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Weren't the Spurs interested in getting Paul George last off-season? I'm not sure how serious that was and/or what their offer might have been (I'm guessing less years), but darn, I wonder if he can bounce back after that terrible season.
I think there is a 0% chance Philly is able to trade the number 3 pick AND PG contract. He's owed around 150 million the next 3 years. You would in essence be paying around 50 million to draft Ace Bailey. Not sure there is a team who thinks Ace will be THAT good.
Weren't the Spurs interested in getting Paul George last off-season? I'm not sure how serious that was and/or what their offer might have been (I'm guessing less years), but darn, I wonder if he can bounce back after that terrible season.
Careful there... PG is the worst contract in the league...he's washed...and getting him + 3 for Devin + Keldon + 14 is so bad you can't even consider it....or so I'm told...
Either a horrible team that still has a couple of years of tanking ahead of them or a desparate playoff team with no way out.
I'd consider it if I was the Suns, tbh.
There's no way for them to keep competing, just get the #3 and another FRP for KD.
The bigger issue is why are the Sixers doing this when Embiid is never going to be healthy again.
No point in doubling down, the process is done.
There was a report, idk how credible, that Spurs offered him a 3 year deal, but he wanted a 4 year max.
Somewhat makes sense because 3 year deal would expire before Wemby's extension kicks in.
McNeeley is bigger and also jumps better. McNeeley is more athletic vertically than Kon. Kon is a below the rim player. McNeeley is better for SF.
McNeeley also looks quicker. Far more highlights of McNeeley being able to take it to the basket than Kon.
Kon doesn't have any ball juice, very limited in taking it to the basket.
Very few highlights of him taking it to the basket, most everything is catch and shoot for Kon where he excels.
McNeeley plays out of control throwing up wild shots while Kon plays more composed. UCONN didn't have many self creators on offense so McNeeley was doinjg too much forcing things that weren't there.
He'll be great on the Spurs with the self creators the Spurs are going to have in the backcourt.
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I'm open minded to this if they think PG can slot in at the 4 next to Wemby.
But who would you take at pick #3 in that world?
I agree Queen could very well drop and many here would be yelling at their screen, but Spurs would pass to draft Wemby’s chess-pal Maxine Reynaud. Magic finally taking a chance at Queen and could prove to be another Jalen Duren averaging double-double.
I'd do one of 3 things:
1) take Ace
2) take Kon
3) trade back and pick up future 1sts
That assumes Dallas would take 2 + 3 for Flagg
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Last edited by rascal; 05-22-2025 at 09:10 AM.
Didn’t Malauch have to do the agility test like 6 times because he kept kicking the cones and voiding the test?
What's interesting is that, as a framework, this would work on the salaries:
MIL: #2, #3, George
PHI: Dev; Keldon; #14
SAS: Giannis
And honestly, I don't think MIL could reasonably demand much more.
Yes. He also has the same size as Rudy Gobert who gets played off the floor consistently, but won multiple DPOYs
Like their measurements, but DPOY is a regular season award, and if you get played off the floor, especially in the playoffs, is it a good plan to have to retool your defense on the fly for the playoffs?
Yep, reason French NT made their run after taking Golbert out of the SL.
it's the Hawks, is it a good plan to build your team around Trae Young? They'll still do it and Gobert is in the WCF
True, dat.
Meh. Wolves hadn't won a playoff serious in forever until Rudy got there.
The "run rudy off the floor" narrative is a lazy take. Rudy never get's "ran" off the floor. His teams perimeter defense becomes garbage and then he ends up having to over extend himself which turns into open looks at the basket.
It would be the same as Victor getting "ran off the floor" cause he is constantly having to overextend help for Keldon and Devin.
There is a line of thinking that people tend to get run of the floor nowadays more for deficiencies on the offensive end rather than defensively - and I think there is some merit to that.
Gobert has vertical spacing, obviously, but since Conley has kind of fallen of a cliff, this doesn't get put to use on a consistent basis anymore. Ant can throw some lobs, sure, so can Randle, but too often, Gobert is kind of just in the way - and his rather poor hands don't help him around the rim. Having Gobert and the old version of Conley play heavy minutes is really a problem for the Wolves' offense.
If it plays out like this, I would take Asa Newell at 14.
Was listening to one of these draft podcast suggesting that Demin's name is "hot" right now and that he might creep into the Top 10. If this is true, wonder if the landing spot is Brooklyn at #8. The other place is Utah if they trade back to get him (maybe with Brooklyn)? In any case, I think its good news for #14 bc it means someone else drops.
On the flip side, seems like Bryants floor might be Portland?
Damn, Demin was starting to be my guy.
He was iffy this year, but shows good feel for the game, great passing, great size, so you just need to build him and work at it.
Portland seems ready to take a wing. I can see Essengue or Bryant. My guess is Essengue right now.
If both these guys do creep up to before we pick, I think it mostly impacts Jaku right? I can see the argument for Houston at 10, but CMB feels more like a Houston dude to me.
Rox fans seem to be focusing on BPA (whatever that means) or a big instead of a ball-handler or shooting. I'm sure they see Reed having a big year.
I could see Atlanta looking at Jakucionas. I could see him going earlier to Brooklyn or NOP. Who knows.
There was some concern about Maluach a while ago regarding potential visa issues. Interesting that the one team that would really, really have to worry about that are heavily mocked to draft him.
Portland only have 1 pick this draft I think, and no really obvious target. Could 14+38 be enough to move up? Add a future SRP?
I believe South Sudan cut a deal with the US on this. It may, in part, have something to do with this bull :
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c98990v5e1eo.amp
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