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I think Buzelis if he can't shoot will suffer like Samanic, though Buzelis does have a lot more help rim protection to his game but doesn't seem a big rebounder He doesn't have on ball juice, he's not a playmaker, he's scoring on cuts and threes But the problem like Samanic is that if he's...

If you draft Buzelis you move Sochan to SF

I like presidents who can legally carry - muh gunz! 2nd amendment matters! Automatic disqualifier...

I don't disagree with that.... I just think the FO does...

That's bc you're talking overall level's peception Maybe PATFO isn't interested by the bpa but by a specific profile they've studied closely and think is the best fit? In that case it wouldn't be absurd to combine 4&8 to get the 1st pick. For all the criticism tehy deserve, PATFO has done a...

Not likely, at least not this season. Imo, the obvious answer is that if we draft players who can't shoot yet, they start off the bench.

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If Sochan handcuffs the Spurs so much in which players they can draft on account of his lack of shooting, then maybe the answer involves moving Sochan?

I don’t buy the “Spurs are considering trading 4 and 8 to move up to #1” talk at all. Seems like pure conjecture from Givony and it just doesn’t make sense in a draft like this. Hard to imagine they’re THAT confident in Risacher.

Have you ever considered watching him by yourself and making your own opinion? You're not forced to buy into anyone else's portrayal of him, from French reporters or "dumb comments", you know?

Here's a more representative sample of his game: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9B1bw2L9YU It's long, but you can skip here and there, like take a look at his finishing at 6:40, watch a few minutes starting at 8:50...you'll see that his skill level leaves a lot to be desired. Best case scenario...

sons it’s getting to be that time of year where it’s humid subtropical around the clock so they’ll start getting up earlier. The other day I was going to the store around 7 am and encountered an African Warlord with his shirt off pacing back and forth like he was getting ready for battle tbh imho

I'm very high on Matas. He's #3 on my board. The only question for me is the fit with Sochan. Matas will jave to significantly improve his outside shooting to play in a lineup with Sochan. I think he will with time, but it is a question mark.

Blazers like Athleticism So no they won't draft Salaun

But if we keep 4 and 8, looking at this through "upside", Spurs get Buzelis at 4 and then can play it safe at 8 with Carter or Knecht, or swing again with Cody. Honestly, Buzelis and Cody both seem like Spurs types: articulate, multi dimensional and questionable motors.

Ainge doesn't pick up the phone without three or four solid FRPs. Price would be lower at the deadline if Lauri doesn't extend.

Probably the hawks pick or something. Seems quite low-ball for Lauri if it's keldon and this years pick(s)

I don't know if trading up for the #1 pick necessarily suggests winning now or a big move. Maybe they just really like Risacher for fit and they'd rather have one new player than two due to roster crunch now and especially next year with more picks coming in. In fact, we might see that strategy...

I'm pretty high on furph, so I'd have no problem with that....depending on who we went with on the earlier picks, filipowski, McCain and a couple others would be under consideration too.

I think it all depends on how Washington feels about the prospects available at no. 4. They hgave a glut of wings, so If they have a few players on the same tier as Risacher (like, say, Castle or Clingan) I could see them trading back for less than #8 (say future protected first). But there's also...

they're using buyouts to cash in their prospects, with his agent, and the player camp's, getting something on it, one way or the other. They certainly knew or assumed Topic would be drafted this year but still signed a 4 year contract last summer... But it's up to negocation, specially with Topic's...

The NBA is sending medicals to all the lottery teams. And anyway, if they had no interest, they still would have gotten them, not to show they had no interest.

Saying "underdog" in the West really stops at the WCF. In the Finals, since Lebron left Cleveland every Eastern team should be considered an underdog despite their regular season record. If you lose to them you should be embarrassed.

If PATFO thinks Risacher is the player to get in this draft and is a perfect fit, then #1 is worth more than Castle+Dillingham or whatever. I can see them making that offer for #1 pick only if they want to seriously compete right away and are willing to trade for a couple more good players.

Can't remember who mentioned it here already but he developed a very quick release after the catch on his 3s, volleyball style. We are starting and I beleive will continue to see that more and more in the NBA, which makes sense and give defenders less time to contest.

If Topic gets surgery, which is a possibility (as Givony mentioned yesterday) and will be evaluated and discussed with NBA doctors, it's fair to consider his rookie season could be a blank one or half of it maybe. Teams won't take any risks and might even shut him down for the season, specially...

What do you think Utha would want to get it done?

The players will say Pop made them who they are. Echoing that here isn't newsworthy. Then who are you talking to in the OP?

There's no logic in what you're saying. Manu was drafted 57th, Tony 28th. That they both developed into HOFers under Pop is a credit to Pop, not a detractor. I mean, DaVinci had the Mona Lisa to work with, one of the greatest paintings ever. He's not really that good obviously.

I believe everyone does that trade, except Utah.