Official 2022 NBA Draft thread

[Mr. Body]

#5 from Duke
Prolly a pipe dream

Why are you making me look up #5 from Duke? Lol. Do these players have names?

[GAustex]

Why are you making me look up #5 from Duke? Lol. Do these players have names?

Bachero or something
Smooth looking PF
Not sure he is tough enough

[BackHome]

Lol people thinking we getting a top 5 draft pick.....

[BackHome]

Kinda like Jaylin Williams from Arkansas I would not mind him with late first or second round pick.

[RC_Drunkford]

Why the do people keep wanting John Collins?

because this team has 1 PF on the entire roster and his name is Keita Bates-Diop. John Collins would be the team's 2nd best player

In what ways could his game grow? The only way would be an improved post game, but that doesn’t happen by development. Bigs naturally have it or they don’t. He’s too stiff to be any more than an average ball handler. There’s really not much more improvement to be made. He’s not all of a sudden going to turn into a defensive monster. JC was selected 19th. It’s not really a stretch to say that the 10th pick or whatever or even their second FRP has some chance to reach his level. Again, I don’t think JC is blowing anyone away with his play.

yes, there is not much more room for him to grow his game, but he's not getting enough shots considering his efficiency. His numbers would go up here and he fits to the playing style of this roster

[Mr. Body]

because this team has 1 PF on the entire roster and his name is Keita Bates-Diop. John Collins would be the team's 2nd best player

LMFAO

[The Truth #6]

Banchero, Ivey, Chet, Jabbari. All dead to me now. Can’t wait to focus on power forwards and shooting guards we can target with the 10th pick!

[look_at_g_shred]

because this team has 1 PF on the entire roster and his name is Keita Bates-Diop. John Collins would be the team's 2nd best player yes, there is not much more room for him to grow his game, but he's not getting enough shots considering his efficiency. His numbers would go up here and he fits to the playing style of this roster

I would rather have PJ Washington. Spurs tried to move Jak for him at the deadline. Hopefully those talks pick up again in the summer.

[The Truth #6]

I would rather have PJ Washington. Spurs tried to move Jak for him at the deadline. Hopefully those talks pick up again in the summer.

That proposed trade for PJ Washington and Kai Jones for Yak. Yes, please. There was probably a hangup over draft picks. I’d throw in our lesser FRP, maybe. Have to think about that.

[exstatic]

because this team has 1 PF on the entire roster and his name is Keita Bates-Diop. John Collins would be the team's 2nd best player yes, there is not much more room for him to grow his game, but he's not getting enough shots considering his efficiency. His numbers would go up here and he fits to the playing style of this roster

Ja
len
Smith

Right now, he's 21, will be 22 this summer, is currently 80% of John Collins, and could likely be had for 1/3 the price.

[exstatic]

I would rather have PJ Washington. Spurs tried to move Jak for him at the deadline. Hopefully those talks pick up again in the summer.

They were in talks, but I believe the NEED was on Charlotte's end. They needed a center for the stretch run and the playoffs. They wound up with Trezz Harrell and have fallen into the crapper. They should have parted with the pick we wanted.

[exstatic]

That proposed trade for PJ Washington and Kai Jones for Yak. Yes, please. There was probably a hangup over draft picks. I’d throw in our lesser FRP, maybe. Have to think about that.

F that. They need a Center. We don't need to trade with them. The hangup was their unwillingness to part with the pick we wanted, and they've paid for that mistake by signing Trezz Harrell and falling out of the top 8.

[buttsR4rebounding]

Ja
len
Smith

Right now, he's 21, will be 22 this summer, is currently 80% of John Collins, and could likely be had for 1/3 the price.

He's balling for the Pacers:
17 Games
25.1 Minutes
13.5 Points/game
55.8% shooting percentage
40.3% 3pt %
7.9 Rebounds/game
0.9 Assists
0.4 Steals
1.1 Blocks

I'd take him over Collins for money. 8 boards a game in 25 minutes is the kind of production we desperately need.

[Mr. Body]

That proposed trade for PJ Washington and Kai Jones for Yak. Yes, please. There was probably a hangup over draft picks. I’d throw in our lesser FRP, maybe. Have to think about that.

You'd give up a pick along with by far the best player in the bunch?

[exstatic]

You'd give up a pick along with by far the best player in the bunch?

I really need to play poker with some of these people....

[The Truth #6]

You'd give up a pick along with by far the best player in the bunch?

I said maybe and I’d have to think about it. He may be the best player in a sense but he’s likely not in our long range plans and he hasn’t helped us get to a winning record. Longterm, those two players could help the team more than Yak. Also, we likely can’t bring in all three first round picks this year. Wright has a lot to think about.

[exstatic]

I said maybe and I’d have to think about it. He may be the best player in a sense but he’s likely not in our long range plans and he hasn’t helped us get to a winning record. Longterm, those two players could help the team more than Yak. Also, we likely can’t bring in all three first round picks this year. Wright has a lot to think about.

DeMar wasn’t in our long term plans, and we’ve leveraged 2 FRPs so far.

[Mr. Body]

I said maybe and I’d have to think about it. He may be the best player in a sense but he’s likely not in our long range plans and he hasn’t helped us get to a winning record. Longterm, those two players could help the team more than Yak. Also, we likely can’t bring in all three first round picks this year. Wright has a lot to think about.

Poeltl wouldn't be traded until after the draft. And if you actually want to get rid of him for much worse players, you wring every pick you can out of Orlando.

[RC_Drunkford]

Ja
len
Smith

Right now, he's 21, will be 22 this summer, is currently 80% of John Collins, and could likely be had for 1/3 the price.

I want him too, as back up PF. This team actually needs 2 power forwards. They should definitely go after him.

I would rather have PJ Washington. Spurs tried to move Jak for him at the deadline. Hopefully those talks pick up again in the summer.

He's ok, but not as good of a fit as Collins if you ask me

[ZeusWillJudge]

Find a way to turn this year’s draft into Mathurin and Eason, call it day

I wasn't crazy about Eason with the Spurs own pick, especially when they were sitting up around the 6th worst record. When you get up into that part of the atmosphere, you're hoping for a first option, or at least second option guy. But I wouldn't mind having him on the roster at the right price. If Toronto's pick winds up conveying, and it looks like it will, that would be just about the right price. But I'm starting to believe that some other team might take him before that. He's got potential to be an impact player.

[Mr. Body]

I wasn't crazy about Eason with the Spurs own pick, especially when they were sitting up around the 6th worst record. When you get up into that part of the atmosphere, you're hoping for a first option, or at least second option guy. But I wouldn't mind having him on the roster at the right price. If Toronto's pick winds up conveying, and it looks like it will, that would be just about the right price. But I'm starting to believe that some other team might take him before that. He's got potential to be an impact player.

I think this draft is too shallow and Eason will go in the lottery, but who knows.

[exstatic]

I want him too, as back up PF. This team actually needs 2 power forwards. They should definitely go after him.



He's ok, but not as good of a fit as Collins if you ask me

Collins will cost draft capital that we probably shouldn't spend on a player who's never been an All Star and with an extensive injury history. His second and third years were nice, but he's slid backwards to the point where his fifth year numbers aren't much, if any, better than Jalen's Indy numbers, the first time he's gotten consistent minutes. I'd go for the young kid with development still left ahead of him, and the lower cost. That allows us more time to evaluate young players before having to make financial decisions about the roster.

[PhantomDashCam]

Interesting if true...

[The Truth #6]

DeMar wasn’t in our long term plans, and we’ve leveraged 2 FRPs so far.

Which was great, but he is also a much better player and so would get a higher return than Yak. PJ and Kai straight up for Yak is obviously preferable to me. To me the bigger picture is that we might get a power forward out of a trade and not the draft by itself. Lots of things can happen.

[The Truth #6]

Poeltl wouldn't be traded until after the draft. And if you actually want to get rid of him for much worse players, you wring every pick you can out of Orlando.

If they can get a better trade, that's great. If the rumors were true, they were already open to trading him, so something is likely going to be considered.