We got the #3 pick. Discuss the possibilities.

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What are you hoping for with this pick?

  1. Draft Scoot and keep him

    27 vote(s)
    27.6%

  2. Draft Miller and keep him

    28 vote(s)
    28.6%

  3. Draft someone else at 3 and keep him (please specify)

    3 vote(s)
    3.1%

  4. Trade down, but still draft in the lottery

    10 vote(s)
    10.2%

  5. Trade the pick for a starting forward

    30 vote(s)
    30.6%
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  1. Mr. Robot

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    I've said this before and I'll keep saying it, THIS IS NOT THE FLEX YOU THINK IT IS.
     
    glazeduck, Jun 20, 2023
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    blazedanugz Well-Known Member

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    Chris Haynes was just on local radio and said…

    Zion is available
    Pelicans want scoot
    Scoot wants to be in New Orleans

    get it done
     
    blazedanugz, Jun 20, 2023
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    Cool.
     
    Predator, Jun 20, 2023
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    GrandpaBlaze Predictions Game Master

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    I agree, the Pelicans should definitely make a deal with Charlotte to ensure they get Scoot. I want nothing to do with Greg Oden v2.

    No doubt Zion is very talented when available but he makes Anthony Davis look like the Iron Man.

    Serious money owed, serious time in street clothes. Not exactly how I'd want to spend money on improving the team, paying for some very expensive street clothes.
     
    GrandpaBlaze, Jun 20, 2023
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    Question: During the draft. When the 5 minute timer starts, are teams using phones ONLY to discuss trades? Multiple phones maybe in which GM, Assistants, other take calls simultaneously? That seems like a mess, but one phone only (GM) may be a bit limiting esp if multiple teams try to make offers.

    Or is there an computer software teams use to make trade offers, one which allows a team to see what every other teams are offering simultaneously in real time, which is more time efficient.
     
    inconceivable, Jun 20, 2023
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    Just sayin, you pull that out at every opportunity like it makes you look like the smartest man in the room...
     
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    well good thing it isn’t your money
     
    blazedanugz, Jun 20, 2023
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    That makes the most sense. They got 47 wins in spite of (a) changing coaches, and (b) trading two future hall of famers, and (c) getting jack squat out of Simmons.

    They don't have all their own picks due to previous trades, so they don't have any reason to do anything other than add incrementally and wait for a big-time player to come on the market. I don't know if they pursed Beal and/or if he would have wanted to go there, but a Beal/Dame-level player makes much more sense for them than trading their good players for future/younger pieces. (Unlike the Blazers, who were worse last year than the Nets and do have all their upcoming picks of consequence so losing has an upside.)
     
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    Yeah probably. Not alone in my opinion though.

     
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    yeah I get that…but this is the swing you take. Potential MVP caliber talent…if it doesn’t work then it doesn’t work.
    Zion fits both timelines…if it does work…shaedon and Zion for the future sounds real nice
     
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    Not my fault I am the smartest man in the room.

    Unfortunately, my Mom's basement isn't very crowded.
     
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    This should probably be a new thread, but I'm curious what people value more: #3 pick or Sharpe?
     
    Tince, Jun 20, 2023
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    Sharpe
     
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    BRK building around a guy that was the #4 option in PHX last year.
     
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    I think sharpe would have gone higher than Scoot or Miller in this draft so sharpe.
     
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    Not shocking that a team would say their best player isn't available in an attempt to drive up trade value.
     
    Tince, Jun 20, 2023
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    I don't know if I feel confident in that. Obviously now with a year of experience, yes.

    Last years draft was certainly weaker and he went 7th.
     
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    Would you rather build around Bridges at his age and salary, or Dame at his age and salary?
     
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    Dame, easy. He's actually a #1 option.

    By definition, you don't build around #2 options.
     
    Tince, Jun 20, 2023
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