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re: Why we don't want to defer the Lakers pick

Posted on 2/9/24 at 11:10 am to
Posted by TigerinATL
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Posted on 2/9/24 at 11:10 am to
I'm not a draft expert, but teams reportedly had no interest in 2024 firsts at the trade deadline. So maybe a "Lotto Pick" isn't as valuable as it seems.

That being said, the Pels aren't looking for an All Star, they just need to hit on a starting caliber center. How is this draft for mobile 7 footers?
This post was edited on 2/9/24 at 11:10 am
Posted by supe12sta12z
Tiger Town
Member since Apr 2012
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Posted on 2/9/24 at 11:14 am to
Center position looks rough this year. A lot of absolute projects and limited bigs. Unless you want an archaic big like Edey.
Posted by GOP_Tiger
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Member since Jan 2005
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Posted on 2/9/24 at 11:15 am to
quote:

the Pels aren't looking for an All Star, they just need to hit on a starting caliber center. How is this draft for mobile 7 footers?


Exactly. I can see us packaging the Lakers pick with our own to try to move up enough to grab the next Dereck Lively.

Even if we re-sign JV this summer, he's only getting older and we need to start finding his replacement. We'll obviously be giving Karlo a look there, but I think most of us are still skeptical that he is a future starter. So, the draft will be key, because we won't have much salary that we reasonably want to trade to acquire talent.
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