Official Utah/Minnesota/Philadelphia Pick Watch

[Eddie Zero]

I shall disagree but still respect your opinion, Sir Eddie. Our Jazz acquired Karl Malone, John Stockton, Rudy Gobert, and Deron Williams through the draft. These are not negligible acquisitions. And although they were technically traded “after” they were drafted, Walker Kessler and Donovan Mitchell were acquired in an analogous manner. No sir, I do not denigrate the draft.

Love sleepers and success stories, but the draft positioning outside of options for fit, in itself, is overrated in general. So many highly picked prospects fail to develop into more than, the so many highly motivated ones taken later, that end up just as good or better than the one's taken early.
I think the best part of the draft is the lottery when you find out if your team moved back 1 spot or 3 lol

 

[Jaanipoeg]

Like I get that Zion is a generational player and all, but this pelicans team has no business being this bad

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

I shall disagree but still respect your opinion, Sir Eddie. Our Jazz acquired Karl Malone, John Stockton, Rudy Gobert, and Deron Williams through the draft. These are not negligible acquisitions. And although they were technically traded “after” they were drafted, Walker Kessler and Donovan Mitchell were acquired in an analogous manner. No sir, I do not denigrate the draft.

What?

The Jazz drafted Rudy and Don. They traded for the draft picks then made the choice to take those two players. They got Kessler in a trade. They did not choose to draft him. I don't see how Walker and Don were acquired in an analogous matter

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Like I get that Zion is a generational player and all, but this pelicans team has no business being this bad

CJ McCollum overrated and playing out of position

 

[Coach Ellis]

CJ McCollum overrated and playing out of position

Thought that it made a lot of sense for NO to add Conley early in the season when it looked like the Jazz might trade all the starters from last year. Think he would’ve been a good fit for them.

 

[Coach Ellis]

Holy crap. The end of that Celtics/76ers game was crazy. Go watch the highlights. Damn.

Glad the Celtics pulled it off. Not sure we’re going to get much leverage on that pick though.

 

[Elizah Huge]

Through 62 games we have an identical record with Minnesota. I don’t think a single person would have thought that was possible at the start of the season if you told them.

 

[HermanG]

Here is a quote from Ant that makes me happy about our Minny pick this year.

View: https://twitter.com/DaneMooreNBA/status/1629336520132796416?s=20

Dude just doesnt get what using your gravity means. "I must take the shot" is his mindset.

 

[HermanG]

Finch:
"Ant must learn to make the right plays in the clutch"

Meanwhile Ant:
"I must practice shooting over two people"

 

[infection]

Here is a quote from Ant that makes me happy about our Minny pick this year.

View: https://twitter.com/DaneMooreNBA/status/1629336520132796416?s=20

Dude just doesnt get what using your gravity means. "I must take the shot" is his mindset.

It reminds me of Donovan’s comments at some point last year when he kept fumbling plays in the fourth quarter and taking horrible, contested shots and he stated “those are the shots I practice all summer,” implying that they just aren’t falling for some inexplicable reason.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

Massive game for Minny today against GS. How the Wolves do on this road trip will be a large factor in where they finish.

 

[David Hume]

What?

The Jazz drafted Rudy and Don. They traded for the draft picks then made the choice to take those two players. They got Kessler in a trade. They did not choose to draft him. I don't see how Walker and Don were acquired in an analogous matter

They are comparable in this respect: neither Don nor Walker had played a single NBA regular season game yet when we acquired them, so in that regard they were both untested rookies.