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Aqua Buddha

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I’m surprised more top picks don’t pull an Eli Manning and refuse to play for badly run teams.  They get stuck with that team for the first contract and it’s financially punitive to switch after the first deal after that.  They can be stuck there for eight years.  You see Zion doing that now but what if he had just told NO to get bent?

 

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Patrick Bateman

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6 minutes ago, Aqua Buddha said:

I’m surprised more top picks don’t pull an Eli Manning and refuse to play for badly run teams.  They get stuck with that team for the first contract and it’s financially punitive to switch after the first deal after that.  They can be stuck there for eight years.  You see Zion doing that now but what if he had just told NO to get bent?

 

In most cases, the team would retain his rights, so I guess he could go play in Europe or somewhere and try and leverage a trade during the year.

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BigOrange1

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just for fun, here is my prediction for the lottery

Pick Team Player Position School/Club/Team
1 Detroit Pistons Cade Cunningham G Oklahoma State
2 Houston Rockets Jalen Green G G League Ignite
3 Cleveland Cavaliers Evan Mobley C USC
4 Toronto Raptors Jalen Suggs G Gonzaga
5 Orlando Magic Scottie Barnes F Florida State
6 Oklahoma City Thunder James Bouknight G UCONN
7 Golden State Warriors Franz Wagner F Michigan
8 Orlando Magic Jonathan Kuminga G G League Ignite
9 Sacramento Kings Moses Moody F Arkansas
10 Memphis Grizzlies Josh Giddey G/F Australia
11 Charlotte Hornets Kai Jones C Texas
12 San Antonio Spurs Alperen Sengun C Turkey
13 Indiana Pacers Davion Mitchell G Baylor
14 Golden State Warriors Chris Duarte G  Oregon
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Aqua Buddha

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15 minutes ago, BigOrange1 said:

just for fun, here is my prediction for the lottery

Pick Team Player Position School/Club/Team
1 Detroit Pistons Cade Cunningham G Oklahoma State
2 Houston Rockets Jalen Green G G League Ignite
3 Cleveland Cavaliers Evan Mobley C USC
4 Toronto Raptors Jalen Suggs G Gonzaga
5 Orlando Magic Scottie Barnes F Florida State
6 Oklahoma City Thunder James Bouknight G UCONN
7 Golden State Warriors Franz Wagner F Michigan
8 Orlando Magic Jonathan Kuminga G G League Ignite
9 Sacramento Kings Moses Moody F Arkansas
10 Memphis Grizzlies Josh Giddey G/F Australia
11 Charlotte Hornets Kai Jones C Texas
12 San Antonio Spurs Alperen Sengun C Turkey
13 Indiana Pacers Davion Mitchell G Baylor
14 Golden State Warriors Chris Duarte G  Oregon

That's generally my thoughts as well.  Okie City passes on Kuminga to take Bouknight.  Orlando takes two guys who can't shoot to go along with Fultz.

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ztejas

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3 minutes ago, BigOrange1 said:

yup.  you don't make that trade to take a guy you could have taken had you not made the trade.  definitely the worst pick thus far.

I wish someone here had recently expressed that that has the potential to be one of the worst trades in NBA history.

Looks like they're on track for that outcome. 

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LTtxfan

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3 minutes ago, Rockethorn1978 said:

Where was primo supreme supposed to go? I guess late first because I don’t ever remember seeing him in a mock draft in the lottery.

 

Found this:  Add ESPN's draft analyst Jonathan Givony as a member of the 'Primo to Philly' club, as he mocked the young Alabama guard to the Sixers with the 28th pick.

https://www.si.com/nba/76ers/news/2021-nba-draft-alabama-josh-primo-frequent-mock-selection-sixers

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Kermit

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4 minutes ago, Message Board User said:

Can't wait for the Spurs fans to explain how, no, really they're really not tanking and disrespecting the game.  That Primo was the pick that they felt would lead to the most wins 21-22 among all options available.

Uh, we’ve been wanting them to tank. 

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2 hours ago, BigOrange1 said:

just for fun, here is my prediction for the lottery

Pick Team Player Position School/Club/Team
1 Detroit Pistons Cade Cunningham G Oklahoma State
2 Houston Rockets Jalen Green G G League Ignite
3 Cleveland Cavaliers Evan Mobley C USC
4 Toronto Raptors Jalen Suggs G Gonzaga
5 Orlando Magic Scottie Barnes F Florida State
6 Oklahoma City Thunder James Bouknight G UCONN
7 Golden State Warriors Franz Wagner F Michigan
8 Orlando Magic Jonathan Kuminga G G League Ignite
9 Sacramento Kings Moses Moody F Arkansas
10 Memphis Grizzlies Josh Giddey G/F Australia
11 Charlotte Hornets Kai Jones C Texas
12 San Antonio Spurs Alperen Sengun C Turkey
13 Indiana Pacers Davion Mitchell G Baylor
14 Golden State Warriors Chris Duarte G  Oregon

3 correct picks (lol), 12/14 players picked

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