re: Post your number 1 realistic draft pick at 8, and at trade back spots. Who is your guy?

Age—skill—-bball IQ—

Safe floor with a playable nba calling card already

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Safe floor with a playable nba calling card already

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I think his floor is more likely and he may not be able to play minutes in the playoffs b/c of how bad his D is

The problem is that what he is likely to become is only worth the rookie contract. This is basically just a way to offset Zion/BI/CJ/Herb's salaries for 1-2 years to stay under the tax. Then we get rid of him.

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think his floor is more likely and he may not be able to play minutes in the playoffs b/c of how bad his D is

The problem is that what he is likely to become is only worth the rookie contract

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What more is to get expected from the 8th pick, in reality, though?

I think you draft for a skill that can be useful. In Griffin you add a guy with development potential on his side as well. High floor IQ, great teammate. This guy this a winner

Those guys can easily turn into Justice Winslow or Stanley Johnson types as well. There’s a risk with every prospect. Whoever we pick need to fit on and off the court with a clear development plan.

I’m 1000% with you on Branham. He’s going to be a very solid player and he is a great kid. If we randomly picked him at 8, I’d probably be A OK with it even though for pure maximizing value purposes, you’d hope we’d trade down and do it.

Branham would be exactly what we were probably hoping Graham could be. Another microwave scorer that can reasonably create his own offense.

Branham being projecting late lottery or just outside lottery is another example of NBA teams outthinking themselves to take swings at players with maybe 20% higher upsides, but also 80% lower floors.

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I think Sochan has a strong chance of getting drafted by us at 12 after we trade the 8th pick to OKC.

The problem with Branham is that his scoring is too one dimensional. It's all pull-ups, either from midrange or from deep. He seems to shy away from contact and won't just take it to the rim. After seeing Lonzo do that for years, I don't want another guard who can't drive and finish.

Especially not at 8.

Obviously Murray falling would be my number one, but I know that’s very improbable bordering on unrealistic.

So assuming he’s gone, Mathurin then Sochan then Davis

Give me AJ

I’m not totally off of him, just not at the top of my list. If the team okays his medicals I’ll feel better about it (which they obviously would have if they draft him).