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NCJazz said:
He may not actually wait. He is apparently in Phoenix now talking with the Front office and Horny.
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I really really like Bogdan. I like him better than Bojan Bogdanovic... I'd give up OKC or GSW pick for him without much hesitation.
 
Catchall said:
Stanley Johnson has apparently refused a workout with Charlotte. He wants either Detroit or Miami. The implication is that the Hornets are committed to MKG, and he doesn't want that situation. Johnson *might* have a promise with Miami at 10.

Source is DX twitter.
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If I'm Miami I take Oubre over Johnson though, to be honest witchu.



I think Oubre has a higher ceiling, and playing with a purpose and being mentored by the likes of DWade, Dragic, etc, can only be good for him. Oubre just needs to be in a good environment that supports and nurtures his talent and I think Miami is a pretty good fit.
 
Here is an updated prediction for the draft.

1) Towns
2) Okafor
3) Russell
4) Porzingis
5) Hezonja (Hezonja and Porzingis could flip/flop)
6) Mudiay
7) Winslow or WCS
8) Winslow or Johnson
9) Booker
10) Johnson or WCS
11) Turner or Payne (Turner apparently outplayed Kaminsky in a head-to-head workout)
12) Turner, Oubre, Looney or Lyles (for the Knicks)
13) Turner, Oubre, Looney or Lyles (for the Knicks)


Either the Jazz or Suns will make a deal with the Knicks for #4. I'm still guessing the Knicks want Favors.

The Jazz could also make a deal with the Hornets at 9 to take their choice of Oubre, Turner or Looney before the Heat and Pacers draft.
 
stitches said:
That's the thing, I like all of them about equally and whatever the difference is in my evaluation is not worth a first round pick in my books. Now if they like one of them a lot more than the rest, it changes things, but from my perspective it's not worth it.
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If it was your job to like one of them better, and you had the chance to work them out and interview them, you would probably feel more comfortable with one than the other. I hope they move up on someone, because it means they like that guy more than the others, and they are putting their money where their mouth is so to speak.
 
Per an interview in the NY Times, the problem with the Knicks is that they have no bigs. So when they lost out on Towns or Okafor they started looking at trading back. They would leverage their #4 pick for a quality big if they can get one.
 
Yeah, I want no part of moving Favors, probably not for anybody in the draft. Towns looks really really good, but at best he's a couple of seasons away, and Favors is ready to go right now. Can't waste seasons in my opinion.

And I sure as hell wouldn't move Favors for #4.
 
Catchall said:
Per an interview in the NY Times, the problem with the Knicks is that hey have no bigs. So when they lost out on Towns or Okafor they started looking at trading back. They would leverage their #4 pick for a quality big if they can get one.
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There aren't really a lot of good bigs that are available. The teams that seem to be willing to start over are the Nuggets, the Raptors, any others?... Maybe Valanciunas+20? Faried+Lawson? Faried is not great for the triangle in my books. He might not be great anywhere to be fair...
 
stitches said:
There aren't really a lot of good bigs that are available. The teams that seem to be willing to start over are the Nuggets, the Raptors, any others?... Maybe Valanciunas+20? Faried+Lawson? Faried is not great for the triangle in my books. He might not be great anywhere to be fair...
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This is why if I'm the Knicks, I come calling the Jazz and try to talk them out of Favors. I'm not sure the Jazz would bite, but the Knicks would come calling, and this leak about the Suns offering Bledsoe at 13 might be a gambit from the Knicks to try to prod the Jazz.

The Blazers would offer a big or two, but they wouldn't be worth giving up the #4 pick.

The situation is that the Knicks need to leverage this year's #4 pick to try to attract a quality big that's worth said pick. There aren't a whole lot of quality bigs in FA either.
 
Catchall said:
This is why if I'm the Knicks, I come calling the Jazz and try to talk them out of Favors. I'm not sure the Jazz would bite, but the Knicks would come calling, and this leak about the Suns offering Bledsoe at 13 might be a gambit from the Knicks to try to prod the Jazz.
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How do you feel about it? Would you really be willing trade Favors in the year him and Gobert built the most soul-crushing defensive front court in the league?
 
Also, y'all have sold me on Turner. Still don't love the way he moves, but I think he has really improved since the season. And I like that two way potential. I think I'd still have him behind Johnson for guys who could be in our range.
 
The pick I would love is a move up for Her Lasagna.
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I'd be ok with most everybody else in our range, with 2 exceptions.
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The 2 picks I'd hate are Lyles and Dekker.
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Sleeper pick after super Mario is Frank the Tank. I think the doubters will be wrong about him, especially in the right situation. I think he makes a bigger impact, sooner than most the other guys in our range.
 
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