WTF does a team care? They only wanna dump their first, not draft quality Euros to bring over later
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WTF does a team care? They only wanna dump their first, not draft quality Euros to bring over later
I completely disagree. Scola was a Euro-stash pick and he's turned out pretty darn well, granted not with SA because he couldn't reach an agreement with them but they weren't just drafting to save money on him. Same with that PF that was drafted last year, I don't remember his name, but he's a solid prospect that the team really wants to bring over but his euro buyout is in the way.
Memo? Stashed him for a year or two and that turned out great (yes, he was a 2nd rounder).
I don't think the Spurs brought Flop over the year they drafted him.
Some teams draft them to save money, but some teams legitimately want to give them another year in Europe then see if they have a potential stud.
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Donna (Southfield, Mich.): I like the idea of the Pistons getting younger. For the draft, I really like DeJuan Blair. I think he’s going to be a better rebounder and scorer than Max. I’m curious about Joe’s attitude toward picking up a foreign player or two in the second round. Has the Darko experience eliminated the thought of going Euro?
Langlois: Blair’s numbers at Pitt in two years were significantly better than Maxiell’s at Cincinnati, both overall and especially over Max’s first two years, particularly in rebounding. While Maxiell averaged 7.0 rebounds a game at Cinci, including a career-best 7.7 as a senior, Blair averaged 11.0 boards a game in his two years at Pitt, including 12.3 as a sophomore before declaring for the draft. Since scouts are pretty unanimous in their belief that rebounding numbers most reliably translate to the NBA, Blair should have decent NBA numbers. The question with him will be his ability to score and defend inside, lacking the explosiveness of Maxiell, when he’s probably only an inch or so taller than Maxiell. It’s true the Pistons have not drafted a European since taking three of them, Darko and Carlos Delfino included, in 2003. But with three second-round picks and, most likely, an interest in stashing at least a few of them internationally for a few seasons, there seems a decent chance they’ll select a European this summer. Of course, the international crop is also deemed weak this year, but the Pistons haven’t made scouting internationally any less a priority.
In my scenario the team giving up the first doesn't want Europeans. They don't want anyone from this draft class. The whole point of giving up the first is to save money.
Once they make the deal who gives a flying fuck what they do with our second round picks? Let them draft a bunch of Euros. Good for them. They could draft me and I wouldn't give a shit.
But after reading as much as I can about this Draft and I have not found 1 article saying that this is even a good draft! So if it's that bad then we should be looking to trade our picks to get out of the Draft and get a capable player via trade.
OR I'd offer the picks to guarantee we get the guy we want (like Lawson, Johnson or someone like that)
I still say if you can move into the top 5ish without giving up too much, go for it. If you're looking at moving into 6-10, its probably not worth it unless you're just giving up bench fodder and a 2nd rounder.
Can't wait for the Lottery to be determined.
It will be interesting to see where Washington is picking.
If they drop that should cause a serious spike in articles related to them trading their pick. As long as we're linked to that I'll be happy.
At #3, #4 or #5 I believe we can get a quality player. Dude might not be an All-Star but he should become a quality starter...
Or is that expecting too much from this Draft?
The problem with moving up...
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Jay (Detroit): Having three second-round picks to go along with the 15th, how high up could the Pistons trade? Would it be high enough so they could get a guy like Ricky Rubio, James Harden or DeMar DeRozan?
Langlois: I’m not sure they’d want to, Jay. Let’s say they traded up to No. 3. They’d have a cap hold of about $3.5 million for that pick as opposed to the roughly $1.5 million they’d have by staying at 15. That would give them $2 million less in free agency, which could be the difference in signing a second quality free agent. And there just isn’t a player at No. 3 that most scouts feel is good enough to make that type of commitment.
LLTP - OUT.
But there was the article that I talked about last week saying that if Washington got the #2 and weren't going to get Griffin, they'd trade the pick instead of taking Rubio. Plus their supposed interest in Rip. That cap hit would be worth it if you got a franchise PG (sorry Stuckey, you'd be a combo guard)
With Blake Griffin considered the only sure-fire top pick, many regard this year's draft class as one of the worst in recent memory.
One Eastern Conference president took the assessment one step further.
"This could be one of the worst drafts ever," said the president. "Of course, we're coming off two pretty good drafts."
Spanish point guard Ricky Rubio and Connecticut's Hasheem Thabeet are considered by many to be the best options after Griffin.