nba off season 2024 bud 2 suns etc

they should do the second rd on day one and the first rd on day two whoa mind blown

really enjoyed RJ identifying Serbia, Lithuania, and Croatia as "a region that produces a lot of NBA talent"

to be fair, baltic and balkan _do_ sound similar, and they _can_ be collapsed into "eastern europe"

my main takeaway from last night is that if tim connelly is trading a 2031 unprotected first for rob dillingham, he really is not planning on being around when the bill on all these trades comes due

my favorite pick was topic to OKC, it’s the exact skill set (driving the ball) that they need. guess it will be a while til we actually see that come to fruition but nonetheless

memphis taking edey is the most interesting development to me, that just feels like a big overhaul of that team again a year after already doing it. i don’t think edey can jump? i don’t see how his skill set matches with ja’s

as a result we have to induct jarren jackson jr into the Hall of Karl Anthony Towns … a 5 who can’t play 5 so now we gotta go find someone to play your position for you

the ryan dunn pick by phoenix is also somewhat interesting to me -- they need the ability to play small w/o putting KD at the 5 and he can give them that while also being able to guard probably up to the 1. for what they probably need to do (find a killer small line up) he may really work, he seems like the best switch defender in the draft. it will all obviously fall apart if he is a sub 30% shooter but he will at least be shooting tons of wide open ones, you have to figure. the upside of herb jones but even better is there -- if he went to a bad team in the top of the second round i would've been pessimistic, but he'll have the one crucial thing (tons of floor spacing) that players like this don't get on shitty teams.

i could be wrong but it seems like sam hauser will eventually be a cap casualty in boston & scheierman from what i've read seems like a pretty close approximation to that skillset but w/ possibly more upside bcuz of the ball handling/scoring capability. just feels like a really good developmental pick for them given his skillset and their roster

i'm pretty shocked filipowski fell out of the first round. i saw hollinger mention a medical issue w/ his hip, he also has a negative wingspan. that said i thought he looked like a really solid offensive bench big in the olynyk role at duke. feel like every team needs that player these days if even just for certain match ups

(i'm in europe and having to purge all my thoughts upon waking up and reading the news, so thank you for indulging my blogging)

people really seem to like the wolves getting dillingham... all the stuff i've read about him has compared him to guys like lou williams, malik monk etc. he is super tiny, less than 175 pounds. i just think the history of guards of that type holding up in the playoffs is really checkered, and the wolves really need players who can clear that bar. i'm sure the thought is that their defense can support one player of that caliber -- i question that thesis

the deandre ayton aspect of it all is funny, but the blazers actually resemble a real roster now w/ clingan, deni, grant in the frountcourt to go w/ their young guards. they're still a very long way from being competitive in the west, but at least their roster actually kinda fits together now. and if clingan really is a kessler level rim protector, then you can see the bones of a team w/ good spacing and shooting at all 4 positions around a defensive anchor at center. we know that you can't completely forfeit perimeter defense so they'd still have to do more stuff down the road but that's at least a logical path forward identity wise to start

Supposedly Jared McCain plays defense but Sixers drafting another 6'2" guard is really relying on Nick Nurse to cover up a lot with scheme. I would say he probably won't play much, but they don't have anyone else.

the heat/sixers ware/mccain thing gives me really bad precious/maxey flashbacks. another small guard to go with maxey doesn’t make tons of sense but feel like daryl is always gonna take the talent

Sixers need 3 and D in the worst way. Former sounds great, we will see about the latter.

There are still so many dominos to fall - hearing they are bringing back Batum, Lowery, and Oubre - even if they get a borderline star in trade/FA that feels so thin now compared to BOS/NY. I think they will be lucky to be in the second tier with IND/CLE barring Embiid's first truly healthy season.

the heat/sixers ware/mccain thing gives me really bad precious/maxey flashbacks.

― slob wizard (J0rdan S.), Thursday, June 27, 2024 8:04 AM (thirty-nine minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

ware on talent athletic shot blocking 7 footer who can hit threes wouldve gone higher but there are motor/feel concerns, maybe miami can train him up

in general a shocking number of 6’2 guards got picked considering that’s almost a mendoza line for are you unplayable in the postseason

The Jaylen Brunson effect is real.

just not a lot of guys this year either

my issue with the ware pick is just that it takes real projection to the point of him looking/playing like a unicorn esque porzingis type player in order for him, as a 7 footer, to play meaningful minutes next to bam. any big they take has to be scrutinized thru that lens. a lot of those same exact kinda minutes need to go to jovic. i think he’s ultimately a back up 5 on this team for the next 2-3 seasons and tho they have badly needed a stable back up 5 for years now it feels rich if that’s all this ends up being. but i trust they’ll put him in a position to succeed, they do well with stretch bigs

I’m 6’ and unplayable in the postseason, so theory checks out.

spurs fans are largely flipping the fuck out about the trade to move dilligham to minny

exciting matchup half of the sacramento kings vs the entire nation of china

https://i.imgur.com/kBX1VDx.png

memphis taking edey is the most interesting development to me, that just feels like a big overhaul of that team again a year after already doing it. i don’t think edey can jump? i don’t see how his skill set matches with ja’s

as a result we have to induct jarren jackson jr into the Hall of Karl Anthony Towns … a 5 who can’t play 5 so now we gotta go find someone to play your position for you

hes gigantic, i would hope screening is one of his things

spurs fans are largely flipping the fuck out about the trade to move dilligham to minny

― polyamerie "it's more than this 1 thing" (m bison), Thursday, June 27, 2024 11:35 AM (thirteen minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

to elaborate, they are convinced a methodical rebuild will alienate wemby so badly (since they wont be competitive fast enough) that he will demand to leave in free agency, this is what kawhi did to this fanbase

xp I don’t blame them for pining for when everyone was healthy and everything clicked with Steven Adams as a key piece, that was a super fun team

the end of an era

Minnesota is trading Wendell Moore Jr. and the No. 37 pick in today's Day 2 of NBA draft to Detroit, sources say.

— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) June 27, 2024

happy draft boxing day to all those who celebrate

filipowski at 32 to jazz.

apparently he has a 26/26 year old girlfriend who hes been dating since he was in... high school.

why is the second round on now they give it its own day then do it in the afternoon

im on summer vacay, this is great

lol

love the early 2nd round aka the late late 1st round

fun fact, the early 2nd round actually started at pick 16 this year

what if they made the whole draft out of early second round

might be because of the big alzheimer’s showcase on tv tonight

tyler Kiley, now that’s an early second rounder if i’ve ever seen one

*kolek

tyler kolek looks like a guy thats gonna need to scrub his social media accounts from the last 8 years

love how every pick is traded in the second round youre like i dont know who this guy is i dont know who picked him

*approaching podium, putting on generic nba hat* im gonna play basketball for the nba

this coverage is hilarious. im sure theyre just testing to see if it does better than whatever debate show they normally have going at this time.

maybe they did it so they wouldnt have to stay up late

must be bob meyers then, cant imagine woj sleeps ever

adem bona

they shouldve let 20 knicks fans in to boo every pick

another nikola ......ic!

shame the heat didnt keep him they couldve cornered the market on bootleg jokers

celtics should draft bronny for lolz

its happening! lmao this is hilarious