This is the key point. Mock drafts are not a 1:1 stand-in for the actual opinions and evaluations of NBA staff. We (normal people) have a habit of saying, “that’s such bad value, I never saw him mocked top 10 anywhere!” Or top 15, top 20, what have you. But teams aren’t drafting relative to random journalists and blog owners. Theyre drafting based on their evaluation and a cost-benefit weighing the potential extra value obtained in trading down vs. the risk of losing a guy you have rated more highly.
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Coleman would be proud!
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Moving up requires assests to give up. The Bulls don't have assets that aren't future firsts and giving them up in insane right now.
Swain has all the stuff you can't teach. Give him a reliable catch and shoot corner 3 and any playoff roster can use him.
He is SO pretty!
Did he just say Keaton only made 65k in NIL last year?? That has to be the greatest ROI in the brief history of NIL across both sports.
Yep, and as I pointed out in previous post, he shot over 81% from FT line, improved his two-point and three-point percentages every year, and really only started shooting threes much this past season (hit almost 75% of his made 3s this year) and at 34.4% wasn’t terrible. I think it’s a pretty good gamble he can become a more efficient long-distance shooter.
Isiah Evans fell out of the 1st round, but I'm not sure you could've drawn up a better situation. Minnesota got rid of a lot of depth. There's a path to walk in as a contributor.
From Minnesota's POV, they really could've used a 4. Someone like a Koa Peat. Moving out of the 1st round probably hurt them.
From Minnesota's POV, they really could've used a 4. Someone like a Koa Peat. Moving out of the 1st round probably hurt them.
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Iowa is not in a great spot right now (LvilleILL1)
- Des Moines, IA
This is NOT going to make the Timberwolves fans happy. They love Naz Reid.
Turpin & Tate in 2008!
- Addison, IL
I am a Seahawks fan. I was really happy when we got Witherspoon. Jalen Carter would have been good too, but Spoon hasn't spit on anyone, so there's that.
That guy rented a house from me. Super cool dude.
Aura is crazy rn.
I hope TWolves sign Boswell.
He wouldn’t fit well on their roster, they already have the defensive minded guard. Bulls might be a spot he could stick though
Do you want the guy to ever make an NBA roster? Maybe pick a team that doesn't already have 7 guards ahead of him in the pecking order?
Fair enough. The Illini North pipeline is just entertaining.
Do you want the guy to ever make an NBA roster? Maybe pick a team that doesn't already have 7 guards ahead of him in the pecking order?
I guess that's accurate. They did like Evans.
However, they have a huge hole at the 4 spot. Someone like Baba Miller would've made a ton of sense:
Keaton Wagler was TWELVE years old when the Clippers signed Kawhi and PG
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