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default said:
Imagine if the Lakers end the 26/27 season with the best record of teams that don't make the playoffs so they go into the lottery at #14. Then they win one of the top four picks in the lottery, so they keep their 1-4 pick in the first round and we get #44 in the second round. People have falsely said it is guaranteed to be #5-34, but that is not true. When your first round pick moves up in the lottery, your second round pick does not so we simply know it will be #5-44. That could be a really nice pick in the 5-*10 range, but it has a much higher chance of actually not being very good at all.
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Good lord shut up
 
fishonjazz said:
Those are pretty good numbers although I absolutely hate the efficiency. 46.5 % from the field for a guy his size is pretty bad. 30% from three isn't good. (is the three point line closer in europe?) 51.6 EFG isn't good. His free throw shooting is great but he doesn't get to the line enough. Also feel like he should be getting more rebounds. Defensive rating is poor.
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Just stop
 
fishonjazz said:
Those are pretty good numbers although I absolutely hate the efficiency. 46.5 % from the field for a guy his size is pretty bad. 30% from three isn't good. (is the three point line closer in europe?) 51.6 EFG isn't good. His free throw shooting is great but he doesn't get to the line enough. Also feel like he should be getting more rebounds. Defensive rating is poor.
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you're not wrong, but keep in mind he's 18 playing against grown men.
 
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default said:
Imagine if the Lakers end the 26/27 season with the best record of teams that don't make the playoffs so they go into the lottery at #14. Then they win one of the top four picks in the lottery, so they keep their 1-4 pick in the first round and we get #44 in the second round. People have falsely said it is guaranteed to be #5-34, but that is not true. When your first round pick moves up in the lottery, your second round pick does not so we simply know it will be #5-44. That could be a really nice pick in the 5-*10 range, but it has a much higher chance of actually not being very good at all.
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Or they tank their faces off and land #2 in lotto odds and three teams leap frog them and they give us the 5th pick.
 
Handlogten's Heros said:
Or they tank their faces off and land #2 in lotto odds and three teams leap frog them and they give us the 5th pick.
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That is possible too. I'm just saying yes it could be a very nice pick, but it has a better chance of not being very good. I'm just assuming it will be more like in the teens. That is OK but not worth the hype. I think this pick has more value merged with other assets in a trade than what it would actually get us in the draft.
 
seattlejazzfan said:
you're not wrong, but keep in mind he's 18 playing against grown men.
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I was a little skeptical about the shooting, and still am, but what Wemby has done this season is taken a massive step forward in the way he plays. He's getting to line so much more and attacking the basket more. Previously he was using his size to get off jumpers, and they didn't go in very much. Now he's using his size and skill to get higher quality shots and that's exactly the development he needed. You still get the saucy highlights and crazy jumpers, but he really dominates around the basket and that's great to see.

If you only looked at the highlights and headlines you might get the impression he's a 7'5 AD...but imo he's more of a AD+Porzingis combo than KD.
 
default said:
That is possible too. I'm just saying yes it could be a very nice pick, but it has a better chance of not being very good. I'm just assuming it will be more like in the teens. That is OK but not worth the hype. I think this pick has more value merged with other assets in a trade than what it would actually get us in the draft.
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The protections make it impossible to game around without relying on dumb luck. As I stated when we made the trade the best case scenario is they try to tank and give themselves a 30-40% shot at a top 4 pick and give us a 60-70% shot at a mid lotto pick. If the absolute worst case scenario happens then that sucks but its a 2.5% chance even if they get to 14... so it would be a bottom 1% outcome. If you think every trade is going to be a bottom 1% outcome then don't make trades.

I think that Lakers pick will be more valuable if we hold it and actually just see it through. The protections are very light but unprotected picks likely still have more value with most GMs.
 
KqWIN said:
No Wemby or Bilal at the combine this year as their season will still be session. Shame we won't know if Bilal has grown to 6'10 or 6'11. RealGM is already listing him at 230 lbs which looks to be about a 40 lb gain in a couple weeks :D


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It's really hard to tell how tall Bilal is lmao. The French League is mostly just 6'3 and under guards and then it's like Vic just being giant.

I would guess Bilal is 6'7.5 in shoes.
 
Saint Cy of JFC said:
It's really hard to tell how tall Bilal is lmao. The French League is mostly just 6'3 and under guards and then it's like Vic just being giant.

I would guess Bilal is 6'7.5 in shoes.
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Every PG in that league is like 5'10 as well and when he guards them he looks giant lol. When he's matched up with guys that are listed at 6'6 he's definitely a lot taller than them, but I'm sure the French are prone to lie about their height as well. I would guess 6'7/8 but still growing.

I think the American seefood diet will benefit him a lot. Definitely not 230 lbs.
 
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