Fultz4thewin 2,464 Report post Posted April 27, 2018 37 minutes ago, jmmagicfan said: That's also why it is so important to rank players by tiers, and to have a decent feel for how other teams have ranked them. For example, let's say you have the second pick, and you want Doncic, and have Young as your second choice; but you know the team ahead of you is going to take Doncic. Rather than pick Young with #2, you could start working the phones with teams below you who might want Ayton, Jackson, or Bamba and would be willing to take Young for you, and give you something else as well if you pick their guy for them. That is kind of how the Magic ended up with Penny Hardaway. They had him in and loved his game and his fit, but Weber was the consensus #1; so the Magic went looking for a deal that would bring them both their guy (Penny) and something extra. I don't think we will see a deal where we could get our guy and two future firsts like we did then; but we might be able to pull our guy plus one. Remember every player and every pick is an asset, so it's not just about this year's fit. Someone read the Ben Rubin story from yesterday Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Odin 137 Report post Posted April 27, 2018 25 minutes ago, Magicman28 said: Yeah and it's not like we couldn't use a PG and we might as well get one who can shoot and distribute. Hopefully in that case we don't go back in the Payton situation where bad PG defensive play screws up our entire defensive situation. I also think that if Bridges is a better talent, we draft him- perhaps eventually playing a PG-Bridges-Isaac-Gordon-C lineup. Still need to wait on combine/workouts to get a better feel for things though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Murphy13 185 Report post Posted April 27, 2018 9 hours ago, The Neighborhood Bully said: My worst case scenario... http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2771982-2018-nba-mock-draft-prospects-facing-major-fall-down-draft-boards I don't think you'll have to worry about that as I think Bagley will be off the board before 5. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Magicfan1987 266 Report post Posted April 29, 2018 On 4/27/2018 at 4:49 PM, Odin said: Hopefully in that case we don't go back in the Payton situation where bad PG defensive play screws up our entire defensive situation. I also think that if Bridges is a better talent, we draft him- perhaps eventually playing a PG-Bridges-Isaac-Gordon-C lineup. Still need to wait on combine/workouts to get a better feel for things though. i think shooting guard is the shallowest position in the NBA right now so a player like Mikal has to entice. His form is unreal and his defense is scary good Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jason Funderburker 111 Report post Posted April 29, 2018 Gotta trade up Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fultz4thewin 2,464 Report post Posted April 29, 2018 2 minutes ago, Jason Funderburker said: Gotta trade up We don't know where we're picking yet Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
All Eyes On Me 1,210 Report post Posted April 30, 2018 Draft lottery will be halftime of the playoff game on May 15th... set your calendars Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jason Funderburker 111 Report post Posted April 30, 2018 2 hours ago, ?4thewin said: We don't know where we're picking yet We all know it won’t be 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fultz4thewin 2,464 Report post Posted April 30, 2018 24 minutes ago, Jason Funderburker said: We all know it won’t be 1 It's unlikely but more likely than picking 7th Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MagicFan1234 124 Report post Posted April 30, 2018 1 hour ago, All Eyes On Me said: Draft lottery will be halftime of the playoff game on May 15th... set your calendars I hope that is a joke, halftime of a playoff game is not enough time to do the lottery Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
A Better DJ & Photographer 457 Report post Posted April 30, 2018 They only draw 3, then it is done by record after those 3. If anyone other than Atlanta jumps in we get pushed back a slot. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fultz4thewin 2,464 Report post Posted April 30, 2018 6 minutes ago, ROCK LEGENDS PHOTOGRAPHERS said: They only draw 3, then it is done by record after those 3. If anyone other than Atlanta jumps in we get pushed back a slot. Yes Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
