WOW - Trading into the Top Ten picks was CRAZY dificult

[Ferguson_Mellochill]

One of the picks was apparently a Brooklyn 1st-rd pick, but I don't know the protection.

 

[Coach Ellis]

Would anyone have been cool with giving Charlotte #12, Burke and two future 1st round picks for Justise Winslow? Not saying that offer would have gotten it done, but wondering how many people would have been good with giving up that many assets to move up to #9.

 

[franklin]

I've been pushing the Danny Ainge line for years. NBA draft picks are the most overpriced asset in professional sports.

They're not overpriced as far as fan $$$ goes; fans are irrational idiots who need that draft pick.

 

[Stifle Tower]

Yeah. There's no way I'd have been cool with the Jazz making a comparable offer to move 3 spots. Draft didn't break how I hoped it would, so now I just have to hope that there's more to Trey Lyles than I've seen so far. His conditioning is a big concern for me. Work off some of that body fat and improve his explosiveness, and I'll feel a lot better about him moving forward. Other than that, it's entirely possible that the Jazz got a steal because his role at Kentucky didn't highlight everything he can or will do. I'm going to keep hoping that's the case until he proves otherwise.

WE probably feel about the same. although my instant pessimism generally rears its ugly head. There were no real surprises in the top-11. Some guys dropped (Winslow), but no one climbed into that group (like a Payne or Dekker) and sent someone else down to us. Let's hope he turns into a quality player. We could have dropped down and still picked up a nice player and assets.

 

[Coach Ellis]

WE probably feel about the same. although my instant pessimism generally rears its ugly head. There were no real surprises in the top-11. Some guys dropped (Winslow), but no one climbed into that group (like a Payne or Dekker) and sent someone else down to us. Let's hope he turns into a quality player. We could have dropped down and still picked up a nice player and assets.

In all honesty, I think Lyles is better and has way more upside than any of the players that could have been had from 16/17 on back. The Jazz don't need more assets (although they don't hurt) they need more depth. If he can adequately fill what Kanter's role would have been - at a fraction of the cost - then it was a good pick. If he develops into even more than that, then great.

 

[Hotdog]

Would anyone have been cool with giving Charlotte #12, Burke and two future 1st round picks for Justise Winslow? Not saying that offer would have gotten it done, but wondering how many people would have been good with giving up that many assets to move up to #9.

No. That's too much.


I'm happy with the results. Glad we didn't mortgage the future

In the moment you kinda wanna make a big splash, but in hindsight we are in a better position. Mostly because Trey Lyles appears to be a much better prospect than most of us thought at first.

 

[Hotdog]

Would anyone have been cool with giving Charlotte #12, Burke and two future 1st round picks for Justise Winslow? Not saying that offer would have gotten it done, but wondering how many people would have been good with giving up that many assets to move up to #9.

No. That's too much.


I'm happy with the results. Glad we didn't mortgage the future

In the moment you kinda wanna make a big splash, but in hindsight we are in a better position. Mostly because Trey Lyles appears to be a much better prospect than most of us thought at first.

 

[Elizah Huge]

No. That's too much.


I'm happy with the results. Glad we didn't mortgage the future

In the moment you kinda wanna make a big splash, but in hindsight we are in a better position. Mostly because Trey Lyles appears to be a much better prospect than most of us thought at first.

Hack dropping straight knowledge right now lol.

 

[silesian]

It's not that Kaminsky is that damn good; it's that Charlotte is that damn stupid.

Taking frank over jw will go down as all time dumb. Solidify mj in his position as all time worst exec. Overtaking his old rival isiah.

 

[Maneesh]

You rejected four first round picks for Frank Kaminsky? DAMN. He better be good.

Right? I think these GM's are insane and they look at it as a top 10 pick rather than the player they get and lose their mind! when you say it like that 4 first round and 2 second for Frank you have to say? Whaaaaa?

 

[Maneesh]

Would anyone have been cool with giving Charlotte #12, Burke and two future 1st round picks for Justise Winslow? Not saying that offer would have gotten it done, but wondering how many people would have been good with giving up that many assets to move up to #9.

I would have and the reason is Jazz will likely not be near to a player of winslows caliber for a long time I think. Burke, 12, okc and GS.

 

[Chris]

MJ needs to see how many awful decisions he's made with his GM hat on and let Rich Cho do his job unencumbered. There's a chance that's already happening (who really knows?) but I wonder if his titanic ego would ever make that possible. When will owners let their people do their jobs? I mean, give them enough rope to hang themselves, and if they do, get a better GM.