adam81king
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There seems to be a few factions on how to view the draft, so I'm just gonna ask it flat out:
Pretty easy for me.
The NBA draft is about quality, not quantity. That's why playoff teams offer their 1st rounders all the time, and why teams end up with a billion later picks.
Always get the top tier talent.
I don't see any situation really, where this gm trades down from the highest pick hes ever had. But I agree getting 5 and 8 in this draft ,would be fine if they use the picks right.If we can get #5 and #8 from Orlando and the front office sees the tier as #3-#5/6 then getting #8 would be worth it. If we trade down we will know who is being taken at #3, it could be our least favorite of the tier. We might get a player in the same tier at #5 and a player that we can spend as a fit pick to make everything work.
I don't see any situation really, where this gm trades down from the highest pick hes ever had. But I agree getting 5 and 8 in this draft ,would be fine if they use the picks right.
If they want to use the draft to finish the rebuild anyway.
If they feel Mobley is not as good as every metric says he will be then sure. I think it is pretty much a lock he is a top 4 pick anyway, even if the Cavs do pass on him and dont trade down Toronto will.I pointed out a couple weeks ago that of the guys in the top 6 that played in USA basketball, that Mobley is the one that got the least minutes and wasn't that productive. I could see a scenario where Mobley falls to #3 and Koby decides he can get a player he like more than Mobley at #5 while also getting #8.
If they feel Mobley is not as good as every metric says he will be then sure. I think it is pretty much a lock he is a top 4 pick anyway, even if the Cavs do pass on him and dont trade down Toronto will.
I guess I can see Orlando trading for Mobley at 3 but I bet OKC can outbid the 5 & 8 using 6 and 16 and 18 and 2 future 1sts.
Completely agree. I’m just saying that in general 5&8 is a very good offer for 3.There’s no guarantee Barnes and Sengun are there at 5 and 8
Barnes could go 4 and Sengun 7