2024-2025 Tank Race

[Ferguson_Mellochill]

Quick Recap of the Orlando Magic rebuild process ---
16/17 season: 29 wins, drafted Jonathan Issac (#6)
17/18 season: 25 wins, drafted Mo Bamba (#6)
18/19 season: 42 wins, drafted Chuma Okeke (#16)
19/20 season: 33 wins (shortened season), drafted Cole Anthony (#15)
20/21 season: 21 wins, drafted Jalen Suggs (#5) and Franz Wagner (#8) using a pick from the Vucevic trade
21/22 season: 22 wins, drafted Paolo Banchero (#1)
22/23 season: 34 wins, drafted Anthony Black (#6) Jett Howard (#11) using a pick from the Vucevic trade
23/24 season: 47 wins

Seven seasons. Six top-10 picks. One or maybe two potential All Stars.

 

[Thee Jazz Fan]

Ainge may want the worst record in the league, and he's got Detroit and Toronto bearing down on him, both at 1-5. The contenders are being made known right out the gate.

I don’t think the Nets are a contender.

 

[Ferguson_Mellochill]

I don’t think the Nets are a contender.

That's why I didn't mention Brooklyn.

 

[homeytennis]

Could the Jazz put random GLeaguers on the floor and play worse basketball? Asking for a friend.

 

[Ferguson_Mellochill]

A year ago, Taylor and Brice were in the Gleague. Taylor was shooting around 30% from the field, and Brice was pushing something like 5 TOs per game. That's the kind of space Cody appears to be in right now. If the Jazz weren't so bent on losing and already losing bodies to injuries, Cody would probably be sent to the Gleague.

 

[Ferguson_Mellochill]

Jazz had a stretch last year from March 6 through April 9 where they went 1-16. Somehow, I must've tuned this out.

 

[Darkwing Duck]

Did the first mock lottery.

Can't wait to suck for a year and reap the rewards.

 

[Ferguson_Mellochill]

Did the first mock lottery.

Can't wait to suck for a year and reap the rewards.


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That's not a bad outcome. VJ would be our most athletic player and one of a very few guys we have who can beat his defender without three screens. Jazz might also be able to trade up to #3, though it would cost an arm and a nut.

 

[SoberasHotRod]

POR loses by 23
BKN wins/Chi loses by 8
TOR loses by 6
DET loses by 30
CHA loses by 15

 

[fishonjazz]

Ainge may want the worst record in the league, and he's got Detroit and Toronto bearing down on him, both at 1-5. The contenders are being made known right out the gate.

Both Toronto and Detroit have looked way better than the jazz despite having similar records at least

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[homeytennis]

That makes the Nuggs game tonight a bigly must lose game.

 

[NUMBERICA]

Also btw what the hell is this years official NBA.com picture of Trae about? What are we trying to be here, subway bums?

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What are you talking about? This is easily the best he's ever looked.