looking like he is gonna take another step but now he wont get to prove that and get paid accordingly.

So good basketball is relevant to development, but minutes matter more. Got it. Hard disagree but whatever. No one cares about Svi. Replace him with any placeholder who just plays how Hardy wants him to play. Unfortunately the two kids that are left out apparently dont, which is why they are...

Is good vs bad basketball completely unrelated to "how to develop guys the right way", or can you see a connection there?

Ja likes the smell of his own farts so much I dont think he ever truely grows up and turns into a professional athlete. He is a multimillionaire who requires pampering and seems more passionate about his sideshow of being a fake gangster.

You are probably correct. They want good players who help them win but arent taking up their cap space (we dont have any) or then another potential premium pick since they have zero need for some trash heap picks.

Ace is getting more minutes than he currently deserves. The fact that they want to ease him into NBA action is their way of approaching his development. Svi isnt there long term and I doubt thats unclear to anyone, himself included. Some kids probably benefit from being thrown into the deep end...

I think since the question is "most likely", some chose 1 while others chose 2, 3 or maybe even more. I did not vote for him since I decided to limit my "most likely" to 3.. and he wasnt in my top 3.

Yeah I can see how this scenario and its options are much more limited at 20-20. Personally only option that is off the table for me at that point is the "unethical tank" path. I dont think you can start that early January at 15-15 and not expect the league to get absolutely furious especially...

Ace and Clayton are still on their rookie contracts 3 years from now so they should probably not be in this poll. Not voting for them doesnt make much sense (unless you wanna say one of them is the next Cody). Keyonte is the obvious #3 on the list. Hardy and the FO seem much more infatuated...

Yeah and people also quickly dismissed Austin Ainge's mic drop moment by saying "he is lying"... but they dont really realize that if a politician has a choice between "saving face and making the right decision", they always tend to choose "save face".

Has any team ever turned a corner aggressively early January? Teams who have assets to invest wanna hold them to see who comes available (and possibly to see how they can sustain their health and success) and teams who are mid dont know what direction to pick. The correct decision deadline is...

Keyontes foul drawing, finishing through contact and touch around the rim have improved to the point where they are not his weaknesses anymore. His passing has always been good enough for a combo/2-guard and if he ever learns to pace the offense and initiate it properly he may actually become a...

I wonder what has happened to the big-to-big passing that was great in the first few games of this season? It feels like the great chemistry between Walker, Lauri and Flip has sort of disappeared... but I'm not really able to pinpoint whether its movement, vision or decission making that has...

Austin was asked ia dumb long-winded question of whether we would resort to similar shenanigans than last season to get a better pick and he said very bluntly "No. There will be none of that".

Also if you believe in conspiracies and rigged drafts you should believe that finishing 9th is the best we can do to ensure rigging goes our way. OKC is a small market team who already won a chip and is looking like a future powerhouse. That role belongs to the Celtics, Lakers etc... so NBA...

Unfortunately there is no leverage to make that deal since Presti wont buy for a hot second that someone else would compete for Cody's services. Only thing we can do is hold him hostage by opting in on the team options, which just delays the inevitable if OKC wants to unite him with Jalen in...

I laughed at that when I saw it, and laughed now again after you reminded me about it.

Also worth noting that teams that play like the Blazers last year (hard nosed super aggressive defense) often also die by the sword if the refs are whistle-happy. I dont know anything about any NBA refs, so would not know if the crew in our game against them is of that type.

Guys who have good theoretical measureables usually get a longer lease even when they come out looking horrible. Without those measureables declining his option would be a forgone conclusion. If they keep Cody I seriously hope he is doing something in the practice facility that is more...