Someone's Head Should Roll for Botching Desmond Bane Draft/Trade

[footey]

Bane is averaging over 17 PPG his second season.

The scouting reports on him going into last year's draft were glowing. His draft stock was climbing to the high teens/low twenties. Miraculously he slipped to the 30th pick.  What does Boston do? They trade the pick for two future 2nd round picks.

Danny is gone, so we can't fire him!!  Our draft room needs serious overhaul.  I hated this pick trade when it happened. Bane was an elite 3 point shooter coming into the draft. He was a 4 year guy who would be able to step right in and play.  They packaged this pick in a trade to dump Kantor, for goodness sake!

I think Brad should overhaul our draft room staff, starting with those guys who recommended the trade.  I have a hard time finding this move being dictated by ownership.  The salary slot created by the 30th pick is relatively small and could have easily been absorbed.  Just a poor move all the way around.

I have zero confidence in our draft room. Zero.

[Atzar]

You can call up the Jazz if you want.  Maybe they'll let you behead their new CEO. 

[Roy H.]

Eh.  I didn’t like the trade either, but it’s hard to get too upset missing on the 30th pick.

I think most of us would have taken Tillman anyway.

All that said…. I don’t see anything special in the talent evaluation of Austin Ainge or Brad Stevens.

[boscel33]

Eh.  I didn’t like the trade either, but it’s hard to get too upset missing on the 30th pick.

I think most of us would have taken Tillman anyway.

All that said…. I don’t see anything special in the talent evaluation of Austin Ainge or Brad Stevens.

Exactly!  Whose to say they draft Bane if they stayed put?  I think they would have gone big, specially since they had just taken Nesmith!  I would have leaned Carey here.

[footey]

Eh.  I didn’t like the trade either, but it’s hard to get too upset missing on the 30th pick.

I think most of us would have taken Tillman anyway.

All that said…. I don’t see anything special in the talent evaluation of Austin Ainge or Brad Stevens.

Exactly!  Whose to say they draft Bane if they stayed put?  I think they would have gone big, specially since they had just taken Nesmith!  I would have leaned Carey here.

Bane was BPA based on nearly every mock draft. Carey an awful pick. Bane projected to go late teens.

[Goldstar88]

How much did Liam pay you to start this thread? Be honest...

[slamtheking]

How much did Liam pay you to start this thread? Be honest...

thought the same thing. 

[Roy H.]

Eh.  I didn’t like the trade either, but it’s hard to get too upset missing on the 30th pick.

I think most of us would have taken Tillman anyway.

All that said…. I don’t see anything special in the talent evaluation of Austin Ainge or Brad Stevens.

Exactly!  Whose to say they draft Bane if they stayed put?  I think they would have gone big, specially since they had just taken Nesmith!  I would have leaned Carey here.

Bane was BPA based on nearly every mock draft. Carey an awful pick. Bane projected to go late teens.

I'm not sure about that.  For instance, NBADraft had Tyrell Terry ranked higher.

So did this one, along with a bunch of other players.

As did this one.

So, based on consensus mock drafts, we should have taken Tyrell Terry?  That consensus mock draft prospect has averaged 1.1 points per game over 12 games in his career.

[Ogaju]

How much did Liam pay you to start this thread? Be honest...

He is Liam…. This blog is full of Liams.

[PhoSita]

How many of the teams that had picks before 30 should have taken him?

[Goldstar88]

How much did Liam pay you to start this thread? Be honest...

He is Liam…. This blog is full of Liams.

I knew it! 

[jambr380]

Eh.  I didn’t like the trade either, but it’s hard to get too upset missing on the 30th pick.

I think most of us would have taken Tillman anyway.

All that said…. I don’t see anything special in the talent evaluation of Austin Ainge or Brad Stevens.

Exactly!  Whose to say they draft Bane if they stayed put?  I think they would have gone big, specially since they had just taken Nesmith!  I would have leaned Carey here.

Bane was BPA based on nearly every mock draft. Carey an awful pick. Bane projected to go late teens.

I'm not sure about that.  For instance, NBADraft had Tyrell Terry ranked higher.

So did this one, along with a bunch of other players.

As did this one.

So, based on consensus mock drafts, we should have taken Tyrell Terry?  That consensus mock draft prospect has averaged 1.1 points per game over 12 games in his career.

I was so wrong about Tyrell Terry - glad I'm not the GM

As for Bane, I can't imagine we had any intention taking him after the Nesmith pick. And we definitely didn't have any intention of drafting three players. Would I go back in time and take Cole Anthony and Desmond Bane? Sure, but it didn't happen. Time to look forward, rather than reflect on solid (but not incredible) players we missed out on.

[droopdog7]

Eh.  I didn’t like the trade either, but it’s hard to get too upset missing on the 30th pick.

I think most of us would have taken Tillman anyway.

All that said…. I don’t see anything special in the talent evaluation of Austin Ainge or Brad Stevens.

Exactly!  Whose to say they draft Bane if they stayed put?  I think they would have gone big, specially since they had just taken Nesmith!  I would have leaned Carey here.

Bane was BPA based on nearly every mock draft. Carey an awful pick. Bane projected to go late teens.

I'm not sure about that.  For instance, NBADraft had Tyrell Terry ranked higher.

So did this one, along with a bunch of other players.

As did this one.

So, based on consensus mock drafts, we should have taken Tyrell Terry?  That consensus mock draft prospect has averaged 1.1 points per game over 12 games in his career.

I was so wrong about Tyrell Terry - glad I'm not the GM

As for Bane, I can't imagine we had any intention taking him after the Nesmith pick. And we definitely didn't have any intention of drafting three players. Would I go back in time and take Cole Anthony and Desmond Bane? Sure, but it didn't happen. Time to look forward, rather than reflect on solid (but not incredible) players we missed out on.

I remember a long back and forth about Tyler terry before the draft.  I was basically neutral on him but whoever it was, was convinced he would go in the lottery and would be a star.

[Birdman]

Bane probably wouldn’t play much here

[Surferdad]

Bane probably wouldn’t play much here

IIRC, that is actually why the trade was made.