2025 Draft Lottery Night live thread!

[slick'81]

Welcome to sa dylan harper

[Robz4000]

Would CP3 go to the Mavs?

[lefty20]

Would CP3 go to the Mavs?

Why not? Role/playing time seems to be his priority.

Kyrie ain't coming back till late Feb/early March at the earliest. And he will likely be on minutes restriction as a 34yr old coming back form ACL.

CP3 would get to run the show on a team with 4 excellent lob threats for a majority of the regular season.

[LeBowen]

Since Nico is probably still on the win now timeline, maybe we could entice them by taking on Kyrie's contract? Would take out out of serious contention in the upcoming season, but it will be an expiring $44M deal.
Mavs don't have the assets to move it elsewhere and even though they got Flagg, I don't think a rookie moves the needle for them. AD will be 33 when next season's playoffs start and they don't have a single point guard on the roster.

#2, Devin, Barnes, '30 swap returned '27 ATL for #1, Kyrie

They get their point guard of the future, two very good picks and two easily moveable contracts.
Don't forget that Flagg is a New Balance guy and Nico is a former Nike executive. Harper is also Nike.

[Robz4000]

Why not? Role/playing time seems to be his priority.

Kyrie ain't coming back till late Feb/early March at the earliest. And he will likely be on minutes restriction as a 34yr old coming back form ACL.

CP3 would get to run the show on a team with 4 excellent lob threats for a majority of the regular season.

Could be a worrisome proposition for the Spurs next season (and possibly beyond). Mavs should be in the same tier as the Spurs next season assuming they keep Flagg and Street Clothes stays mostly healthy. Would suck to miss the postseason due to them

[TVI]

I guess getting Harper really cements that CP3 is done in San Antonio.

[Uriel]

Lots of folks have commented on how Cooper didn’t look too happy when Dallas got #1…

He (and the whole world) just saw Nico cost Luka over $100MM by trading him away right before he was eligible for a SuperMax extension… so yeah, I think players are going to be a little apprehensive about the Mavericks.

I think his disappointment stemmed more from the fact that he wouldn't be able to play with Wemby.

[lefty20]

Could be a worrisome proposition for the Spurs next season (and possibly beyond). Mavs should be in the same tier as the Spurs next season assuming they keep Flagg and Street Clothes stays mostly healthy. Would suck to miss the postseason due to them

Yeah, West will remain an absolute bloodbath for the foreseeable future. Nothing will be guaranteed for the Spurs, or anyone else except OKC perhaps.

Jazz might be the only team tanking outright. Unless Phoenix decides to make a deal with Houston to get their picks back.

[ambchang]

Lots of folks have commented on how Cooper didn’t look too happy when Dallas got #1…

He (and the whole world) just saw Nico cost Luka over $100MM by trading him away right before he was eligible for a SuperMax extension… so yeah, I think players are going to be a little apprehensive about the Mavericks.

Not to mention all the rumours about the trainers messing up recovery schedules leading to injuries. Not getting a contract at all due to injuries is even worse.

[Mal]

Jazz might be the only team tanking outright. Unless Phoenix decides to make a deal with Houston to get their picks back.

Rockets could use Booker. Then you trade Durant to whatever, and Beal is your tank commander

[exstatic]

Conspiracy theorists with a ton of material right now but the biggest winner in all this is going to be Nico because people will no longer think he’s a complete idiot. They’ll think he’s a mastermind for pulling off a good trade by sending Luka for AD and Flagg.

Getting lucky AF doesn’t mean you’re not an idiot. Rational people will still think so.

[Rocalcio]

#2 + #14 + 27ATL + Vassell + Keldon to PHX for Booker.

Way too much !

[Rocalcio]

Actually I’m ok with not getting Flagg. We have Wemby as our franchise player, we don’t need another top level prospect who will want to be the best player in his team. Landing the second pick is the best scenario.

[Seventyniner]

the bottom three teams in the rankings got the top 3 picks

[CorrectCrusader]

Rockets could use Booker. Then you trade Durant to whatever, and Beal is your tank commander

I think booker gets shipped to Detroit

[Blizzardwizard]

zach lowe confirmed on his show that the spurs had the best chance of winning the lottery after the first three balls were drawn (10, 14, 11)


possible final ball outcomes:

1 - wizards
2 - pelicans
3 - nets
4 - raptors
5 - spurs
6 - portland
7 - mavericks
8 - bulls
9 - kings
12 - spurs
13 - spurs


damn


kind of a reverse wemby situation when spurs had a 1/11 chance after the first three balls drawn and the wizards had a 6/11 chance only to miss out on the top four entirely

[Seventyniner]

zach lowe confirmed on his show that the spurs had the best chance of winning the lottery after the first three balls were drawn (10, 14, 11)


possible final ball outcomes:

1 - wizards
2 - pelicans
3 - nets
4 - raptors
5 - spurs
6 - portland
7 - mavericks
8 - bulls
9 - kings
12 - spurs
13 - spurs


damn


kind of a reverse wemby situation when spurs had a 1/11 chance after the first three balls drawn and the wizards had a 6/11 chance only to miss out on the top four entirely

If 12 or 13 was the final ball, it would have been the Hawks slot that got the #1 pick. The Spurs would still have the #8 slot and around a 20% for their own pick to jump into the top 4.

[TD 21]

Not trading Harper for anyone but Giannis..Spurs can cobble together package for role players/starters that likely involves vassell/sochan/KJ + (14, Hawks '26+27, Mavs (less valuable now) and Sacto swaps)..

For reasons I've said in the past, I just don't see Antetokounmpo happening.

My early read is, by order of most likely is: 1) Staying put and selecting Harper Jr., 2) Sliding down to 3 and selecting Edgecombe if they can get the 76ers to part with the Clippers unprotected '28 1st, 3) Sliding down to 5 to acquire Markkanen, with Vassell and Johnson included.

White and Murphy III will probably be popular targets, but the former is too old and the latter is too injury prone.

[cd98]

It's kind of funny because the Mavs really need a player like Harper and the Spurs really need a player like Flagg.

[heyheymymy]

So not only does Dallas defy odds su iously to get #1 but it was San Antonio who had the best odds left to land #1 otherwise?

[Dejounte]

For reasons I've said in the past, I just don't see Antetokounmpo happening.

My early read is, by order of most likely is: 1) Staying put and selecting Harper Jr., 2) Sliding down to 3 and selecting Edgecombe if they can get the 76ers to part with the Clippers unprotected '28 1st, 3) Sliding down to 5 to acquire Markkanen, with Vassell and Johnson included.

White and Murphy III will probably be popular targets, but the former is too old and the latter is too injury prone.

I like option 3

Fox
Kon
Castle
Markkanen
Wemby