Event 2018 NBA Draft

Here's what I've learned regarding rumors on bball twitter over the past ten years:

1. It's only the tip of the iceberg. There are far more discussions going on that get glossed over. Even guys like Woj, et al pick and choose what they report.
2. There is so much misinformation and bullshit passed around to and by agents at this time, it's best to take anything you hear (or don't hear) with a grain of salt.

 

Get lost with your logic. I think we should cry more.

 

I don't see the benefit for WAS to dump expiring deals now if the goal is simply to get under the tax. These deals will probably still be there in February. Did realize Wall and Gortat had beef.

 

Gortat, Oubre, and 15 for Crabbe TPE, Vonleh TPE, and 24.

 

I would do that in an instant. Gortat would be our Ed replacement for a year. And Oubre would take over as starting SF. No way they do that

 

I think they would, unless they can find a taker for Porter. They’re going to have to pay Oubre next summer. He’s talented but his production is replaceable. Id do it just because I believe in his talent, but on the trade market that doesn’t amount for much. Moe Harkless was talented too and all Orlando got was a (protected) second.

 

We won't have our TPE in February. Will there be cap space available to them? If it's solely to get under the tax, their options might not be as plentiful in February as they would be right now/July 1st.

 

No I'm talking from WAS perspective, I know we have about a month to use our AC TPE. Are they really that plentiful now?

 

This! In theory they could trade Gortat before the deadline, but this summer is going to be tight enough cap space wise so I don't imagine many teams can just take on his contract for no salary back during the season. It would be a huge risk.

 

I love this time of year. It's like Christmas. Guessing is fun, but I don't want to know what I'm getting until I open the box.

 

Here's what I don't get. Oubre passes the eye test for me. He looks good when we play against them. But when you dig into his numbers....




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They look inefficient and pedestrian. Hell, I'm wondering now why I like him so much.

 

Did't he get those numbers coming off the bench?

 

Probably the same reason I like him, when he flashes, he really flashes. But yeah, the actual production is replaceable.

 

Link?

 

http://www.nba.com/news/2017-consensus-mock-draft/

It's crazy how accurate these mocks are the week of the draft.

Draftexpress had the top 10 in perfect order.

Here's where it stands for 2018. http://www.nba.com/news/2018-consensus-mock-draft/

 

Last year was pretty easy. Once the trade between 1 and 3 the first 3 picks were obvious. 4th, 5th, and 6th were also pretty simple. 7 through 10 had pretty educated guesses. I guess the Knicks could have taken DSJ but there wasn't a huge wild card.

This year is crazy though. Porter could go anywhere from 2 to 10. Trae Young could also go anywhere from 3-11. There are several bigs that are closely rated and it's hard to decipher which one is going to go first.

 

There's also probably a ton of group think. And owners/GMs who make calls based on what they see in these mocks.

 

If the Blazers were to trade up, who are their 3 most likely trade partners? Anybody have an idea? Memphis? ? ?

 

3 most likely, pulling this from nowhere, I'd guess Memphis, Cleveland, orlando