Bold 2014 NBA Draft Predictions

[CTMagicUK 1,488]

I'll start;

 

Doesn't fit into the "good culture" that we often express the desire to have.

 

Someone else's turn now.

 

He's going to want to get paid after an amazing season.

[KandiKane 136]

He's going to want to get paid after an amazing season.

 

Then he will coast along until the final year of that contract.

[CTMagicUK 1,488]

Then he will cost along until the final year of that contract.

 

He's 28. About a year younger than Afflalo who everybody seems to want to trade away because he's too old or something.

[Trey Time 186]

I can't believe we're having a conversation about Carlos Boozer.

 

Boozer, Bird, Gay, or bust!

[God Hates Otis Smith 153]

I'll start;

 

Doesn't fit into the "good culture" that we often express the desire to have.

 

Someone else's turn now.

you need some dogs on a team to win. he's a highly competitive player

[O_SteveO 102]

you need some dogs on a team to win. he's a highly competitive player

Being highly competitive doesn't require also being a complete headcase. Oladipo is a good example of an intense, high character competitor.

[Fultz4thewin 2,464]

you need some dogs on a team to win. he's a highly competitive player

 

Eventually.

 

Not when building a team. Too easy to push the morale in the wrong direction.

[jmmagicfan 302]

Here we go - how about this one:

 

Magic trade Afflalo, Nicholson and #4 to Phoenix for:

 

Eric Bledsoe, #14, #18, and #27 (I know Bledsoe is a RFA, so it would have to be some sort of sign & trade, maybe even split into two trades)

 

You draft

#12 Nik Stauskas

#14 Tyler Ennis

#18 Adrien Payne

#27 Cleanthony Early

 

Waive Lamb, don't guarantee Price, re-sign Moore cheap; this gives you

 

Bledsoe/Ennis/Nelson

Oladipo/Stauskas/Moore

Harris/Harkless/Early

O'Quinn/Payne/Maxiel

Vucevic/Dedmon

[CTMagicUK 1,488]

Just what we need, 4 more rookies none of which are top 5 picks.

[MagicFanInNevada 51]

Here we go - how about this one:

 

Magic trade Afflalo, Nicholson and #4 to Phoenix for:

 

Eric Bledsoe, #14, #18, and #27 (I know Bledsoe is a RFA, so it would have to be some sort of sign & trade, maybe even split into two trades)

 

You draft

#12 Nik Stauskas

#14 Tyler Ennis

#18 Adrien Payne

#27 Cleanthony Early

 

Waive Lamb, don't guarantee Price, re-sign Moore cheap; this gives you

 

Bledsoe/Ennis/Nelson

Oladipo/Stauskas/Moore

Harris/Harkless/Early

O'Quinn/Payne/Maxiel

Vucevic/Dedmon

 

Bledsoe and Oladioo would be disgusting in the backcourt. In saying that, sign me up :)

 

I'm sure a lot of posters on here will give you heat for this but I'd be okay with it because we'd still get to keep the 12th pick. Switch Ennis with Payton and like the rapper Flame said "I'm All In"

 

[jmmagicfan 302]

Just what we need, 4 more rookies none of which are top 5 picks.

 

Not my ideal, I would rather see us make a more aggressive move for a star, I'm just not sure there is one I like available this year. On the other hand, we would still have Nelson and Maxiel as solid veterans to mentor, Bledsoe as a 4-5 year veteran to integrate/build our young core around, and a ton of cap space for 2015. Everyone seems convinced we aren't making any major moves this year anyway.

 

Edit: Why we're supposedly holding our cap space for 2015 I don't know - ESPN's list of FA for 2015 is kind of underwhelming to me?

[CTMagicUK 1,488]

Honestly I'd be entirely happy if the Magic make no trades and pick the BPA at #4 and #12. That seems to be an unpopular opinion though.