Ritzy Sharon
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Lottery picks
nikka this is one of the worst drafts in recent memory. Tanking for mediocre rookies .. that's a savior for any team
stick to hockey my dude.
so whose laughing at the Raptors now?
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stick to hockey my dude.
And the Sixers have Turner, MCW, Young, Hawes and Noel.
They have their own pick and the Pelicans pick if it's not a top 5, they could get the 1 and 6, which would be Embiid and Marcus Smart or Exum. Straight video game type of rebuild
and it's really not that far from happening. Paul George was picked 10th, you won't be picking there.
I really don't know what the Raps are doing. I like watching them play now but too much depends on Val's and Ross's development. Can Ross be the next Eddie Jones? Can Val be the next Divac? If they could reach that level and the Raps could get a PF, who knows what can happen.
Only team that has built through the draft and became successful has been the thunder and even then they traded some of their draft picks away (harden and green)
Name me one team that has been successful in building a team all from draft picks. The Pelicans, Bobcats and to some extent the 76ers have been lottery teams for a while and have nothing to show for it.
Building through the draft is like winning the lottery. You're either in luck or hope for next year.
Name me one team that has been successful in building a team all from draft picks. The Pelicans, Bobcats and to some extent the 76ers have been lottery teams for a while and have nothing to show for it.
Building through the draft is like winning the lottery. You're either in luck or hope for next year.
Actually he was picked at 10, and #13 is still in the lottery.
And PG is along the lines of being an exception not the rule. How many players end up being 'legit #1 options' outside the lottery? Very few. You're failing to see the bigger picture of them NEEDING a player that can lead them into contenders territory.
It's better having a ticket than not having one at all.
AlbertPullhoez
The Takeover
And what player in this draft is gonna lead them into contenders territory? There's no LeBron in this draft, no Derrick Rose, no Anthony Davis, no Yao, no Wade. Let's so they go completely in the tank, get a high pick, and then next year win 25-35 games and their back in the same position to do all it over againPick #13 is still in the lottery.
And PG is the exception not the rule. How many players end up being 'legit #1 options' outside the lottery? Very few. You're failing to see the bigger picture of them NEEDING a player that can lead them into contenders territory.
Rinse, recycle, repeat. Sounds like a damn good plan
What are you talking about?
Spurs, Thunder, Blazers, Warriors and Pacers were all built through the draft, meaning all of them got their franchise player via drafting them. Also the Sixers haven't been a lottery team for a while, they did what the Raptors are currently doing, they made the playoffs 4 of the last 6 years when they should have let the bottom drop out after they let Iverson go. And the Pelicans have JUST started their rebuild, and they made an idiotic mistake of trading a first round pick and gunning for the playoffs this year.
The majority of the best teams in the league either stock piled assets and traded for a big time player, or they straight up knocked it out the park in the draft. You build your core in the draft, the exception would be Miami and Houston, and Houston got Harden because of draft assets.
Embiid, Wiggins, Parker, Exum - have potential to be better than every single player on the Raptors.And what player in this draft is gonna lead them into contenders territory? There's no LeBron in this draft, no Derrick Rose, no Anthony Davis, no Yao, no Wade. Let's so they go completely in the tank, get a high pick, and then next year win 25-35 games and their back in the same position to do all it over again
Rinse, recycle, repeat. Sounds like a damn good plan
That doesn't make any sense, because they will be winning more than 30 games next season, Why are you being dense? A plan of getting a franchise-potential player is always better than not getting one.
And what player in this draft is gonna lead them into contenders territory? There's no LeBron in this draft, no Derrick Rose, no Anthony Davis, no Yao, no Wade. Let's so they go completely in the tank, get a high pick, and then next year win 25-35 games and their back in the same position to do all it over again
Rinse, recycle, repeat. Sounds like a damn good plan
Lol these nikkas are waiting for a saviour. There is none, at least not in this draft or unless someone knows the diamond in the rough.
Like I said only team that has been successful building through the draft has been the thunder. The Bobcats have been in the lottery since the expansion :mjlaughinggif: and they're in a great position to become contendors
The cavs were gift wrapped the #1 pick and got kyrie and sixne then they've still been in the lottery and what do they gotta show for it. Bennet :mjlaughinggif:
Draft is all about luck. You either get lucky or not. And then it's back to the drawing board. At some point you gotta be able to attract free agents and you only do that by winning.
Potential does not equal success
Gotta be able to attract free agents. You do that by promoting winning not promoting tanking .
I rather the Raptors build through FA than wait 3-4 years and wait for players to achieve their "potential"
And what player in this draft is gonna lead them into contenders territory? There's no LeBron in this draft, no Derrick Rose, no Anthony Davis, no Yao, no Wade. Let's so they go completely in the tank, get a high pick, and then next year win 25-35 games and their back in the same position to do all it over again
Rinse, recycle, repeat. Sounds like a damn good plan
You will be back at that same spot next year or the year after, you're just delaying the inevitable which is a full rebuild. It's why Masai still would like to trade Lowry.
The Raptors can't get free agent, so where is the depth supposed to come from? You won't be singing a franchise talent, so where is that player going to come from? This draft may not have a LeBron, but it damn sure does have potential franchise players regardless of what you think about them, nobody thought Wade was a franchise player when he was drafted, so don't give me that "there are no Wades".
Lol these nikkas are waiting for a saviour. There is none, at least not in this draft or unless someone knows the diamond in the rough.
Like I said only team that has been successful building through the draft has been the thunder. The Bobcats have been in the lottery since the expansion :mjlaughinggif: and they're in a great position to become contendors
The cavs were gift wrapped the #1 pick and got kyrie and sixne then they've still been in the lottery and what do they gotta show for it. Bennet :mjlaughinggif:
Draft is all about luck. You either get lucky or not. And then it's back to the drawing board. At some point you gotta be able to attract free agents and you only do that by winning.
That's because the Cavs GM is awful at his job, he's the guy that was part of the braintrust that selected Marvin Williams over CP3 and Deron.
Yea because free agents are lining up to play in Toronto
All that winning got the Mavericks what on the free agent market? And that's with no state income tax.
The only reason they aren't horrible is because they already had a franchise player. Name all the big free agents that have signed with the Raptors please.