Minny & Cavs 2025 picks watch thread

[latin jazz]

I haven't seen a thread for these unprotected picks coming our way. It seems our heart and souls are fully commited to our own tank rance (going great for all tank supporters!)

Cavs are 5-0 and look legit in the weak East. This pick most likely end up in the 25-29 range (can't imagine them keeping the best record)

Minny post KAT adjustment will take a while. They probably end up fighting for the 4-6 spot in the West, or even the play in. 18 to 24 pick maybe?

 

[freakazoid]

Time to break out the voodoo dolls.

 

[Ferguson_Mellochill]

The Twolves are a bit funky this year, in part because Mike and Rudy's production looks to be dropping off a bit. Randle is hit-or-miss and doesn't really space the floor well. They are also relying on NAW to take on-ball reps. There is a fair shot that they are outside the top 4 seeds in the West.

 

[Release the Kraken]

Don’t expect any favors from the Cavs this season! My guy Kenny Atkinson finally saw an opportunity he liked and seems to be making the most of it with a win in the big apple over arch rival New York and a blow out win at home over a healthy and hungry Lakers squad! And still undefeated as you said.

 

[Bawse Dawg]

Not expecting much

But tons of talent entering the league every year, never hurts to have more dart throws.

 

[fishonjazz]

Not expecting much

But tons of talent entering the league every year, never hurts to have more dart throws.

Also, I just saw a weird injury happen to a jazz player that will make him miss the whole season. Things happen sometimes. I bet if Ant or Donovan were to miss the whole season then their teams wouldn't be as good.

Voodoo dolls amirite @freakazoid ?

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Just hope we can get something in the late teens/early twenties from the Wolves.

 

[SoberasHotRod]

I'm not really excited about any of the prospects in this next draft besides the guys currently projected in the top 10. Once the NCAA season gets started and there are more guys to get excited about I'll start caring more about these picks.

I can't imagine that we really have enough development time for all of our current young guys and then 3 more. We really need to start consolidating some these picks/players in to better picks/players or kick the can down the road for future picks.

 

[latin jazz]

Cavs can't lose and Wolves are unpredictable. Hoping for a pick in the late teens from the T Pups

 

[YoungJefe]

There’s a decent chance the Wolves miss the playoffs and we have a second late lotto pick

 

[SoberasHotRod]

Wolves currently in the 13th slot in Tankathon https://www.tankathon.com/

The West is brutal and the East is so bad.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

I'm not really excited about any of the prospects in this next draft besides the guys currently projected in the top 10. Once the NCAA season gets started and there are more guys to get excited about I'll start caring more about these picks.

I can't imagine that we really have enough development time for all of our current young guys and then 3 more. We really need to start consolidating some these picks/players in to better picks/players or kick the can down the road for future picks.

Brice got consolidated to the bench and Hendricks to a multi year recovery timeline

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

Wolves currently in the 13th slot in Tankathon https://www.tankathon.com/

The West is brutal and the East is so bad.

Wolves also took Rudy out on the key defensive possession... and he had some comments about it... maybe some seeds of chaos planted.

 

[SoberasHotRod]

So one thing I hadn't really been thinking about is how good it is that GSW, LAL, MEM, and PHO all looking much better than last year is for our MIN pick.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

So one thing I hadn't really been thinking about is how good it is that GSW, LAL, MEM, and PHO all looking much better than last year is for our MIN pick.

think we need like a 4 week injury from Ant or Rudy to push them to the danger zone still but yes... the degree of difficult seems higher right now.

 

[HermanG]

So one thing I hadn't really been thinking about is how good it is that GSW, LAL, MEM, and PHO all looking much better than last year is for our MIN pick.

My early impressions of West say that OKC is a notch above the pack (albeit Chet injury evens that up), but I can imagine any other team falling as far as outside the play-in if they have some bad luck with injuries.

I bet the 5th seed and the 11th seed will end up having something like 5 win difference at the end of this season.

 

[HermanG]

I think there are 3 teams in West who totally depend on their top guy being healthy.

Those are Nuggets, Lakers and Mavs. If any of Jokic, AD or Luka gets hurt or hits a skid, their team will fall like a rock.

Wolves are next in line as Ant has been carrying them a lot.. but they have much better depth than the three above so they could theoretically fight to stay around .500 even without Ant.

 

[The Jazz Wonderbra]

If the draft were today...

The Jazz would get the 30th pick, 20th pick, and we would be in the bottom 5 assuming no one jumps us.

I expect the cavs will come back down to earth, the wolves, will rise, and the jazz should be strong candidates for a bottom 5 finish.

 

[The Jazz Wonderbra]

Still, 6 - 4 Wolves is nice to see.

 

[HermanG]

A few notes about Wolves schedule up to this point:

• They have played just 3 games against teams currently above .500 (those 3 being Kings, Lakers and Nuggets).
  • Expanding that, their record against teams above .400 is 2-4, while their record against teams at or below .400 is 4-0
• They have played 6 at home (4-2 record) and 4 on the road (2-2 record)
• They havent played a single game against the top 3 of either conference (Cavs, Pacers, Celtics, Thunder, Warriors and Suns)

So there are reasons to believe Wolves may be more mid than some of us think.