re: In the upcoming draft, which position is our biggest need?

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I highly doubt we get a decent 1st in a S&T for Lonzo. We would have very little leverage to demand much in return other than the obvious TPE

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I know that's the precedent more often than not, but there are teams that may think he's the missing link and have a late 1st to throw out there to prevent him from going to the Knicks or resigning with us, since he's a RFA. We have to hope a team out there is desperate enough to think they need him to get to the next level.
Most S&T's don't have any value attached to them other than the TPE.......but Indy gave up a 1st and 2 2nds to sign Brogdon.

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So, Brogdon gets his payday, the Bucks don’t see Brogdon walk for nothing in return, and the Pacers get their guy.

The qualm you might have with this is the fact that the Pacers forfeited a first-round draft pick and two second-rounders for a guy they could have gotten for simply cap space. That’s assuming, however, that Milwaukee wouldn’t have matched the offer Indiana extended and that there would have been an optimal use for that money ($20 million on the books this year) elsewhere in the point guard slot from the free market.

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That 1st round pick is the one that came to us from the Bucks, that we ended up sending to Denver as part of the Adams trade, the #24 this past year RJ Hampton.



A team like Utah might not want to bring Mike Conley back, but would be willing to do a swap with us. I could see Denver being willing to part with a 1st to get him. The hope is that there are teams that think they need his defense, on top of his shooting.

I'd love Kispert and I'm convinced that he'll go 9 if the Pelicans pick 10. He'll go 11 if the Pelicans pick 12. And so on.

I don't think Kispert will turn into Klay Thompson b/c he can't defend at that level, but also i don't think he's as skilled offensively as Klay is, but he is the guy i want to pick. If he can be a guy you can call plays for running off screens and knocking down 3's or at worst, simply opening up the floor running around screens, then that is a great weapon to have off the bench.
His comparison is more Duncan Robison.

I will be pissed if we trade our pick unless we are bringing home a stud.

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Any thoughts on the Giddey kid from Australia?

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Probably the guy I want most in our projected draft range with all of the boxes he checks.

I think Kispert is less Klay, more Bojan Bogdanovic.

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Ball will go wherever the most money is thrown his way. If the Knicks were willing to give him no more than 4/80, and Utah wants to give him 4/90, I'm pretty sure he'd prefer to go where they will give him more money.
Teams know the Knicks are going to go after him, so they'll have to overpay to get him, and i'm sure that's what Ball/Klutch want, is someone to overpay for him. Lonzo Ball doesn't need NY to make more money off the court. His brand is big enough by itself.

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Agree, which is why a team throwing an asset our way will not keep him away from the Knicks or any other team. That is all secondary to where Ball wants to sign.

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Any thoughts on the Giddey kid from Australia?

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I like him he looks good. Super young and playing well in the NBL. Has been shooting better the last 5 games or so as well. Only 18. Can see Langdon and company wanting him over Mitchell

If Giddey wasn’t 6’8 I’d agree with you. Just think that’s too good to pass up

The draft is before free agency, so the pick will already be used or traded before Ball has a chance to sign anywhere.

I could see us trade Bled #10 and a few 2nds for Brogdon, then still want to keep Ball, or try working a trade with him.

Someone somewhere else mentioned Denver, which may be an intriguing spot for him, especially with Jamal's injury. They may be willing to overpay him a bit as an injury replacement, like GS did with D'lo.

I would love for us to trade Bledsoe and Lonzo, sign a veteran pg to to along with Kira. I love the combo of Marshall, NAW and Hart swinging between the 2 and 3. We need another pure shooter and backup pf.