(03-18-2021, 04:48 PM)Kammrath Wrote: https://twitter.com/TheNBACentral/status/1372624402232311820

(03-18-2021, 01:38 PM)HanspardShowerVoice Wrote:

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The fly in the ointment for that theory to me is that they were trying hard to trade for RoCo before the draft who is in the bigger wing defender mold that Bey is.   So I don't know what made them think that wasn't a need anymore after striking out on RoCo.   Also, I'm pretty sure the JRich trade was already in their backpocket, so it's not like they needed immediate guard defense moreso than wing defense.

(03-18-2021, 11:42 PM)Kammrath Wrote: https://twitter.com/TheNBACentral/status/1372758994062741507

(03-18-2021, 11:42 PM)Kammrath Wrote: https://twitter.com/TheNBACentral/status/1372758994062741507

(03-19-2021, 12:34 AM)Tyler Wrote: LOL. I get holding out for the best deal you can get, but that's so delusional it's cringe.

(03-18-2021, 11:42 PM)Kammrath Wrote: https://twitter.com/TheNBACentral/status/1372758994062741507

(03-18-2021, 01:25 PM)michaeltex Wrote: Not trying to be revisionist here, but I distinctly remember S. Bey being on a lot of wishlists before the last draft. There were those who thought he wouldn't last until the DAL pick.

 I don't remember Green being on a lot of those wishlists, at least not at 18. Is my Alzheimer's kicking in early?

(03-18-2021, 02:48 PM)Chicagojk Wrote: I posted that quote about Bey.   Although if I am honest, I did not have Bey at the top of my wish list for 18.  I had Maxey first and Precious second.  Bey was in the group of tier two guys for me.   Maxey and Precious had hot starts but their playing time has diminished as the season went along.  

I didn't post the Bey quote to say Green was a mistake either.  That will be figured out in time.   Bey has been playing really well, but he was always going to be further advanced than Green at this stage.   Green is more of a developmental project.  Bey may have more upside in the long run, but I think it is important to give Green some time.   If Green does not earn a spot next year in some kind of regular playing time, I think it will be a disappointing sign for me.   For me I am less concerned about his shooting (although this may take a few years for the pro three), I am more worried about his finishing in the lane.  In the little we have seen Green, he appears to be a good teammate, plays hard, and has a decent feel for the game.    Those are positive signs, but in no way a certainty that he will make it as a very good NBA player.

(03-19-2021, 04:17 AM)HoosierDaddyKid Wrote: I see another Justin Anderson with Green. Anderson had POtential, but could never put it all together.

(03-19-2021, 08:23 AM)StepBackJay Wrote: Ya we all feared that even draft night. We will just have to see how things go bc a lot of players like this come in raw and have to put in a lot of work to get better. DFS had the advantage of coming into a team that wasn't very good and just had to beat out Justin Anderson to get minutes. Even though DFS' 3 ball was bad he got better over time.

For Green we will see if he can slide into that type of role where he is a 3D guard. It could be a multi-year project. It's just sad because we could have gotten much more of a sure thing in Bey.

It's also like you get Iwundu off the street and he is sort of in the same spot but didn't cost anything. Iwundu is a very good defender so if he could figure out how to shoot average or better at 3 he could be a rotation player.

(03-19-2021, 10:16 AM)ClutchDirk Wrote: https://twitter.com/TheSteinLine/status/1372925200757526531

(03-19-2021, 10:40 AM)Tyler Wrote: Generally speaking, teams don't announce ahead of time who they intend to trade for. IMO, this is clearly something put out either by Rich Paul or perhaps the Pelicans looking to hold it up as evidence for competing offers. So it's less about figuring out what the Clippers have to offer (not much) and more about figuring out what the unnamed 3rd team is already offering or what Ball's camp is trying to orchestrate.