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

[GreenFaith1819]

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

And with THAT pick THIS Fantastic Five



And THIS Fantastic Five



Have all been taken.

Love Smart...was looking at him next round.

[RPGenerate]

With the last pick of the 11th round, the Denver "Bad Boy" Nuggets select one of the toughest dudes I've seen play basketball...



Anthony Mason!!!

[Roy H.]

I loved that dude.  They should just clone Mason and give every team one.

[nickagneta]

Round 10 is now closed.

[GreenFaith1819]

I loved that dude.  They should just clone Mason and give every team one.

A physical player without being nasty or illegal...loved Mase as well.

[nickagneta]

TEAM ROSTERS

EASTERN CONFERENCE

BOSTON - Who
Kevin Durant
Steve Nash
Pau Gasol
Marc Gasol
Rasheed Wallace
Danny Granger
Allan Houston
John Stockton
Nene Hilario
Richard Jefferson

PHILADELPHIA - wdleehi
LeBron James
Ray Allen
Chauncey Billups
Rudy Gobert
Gerald Wallace
Paul Milsap
Sam Cassell
Michael Finley
Antoine Walker
Zach Randolph

TORONTO - Somebody
Kevin Garnett
David Robinson
Vince Carter
Kyle Lowey
Khris Middleton
Luol Deng
Kemba Walker
Vlade Divac
Antawn Jamison
Donovan Mitchell

MILWAUKEE - Roy H.
Giannis Antetokounmpo
Alonzo Mourning
Karl Malone
Mano Ginobili
Derrick Rose
Jayson Tatum
Mike Conley
Serge Ibaka
J.J. Redick
Andrew Bogut

MIAMI - RodyTur10
Chris Paul
Dwight Howard
Jimmy Butler
Brandon Roy
Andrei Kirilenko
Kevin Love
Gilbert Arenas
Rashard Lewis
Scottie Pippen
DeAndre Jordan

INDIANA- GreenFaith1819
Dirk Nowitzki
Joel Embiid
Tony Parker
Gordon Hayward
Victor Oladipo
Andre Iguodala
Tyson Chandler
John Wall
Jalen Rose
Bam Adebayo

BROOKLYN - Donoghus
Tracy McGrady
Anthony Davis
Shawn Marion
Yao Ming
Blake Griffin
Allen Iverson
Theo Ratliff
Andre Miller
David West
Shane Battier


WESTERN CONFERENCE

LOS ANGELES LAKERS - Celtic Fan Forever
Kobe Bryant
Chris Webber
Damian Lillard
Nikola Jokic
Metta Work Peace
Pascal Siakam
Marcus Camby
Michael Jordan
Baron Davis
Jason Terry

LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS - gouki88
Stephen Curry
Grant Hill
Elton Brand
Michael Redd
Deron Williams
Joakim Noah
Lamar Odom
Andrew Bynum
Doug Christie
Hedo Turkoglu

DENVER - RPGenerate
Tim Duncan
Gary Payton
Draymond Green
Carmelo Anthony
Richard Hamilton
Kyrie Irving
DeMarcus Cousins
Glenn Robinson
Raja Bell
Anthony Mason

UTAH - action781
Shaquille O'Neal
Jason Kidd
Peja Stojakovic
Al Horford
Reggie Miller
Rajon Rondo
Jaylen Brown
Carlos Boozer
Jamal Mashburn
Marcus Smart

DALLAS - Jvalin
Kawhi Leonard
Klay Thompson
Luka Doncic
Dikembe Mutombo
Karl Anthony-Towns
Cliff Robinson
Russell Westbrook
Bruce Bowen
Kyle Korver
Zion Williamson

HOUSTON - freshinthehouse
Dwyane Wade
James Harden
Amar'e Stoudemire
Chris Bosh
Eddie Jones
Joe Johnson
Antonio McDyess
Kristaps Porzingas
Devin Booker
Brook Lopez

OKLAHOMA CITY - Yoki_IsTheName
Paul Pierce
Paul George
Ben Wallace
LaMarcus Aldridge
Jrue Holiday
Bradley Beal
Jermaine O'Neal
Isaiah Thomas
Tayshaun Prince
Ben Simmons

[gouki88]

I’m not too sure I understand the Zion pick, given there are legitimate All-NBA and All-Defensive PF’s left still on the board, but I guess it’s binkie o'clock!

[RPGenerate]

I’m not too sure I understand the Zion pick, given there are legitimate All-NBA and All-Defensive PF’s left still on the board, but I guess it’s binkie o'clock!

I think it's a fair choice, depending on the team. The funny thing is that if we look back on this draft 5 years later, we maybe like, "What?!? How was Zion not picked until the 10th round!!!

[gouki88]

I’m not too sure I understand the Zion pick, given there are legitimate All-NBA and All-Defensive PF’s left still on the board, but I guess it’s binkie o'clock!

I think it's a fair choice, depending on the team. The funny thing is that if we look back on this draft 5 years later, we maybe like, "What?!? How was Zion not picked until the 10th round!!!

Yeah, lol, if we redo this draft in 5 years Zion & Luka could both be top 2 round picks

[freshinthehouse]

I'm a little disappointed that I havent gotten any trade offers yet.  The Houston Rockets are open for business!

[action781]

I'm a little disappointed that I havent gotten any trade offers yet.  The Houston Rockets are open for business!

I PMed you!

[Who]

I loved that dude.  They should just clone Mason and give every team one.

A physical player without being nasty or illegal...loved Mase as well.

I am not too sure about Mase in this league. He was a ball dominant iso heavy player. He could be tricky. You kinda gotta get out of his way and let him have at it.

I loved Mase in NYC and Charlotte but I am still angry at how things played out when he went to Milwaukee. I thought they were on the verge of a Championship. Mase should have been the final piece but his selfishness destroyed that team from within.

[gouki88]

Some of these full game feeds the NBA YouTube channel is putting up are really cool for seeing some of the best players of this draft putting up great performances. The one between the Nets & the Suns (double OT from 2006) is a great one for seeing Nash, Kidd, Marion, Stoudemire, Jefferson and Carter all either in their prime or right around it.

Plus, it's a double OT game with two of the great all-time passers

[nickagneta]

I loved that dude.  They should just clone Mason and give every team one.

A physical player without being nasty or illegal...loved Mase as well.

I am not too sure about Mase in this league. He was a ball dominant iso heavy player. He could be tricky. You kinda gotta get out of his way and let him have at it.

I loved Mase in NYC and Charlotte but I am still angry at how things played out when he went to Milwaukee. I thought they were on the verge of a Championship. Mase should have been the final piece but his selfishness destroyed that team from within.

While I agree Mason was a bit of a cancer in that locker room, I never bought Milwaukee as being anywhere near a contender. Milwaukee made the ECFs the year before Mason got there but that ECF had possibly the 2 worst ECF teams ever to be in the ECFs at the same time.

The real title contenders were all out West. The real title contenders during this period were the Lakers, Spurs, Suns and Kings. Milwaukee was no where near title contenders.

And though Mason loved to pound the ball in the post, which contributed to a much slower pace and disjointed offense, I think a much worse defense, bad rebounding and terrible play from their bigs, who were pretty suspect even the year before, were bigger factors in that team falling off.

It's also very possible that 2001 team that went to the ECF played way over their heads that year in, again, maybe one of the worst seasons for Eastern Conference basketball ever. They were a .500 team before that season and for a while after that season.

[Somebody]

I loved that dude.  They should just clone Mason and give every team one.

A physical player without being nasty or illegal...loved Mase as well.

I am not too sure about Mase in this league. He was a ball dominant iso heavy player. He could be tricky. You kinda gotta get out of his way and let him have at it.

I loved Mase in NYC and Charlotte but I am still angry at how things played out when he went to Milwaukee. I thought they were on the verge of a Championship. Mase should have been the final piece but his selfishness destroyed that team from within.

While I agree Mason was a bit of a cancer in that locker room, I never bought Milwaukee as being anywhere near a contender. Milwaukee made the ECFs the year before Mason got there but that ECF had possibly the 2 worst ECF teams ever to be in the ECFs at the same time.

The real title contenders were all out West. The real title contenders during this period were the Lakers, Spurs, Suns and Kings. Milwaukee was no where near title contenders.

And though Mason loved to pound the ball in the post, which contributed to a much slower pace and disjointed offense, I think a much worse defense, bad rebounding and terrible play from their bigs, who were pretty suspect even the year before, were bigger factors in that team falling off.

It's also very possible that 2001 team that went to the ECF played way over their heads that year in, again, maybe one of the worst seasons for Eastern Conference basketball ever. They were a .500 team before that season and for a while after that season.

A cursory look at the stats would say that the team's success wasn't really sustainable: they had the best offence in the league with an All-NBA guard spearheading the offence (screams of a really hot year than actual sustainable quality) and the 20th best defence with a good number of sketchy defensive players. That Bucks team looks more like a mid-high 40s to low 50 win team than a contender tbh.