04-17-2025, 10:11 AM
(This post was last modified: 04-17-2025, 10:14 AM by myconsumerclub.)
We have a nice enough team to play for rings once Irving comes back so I say work on winning more games and earn some street cred that we are a contender when healthy. Make the Grizzlies world worse by stomping them out and then show OKC beating them 3 times without Luka was not a glitch its the way things are.
We still end up with a nice pick to use and probably can add another piece that will fit in well and improve this team.
Irving Klay AD PJ and Lively is deadly. The rest of the bench could use some help. I like we have Exum and Brandon to use at PG Din is a FA and should go play somewhere else. SG you got Max Hardy and Caleb. SF you got Omax healing up and possiby we add Kessler. PF I would sign Kai and at the 5 Gafford is solid.
You have 3 guys to fit in from our 2 way development program and that speaks to that programs success. With injury we were forced to play them all and they all showed they were ready to take the next step.
Draft pick we will win against Memphis if you are reading how our team is playing now and that means we will get a worse pick but really at that level you are still getting a great pick and there will be talent that fits in with this team nicely.
I think Egor Demin is a great option. He was considered top 5 early in the season and may be able to develop his game to become a 2 way player that plays 1 through 4. Much easier to find a place to fit in if you ask me. Groomed for PG he gives us a skill set that makes him a bigger threat once he starts to shoot the ball more efficiently. Seeing over the top of guards to pass inside to our bigs is a great advantage to have. Irvings uncertain future and Exum being injury prone makes getting a 4th PG who is big and can play multiple positions a must move. Egor could still be there when we draft. If he is gone you can trade down with BKN possibly and add De Larrea who is 6'6" and then you add a few more picks to use on bigs for depth at PF and C. De Larrea is a better 3 point shooter anyway. I am thinking he is a guy more suited for our win now team where as Egor is a guy that may take some time to find his game.
Determining the NBA Draft Order
1 All teams missing the playoffs are in the Lottery
2 Teams with worse records get more chances at winning a top four pick (more ping pong ball combos)
3 The 1st overall pick is awarded by a drawing of ping pong balls
4 The 2nd overall pick is awarded by a drawing of ping pong balls
5 The 3rd overall pick is awarded by a drawing of ping pong balls
6 The 4th overall pick is awarded by a drawing of ping pong balls
7 Remaining lottery teams, sorted by record, fill out picks 5-14
8 Playoff teams, sorted by record, are assigned picks 15-30 - playoff seeds and outcomes have no impact
9 Random drawing decides who picks first between teams with same record
10 Tied lottery teams split their ping pong balls evenly, and any odd remainder and the better draft order position are given to the random drawing winner
11 Second round is ordered by record without playoff consideration
12 Second round ties are in reverse order of the teams' first round picks
We still end up with a nice pick to use and probably can add another piece that will fit in well and improve this team.
Irving Klay AD PJ and Lively is deadly. The rest of the bench could use some help. I like we have Exum and Brandon to use at PG Din is a FA and should go play somewhere else. SG you got Max Hardy and Caleb. SF you got Omax healing up and possiby we add Kessler. PF I would sign Kai and at the 5 Gafford is solid.
You have 3 guys to fit in from our 2 way development program and that speaks to that programs success. With injury we were forced to play them all and they all showed they were ready to take the next step.
Draft pick we will win against Memphis if you are reading how our team is playing now and that means we will get a worse pick but really at that level you are still getting a great pick and there will be talent that fits in with this team nicely.
I think Egor Demin is a great option. He was considered top 5 early in the season and may be able to develop his game to become a 2 way player that plays 1 through 4. Much easier to find a place to fit in if you ask me. Groomed for PG he gives us a skill set that makes him a bigger threat once he starts to shoot the ball more efficiently. Seeing over the top of guards to pass inside to our bigs is a great advantage to have. Irvings uncertain future and Exum being injury prone makes getting a 4th PG who is big and can play multiple positions a must move. Egor could still be there when we draft. If he is gone you can trade down with BKN possibly and add De Larrea who is 6'6" and then you add a few more picks to use on bigs for depth at PF and C. De Larrea is a better 3 point shooter anyway. I am thinking he is a guy more suited for our win now team where as Egor is a guy that may take some time to find his game.
Determining the NBA Draft Order
1 All teams missing the playoffs are in the Lottery
2 Teams with worse records get more chances at winning a top four pick (more ping pong ball combos)
3 The 1st overall pick is awarded by a drawing of ping pong balls
4 The 2nd overall pick is awarded by a drawing of ping pong balls
5 The 3rd overall pick is awarded by a drawing of ping pong balls
6 The 4th overall pick is awarded by a drawing of ping pong balls
7 Remaining lottery teams, sorted by record, fill out picks 5-14
8 Playoff teams, sorted by record, are assigned picks 15-30 - playoff seeds and outcomes have no impact
9 Random drawing decides who picks first between teams with same record
10 Tied lottery teams split their ping pong balls evenly, and any odd remainder and the better draft order position are given to the random drawing winner
11 Second round is ordered by record without playoff consideration
12 Second round ties are in reverse order of the teams' first round picks
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