2019 Historical Draft Thread(TIME TO REVEAL THE WINNER!!!)

[Somebody]

With the 11th pick in the 2019 Historical Draft the Los Angeles Lakers select:



Anthony Davis

So yeah, ummmmmm......yeah. Okay!!!! Anthony Davis. 3rd round.

Yeah I forgot to send in the combinations I didn't want lol. TMac and AD was one of them.

[Silky]

Looking to deal out of 5th round. Will be away from computer all day

Have 2 picks

Would like another 4th rounder and a 6th or 7th rounder in return.

Pm me

[Somebody]

Looking to trade AD for a wing who can defend and pass. Willing to throw in my early 4th round pick to move down a few slots as incentive. Also open to trading AD for a fourth round pick and a slight move up in the latter rounds. For my fourth round pick itself I'm willing to move down a bit if it gets a late round pick of mine to move up to the 5th or 6th rounds.

[Moranis]

Wade is the 3rd best SG of all time, but I just don't like his game in this type of draft.  Ball dominant, poor shooter, good but not great defender, etc.  He needs the right team around him and I don't think he is good enough to be the centerpiece.

Then luckily he will be third banana behind Shaq and The Logo. I think having Shaq and West is having the right guys around Wade.

except the first part is the key. I don't think he fits well in this type of draft.  And yes I know he won with Shaq and James, but with Shaq he was the #1 offensive option and with James he wasn't a great fit, they were just better then everyone else (which isn't the case here).  Wade was excellent as the centerpiece in a normal league, but this isn't a normal league.   I don't like his style of play.  Same reason I wouldn't have selected someone like Giannis either unless the value was just too good to pass up for both of them and the 3rd round was not that.

I didn't like the Paul or McGrady selections either. Just seemed too early for both of them.  But that is the fun in this, so many ways to go with lots of options

[Moranis]

I think this is the round when I might start taking players that fit as opposed to B.P.A.  Obviously will depend on how the draft is going and who is or is not on the board, but definitely need to really start focusing on team building.

[Somebody]

I'm not sure whether I should add some more muscle inside or get a versatile wing at this point in the draft.

[Yoki_IsTheName]

I think this is the round when I might start taking players that fit as opposed to B.P.A.  Obviously will depend on how the draft is going and who is or is not on the board, but definitely need to really start focusing on team building.

Its funny to me because I am at the complete opposite.

I have players on my board based on fit, but man, I still see a few top tier talent there that if they are still available where I pick, I might abandon my list and take them

[Silky]

I'm not sure whether I should add some more muscle inside or get a versatile wing at this point in the draft.

you need size mate.

[action781]

I think this is the round when I might start taking players that fit as opposed to B.P.A.  Obviously will depend on how the draft is going and who is or is not on the board, but definitely need to really start focusing on team building.

Its funny to me because I am at the complete opposite.

I have players on my board based on fit, but man, I still see a few top tier talent there that if they are still available where I pick, I might abandon my list and take them

I'm the same exact way.  I think a few players on the board will be extremely tradeable even if they don't fit one's team

[nickagneta]

I think this is the round when I might start taking players that fit as opposed to B.P.A.  Obviously will depend on how the draft is going and who is or is not on the board, but definitely need to really start focusing on team building.

Its funny to me because I am at the complete opposite.

I have players on my board based on fit, but man, I still see a few top tier talent there that if they are still available where I pick, I might abandon my list and take them

I'm the same exact way.  I think a few players on the board will be extremely tradeable even if they don't fit one's team

So today could be asset collection day. BPA and if they play the same position as another on your team, make them available to trade for or make them your 6th man.

[Yoki_IsTheName]

I think this is the round when I might start taking players that fit as opposed to B.P.A.  Obviously will depend on how the draft is going and who is or is not on the board, but definitely need to really start focusing on team building.

Its funny to me because I am at the complete opposite.

I have players on my board based on fit, but man, I still see a few top tier talent there that if they are still available where I pick, I might abandon my list and take them

I'm the same exact way.  I think a few players on the board will be extremely tradeable even if they don't fit one's team

So today could be asset collection day. BPA and if they play the same position as another on your team, make them available to trade for or make them your 6th man.

I doubt they'd slip past me, seeming as I have the last pick of the round today. But man, I see a good half a dozen players that if they do slip, I won't hesitate to pick.

[Moranis]

I think this is the round when I might start taking players that fit as opposed to B.P.A.  Obviously will depend on how the draft is going and who is or is not on the board, but definitely need to really start focusing on team building.

Its funny to me because I am at the complete opposite.

I have players on my board based on fit, but man, I still see a few top tier talent there that if they are still available where I pick, I might abandon my list and take them

I'm the same exact way.  I think a few players on the board will be extremely tradeable even if they don't fit one's team

So today could be asset collection day. BPA and if they play the same position as another on your team, make them available to trade for or make them your 6th man.

I doubt they'd slip past me, seeming as I have the last pick of the round today. But man, I see a good half a dozen players that if they do slip, I won't hesitate to pick.

one guy in particular really stands out to me, but I hate the fit on my roster.  I'd have a hard time taking him for that reason.  A couple of other guys I am a bit more torn on regarding fit.  But yeah, there are plenty of very good players available.  I do have real worries though about loading up on alpha-males and ending up with a disaster as far as chemistry.  I think I have the right mix right now, but you add in 2 more alphas and it can go down hill quickly.

[Somebody]

I think this is the round when I might start taking players that fit as opposed to B.P.A.  Obviously will depend on how the draft is going and who is or is not on the board, but definitely need to really start focusing on team building.

Its funny to me because I am at the complete opposite.

I have players on my board based on fit, but man, I still see a few top tier talent there that if they are still available where I pick, I might abandon my list and take them

I'm the same exact way.  I think a few players on the board will be extremely tradeable even if they don't fit one's team

So today could be asset collection day. BPA and if they play the same position as another on your team, make them available to trade for or make them your 6th man.

I doubt they'd slip past me, seeming as I have the last pick of the round today. But man, I see a good half a dozen players that if they do slip, I won't hesitate to pick.

one guy in particular really stands out to me, but I hate the fit on my roster.  I'd have a hard time taking him for that reason.  A couple of other guys I am a bit more torn on regarding fit.  But yeah, there are plenty of very good players available.  I do have real worries though about loading up on alpha-males and ending up with a disaster as far as chemistry.  I think I have the right mix right now, but you add in 2 more alphas and it can go down hill quickly.

I think how the games fit are more important than having too many alphas. Winning is the cure all for discontentment and dissatisfaction as long as the players get a role where they can do their thing, even if it's scaled back a bit.

[nickagneta]

I think this is the round when I might start taking players that fit as opposed to B.P.A.  Obviously will depend on how the draft is going and who is or is not on the board, but definitely need to really start focusing on team building.

Its funny to me because I am at the complete opposite.

I have players on my board based on fit, but man, I still see a few top tier talent there that if they are still available where I pick, I might abandon my list and take them

I'm the same exact way.  I think a few players on the board will be extremely tradeable even if they don't fit one's team

So today could be asset collection day. BPA and if they play the same position as another on your team, make them available to trade for or make them your 6th man.

I doubt they'd slip past me, seeming as I have the last pick of the round today. But man, I see a good half a dozen players that if they do slip, I won't hesitate to pick.

one guy in particular really stands out to me, but I hate the fit on my roster.  I'd have a hard time taking him for that reason.  A couple of other guys I am a bit more torn on regarding fit.  But yeah, there are plenty of very good players available.  I do have real worries though about loading up on alpha-males and ending up with a disaster as far as chemistry.  I think I have the right mix right now, but you add in 2 more alphas and it can go down hill quickly.

There are bunches of guys that played on gold medal winning teams that were alphas but sacrificed on that gold medal winning team for the greater good. Grabbing alphas with that type experience could mitigate your issue of too many alphas, if your alphas have shown to be able to meld with other alphas on gold medal winning teams.

[Moranis]

I think this is the round when I might start taking players that fit as opposed to B.P.A.  Obviously will depend on how the draft is going and who is or is not on the board, but definitely need to really start focusing on team building.

Its funny to me because I am at the complete opposite.

I have players on my board based on fit, but man, I still see a few top tier talent there that if they are still available where I pick, I might abandon my list and take them

I'm the same exact way.  I think a few players on the board will be extremely tradeable even if they don't fit one's team

So today could be asset collection day. BPA and if they play the same position as another on your team, make them available to trade for or make them your 6th man.

I doubt they'd slip past me, seeming as I have the last pick of the round today. But man, I see a good half a dozen players that if they do slip, I won't hesitate to pick.

one guy in particular really stands out to me, but I hate the fit on my roster.  I'd have a hard time taking him for that reason.  A couple of other guys I am a bit more torn on regarding fit.  But yeah, there are plenty of very good players available.  I do have real worries though about loading up on alpha-males and ending up with a disaster as far as chemistry.  I think I have the right mix right now, but you add in 2 more alphas and it can go down hill quickly.

I think how the games fit are more important than having too many alphas. Winning is the cure all for discontentment and dissatisfaction as long as the players get a role where they can do their thing, even if it's scaled back a bit.

Except we've seen time and time again great players, even on winning teams, often end up clashing with the other great players on their teams and the teams blow up.  You end up with several of those type players and it isn't easy to manage that.  Take Shaq and Kobe for example.  They were winning, but they hated playing with each other.  Jordan and Pippen didn't get along at all though because of Jordan's breaks they stuck it out (and there Pippen was the clear beta to Jordan's alpha).  Those aren't unique situations (can't list them all as several have players not yet drafted in this).  You need the glue guys, even ones that are uber talented and could legitimately start on a team in this.  That is why someone like Garnett is more valuable than perhaps his talent would yield.  He was never a ball dominant scorer and his strengths would work well in this. 

Also, that is one of the main reasons I grabbed 3 players from the same era, 2 of which actually played together for a couple of seasons.  I wanted guys that I thought would mesh well together when you are talking about 3 top 20 players all time.    Again I might throw all of that out and take another uber talented player, but at some point the lesser talented but better fitting players have to added or your team becomes a mess.