2023 NBA Draft Megathread

[NUMBERICA]

Woj talking about the Jazz on Russillo's podcast:



View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ug8ZafNm_74&t=783s

Mentions trading up for Cam Whitmore specifically.

There is a lot of smoke about this.

 

[Coach Ellis]

Mentions trading up for Cam Whitmore specifically.

There is a lot of smoke about this.

Let’s hope there’s fire.

 

[Elizah Huge]

Like this framework, much of the NBA’s impending trade activity will depend on which players are actually left on the board come draft night, as there’s quite a bit of uncertainty among decision-makers about where prospects will land following the top three selections. All it takes, for example, is Michigan guard Kobe Bufkin and Wembanyama’s Metropolitans 92 teammate Bilal Coulibaly jumping into the top 10 to leave another team’s higher-rated player on the board when the Mavericks’ pick arrives. There are plenty of clubs in addition to the Mavericks, such as the Thunder at No. 12 and the Lakers at No. 17, sources said, that will consider trading down with teams that hold multiple picks near or in the 20s such as Utah (Nos. 16 and 28), Brooklyn (Nos. 21 and 22) and Indiana (Nos. 26 and 29), who are all considering options at trading up, sources said.

This is from Jake Fischer. Would anyone trade up from 16 to 12 by getting rid of protections on the 2024 first we owe OKC?

 

[Elizah Huge]

This is from Jake Fischer. Would anyone trade up from 16 to 12 by getting rid of protections on the 2024 first we owe OKC?

This could be a way to get Hendricks and Wallace or Black and Bilal for example.

 

[default]

This is from Jake Fischer. Would anyone trade up from 16 to 12 by getting rid of protections on the 2024 first we owe OKC?

No thank you

 

[BENTLEY]

This is from Jake Fischer. Would anyone trade up from 16 to 12 by getting rid of protections on the 2024 first we owe OKC?

I would be for that. Move up this year and just commit to sacrificing next year’s pick. Jazz probably aren’t bottom 10 team next year anyway, so that pick is probably going to OKC as is.

 

[Jingled]

This is from Jake Fischer. Would anyone trade up from 16 to 12 by getting rid of protections on the 2024 first we owe OKC?

I would do that in a heartbeat.

 

[whatthe]

This is from Jake Fischer. Would anyone trade up from 16 to 12 by getting rid of protections on the 2024 first we owe OKC?

Yes sorta. I would keep a top 4 protection. I like this idea.

 

[Ferguson_Mellochill]

I think im so enamored with this draft for us because of so many wild combos.

A weird/fun one: Bufkin, Cason and Sidy or GG

I'm exhausted

 

[Ferguson_Mellochill]

View: https://twitter.com/krystenpeek/status/1669802956013858816

I think he's been in the lottery this entire time. He was always going to go 12 - 15. All anyone had to do was look at his tape. His game has little to no weaknesses.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

This is from Jake Fischer. Would anyone trade up from 16 to 12 by getting rid of protections on the 2024 first we owe OKC?

Hell no

 

[Elizah Huge]

Hell no

Why? I think our pick won’t be in the top-10 regardless.