Summer 2021 Fantasy Draft: Draft Thread

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The Nets (sorry that they are late) are thrilled to welcome Marcus Smart.

Marcus Smaht!

[gouki88]

The Nets (sorry that they are late) are thrilled to welcome Marcus Smart.

Dang, was hoping to nab him as my 6th man

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With the 10th pick, the OKC Thunder select …



Christian Wood!

He somewhat has the "put number up on bad team" moniker that can be a bit of a death sentence in these types of games, but the talent is there. Plus a big being able to shoot threes is always valuable.

[wdleehi]

The Pacers select Lonzo Ball

[gouki88]

With the 10th pick, the OKC Thunder select …



Christian Wood!

He somewhat has the "put number up on bad team" moniker that can be a bit of a death sentence in these types of games, but the talent is there. Plus a big being able to shoot threes is always valuable.

He is somewhat polarising - Jvalin is a big fan of his, but I'm a bit more sceptical.

You stole Lowry from right under Somebody's nose

[gouki88]

The Pacers select Lonzo Ball

Man, your team is probably my favourite at the moment. Besides my own, of course

PG: Lonzo
SG: Paul George
SF: Tatum
PF: Siakam
C: Sabonis

[RPGenerate]

The Pacers select Lonzo Ball

Call dibs on you keeping the dad 

[gouki88]

The Pacers select Lonzo Ball

Call dibs on you keeping the dad 

You now have to flip a coin to see who has to take the third brother with their 13th pick

[RPGenerate]

With the 10th pick, the OKC Thunder select …



Christian Wood!

He somewhat has the "put number up on bad team" moniker that can be a bit of a death sentence in these types of games, but the talent is there. Plus a big being able to shoot threes is always valuable.

He is somewhat polarising - Jvalin is a big fan of his, but I'm a bit more sceptical.

You stole Lowry from right under Somebody's nose

Haha it seems I did that with a couple people. Surprised he even lasted to me.

[wdleehi]

The Pacers select Lonzo Ball

Call dibs on you keeping the dad 

Only for a future 1st.

[Roy H.]

The Pacers select Lonzo Ball

Man, your team is probably my favourite at the moment. Besides my own, of course

PG: Lonzo
SG: Paul George
SF: Tatum
PF: Siakam
C: Sabonis

I really liked the first four picks.

I'm not as big of a fan of Lonzo.  I'm just not sure he's ready to be a PG on a good team.  I assume that on wdleehi's team he's essentially going to be a 3&D guy with less initiation of the offense, but I just don't love the kid.

EDIT:  Looking at who was left at PG, Lonzo might have been the best one left.  So, good pick, even if I think he's a weak link.

[RPGenerate]

The Pacers select Lonzo Ball

Man, your team is probably my favourite at the moment. Besides my own, of course

PG: Lonzo
SG: Paul George
SF: Tatum
PF: Siakam
C: Sabonis

I really liked the first four picks.

I'm not as big of a fan of Lonzo.  I'm just not sure he's ready to be a PG on a good team.  I assume that on wdleehi's team he's essentially going to be a 3&D guy with less initiation of the offense, but I just don't love the kid.

Yeah, I feel like the team could use a point guard who can run the offense, and I'm afraid Ball is a bit too limited to do that.

[nickagneta]

I am actually very optimistic about landing one of my 3 guys I have interest in in the 6th round being there(now that perfect fit for my 6th man, Kyle Lowry, is gone).  Gotta love that!

[gouki88]

The Pacers select Lonzo Ball

Man, your team is probably my favourite at the moment. Besides my own, of course

PG: Lonzo
SG: Paul George
SF: Tatum
PF: Siakam
C: Sabonis

I really liked the first four picks.

I'm not as big of a fan of Lonzo.  I'm just not sure he's ready to be a PG on a good team.  I assume that on wdleehi's team he's essentially going to be a 3&D guy with less initiation of the offense, but I just don't love the kid.

That's fair enough. I really rate his playmaking on the fastbreak, which will be really fun with the 3 athletic wings he's got. In the half-court his passing suffers, but the three wings are + passers for their position, and Sabonis is probably only behind Jokic in terms of passing bigs. His defensive ability and 3 point shooting will be the main assets I imagine.

[Who]

I'm gonna do an audible and shift gears. Was focusing on getting a nice 3-and-D wing, but this player dropped surprisingly far. With the 9th pick of the 5th round, the Toronto Raptors are welcoming back...

Kyle Lowry!!!

I like this move. Better fit next to Harden for my mind, and LaMelo can provide weird looks off the bench that challenge the opposition

They could start all three of those guys. I like Harden defending SFs. He can do that well with his bulk and length.

PG: Lowry
SG: LaMelo
SF: Harden
PF: Zion
 C: Vucevic

Probably best to bring one of them off the bench but they could play together if desired.

Oddly enough, I am more worried about Zion getting enough ball-handling opportunities next to those three guards than those three guards being able to play alongside one another.