Merged: The Draft Thread For Stuff About The Draft Including Thoughts About The Draft

That is the case more recently but several years back, NBA Draft.net was the more accurate site. One of their key staff left and it hasn't been the same since.

 

Love Isaac and Collins but Monk man I just see Jamal Crawford whenever I watch him. Which I love cause J crossover is filthy and I would pick him first if this was a pickup game in the park but the NBA is a whole different deal. His elite shot making and handle will keep him in the nba for a long time but he's not an allstar IMO probably a multiple 6th man of the year player. Collins and Isaac both could be allstars at some point in their careers. I would reach for Collins before I go with Monk is I guess what I'm saying cause I dont like Markkanen that much and everyone else in that range is a g-pg.

 

Fair enough, although an elite 6th man sounds pretty intriguing to me.

 

Sounds like he's just young and needs to mature.

 

Some will and some won't, or at least not at the rate needed to be successful. Which group does Bolden ultimately fall under? Who knows, but past indicators aren't helping his argument. That's what makes it a lot harder to project these guys than most on here think.

 

nbadraftmatrix.com

 

His floor is probably closer to Luis Montero. That's too low of a floor to risk with the #15 pick.

 

Who is Neil targeting in the middle of the lottery? My $ is on Lauri. Awfully quiet about him.

 

Isaac

 

Don't think ORL will let him go past 6. He's the hometown kid and they need his skillset.

 

Well i saw somewhere that we're talking to the magic as well

 

Yeah no doubt when you look at our bench

 

I won a spot on Rip City Drive's live mock draft on June 20th!

 

Woj with a bunch of lil nuggets here: https://art19.com/shows/vertical/episodes/33f46b84-81d8-4297-a197-9cf38b637f75

 

I am unable to hear the podcast while at work. Are you able to provide a condensed transcript?

 

some notes... more transcribing later:

- GS is staring down the barrel of a $1.4 billion cost to keep this team together for the next four years. They'll go for it given their high revenues.
- The moment Bron won his title last year he felt liberated. Lebron's future in CLE is uncertain given that he won't win against GS these next few years. This directly impacts the east teams and their upcoming building efforts. CLE needs to build both short term and keep in mind that they need to plan if Bron leaves next summer. David Griffin's future is uncertain.
- No scenario where Chris Paul, Griffin, and JJ are all back in LA. Look for JJ to go east-- he has a lot of options. Spurs and Rockets might get involved in pursuing Paul but lot of maneuvering required for these teams to pay him, and he will have to give up $ to go away from LA.
- Blake Griffin is at the top of BOS' FA list along with Hayward. Clips know this and the interest in Blake-BOS is mutual.
- Melo could be an option for LA, but Melo has not yet decided to waive his no-trade clause. He's got issues and decisions to make about whether he wants to leave NY. He wants to outlast Phil in NY-- if he does accept a deal, he wants to go to LA. But this timing depends on Chris Paul and his decision.

 

More:

- Raptors in a kinda similar situation as Clips but they have at least some decent younger prospects to build with. Lowry and Ibaka contracts will both be a negotiation, but they will still have Lebron's future in CLE before going all in.
- This is Boston's last year to be a player in the FA market.
- Restricted FA (referenced Tyler Johnson and Allen Crabbe): Brooklyn wreaked havoc on the league on RFAs last summer. KCP and Otto Porter at the top of BK's list to do something similar this year.
- There's growing speculation that Hayward will leave UTA, but if he walks away, this will be a tortured decision for him given his history. If he leaves, it won't be for basketball reasons.
- Market this year will settle and there won't be as much of a shock as we saw last year in FA $. A third of the league has significant capspace, but the majority of those teams aren't very good. Will be interesting to see if guys take discount to stay with their current good teams vs get a raise with bad teams. Keep an eye on Joe Ingles/ Iggy/ Tony Snell (4yrs/50mil) as candidates to get $$. Higher MLE this year will also keep $ #s down.
- Wings who can defend and shoot are a hot commodity again.
- Warriors have made it a bit harder for teams to actively go out and spend too much.
- In the draft, Top 5 is in "flux." Josh Jackson has moved himself for consideration at #1 (whoa). LA likes him too, and multiple GMs have said he might be the best player in this draft. Sac might make a move if the PGs aren't available at their pick. They won't move 5 and 10 to move up to 3, but they could move 5 and a player, or a 2nd rounder to try to move up. There could be some action even with all the gamesmanship and smokescreens.

 

Hopefully Hayward goes back east, that should bump us up past them.