The Official 2014 NBA Draft Talk Thread

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The #1 pick is clearly there for a team if they really want it. This nikka still arguing otherwise. :camby:
The problem is, you're far too stupid to realize the difference between 'everything has a price' and trading the pick because they don't want Wiggins or Parker.
 

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If he was so hurt, why did he play 38 minutes against Russia the NEXT DAY?

Because when you roll and ankle, tweak a knee, etc... you come out of the game for precautionary reasons, get evaluated, and see if you can play the next day.

That's how it works for athletes.

I don't understand why you have this sudden vendetta, why are you simply making things up? He was 2 for 3 in 11 minutes, rolled his ankle, tried to play through... and didn't return in the second half. He had a tough time with a fully developed player two years his senior, who was roundly accepted to be an NBA-level defender last year. Exum was 17.

I've been a smart fan for two years, I think he's going to be a player. I really like exum's potential. I don't see why you're suddenly bent out of shape, and making wild accusations on some Salem Witch shyt.
 

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Who is this guy? His jumper is just :noah:


Canadian, 6'11 240lb senior from Stanford, highly recruited guy who didn't really start to put it together until his junior season and then didn't make enough a jump from his junior to senior year for people's liking. He's a very complete and all around skilled guy on offense. Really good passer

Should probly go in the first round but won't. I'm really high on him, but I'm also Canadian and massively biased about any Canadians ( I think Stauskas is a 6'6 Steph Curry, Khem Birch is Larry Sanders with a good attitude, Ennis is the next Dre Miller etc etc)
 

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Now who else wanna fukk with Hollywood Court?
Even if that were to be true, these 'rumors' would still be about if Embiid was healthy and Utah, Boston and whoever else wanted to move up to take him. Gilbert favored Wiggins before Embiid got hurt. Regardless of all that, Cleveland isn't the ones initiating these 'deals', it's other teams, I don't know where you're getting this 'If they were in love with Parker or Wiggins we wouldn't hear anything about deals like this floating.' - but it's false.

Do you really think there would be ZERO talks of 'Cleveland trading the #1 pick' if Embiid was healthy? No, of course not.


Embiid was their choice after his workout, he blew them away as they watched the Crown Jewel of Africa effortlessly show off post moves :wow:

They'd probably try and get Philly involved, but if Embiid were healthy I don't think you'd hear much about them entertaining teams at 5/6 as they are right now.

He was getting shut down... he came back in after his supposed ankle injury and was driving to the hoop and looked fine... continues to get shut down and checks himself out the game...

If he was so hurt, why did he play 38 minutes against Russia the NEXT DAY?


Dog, you're doing too much now, he had 7pts in 11 mins vs Team USA and you can clearly see him roll his ankle in the video. You could argue that he could have played through it, but the question will then be "why" they were getting blown the fukk out, it was 55 to 20 at the half :dead:

The Boomers don't have any other NBA prospects on their squad right now, so Exum is supposed to reenter the game down 30, for what reason? The game was over in the 2nd quarter, USA outscored them 31-8.
 

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The stoop with dat dope fanny padding
will be worried if i don't hear from bosh and wade tomorrow

If and when Wade opts in, he's going to try to time it out with a big news story to keep it under the radar as much as possible. If there's a big trade tomorrow, wouldn't be suprised if he quietly leaks that he's opting in around midnight.

It won't work tho.
 
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Embiid was their choice after his workout, he blew them away as they watched the Crown Jewel of Africa effortlessly show off post moves :wow:

They'd probably try and get Philly involved, but if Embiid were healthy I don't think you'd hear much about them entertaining teams at 5/6 as they are right now.
I don't hear too much about them entertaining offers, where are you getting this from?




If Embiid was healthy, the above would still apply - they were always going to be open to trading the pick. Saying that they were always going to pick Embiid over Wiggins and Parker is one thing, but saying "If they were in love with Parker or Wiggins we wouldn't hear anything about deals like this floating." as if discussing for three-hours on end, ONLY talking about Wiggins and Parker is cause to suggest they aren't interested in them. No matter how much they 'were in love' with either of them, it wouldn't stop teams from offering assets for the pick.
 

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Marcus Smart would be a good pick for LA. If he turned into the best player in this draft class I wouldnt be shocked. As long as the team that pick him dont try to make him a SG he gonna be straight

And if Noah Vonleh is the first PF taken then something is wrong. Scust at him being rated higher than Julius Randle by some people
 
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