What he said. I may be a bit young to judge Derrick Coleman coming into the league. Yes, I do think Jabari is a better athlete than Pierce was coming into the league.
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What he said. I may be a bit young to judge Derrick Coleman coming into the league. Yes, I do think Jabari is a better athlete than Pierce was coming into the league.
spycam1
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Rookie contracts last 4 years. After that you can offer your pick a max contract that's 5 years long. Even if it's someone else he signs that max contract with, we can match.
4 + 5 = 9
#math
spycam1
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Wiggins and Embiid have the potential to be beasts on both ends. Parker doesn't.
The Fresh Prince
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A Wiggins 22 road Jazz jersey looks awfully sexy.
Game6Conley
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looks like Dario Saric is out of the draft. Chad Ford reports Saric and Anadolu Efes Istanbul of the Turkish Basketball Association have agreed on a three-year, $8.27 million contract.
spycam1
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Funny, you were one of the guys that liked Parker more than Wiggins before. Glad you saw the light.
spycam1
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I will srsly custom design a #22 green Wiggins jersey the day of the lottery if we get the #1 pick. Then I'll wear it to ESA on draft night
In fact Payne is my absolute favorite player on the college circuit. I'm a little bit biased here obvi but I'll say this:
This is a player who the Spurs would trade up for. If I'm the Spurs I'd offer Danny Green or Cory Joseph and a future draft pick.
I think he should get picked up between 10 and 15. Not saying he will, but should. If the Jazz can get him with a mid first rounder I'll be thrilled.
He's obviously not a Damian Lillard "How could we all have missed that guy being awesome" type of talent but he'll be really solid and you have him on his rookie contract in his physical prime and on his 2nd reasonable contract due to age reasons in his psychological prime. That's pretty good value if you ask me.
I think he'll be similar to Serge Ibaka. Not as good, but similar if you go by skillset with his production more in the Taj Gibson area. Just to quantify that.
He dips very low to his knees before going up. THat makes him slow. WIggins barely bends his knees. It's crazy.
From that Randle thread --
1) Wiggins
2) Embiid (assuming his back checks out he's a real center and a potentially dominant one at that)
3) Exum (I think he's an All Star and near-franchise player who is going to stuff the stat sheet)
3a) Parker (I think he's going to be better than Paul Pierce due to his length and rebounding. Not a franchise guy, but part of a Big Three.)
5) Randle (measurements matter, but he's the best PF in the draft)
I think the Jazz will be in business if we get a Top 5 pick. I also think the Jazz FO will have put a lot of thought into this draft--as evidenced by their tanking the season from the getgo. I think the Jazz are willing to trade one of their young players if they see a guy they really like within reach. I think the Jazz would trade Favors before Kanter, tbh, and will be reluctant to trade Burks for another player in this draft.
The next players in the draft order get a bit fuzzy for me, but I think:
6) Vonleh -- He's still learning the game, but he's got as much potential (or even more) than Favors does as a PF.
7) Aaron Gordon -- Good athlete and wildcard player, but not a guy you can design plays around, and you can't have him take too many shots away from other guys who can shoot.
8) Marcus Smart -- He's the next guy probably, but I would consider trading this pick or just reaching for a guy like Kyle Anderson or Doug McDermott. I don't think Smart really fits here, and he might be like Dion Waiters in Cleveland. I think you can play McDermott as a stretch-4, plus he does more than just stretch the floor.
On a completely unrelated note, there's something about James Young that reminds me a bit of CJ Miles. It's probably the lefty stroke.
1) Wiggins
2) Embiid (assuming his back checks out he's a real center and a potentially dominant one at that)
3) Exum (I think he's an All Star and near-franchise player who is going to stuff the stat sheet)
3a) Parker (I think he's going to be better than Paul Pierce due to his length and rebounding. Not a franchise guy, but part of a Big Three.)
5) Randle (measurements matter, but he's the best PF in the draft)
I think the Jazz will be in business if we get a Top 5 pick. I also think the Jazz FO will have put a lot of thought into this draft--as evidenced by their tanking the season from the getgo. I think the Jazz are willing to trade one of their young players if they see a guy they really like within reach. I think the Jazz would trade Favors before Kanter, tbh, and will be reluctant to trade Burks for another player in this draft.
The next players in the draft order get a bit fuzzy for me, but I think:
6) Vonleh -- He's still learning the game, but he's got as much potential (or even more) than Favors does as a PF.
7) Aaron Gordon -- Good athlete and wildcard player, but not a guy you can design plays around, and you can't have him take too many shots away from other guys who can shoot.
8) Marcus Smart -- He's the next guy probably, but I would consider trading this pick or just reaching for a guy like Kyle Anderson or Doug McDermott. I don't think Smart really fits here, and he might be like Dion Waiters in Cleveland. I think you can play McDermott as a stretch-4, plus he does more than just stretch the floor.
On a completely unrelated note, there's something about James Young that reminds me a bit of CJ Miles. It's probably the lefty stroke.
Game6Conley
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btw Embiid sent tweets to Jamari Traylor and Cliff Alexander today saying he hasn't made a decision yet, despite mass reports of his declaration