I actually agree with this. They should have stayed at 10 and taken Monk. Giles does have some upside but still.
NBA: ***Official NBA Draft and Offseason Thread***
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Lavine can be an elite offensive player in the league. Look at where he was at at 21 before the injury this year.
Really like the Sixers draft. I am excited to watch them play this year with Embiid Simmons, Saric, Fultz it should be fun.
Really like the Sixers draft. I am excited to watch them play this year with Embiid Simmons, Saric, Fultz it should be fun.
After seeing what the TWolves gave up to get Butler I don't understand how the Celtics didn't figure it out first. They could offer a higher pick and probably better assets (Crowder, Smart).
I read a report that the Celtics weren't really that interested in Butler. I think Chicago was driving the talks but Celtics didn't want him.
Would you rather have Crowder (favorable contract), Smart and the 3rd pick or Lavine (coming off injury), Dunn and the 7th pick?
Monk is pretty one dimensional, I don't think he's a lock to be anything more than a role player and I don't think he's an upgrade over Hield. Jackson fits better with Hield and Fox, Giles is a lottery ticket. If his athleticism comes back, you got a guy who was the top player in this class two years ago late in that first rind, but that's a huge if.
I think Denver is primed to make some trades. I wouldn't be surprised to see Monte moved OR some roster spots open up ahead of him.
Monk is a great scorer, but he'll have to show he can do other things well. He could very well prove to be a complete player, but at Kentucky all he was asked to do was get buckets.
I give the Kings a lot of ****, but I thought they nailed the draft last night. They didn't make a panic move to jump up from # 5 and they still got the guy they wanted. And Gilles is a low risk/high reward guy. For a team like the Kings that's nowhere near competing for a playoff spot, they can afford to take some chances. I think Jackson is a high floor/low celing player. Nothing too exciting, but he could be a solid rotation guy in the league for a long time.
I think Ainge is holding out for Anthony Davis. The Pelicans are locked into giving the Brow/Cousins combo a chance this season, but if/when that blows up the Celtics will be the only team with the assets necessary to land a player like him.
Not excited to see Monte go to Denver. As others mentioned the back court there is messy. Denver doesn't love Mudiay and I saw CBS has them taking Collin Sexton next year to fix their PG issues. Wonder if they'll try for a quick fix via trade or look for the PG of the future next summer?
