2016 NBA Draft Game Thread
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Tronna takes another Central European center. Valanciunas and Poeltl should be able to speak Esperanto with each other.
More for me, bless my soul. Somebody believed Maker's birth date?
Haha graphic for possible picks Bilas throws in Maker's name at the end because he's know for 5 minutes he was the pick.
Yup. He's going to be a pretty extreme case too, moreso than most stats vs. scouts guys, given how much the stats models hate him.
To be fair, everyone except Smart was a mid-late first round pick. You would expect a collection of role players and rotation guys.
Also Sully and Olynyk were good picks produced better value than slot. Fab only clear bust with Young closing in.
A lot of scouts (at least that I've read) are pretty bearish on Brown too. But the upside point is undeniable.
This. Plus we're already making a call on Rozier, who clearly made good strides over the course of last year.
"In the stats-only portion of Kevin Pelton's draft projections model, Brown ranked an impossibly low 101st among all draft-eligible prospects with a WARP (wins above replacement player) of minus-0.5. While a decent number of players have been taken in the first-round teens and 20s with a negative WARP, only two players have been selected in the top 10 with a negative WARP since 2006 -- Austin Rivers (minus-0.1) at No. 10 in 2012 and Joe Alexander (minus-0.1) at No. 8 in 2008.
Rivers, traded twice (including to and from Boston), has found a bench role with his father's depth-lacking Los Angeles Clippers. Alexander has played more games in the D-League (80) than the NBA (67) and is now toiling overseas."
http://espn.go.com/nba/draft2016/story/_/id/16458663/2016-nba-draft-boston-celtics-select-jaylen-brown-no-3-overall-pick
Rivers, traded twice (including to and from Boston), has found a bench role with his father's depth-lacking Los Angeles Clippers. Alexander has played more games in the D-League (80) than the NBA (67) and is now toiling overseas."
http://espn.go.com/nba/draft2016/story/_/id/16458663/2016-nba-draft-boston-celtics-select-jaylen-brown-no-3-overall-pick
Hammond's Folly*
* Bob Dylan was referred to as "Hammond's Folly" after being signed to his Columbia Records contract by the legendary John Hammond
Unless it's so that Jaylen can feel better about his college career, then yes.
One of Davis, Murray, Korkmaz or Luwawu, please.
Well, we need to wait for more but if Chicago loves Lavine more than anyone on Boston? Very possible.
For me, it is more the Fab Melo pick. Complete waste. Ainge also drafted Rozier and Hunter the year after drafting Smart. His picks when standing on their own aren't as bad, but unfortunately as far as team building goes, it has been pretty bad.
The Celts are good due to his tremendous hire of Stevens, trade for Thomas, and solid FA signings. Ainge as a drafter has been below average.
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Oklahoma City has traded Serge Ibaka to the Orlando Magic, league sources told @TheVertical.
Oklahoma City has traded Serge Ibaka to the Orlando Magic, league sources told @TheVertical.
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Orlando will send Victor Oladipo, Ersan Ilyasova and rights to Sabonis to the Thunder, sources said.
Orlando will send Victor Oladipo, Ersan Ilyasova and rights to Sabonis to the Thunder, sources said.
This isn't someone like Vlade Divac making this pick though. Ainge has always been at the forefront of analytics. There are circumstances where models cannot possibly factor in and the one Brown was in as a 19-year old freshman seems to me like it is one of them where traditional scouting carries much greater weight.
Hoping that Ainge is still making a run at Butler at this point. If Crowder is the sticking point, then that will be infuriating.
Again I'm trusting a former college roommate who basically works as a gopher at the tribune . Chicago wanted #3 and 2017 Nets pick, plus crowder and Bradley for butler. Again take it as grain of salt based on who's it's from. He claims it'll come out soon as bulls apparently asking for Dunn,Lavine(who they love) and Dieng
That would have been too much. Take out the 2017 Nets' pick and put in 2018 and that would have been a good deal. 2017 draft is where the Celts find their star.