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)
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  2. Draft Miller and keep him

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

    3 vote(s)
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  4. Trade down, but still draft in the lottery

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  5. Trade the pick for a starting forward

    30 vote(s)
    30.6%
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  1. KingSpeed

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    Yep and he’s under contract for what 4 years? Get Zion now. He’s the only guy out there worth the #3 pick.
     
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    is there any cap chicanery we can do to get both Zion AND PG.

    3 + Nurk to NO.
    Simons + 23 + future picks to LA.
    PG + Zion to POR.

    We unfortunately don't have the fillers to do this after July 1, but is it possible before Zion's extension kicks in? Maybe add a 4th team?
     
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    I think 5 more?
    His contract isn’t even THAT bad considering eh stays healthy. I think he’ll make 35 next year? Pretty good for mvp potential
     
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    Natebishop3 Don't tread on me!

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    Sometimes I wear shorts. But sometimes I wear fleece pajamas. Should I hold onto those too?
     
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    He played some #1 option for PHX when Booker was out for much of the year. People think it only happened in Brooklyn. Not true.
     
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    Those 2 combine for nearly 80M. We'd have to be able to S&T Grant to get both.
     
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    No, it's my understanding that once the season is over Poison Pill contracts go away and you have to trade for the player for his next season's value. Is that what your understanding is @wizenheimer ?
     
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    Yep. At 22. So much time to turn things around. And people forget he’s already been an All Star twice! And Dame wants him. He’ll be in his prime when Dame retires. Great move for us.
     
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    Don’t think so. Not enough contracts.. you would need to find about 8-10 mil extra
     
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    how about including a Reddish S&T ?
     
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    Report: Hornets Will Select Miller in NBA Draft, Henderson Falls to Blazers

    Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN says the choice has been made.
     
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    don’t think you can combine other assets with a player who is sign and traded
     
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    B-Roy If it takes months

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    Highkin king of confirming things without saying anything concrete.
     
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    Yeah, we just need to send them Scoot... probably try to get a third team involved to get us some value out of Ant. I've been saying Ant to Orlando... Gary Harris, Nurk and pick 3 Scoot to NOLA and we get WCJ and Zion. I think that makes all of the teams happy.
     
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    Yeah everyone is reporting that it's Miller to Charlotte at number 2. Joe better get a lot of good value for Scoot... I mean Zion would be great.
     
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    It’s not just that NOP wants to get rid of Zion so much that we want Scoot. Your right. We hold the cards. Ant/Scoot for Zion/14
     
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    There's no way either LA or NO would be interested in paying Reddish enough to facilitate a deal for PG or Zion.
     
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    I think we'd have to throw in Nas to make the salaries work but I'd be cool with that. We would then need to use pick 14 along with sending Nurk out to upgrade at C or at least get someone who is a better fit.
     
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    what if we wait to trade after signing Scoot and include him in the salary traded out?

    we can get to close to 60 mil with Ant/Nurk/Scoot/Nas/Keon/Knox. That is close to 75 mil that we can bring in. A 4 mil S&T with Reddish gets us to the 80 mil to bring in both.
     
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    btw, i told you all three days ago that CHA's pick is going to leak to the media. That second visit is hard to keep quiet with agents all up in the info.
     
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