2014 NBA Draft Thread

[RynoRules]

Saves money and fills need. If you are able to acquire Melo you have added a superstar scorer and scoring 6th man in one offseason.

[Rex Buckingham]

Well, if they end up with Melo, McDermott probably becomes a scorer off the bench for them, right? I think he could be great in that role.

[Andy]

Philly trading for Saric, so they basically drafted two more guys who won't play for them this year. Bold strategy.

[RynoRules]

Philly trading for Saric, so they basically drafted two more guys who won't play for them this year. Bold strategy.

 

Saric didn't look like a guy who won't be coming over this year.

[davell]

He'll contribute, which is good obviously. I didn't expect us to take 2 guys to play this year anyway, so I'm fine with it. Especially with Saric going off the board next.

[WrigleyField 22]

16 and 19 for him, as Simmons just said helps them save some money in a Melo acquisition

I think it might actually be slightly more but not a significant movement either way.

 

 

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[UMFan83]

16 and 19 for him, as Simmons just said helps them save some money in a Melo acquisition

I think it might actually be slightly more but not a significant movement either way.

 

 

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@markdeeksnba #11 cap hold ($1,898,300) plus one roster charge ($507,336) versus #16 cap hold ($1,468,900) and #19 ($1,266,000). Mere $329,365 difference.

[Andy]

Philly trading for Saric, so they basically drafted two more guys who won't play for them this year. Bold strategy.

 

Saric didn't look like a guy who won't be coming over this year.

He signed a deal with a Euro team that essentially guarantees he's gone until at least 2016

[RynoRules]

Philly trading for Saric, so they basically drafted two more guys who won't play for them this year. Bold strategy.

 

Saric didn't look like a guy who won't be coming over this year.

He signed a deal with a Euro team that essentially guarantees he's gone until at least 2016

 

 

Crap, I forgot about that. Stand corrected.

[RynoRules]

I hope the Bulls find a way to trade up a bit in the 2nd Round. There are a bunch of interesting guys who will fall there.

[Rex Buckingham]

Philly trading for Saric, so they basically drafted two more guys who won't play for them this year. Bold strategy.

 

Well, it looks like they're going for another top pick next year... But the top prospects (towns, okafor, Alexander) seem to trend toward big guys... Which they now have Saric, embiid, and Noel in the front court... Even if Saric won't be here for a couple years

Edited June 27, 2014 by abmillis

[WrigleyField 22]

I hope the Bulls find a way to trade up a bit in the 2nd Round. There are a bunch of interesting guys who will fall there.

They certainly have some ammo from the Deng trade.

 

 

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[Guest]

Would've rather traded up for Harris.

[RynoRules]

Wow - Magic get Payton. They are adding a ton of talent.

[RynoRules]

Would've rather traded up for Harris.

 

I'm shocked he is still out there. Warren just went ahead of him.

[Rex Buckingham]

Would've rather traded up for Harris.

 

Shoot, I didn't even realize he was still out there... He would be so much better to have in my opinion... I think he can come in immediately and defend and hit threes as well as be good in transition and a decent secondary ball handler

[Ryne Ween]

If Harris is available at 16 then I'm pissed. Coulda saved the 19 for a stash or trade and gotten harris who I like as much as Doug.

[Cubswin11]

Wow - Magic get Payton. They are adding a ton of talent.

Yeah good pick up for them, can slide Oladipo to SG now and put Payton at PG.

[Rex Buckingham]

Wow - Magic get Payton. They are adding a ton of talent.

Yeah good pick up for them, can slide Oladipo to SG now and put Payton at PG.

 

That would give them a really long and solid defensive backcourt, but Payton pretty much can't shoot right now and oladipo may have improved but he's not exactly a lights out shooter either

[RynoRules]

I've been sitting here trying to figure out why the Sixers made that trade and I can't. I get that they drafted Payton to trade him (they have MCW), but why Saric? They desperately need a wing.

 

EDIT: Looks like they get their pick back in 15' from Magic. Should be a lottery pick. That makes more sense.

[Ryne Ween]

What is philly doing? Collecting injured bigs and thabo sepholoshas.

 

Bill Simmons needs to be removed from the air he sucks so bad. He's a petulant Child. I don't understand how he's on air. Everything he says is irratating.

[RynoRules]

Payne ahead of Harris. It has to be his height that is causing him to fall.

[Irrelevant Dude]

Ken Berger ‏@KBergCBS

 

The Bulls also send a future second-round pick to Denver in the McDermott trade, source says.

Not that a 2nd round pick really matters, but that is quite a lot for McDermott. If anything, I would have thought the 2nd rounder would be coming back the other way.

[Derwood]

Good on the NBA for doing this. Classy all the way

[Cubswin11]

Yeah that was cool, feel so bad for him.