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(11 hours ago)Mavs2021 Wrote: If Riccardi/Finley get that NO pick for AD, I´d give them both ten year contracts. Do you see the stunts teams are pulling in January to get into the top 3 odds? New Orleans is in last place despite an incentive to win, which only makes it worse. I would not give that up in any draft for AD, let alone one projected to be generational. Everybody here would like to have the Pelicans pick.
I still think the NOP pick lands around 5-6 when it’s all said and done. We have half a season to play out and IND, WAS, BKN, and UTAH will all finish below the Pelicans imo. The Kings are the only wildcard.
The Mavs, depending on what moves they make at the TDL, could finish as high as 7th. A pick swap would give the Mavs two chances at moving up in the lottery drawing or it could just be a move up 1 or 2 spots in the end. I don’t see the Hawks giving that pick outright in any scenario… But I can see a Swap being on the table, maybe it’s protected top 1-2, but I agree with KL and others that Risacher has to be in the deal. I don’t see anyone but maybe FGump being mad with a ZR+NOP FRP Swap return for AD at this point.