Official Utah/Minnesota/Philadelphia Pick Watch

[Handlogten's Heros]

I agree (pending ant being out for at least next 5 games), looking at their remaining schedule, 3-8 seemed like a pretty realistic possibility. Last season, that would have garnered the 12th pick in the draft. In 2023, there is currently a lower floor with pistons, spurs, rockets being terrible. 38-44 would be t wolves final record if things do play out that way. I honestly think there could be a 2-4 pick swing if they would just finish out 2-9 though. Single digit lottery pick in that scenario. Here’s to hoping they blow the rest of the way.

The next 3 are pretty critical as they were 50/50 games. I’m guessing Ant out at least those ones… then the schedule gets rough. Still think 10 seed is likely the floor…but winning the play in from that spot would be really tough.

NO and Portland just laying down easier than @Hearsky ’s mom is hurting both picks right now.

 

[NUMBERICA]

Yeah, don't risk KAT's achilles getting him back too soon. I'll gladly cheer for them to take it all next year.

Jazz should approach the Wolves and promise to gift them some **** in the off-season if they just shut it down this season. That’s a win/win cuz they ain’t doing **** this year.

 

[infection]

Jazz should approach the Wolves and promise to gift them some **** in the off-season if they just shut it down this season. That’s a win/win cuz they ain’t doing **** this year.

Offer them Quin’s playbook and all of his unused challenges.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

Offer them Quin’s playbook and all of his unused challenges.

That won’t be enough… also gonna have to throw in the draft rights to Ante Tomic.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

Jazz should approach the Wolves and promise to gift them some **** in the off-season if they just shut it down this season. That’s a win/win cuz they ain’t doing **** this year.

I think if they go 0-3 there is a chance they shut down KAT and Ant (if his ankle sprain is more than just a tweak). I do worry they play Mike tonight and he breaks… I don’t want that for him. Travel to Toronto is slightly more complex and he played like 45 minutes last night. They are desperate and if you leave it up to Mike he will play.

 

[Bawse Dawg]

So we have a swap with them next year but likely won’t have our own pick. So just nothing happens?

Can’t believe we gave up a first to dump Favors. And for what? Would never ever happen now. Conley trade onward Dennis Lindsey was absolutely awful at his job.

 

[ONE LOVE]

So we have a swap with them next year but likely won’t have our own pick. So just nothing happens?

Can’t believe we gave up a first to dump Favors. And for what? Would never ever happen now. Conley trade onward Dennis Lindsey was absolutely awful at his job.

If it was a direct order to save money from the ownership then I don’t think you can completely blame the GM.

 

[Jaanipoeg]

If it was a direct order to save money from the ownership then I don’t think you can completely blame the GM.

You can if he signed the favors contact in the first place that marginally pushed us into the cap

 

[Engorged On Unborn Gore]

If it was a direct order to save money from the ownership then I don’t think you can completely blame the GM.

No, you can blame the GM for everything. It's in the fine print of their contracts.

Also true for coaches' contracts.

 

[NUMBERICA]

So we have a swap with them next year but likely won’t have our own pick. So just nothing happens?

Can’t believe we gave up a first to dump Favors. And for what? Would never ever happen now. Conley trade onward Dennis Lindsey was absolutely awful at his job.

We don’t have a 2024 swap. The
Timberwolves 2024 pick is unencumbered. We have a swap in 2026 (I’m sure someone else already touched on this by now).

 

[Elizah Huge]

2024 is the only year from now through 2029 where we won’t own a swap or an unprotected pick from another team.

 

[MT Steve]

We probably won't even have our own 2024 pick thanks to DL's genius decision to sign Favors to a multi-year deal only to give OKC a draft pick to get him off our books a year later.