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2023 NBA Draft Megathread

This is crazy bro.

No way we get him.

But…


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What if?
The only thing that gives me hope is that I'd assume the Jazz are already the most popular NBA team in France because of Rudy. The Jazz could be like the Rockets are in China for the French market with Vic.
 
A.SILVER insists teams not tank for Victor. Interesting why doesn't he want to bring him to any small market city like UT or SA.
If Hardy and Ainge miss on him because win every game mode we're done for decades.
 
A.SILVER insists teams not tank for Victor. Interesting why doesn't he want to bring him to any small market city like UT or SA.
If Hardy and Ainge miss on him because win every game mode we're done for decades.

Pro Tip- Even if we go 0-82 it is still a long shot that we get him. I'm not sure people are being honest with themselves about that.
 
I honestly want to stop thinking about Victor after today because if the Jazz have a bottom 3 record and don't get him, it will be a worse feeling than the Clippers game.

I'm just going to get excited about Amen Thompson or someone like that
We are likely to fall somewhere between 6 and 9 in the draft order, so get excited about players that might fall there. Getting excited about what is an actual lottery is just as productive as getting excited about the real lottery. "Oh man, they missed my numbers by just a couple, look, I had 41, 38 and 16 and they drew 40, 36 and 15, SO CLOSE!! I better buy a lot more tickets, at this rate I'll hit it next week!" Just don't do it.
 
Pro Tip- Even if we go 0-82 it is still a long shot that we get him. I'm not sure people are being honest with themselves about that.
Yes but it is all relative. 0-82, 20-62, and 30-52 can be drastically different odds for the same prize. The record itself matters less than the rank. We need to finish in the bottom 3 to maximize our chances of winning the lottery. 0-82 just guarantees we get a spot in the top of the lottery draw. And it would be a hell of a record to set.
 
Other than making the jazz nba championship level contenders, just think what he’d do to put Utah on the map. If we won the chance to draft him the jazz would all of a sudden be playing almost weekly on national tv, shows like ESPN First take or ESPN get up or undisputed would be talking jazz daily. Then other players would be taking less money to sign here then we’d win chips.

We must suck for Vic this year.
This is exactly why we won't get him.

Dear Utah Jazz fans,

Oh no, the lottery just didn't go your way! I mean the computer program WE control to determine who gets the best picks, somehow picked San Antonio, Houston, and OKC over Utah. Even though Utah had the worst record and Houston was such a slim chance to move into the top 3 at the 9th spot. Such a bad break! Darn it! Now, we will admittedly get better viewership and more money down the road as we get the rest of the texas bandwagoners and long-term Spurs/Houston fan-bases more excited, and of course better TV deals down the road as those franchises again see decades of success. And build up plenty of hype to finally move OKC to a bigger market. Oh, I feel so bad Utah didn't win this thing, but I guess we will have to take all the increased money the NBA will generate from this travesty as a consolation prize for poor old Utah just barely missing out...again. Hey, at least we didn't make you just give up the best prospect of several generations again, like they did back in the 80's when Utah got their lone and only franchise #1 pick....which of course went to the Lakers! You can do good things with the 4th pick! Remember Deron Williams! No reason you can't get back to the 6th or even 5th seed in a few years! How exciting!!

Signed,

Adam Silver
 
A.SILVER insists teams not tank for Victor. Interesting why doesn't he want to bring him to any small market city like UT or SA.
If Hardy and Ainge miss on him because win every game mode we're done for decades.
He would be happy to bring him to San Antonio. SA has been such a popular franchise for 2 decades now the money from the Texas fan-base is solid, not to mention internationally. And much better on national TV. It would be a great feel-good story for the NBA to have the Spurs on the edge of a rebuild grab the best talent in a generation and get right back on top.
 
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