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BREAKING NEWS - Minnesota telling other teams they're taking Enes Kanter at #2 over D-Will 2

Agree. If i were anohter GM, i would go ahead and spend the extra 3mins on the phone and ask "ok, so now that we understand where we are with Williams, lets talk about a trade for KANTER." And even as i write that, i would say the conversation is more "we want the 2nd pick and we'll give you this for it" and that is it. When the other Wolves say "well, who ya gonna pick?" you'd say "doesn't matter, I just want #2 and i'll give you a can of pork and beans for it."

In general, Utah and Minnesota are more competitive situation than Minnesota and Cleveland. So maybe this is a pot stirring trick on behalf of Cleveland by Minny for friendly benefits later... Still, i don't see how it means much.

I think Enes at #2 might be for real for 3 reasons.
1) I just don't see the point for the smokescreen at #2 overall. Wolves gain nothing from declaring they are drafting a different player. I think, just like Cavs declared they are drafting Irving, Wolves did the same with DWill. In other words, I don't see any benefit in lying here, so I think if they did say that, they are thinking that right now.

2) Wolves were said to be on the borderline with DWill and Kanter even before this announcement. Since they need C MUCH MUCH more than forward, and these 2 guys are close, in their view, I just think Kanter get the edge, because he plays the position then need the most vs the position they already have a pair of 22 year old 20 point scorers in.

3) Givony, who was very realistic about Kanter and always had him below 6, since he felt Enes was unproven, all of the sudden lists him at 2. So, there has to be something real about Wolves and Kanter, or there is no way Givony would list him so high, after all the reservations he expressed about him.

Of course of all of this could be BS. We will find out tomorrow. But given the information we have now, I keep the hope alive that we will get DWill 2.
 
Maybe Kanter is the BPA. Maybe? (THAT is not a 'homer' statement, I'm being serious.)

Possible. Williams is definitely not a sure thing. Kanter and Knight both have the ability to become better than Williams. Williams is the safe pick though because no one will blame you if you are wrong.
 
Starters:
C Al Jefferson
PF Derrick Favors
SF Derrick Williams
SG Gordon Hayward
PG Devin Harris

Bench:
Paul Millsap
Jeremy Evans
CJ Miles
Jimmer Fredette or Alec Burks
Mehmet Okur

WOW!!!

And yes I left out Bell.
 
Anyone who thinks Minny will pick Kanter at 2 is crazy!! No way they do something that stupid when you have a franchise player like DWill2 waiting in the wings. This would be like passing on Kevin Durrant, knowing that DWill2 could be Kevin Durrant. Why the Cavs aren't taking DWill2 is beyond me?

If the Jazz get this guy, for some unexplainable reason, they should offer up FEZ as a human sacrifice to the Basketball Gods, no questions asked!!! They could throw in Tomic as well.
 
Wouldn't the best smoke screen be to hype a player since day 1? The Wolves wanted to trade the pick regardless, but probably had Kanter in mind since day one if no worthy offers materialized.
 
Wouldn't the best smoke screen be to hype a player since day 1? The Wolves wanted to trade the pick regardless, but probably had Kanter in mind since day one if no worthy offers materialized.

Honestly, I could see David Kahn as a JAzzfanz lurker and doing this solely to **** with us.
 
It could be but why would they smoke screen 1 day before the draft to see if they could trade out? Seems like they should of did this a week ago. Chad Ford could be wrong but who knows. I mean Wes Johnson and Beasley are extremely young and both talented. It makes no sense to draft BPA.

When you suck as bad as the Twolves, you ALWAYS take BPA.
 
Anyone who thinks Minny will pick Kanter at 2 is crazy!! No way they do something that stupid when you have a franchise player like DWill2 waiting in the wings. This would be like passing on Kevin Durrant, knowing that DWill2 could be Kevin Durrant. Why the Cavs aren't taking DWill2 is beyond me?

If the Jazz get this guy, for some unexplainable reason, they should offer up FEZ as a human sacrifice to the Basketball Gods, no questions asked!!! They could throw in Tomic as well.

Durant was passed on for Greg Oden. D Will 2 is no Durant.
 
Anyone who thinks Minny will pick Kanter at 2 is crazy!! No way they do something that stupid when you have a franchise player like DWill2 waiting in the wings. This would be like passing on Kevin Durrant, knowing that DWill2 could be Kevin Durrant. Why the Cavs aren't taking DWill2 is beyond me?

If the Jazz get this guy, for some unexplainable reason, they should offer up FEZ as a human sacrifice to the Basketball Gods, no questions asked!!! They could throw in Tomic as well.

portland just shed a tear at this comment.
 
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