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re: 2022-23 Lakers Thread
Posted on 10/29/22 at 11:37 am to teke184
Posted on 10/29/22 at 11:37 am to teke184
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we think we can get better assets by flipping the pick.
its going to be no worse than 8 and more likely top 5.
if you are gm and you can't see the talent quit now before another #4 for the novice athlete who couldn't start in college and the speedy teeny Pg.
the memphis grizzlies and gsw manage to choose actual basketball players deep in the draft. is it luck?
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Posted on 10/29/22 at 11:47 am to CelticDog
I’m looking at tax implications, development, and fit.
If we are paying a huge amount of money for someone who won’t get minutes for us because of our depth, kicking the pick down the road for multiple future firsts is a possibility.
Trying not to repeat the mistakes of the 2004 Pistons who took Darko over Bosh, Wade, and Melo OR flipping the pick to someone who valued those players.
Given the composition of the Pistons squad, few players they could have taken would have gotten a lot of minutes. And the explicitly passed on Melo because they asked him if he would rather stuff stats on a loser or win a ring and he said stuff stats.
Will there be great talent between 3-10? Chances say yes.
Will they be a good fit for us and develop properly before we have to pay them? That’s the problem given our depth.
If we are paying a huge amount of money for someone who won’t get minutes for us because of our depth, kicking the pick down the road for multiple future firsts is a possibility.
Trying not to repeat the mistakes of the 2004 Pistons who took Darko over Bosh, Wade, and Melo OR flipping the pick to someone who valued those players.
Given the composition of the Pistons squad, few players they could have taken would have gotten a lot of minutes. And the explicitly passed on Melo because they asked him if he would rather stuff stats on a loser or win a ring and he said stuff stats.
Will there be great talent between 3-10? Chances say yes.
Will they be a good fit for us and develop properly before we have to pay them? That’s the problem given our depth.
Posted on 10/29/22 at 11:47 am to CelticDog
This morning, 538's computer model has the Lakers finishing at 31-51, with the league's sixth-worst record (behind the Rockets, Magic, Pistons, Thunder, and Kings). If that were to play out, we'd have a 37% chance at a top-4 pick, but there's also a 50% chance of picking 7th or 8th.
If we're being reasonable, then we should simply be expecting a top-8 pick.
If we're being reasonable, then we should simply be expecting a top-8 pick.
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