They will have a better record than the Celtics but they also have the Knicks pick...currently with the 8th worst record and they are freefalling!

They won't catch Brooklyn but with some ping pong luck, similar to Cleveland in the past, they could have a top 3 pick!

Ouch!!

Denver has the right to swap the Knicks pick if it drops below theirs, Toronto will get the worst of those picks, So it will be the Nuggets who would benefit if it turns into a top 3 pick and theirs doesn't.

Plus they've done everything they've done this season while missing significant time from arguably their 3rd and 4th best players, with DeMarre Carroll playing in only 23 games and possibly out for the season and Jonas Valanciunas also missing 17 games.

Think about how good we'd feel about the Celtics 33-25 record if Jae Crowder went down for the rest of the regular season in Decemebr (but with a playoff return hopeful), and that Marcus Smart injury still happened.  And the Raptors are 6 games better than that with a likely top 10 pick coming next year.

Of course that rosey outlook could all change if DeRozen walks in free agency, but I doubt he's leaving that bromance he has going on with Lowry.

I have to applaud DeRozan in this thread.  I am someone who was not a fan in the past but this year he has been really awesome for them and has won me over.  He has put his head down and attacked the rim with such abandon.  Don't have the time to check if he still is in the lead, but he had a strong lead in total drives to the rim this year.   We have IT doing that well for us but of course he doesn't have the length that DeRozan has.

He is a guy I would sign to the Celtics but I also doubt he leaves.

They are in a nice position , but the C's are in a better position

They have a solid team with a chance to add a max and top 10 pick

BUT

C's are a solid team with a chance to add 2 max players , a likely top 5 pick , plus a bunch more 1'st including brk's the next 2 years . 

Cabolco was a horrible pick by raps GM.

Was it? From day one it wasn't a pick meant to have an immediate impact on the team. Gotta give the kid the duration of his rookie deal before suggesting it was a horrible selection on Ujiri's part.

Quote from: triboy16f on February 25, 2016, 11:16:15 AM

Cabolco was a horrible pick by raps GM.

Was it? From day one it wasn't a pick meant to have an immediate impact on the team. Gotta give the kid the duration of his rookie deal before suggesting it was a horrible selection on Ujiri's part.

True. He was supposed to be "two years away from being two years away". However, if the guy is a free agent by the time you know if he's any good, that does diminish the value a bit too.

Joseph and biyombo were solid pickups