2020 Historical Draft Thread: Draft over. Playoffs coming soon!

[nickagneta]

There just aren’t a lot of guys left who have made both the All-NBA team and the All-Defense team.

Andrew Bogut

My all-time favorite player. I will always cheer for a team that Andrew Bogut plays for.

That’s interesting to me.  Even over Steph and Klay?

I love the guy, too.  I started talking about him around the 6th or 7th round.

True story...in the DKC days when Yoki and I were running the Warriors, this was the year before the Dubs won the title, I had to keep talking Yoki out of trading Steph and Klay. I kept saying, no these are the guys you keep to build around. Not sure he loved Steph and Klay back then. I left shortly after that so can't remember what he did afterward.

Won three straight titles with both of them.

Although that loss to Roy hurts.

Learned the Padawan did.

Lol. Congrats Yoki. Had no idea.

[RPGenerate]

Just waiting on a response on a trade request. Should be ready to pick soon otherwise.

[action781]

Okay guys, let's speed this up. I have to go to the store and fight old ladies for toilet paper and hand soap. Lol.   

JK....no hurry. But I do have to go to the store.

Got mine ready after RPG!

[Yoki_IsTheName]

There just aren’t a lot of guys left who have made both the All-NBA team and the All-Defense team.

Andrew Bogut

My all-time favorite player. I will always cheer for a team that Andrew Bogut plays for.

I hope that excludes his brief stint on the Fakers 

Well, yeah. But at that point he's so washed, I just wanted him to do good and get another NBA stint somewhere else.

[Roy H.]

There just aren’t a lot of guys left who have made both the All-NBA team and the All-Defense team.

Andrew Bogut

My all-time favorite player. I will always cheer for a team that Andrew Bogut plays for.

That’s interesting to me.  Even over Steph and Klay?

I love the guy, too.  I started talking about him around the 6th or 7th round.

True story...in the DKC days when Yoki and I were running the Warriors, this was the year before the Dubs won the title, I had to keep talking Yoki out of trading Steph and Klay. I kept saying, no these are the guys you keep to build around. Not sure he loved Steph and Klay back then. I left shortly after that so can't remember what he did afterward.

That’s awesome.  I hated that the Dubs had to dump him to get Durant.

Although that loss to Roy hurts.

Yeah, but both our teams were stacked.  If I recall, riah and I had Boogie, Dirk, Lebron, Middleton, Iggy and Jrue.

[Who]

Love a lot of the picks I've seen:

-Tayshaun Prince I originally listed as a potential 5th rounder because of his ability to fit in as a glue guy 5th starter.
-Z-Bo is an offensive force if you've got the right spread of shooters around him.
-DeAndre Jordan has been the lone first-team all-nba guy available for a while now.  I was hesitant to take him due to the strategy of just fouling him, but that's not as viable anymore with the rule changes.  That's a great pick.
-Bam, Brook, and Bogut were my top 3 centers I wanted to nab with my 10th round pick.  Darn you guys.
-Jamison and David West are solid picks.  I think Jamison, West, Boozer, and Rashard Lewis are all pretty similar quality 2nd team all-nba caliber PFs with slight variations in their strengths/weaknesses they bring to a team.  Rashard probably being the one who can fit in best on most teams in this game.
-Ben Simmons is a no-brainer value in this round.  Just needs the right fit.  I think he should play point PF.

I loved the Scottie Pippen pickup. He was still performing at an Iguodala-like level on the floor only with more leadership. That was a great get at the end of the 9th round.

[Yoki_IsTheName]

There just aren’t a lot of guys left who have made both the All-NBA team and the All-Defense team.

Andrew Bogut

My all-time favorite player. I will always cheer for a team that Andrew Bogut plays for.

That’s interesting to me.  Even over Steph and Klay?

I love the guy, too.  I started talking about him around the 6th or 7th round.

True story...in the DKC days when Yoki and I were running the Warriors, this was the year before the Dubs won the title, I had to keep talking Yoki out of trading Steph and Klay. I kept saying, no these are the guys you keep to build around. Not sure he loved Steph and Klay back then. I left shortly after that so can't remember what he did afterward.

That’s awesome.  I hated that the Dubs had to dump him to get Durant.

Although that loss to Roy hurts.

Yeah, but both our teams were stacked.  If I recall, riah and I had Boogie, Dirk, Lebron, Middleton, Iggy and Jrue.

And I had Steph, Klay, Dray, Pau, Andrew, and Luol Deng.

That Finals was as intense as ever.

[nickagneta]

TRADE

Dallas sends: 10(14) and 11(1)

Denver sends: 10(11) and 11(4)

[Jvalin]

Need a PF off the bench. Gimme the best PF available.

With the 11th pick in the 10th round, the Dallas Mavericks select Zion Williamson!



Zion is a HOF level talent. Can't say the same thing about the vast majority of the guys left on the board.

I get that he was injured during most part of the regular season, but he would have been available for the playoffs (assuming the Pels would have won the race for the 8th seed). It's not like I would need him in the regular season anyway. The rest of the team can get the job done. At the end of the day, it's all about the playoffs. Zion off the bench next to a stretch 5 like KAT would have been a beast!

Fwiw, he played in 19 games for the Pels this season averaging 23.6 points and 6.8 rebounds on 58.9% from the floor and 46.2% from 3 (albeit on 0.7 attempts per game).

My 10-man roster thus far

PG: Luka Doncic - Russell Westbrook
SG: Klay Thompson - Kyle Korver
SF: Kawhi Leonard - Bruce Bowen
PF: Cliff Robinson - Zion Williamson
C: Dikembe Mutombo - Karl Anthony Towns

[Donoghus]

At this point, why the heck not with Zion?

[action781]

My backup C will be available for me next round.  So for an 11th man... if he falls that far on the depth chart... you need someone who can provide you something rare.  So I'm going to draft a guy that can be argued as perhaps the most qualified player in the entire draft to defend Steph Curry or James Harden.  Or Paul Milsap if you happen to need that.   

With pick 10(12) the Utah Jazz select the NBA league-leader in grit and combat muscles...



Marcus Smart

[nickagneta]

Need a PF off the bench. Gimme the best PF available.

With the 11th pick in the 10th round, the Dallas Mavericks select Zion Williamson!



Zion is a HOF level talent. Can't say the same thing about the vast majority of the guys left on the board.

I get that he was injured during most part of the regular season, but he would have been available for the playoffs (assuming the Pels would have won the race for the 8th seed). It's not like I would need him in the regular season anyway. The rest of the team can get the job done. At the end of the day, it's all about the playoffs. Zion off the bench next to a stretch 5 like KAT would have been a beast!

Fwiw, he played in 19 games for the Pels this season averaging 23.6 points and 6.8 rebounds on 58.9% from the floor and 46.2% from 3 (albeit on 0.7 attempts per game).

My 10-man roster thus far

PG: Luka Doncic - Russell Westbrook
SG: Klay Thompson - Kyle Korver
SF: Kawhi Leonard - Bruce Bowen
PF: Cliff Robinson - Zion Williamson
C: Dikembe Mutombo - Karl Anthony Towns

You traded up to grab a guy that hasn't even played a half year of basketball in the NBA? Did you have info someone else would take him before your pick?

[Somebody]

My backup C will be available for me next round.  So for an 11th man... if he falls that far on the depth chart... you need someone who can provide you something rare.  So I'm going to draft a guy that can be argued as perhaps the most qualified player in the entire draft to defend Steph Curry or James Harden.  Or Paul Milsap if you happen to need that.   

With pick 10(12) the Utah Jazz select the NBA league-leader in grit and combat muscles...



Marcus Smart

I love the pick, he could've garnered All-Star consideration this year in the right situation imo.

[Jvalin]

Need a PF off the bench. Gimme the best PF available.

With the 11th pick in the 10th round, the Dallas Mavericks select Zion Williamson!



Zion is a HOF level talent. Can't say the same thing about the vast majority of the guys left on the board.

I get that he was injured during most part of the regular season, but he would have been available for the playoffs (assuming the Pels would have won the race for the 8th seed). It's not like I would need him in the regular season anyway. The rest of the team can get the job done. At the end of the day, it's all about the playoffs. Zion off the bench next to a stretch 5 like KAT would have been a beast!

Fwiw, he played in 19 games for the Pels this season averaging 23.6 points and 6.8 rebounds on 58.9% from the floor and 46.2% from 3 (albeit on 0.7 attempts per game).

My 10-man roster thus far

PG: Luka Doncic - Russell Westbrook
SG: Klay Thompson - Kyle Korver
SF: Kawhi Leonard - Bruce Bowen
PF: Cliff Robinson - Zion Williamson
C: Dikembe Mutombo - Karl Anthony Towns

You traded up to grab a guy that hasn't even played a half year of basketball in the NBA? Did you have info someone else would take him before your pick?

RPGenerate hasn't drafted a backup PF yet. Figured he might go for Zion.

Regardless, I traded down just 3 spots in the next round. No big deal.

[Somebody]

With 10(13), the Toronto Raptors select a two way All-Star guard who has been the offensive centrepiece of a defensively inclined Utah Jazz team:

Donovan Mitchell