The Official 2016 NBA Draft Talk Thread

[SchoolboyC]

He's more than a specialist

He's a good rebounder and defensive player for his position

He will improve his ball handling

His work ethic is top notch

Dude wants to be great

He's not above average at anything except shooting

You think he's the only player in the draft who works hard and wants to be great?

 

[Flex Grossman]

He's up next

I'm taking ivica zubac

 

[Flex Grossman]

The Celtics

@Flex Grossman you did good getting Murray but fukked up at 15

There's a low chance that Denver actually uses all 3 picks. Best case scenario is a trade up but if I'm using all 3 picks and I get Murray with 7, I'm looking for a project wing and a project big. Malachi was the last with with big potential to me and there was still a few upside bigs left so I reached a little.

 

[Th3G3ntleman]

Any news on potential fukkery with Simmons and the 76ers? Like him dodging workouts or anything?

 

[tremonthustler1]

Any news on potential fukkery with Simmons and the 76ers? Like him dodging workouts or anything?

Philly's scheduling workouts with guys in the top 10, not just Simmons, but Simmons seems on track to work out for them. Unlike last year, nobody's trying to duck Philly as a market

 

[tremonthustler1]

Who roots for the Pacers here?

If nobody wants to pick for them from that fan base, I'll leave that up for grabs.

I think that's the only team in question.

What I mean is that eventually teams give their lottery picks that chance to fail in the starting lineup. so if you do draft Dunn he'll come off the bench, and whether or not he's ready within a year or two you'll start hearing that he should start regardless of his performance - Either he'll be too good to stay on the bench, or people will say he needs to start so you know what you have (Teague & Schroder situation)

I'm not worried about 2 years from now. It's a great problem to have if in 2 years that pick is good enough to unseat anyone in that lineup (that becomes a massive trade chip worst case scenario). Not just Dunn, if Murray can do it, if Hield can unseat LaVine, if Poeltl forces Towns to PF, if Jaylen Brown forces Wiggins to go, create a situation.

If they have a Teague /Schroder situation, good. If they're in the playoffs by then, even better. Also, in 2 years, Ricky has 1 year left on his deal. They'll have a better clue of what to do with him as well as the rest of the team.

At the very least, Dunn could help alleviate the problem of the backup PG on this team being much worse than Ricky.

 

[Derek Lee]

Do it Mitch

 

[IGSaint12]

You keep hating

Hield is a safe pick a future all star and his strength is the thing we are lacking most

We were 27th in 3s last year

He's a better Kyle Korver or JJ Redikk but he isn't a future all-star.

 

[tremonthustler1]

So according to John Gambadoro in Phoenix, Dunn is trying to angle his way to Minnesota.

 

[Reid2Achieve]

Who roots for the Pacers here?

If nobody wants to pick for them from that fan base, I'll leave that up for grabs.

I think that's the only team in question.

@Higher Tech

 

[#1 pick]

So according to John Gambadoro in Phoenix, Dunn is trying to angle his way to Minnesota.

Great fit for him

 

[Malta]

So according to John Gambadoro in Phoenix, Dunn is trying to angle his way to Minnesota.

Getting rid of Love literally turned the franchise around, you got draft picks that want to go there now I understand Phoenix has a ton of guards, but still the lack of income tax and weather.....




May as well be your anthem for the next 10 years. Dunn to the Wolves is just for the league, all that defensive potential & offensive talent.

 

[Gil Scott-Heroin]

Thibs finally getting a team he deserves.

 

[tremonthustler1]

Getting rid of Love literally turned the franchise around, you got draft picks that want to go there now I understand Phoenix has a ton of guards, but still the lack of income tax and weather.....




May as well be your anthem for the next 10 years. Dunn to the Wolves is just for the league, all that defensive potential & offensive talent.

It really hasn't yet.

Philosophically speaking, as I've said before, it can help the bench and it can guarantee Zach never plays PG again, but if the idea is to make Dunn a starter, I don't wanna hear a word about playoffs because they'd be taking a step back.

My thing is, if you wanna go a different direction at PG, getting a shooter should be a prerequisite, and Dunn ain't that. He has some of the same question marks.

 

[Kang Deezy]

It really hasn't yet.

Philosophically speaking, as I've said before, it can help the bench and it can guarantee Zach never plays PG again, but if the idea is to make Dunn a starter, I don't wanna hear a word about playoffs because they'd be taking a step back.

My thing is, if you wanna go a different direction at PG, getting a shooter should be a prerequisite, and Dunn ain't that. He has some of the same question marks.

You don't necessarily have to thrust a starting spot onto Dunn, he can come along slowly and be a backup for a year and then they can make a decision between the two of them. It's a win win