Jackpotting Around Draft Recap

[Basketball Novice]

Imagine that being your haul for a star player. If you got five firsts and used them on those guys lol.

To be fair to them, it's pretty hard to trade those picks the day of. Every GM knows you want to move off of them and the offers were probably atrocious.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

I think people really sleep on Saraf/Traore. Wolf is potentially an offensive unicorn. Powell has elite defensive tools. Demin has extremely high potential.

I dont know how anyone can hate that draft for a young team who wants to tank for multiple years.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Also, the Wolves killed the draft getting Beringer at 17. Absolutely killed it. Dude is going to be ready to replace Gobert in 2 years.

 

[Basketball Novice]

I think people really sleep on Saraf/Traore. Wolf is potentially an offensive unicorn. Powell has elite defensive tools. Demin has extremely high potential.

I dont know how anyone can hate that draft for a young team who wants to tank for multiple years.

Each of those players individually have interesting upside as on ball guys (except Powell) but they don't complement each other or work together all that well. All these guys are at their best with the ball in their hands and heavily diminished without the ball. It's almost guaranteed that half of them won't work out just because the Nets will have to choose who to invest minutes into.

 

[NAOS_pt2]

IDK how Brooklyn is one of the biggest losers. They got a super fun draft.

Saraf/Demin/Traore/Powell/Wolf.

yeah, it's weird, but they got a ton of high IQ players who are interesting.

I'm with you on this. Brooklyn is getting way too much hate. I just hope that they can adequately develop all that youth.

 

[KqWIN]

BKN failed to get Yang = Losers

I'll to you what, I would be more in favor of doubling down over and over on passing and IQ than doubling down on offensive combo guards.

 

[NUMBERICA]

BKN failed to get Yang = Losers

I'll to you what, I would be more in favor of doubling down over and over on passing and IQ than doubling down on offensive combo guards.

1000%

When is this team gonna ever get serious about passing, IQ, and defense?

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Biggest Winners:

• Dallas (obviously)
• Utah (bias)
• Washington (Johnson and Riley two of the best wings in class)
• Portland (Best big in the draft)
• Minnesota (perfect fit and filled a need)
• Phoenix (perfect fit with Malauch, but I dont get the two first for Williams deal)

Biggest Losers:

• Miami (got traded up on and lost their guy, got a mediocre player as a result)
• Atlanta (I think Newell sucks and isnt a good fit. Not good enough defensively to be a 5, not good enough offensively to be a 4. If the Pelicans pick doesnt hit for them it's a horrendous trade, but this is a pending grade based on that)
• Charlotte (Kon and McNeely when you had Tre Johnson on the board)
• Raptors (reached on CMB and I dont really vibe with their roster)
• Bulls (reached on Essengue imo)