Who would be mad at this.

 #7 Hield
 #15 Sabonis
 #16 Chriss or Valentine
 #19 Ante Zizic Stash
 #23 Brice Johnson
 #31 Thon Maker Stash

 This draft would help short term with Hield and Sabonis could make an immediate impact. While also having Maker and Zizic and Chriss all with big-time Upside.
 

 Actually Jaylen Brown makes sense at the #7 spot if he slips. He should skip IMO. You can make the case both Winslow and Stanley Johnson were better than Jaylen as freshman.

 Stanley went 8th and Winslow tenth.

 I also would be more comfortable taking Brown 7th than 3rd.

 Jaylen Brown
 Sabonis
 Valentine
 Zizic

 Between Crowder/Brown/Valentine thats a combination of everything at SF. Plus they all can play multiple positions with the Chance Brown becomes a star.

I can't imagine Ainge trading for more picks unless he already has another deal in place to trade them for a star. I do like the idea of picking up additional assets if we land outside the top 2, though. I would rather have to take somebody like Dunn at seven than choose to take Bender at three.

But I don't think it will matter anyway. Like the 07 draft, if we don't land inside the top 2, then it makes too much sense not to make a trade for a Bulter, Love, etc and then try to sign a relevant body in free agency. I am also not so sure we don't bring back Amir - without his foot injury, he is playing exactly how I hoped.

 Who would be mad at this.

 #7 Hield
 #15 Sabonis
 #16 Chriss or Valentine
 #19 Ante Zizic Stash
 #23 Brice Johnson
 #31 Thon Maker Stash

 This draft would help short term with Hield and Sabonis could make an immediate impact. While also having Maker and Zizic and Chriss all with big-time Upside.

me. 

... why would Ainge want more picks in this draft? You do realize there are 15 roster spots, right? Unless you're about to start a firesale of the current players, Ainge should be looking to consolidate his picks.

 Who would be mad at this.

 #7 Hield
 #15 Sabonis
 #16 Chriss or Valentine
 #19 Ante Zizic Stash
 #23 Brice Johnson
 #31 Thon Maker Stash

 This draft would help short term with Hield and Sabonis could make an immediate impact. While also having Maker and Zizic and Chriss all with big-time Upside.

ME!! This team needs one or two more stars not five or six more rookies. Are we trying to win championships or are we trying to find our way to the bottom of the standings while flooding our team with young players that are years and years away from contributing, if they ever do.

Quote from: crimson_stallion on April 17, 2016, 04:56:46 AM

I really doubt he would take the gamble. 

I think that outside of the top 2 (which are pretty much set in stone) anything could happen in this draft.  I could very easily see Hield getting selected 3rd or 4th.  If Danny made the move suggested, then there is a very significant risk on him losing out on his man.   7th is long way from 3rd, and a LOT can happen in that time.

More likely he see's who is available at #3, and if anything trades down to #4 or #5.  In that range he has a far higher chance of getting one of those guys. 

I don't think Poieltl will go top 5, but I'm pretty sure Hield will.

 That's kind of my point through if Danny is more comfortable with whoever is left out of Hield/ Poeltl/ Jaylen Brown/ Skal/ Murray than he is taking Bender or Say Hield Third than you go ahead and trade back right..

Yeah but you mentioned trading for #7, and I think that's too far down. Even if you don't like the top dog who's there at #3, I don't think I would trade down any lower than #5, otherwise he'd risk loosing the guys he is highest on.

For example, he might like Poeltyl, but he might LOVE Hield.  Lets say he trades down to #5 and then Hield gets selected at #4.  He's basically just screwed himself.

If the guy you really like is somebody like Brown (who probably wont go top 4) then it's probably worth gambling on a trade down to #5.  But if you like Hield, the risk of him going #3 or #4 is just too high I think.

If you don't like Bender and you like another 3 or so guys all equally, then that's fine because for sure ONE of them will fall to you.

It depends on what you're getting from it too.  If you have the #3 pick, you have the complete freedom to choose anyone available, so you know you are getting your #1 choice.  Any trade down introduces some risk of you missing you guy.  You would want to be well compensated for taking that gamble.

If you have a team that has two lottery picks (say, #5 and #10), and they are willing to trade you both picks in order to move up to #3, then that's likely worth the risk. 

Unfortunately, the only team I can see right now that is in that a situation close to that is Denver, who has #7 and #15.  Is #7 and #15 enough of a return to risk giving up that #3 pick?  Honestly, I don't think so. There is too much rusk that your top draft choice will go somewhere in the 3-6 range, and so you most likely lose your guy by the time your pick comes art #7.

Mid first rounders are generally a high gamble, so I don't think adding one is enough incentive to trade down.  In fact we already have #16 anyway, so why would you choose #7 /#15 /#16 when you could have #3 / #16?  Not worth it when you are a playoff team with limited roster spots.  Quality is more valuable to us than quantity.