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default said:
If some team was offering #4 for the Utah and Minny picks, I'd make that trade in a heartbeat. I doubt that is enough though.
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It reviving a conversation from a few weeks ago. Give up the lottery chance we have to get into the top 4 (20% chance, 4.5% for #1) You can trade those odds for a guarantee at the #4 pick. Or just let the lottery play out and let the chips fall where they may.
 
Locke mentioned the Jazz needed a PG and a player like Kelly Olynyk.

We going to get a Cason Wallace/Flip draft if we stay at 9 and wherever the Wolves pick is.
 
Saint Cy of JFC said:
Locke mentioned the Jazz needed a PG and a player like Kelly Olynyk.

We going to get a Cason Wallace/Flip draft if we stay at 9 and wherever the Wolves pick is.
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It wouldn't shock me, but I'd certainly prefer replacing Flip with someone like Leonard Miller if we go big.
 
Amen sort of feels like a bigger/taller Dejounte Murray to me. He scores, drives, rebounds, assists, and defends well. He has good court vision. His shot was not the best, but has improved, yet he has been impactful. Before Dejounte went to Atlanta and was a bad fit next to Trae, people loved him despite his weaknesses, because he does so much else great.
 
Bawse Dawg said:
It reviving a conversation from a few weeks ago. Give up the lottery chance we have to get into the top 4 (20% chance, 4.5% for #1) You can trade those odds for a guarantee at the #4 pick. Or just let the lottery play out and let the chips fall where they may.
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Can we trade #4 after getting it? Cuz if we can then I take getting #4 and might trade down (Orlando?).

I’m getting tunnel vision but I like Hendricks as much or more than those in the projected in the 4-7 range. Everyone in that range has significant question marks.

If you can parlay what the Jazz have into Hendricks, Wallace, and Dick then hoooowee.
 
Bawse Dawg said:
Love Cason but that would be rather underwhelming.
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They should be able to get him at #27, but if not they shouldn’t be bending the upside of the upcoming build for a dude that might not be able to defend in the NBA at a position where it’s a prerequisite.

Also, KO is (or at least was) mobile for his size which even if you’re not jumping out of the gym or leading a fast break works in the modern NBA. Flip looks straight up slow to me.
 
NUMBERICA said:
They should be able to get him at #27, but if not they shouldn’t be bending the upside of the upcoming build for a dude that might not be able to defend in the NBA at a position where it’s a prerequisite.
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You honestly think Cason would be available at 27? That would shock me personally.
 
default said:
Amen sort of feels like a bigger/taller Dejounte Murray to me. He scores, drives, rebounds, assists, and defends well. He has good court vision. His shot was not the best, but has improved, yet he has been impactful. Before Dejounte went to Atlanta and was a bad fit next to Trae, people loved him despite his weaknesses, because he does so much else great.
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Murray can shoot... Amen can not. I like Amen and I like Murray too... but I think they are pretty different. Amen is a nuclear athlete... Murray is a solid athlete.

I get what you are saying but Murray isn't a bad shooter... and Amen likely has much more upside... BUT that shot is bad.
 
NUMBERICA said:
Can we trade #4 after getting it? Cuz if we can then I take getting #4 and might trade down (Orlando?).

I’m getting tunnel vision but I like Hendricks as much or more than those in the projected in the 4-7 range. Everyone in that range has significant question marks.
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I'm kind of getting nervous about Hendricks. His path to success is being a great, efficient scorer, and I'm not sure he can get there. If he can do a dozen things great at a college level but all of it is average or below at an NBA level then he may not really have a defined role as an NBA player. If he was being projected as a sit in the corner for threes and play good defense guy I might actually be more high on him, but that doesn't seem to be the case.

I don't know jack ****. So he's probably a future all NBA player. And I'd be excited if we got him. But it's pretty easy for me to envision a scenario three years from now where he checks into games from the bench and people say "oh yea, I liked this guy, what happened?" And he just never quite found his role and just kind of does everything at a mediocre level.

It's pessimism season though. Way easier to talk yourself out of most guys than into them based on whatever tape, stats, etc. we have for them.
 
Saint Cy of JFC said:
Locke mentioned the Jazz needed a PG and a player like Kelly Olynyk.

We going to get a Cason Wallace/Flip draft if we stay at 9 and wherever the Wolves pick is.
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If Danny drafts Flip with the Minny pick I will get tossed out of Vegas summer league for heckling his ***.
 
I just tried Tankathon again and love the first try results of the day.
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1. Victor Wembanyama
14. Keyonte George
28. Leonard Miller
Good players and well balanced across the roster.
 
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