I've been watching the 2024 NBA Draft class and it's been... weaker than usual

[Hawkish]

9 minutes ago, JayBirdHawk said:

Bronny James was scheduled for 10 workouts with NBA teams, but he’s declined all of them except two: Lakers and Suns, per

@ShamsCharania

on

@RunItBackFDTV Phoenix will legitimately be considering Bronny at No. 22 overall.

Ridiculous — The only way to change this is for him to go undrafted/unsigned.

[JayBirdHawk]

Utah is expected to explore trading the No. 10 overall pick and the other first-rounders this year, league sources told HoopsHype. There’s a belief from some around the league that Utah’s owner, Ryan Smith, would like to add more star talent to the Jazz, and Ainge has aggressively monitored the trade market.

[Hawkish]

1 minute ago, JayBirdHawk said:

Utah is expected to explore trading the No. 10 overall pick and the other first-rounders this year, league sources told HoopsHype. There’s a belief from some around the league that Utah’s owner, Ryan Smith, would like to add more star talent to the Jazz, and Ainge has aggressively monitored the trade market.

Ainge is willing to offer 2 2nds for the #1 and DJ.

[Spud2nique]

32 minutes ago, Hawkish said:

Ainge is willing to offer 2 2nds for the #1 and DJ.

Why does DJ’s value keep getting lowered by our own fans. Dude can ball we can’t just give him away and I hate the media for thinking we will trade anyone for anything. Nah, make the deal make sense.

[Hawkish]

3 minutes ago, Spud2nique said:

Why does DJ’s value keep getting lowered by our own fans. Dude can ball we can’t just give him away and I hate the media for thinking we will trade anyone for anything. Nah, make the deal make sense.

You may have overlooked the sarcasm.  Ainge is notorious for holding on to his assets.  

[KB21]

Hypothetical question.  Would you trade the #1 pick for Walker Kessler?  If no, then why would you take Donovan Clingan with that pick?

[Spud2nique]

54 minutes ago, Hawkish said:

You may have overlooked the sarcasm.  Ainge is notorious for holding on to his assets.  

Sorry I read it wrong . My fault I jumped down your throat when I read it wrong. Apologies.

[Hawkish]

3 minutes ago, Spud2nique said:

Sorry I read it wrong . My fault I jumped down your throat when I read it wrong. Apologies.

No worries — I am definitely guilty of overvaluing our assets (like Ainge— I’m just projecting)

Edited May 28 by Hawkish

[marco102]

 

[JayBirdHawk]

Rockets to gauge trade market value of No. 3 pick

The No. 3 pick – one of five potential first-round picks the Rockets can trade this offseason in a package to land a star player – will be discussed in trade talks leading up to draft night, league sources told HoopsHype.

 

– via HoopsHype

[Packfill]

14 hours ago, KB21 said:

Hypothetical question.  Would you trade the #1 pick for Walker Kessler?  If no, then why would you take Donovan Clingan with that pick?

I would not.  That said, I think Clingan's current abilities (plus potential upside) as a passer as well as his higher likelihood of developing a reliable jumper make him a much more desirable asset, and and one who has much higher upside, versus Kessler.  

[theheroatl]

12 hours ago, JayBirdHawk said:

Rockets to gauge trade market value of No. 3 pick

The No. 3 pick – one of five potential first-round picks the Rockets can trade this offseason in a package to land a star player – will be discussed in trade talks leading up to draft night, league sources told HoopsHype.

 

– via HoopsHype

Capela plus Hunter for #3.. just spitballing lol

Edited May 29 by theheroatl

[KB21]

20 minutes ago, Packfill said:

I would not.  That said, I think Clingan's current abilities (plus potential upside) as a passer as well as his higher likelihood of developing a reliable jumper make him a much more desirable asset, and and one who has much higher upside, versus Kessler.  

What exactly indicates that he has a higher likelihood of developing a jumper?  I've watched of lot of him recently.  There is nothing that I see that indicates he will be able to shoot the ball in the NBA.  

[Hawkish]

41 minutes ago, theheroatl said:

Capela plus Hunter for #3.. just spitballing lol

I’ll even throw in a 2nd.  

[kg01]

1 hour ago, theheroatl said:

Capela plus Hunter for #3.. just spitballing lol

We need more rookies even less than HOU does.  Pass. 

[Packfill]

1 hour ago, KB21 said:

What exactly indicates that he has a higher likelihood of developing a jumper?  I've watched of lot of him recently.  There is nothing that I see that indicates he will be able to shoot the ball in the NBA.  

I think his shooting form looks much more promising than Kessler and his overall skill/coordination seems higher to me.  I also think his passing skills are a differentiator.  

Obviously he still has lots of work to do and to me, the injury and stamina questions are also a question mark, but I am interested to see how he develops over the next couple of years.  I doubt I would pull the trigger on Clingan at #1 but if I were the GM of the Hawks he would be one of 4 or 5 I would be doing my homework on right now (the others being Sarr, Risacher, Castle and Holland). 

[Spud2nique]

19 hours ago, marco102 said:

 

I like at the end with 15 seconds left Dame says LIKE THE HAWKS DONT MESS THIS UP!!! 
 

ps I also came to do a lil shimmy for y’all 

 

[JayBirdHawk]

The landscape is changing.

 

 

[JayBirdHawk]

On 1/1/2024 at 3:01 PM, RedDawg#8 said:

Doesn’t matter how weak the draft looks some of yall will still be loosing your minds come draft night that we didn’t trade up in to the top 5 to select your fave prospect.

yep.

[RedDawg#8]

2 minutes ago, JayBirdHawk said:

yep.

It’s too predictable. Went from weak draft to “ let’s trade for 2 more top 10 picks” lol