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Handlogten's Heros said:
Quick random trade idea. If we are at #9 and Whitmore is available at #7 (I doubt it) I wonder if we could kill two birds with one stone and move #9 and Ochai (or a pick) for Morris or Wright and #7. They need to drop a little salary. I'd prefer Morris but Wright is a nice stopgap PG. Depending on Wright's perceived value maybe #9, #28 is enough to get Wright and #7.
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And WAS is doing this to draft a PG at 9? Maybe....but they should really just draft Cam Whitmore at #7. I really don't understand why Cam seems to be falling. Did the market for athletic wings with potential disappear? If he's falling, we should try to nab him for sure.

Delon >>>> Morris btw. They could not win without Delon.
 
NUMBERICA said:
I also just caught that Ausar had more assists per game than Amen. I know there is more to being a point guard, but those numbers shouldn’t be close.

It’s gonna be hard for me to keep Amen above Ausar after seeing that and that Ausar appears to have worked (much) harder on his jumper.
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Shhh.. keep this quiet...let them keep hyping Amen...
 
KqWIN said:
And WAS is doing this to draft a PG at 9? Maybe....but they should really just draft Cam Whitmore at #7. I really don't understand why Cam seems to be falling. Did the market for athletic wings with potential disappear? If he's falling, we should try to nab him for sure.

Delon >>>> Morris btw. They could not win without Delon.
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BTW, what is the likelihood that Anthony Black is basically Delon Wright anyway?
 
KqWIN said:
And WAS is doing this to draft a PG at 9? Maybe....but they should really just draft Cam Whitmore at #7. I really don't understand why Cam seems to be falling. Did the market for athletic wings with potential disappear? If he's falling, we should try to nab him for sure.

Delon >>>> Morris btw. They could not win without Delon.
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I don't know that he is falling. It would likely be Whitmore/Ausar/Walker at #7 if we were trading up. I think Cam is likely gone by pick 5 or 6. Was just trying to think of a workable trade up scenario. Washington and Portland are the two "targets" as I doubt the other teams will be looking to move back or out of the draft.

Washington does it because they know they suck at drafting... so get some additional assets while shaving off 9M from the cap. I like Morris more than Delon... in part because Dunn is kinda like Delon. Not that you can't have two similar pgs. I would be fine with either.
 
NUMBERICA said:
I also just caught that Ausar had more assists per game than Amen. I know there is more to being a point guard, but those numbers shouldn’t be close.

It’s gonna be hard for me to keep Amen above Ausar after seeing that and that Ausar appears to have worked (much) harder on his jumper.
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yeah, loving the narrative that amen is somehow several picks better than ausar when you can make the argument based on production that ausar is better. push ausar down. i have no clue if they are legit nba players, but if they are, i absolutely might lean ausar.
 
seattlejazzfan said:
yeah, loving the narrative that amen is somehow several picks better than ausar when you can make the argument based on production that ausar is better. push ausar down. i have no clue if they are legit nba players, but if they are, i absolutely might lean ausar.
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Amen is just on another level athletically with what he can do.
 
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I have been adjudicated to be “Punkish” by several eminent social commentators. I do not know precisely what that term means. I have listened to Public Image Limited and this other band called “The Sex Pistols.” Death Disco by PIL is very good. I am surprised that the latter group calls for “God Save the Queen” which is metaphysics, beyond what an empiricist like myself could endorse.

Fillipowski dropping out of the draft surprised me, Cam Whitmore entering the draft motivated me, for all practical purposes, he should be thy Jazz’ main target.
 
I think the league is going to reward the Jazz for being good citizens this year and get them in the top 4. The Jazz didn't egregiously tank, they helped the Lakers and Twolves with trades, and they gave their all during the All Star weekend. I think a big-market team in the Eastern Conference will get Wembanyama (Chicago or Washington). The Hornets will move up in the draft, but not get #1, and the Jazz will round out the top 4, either with San Antonio or Indiana. Detroit, Houston and Orlando won't get rewarded this year, since they've been in the top 4 already in recent years.

So draft order: 1) Chicago/Washington, 2) Charlotte, 3) Indiana/San Antonio, 4) Utah. Jazz will draft a Thompson.
 
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I have been adjudicated to be “Punkish” by several eminent social commentators. I do not know precisely what that term means. I have listened to Public Image Limited and this other band called “The Sex Pistols.” Death Disco by PIL is very good. I am surprised that the latter group calls for “God Save the Queen” which is metaphysics, beyond what an empiricist like myself could endorse.

Fillipowski dropping out of the draft surprised me, Cam Whitmore entering the draft motivated me, for all practical purposes, he should be thy Jazz’ main target.
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Foucault is too low on the list, imo. Rand is appropriately placed, as is Kant. I always viewed Descartes as a little bit punk, maybe not quite punkish. Sad they missed Zeno, decidedly not punk however.
 
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