2018 NBA OFFSEASON

how did i go away for an hour and were still in the first round

Grayson Allen tripped up the broadcast.

lol

hmm feel fine about this guy the celtics got at 27

Pre-Draft Analysis
Strengths
- Prototype physically. Explosive athlete who covers ground unbelievably and is incredibly fast off his feet. Tremendous lob target.
- Great defensive potential. Blocks shots on the interior and perimeter; switches onto smaller players. No. 1 rebounder and No. 3 shot-blocker among likely draft picks on a per-minute basis.
- Better passer than you might think. Has some upside as a shooter.

Improvement areas
- Doesn't have a consistent means of scoring. Plays very sped-up and settles for jumpers more than you'd hope. Feel for the game is a major work in progress.
- Doesn't always make the type of impact defensively he should. Relies too much on his talent and tools. Bites on fakes. Doesn't box out. Rarely keeps his blocks in bounds.
- Boom-or-bust prospect. No question about his talent, but there are concerns about his motor and overall approach to the game.

Projected role: Rim-protecting, vertical-spacing center

6-10 230lb explosive athletes who cover ground unbelievably and are incredibly fast off their feet didnt used to fall to 27

So I wonder what the hawks can get for Schroeder. Is vucevic any good? Orlando needs a pg bad

vucevic prob best in a back up role due to his bad defense, he can fill it up otherwise tho

i like that trade tho schroeder feels like a good magic lol

bunch of weird lanky guys just running around throwing up bricks

blazers really filling a hole by picking an undersized scoring combo guard >:[

makes me wonder whether the blazers are anticipating creating the hole they filled?

bigtime robert williams fan here, maybe the biggest, i always believed in him

Boston keeps adding young talent!

Robert Williams goes No. 27 to the Celtics pic.twitter.com/yO2aiQiWqj

— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) June 22, 2018

love that they still do that weird little harpsichord riff with each pick.

btw the barred from spoiling picks wojs feed is hilarious tonight

Source: Boston is tantalized by Robert Williams with the 27th pick.

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) June 22, 2018

Source: The Sixers are enamored with Landry Shamut at the 26th pick.

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) June 22, 2018

Source: The Lakers are unlikely to resist Mo Wagner with the 25th pick.

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) June 22, 2018

lol

woj really just let his nuts hang tonight, inspired stuff

amazing performance by woj, makes me like him way way more than i did.

with really no incentive to do so other than he lives for this shit

re: robert williams, the fact that he shot like 40something % from the line isn't great, but they can def use a big man and in addition to being ranked in the lottery by some guys he was the last big man for like 30 picks. also likely keeps them from looking at dwight howard so all in all i love it at #27.

27th: is tantalized by
26th: are enamored with
25th: are unlikely to resist

working his thesaurus to the bone tonite

danny wld never acquire dwight i believe this with all my soul, dwight has the anti mindtype

i want to believe that but i think they've def looked at it once or twice

look but dont touch

shoutout to the knicks for selecting the dude who literally went awol from his college team and then just didn't play for a year

ha nice very knicksian

lol

https://i.imgur.com/c5F1YFt.png

btw reaching for mo wagner = magic/pelinka are clueless

heh

fans at Braclays Center now screaming for LiAngelo Ball to get drafted with each pick

— Kenny Ducey (@KennyDucey) June 22, 2018

magic are officially Kings East

nah weltman and hammond are pretty good. they'll come up with a decent team if they get the time to do so.

something i've been thinking about is how there's a really good chance that the first two players selected in this draft don't end up being in the top 5 players this draft produces.

I'm an Ayton skeptic. But then, teams with lottery picks usually have lottery picks because they have crappy front offices who make bad draft picks, give bad contracts and make bad trades.

pretty wild no current players were traded tonight

Experienced (non-draftee) players to be traded on draft night/day:
2018: 0
2017: 11
2016: 11
2015: 18
2014: 9

— Josh Lewenberg (@JLew1050) June 22, 2018

it's bad

I mean why trade future assets for a current player to try and compete with (a) Warriors (b) Rockets (c) wherever LeBron ends up.

https://www.si.com/extra-mustard/2018/06/22/friday-hot-clicks-nba-draft-robert-williams-flat-earth-tweet

My fellow Pistons fans are completely delusional.

The Detroit Pistons traded for Khyri Thomas, a defensive wing from Creighton, who should add to their depth on the wing.

Thomas, 22, is a 6-foot-4 shooting guard with a 6-10 wingspan and scouts out as a 3-and-D prospect. He was a terror on defense in the Big East, winning two consecutive Big East defensive player of the year awards. He’s also a career 40 percent 3-point shooter with over 300 career attempts in college.

The Pistons reportedly will send two future second-round picks to the Sixers, who drafted Thomas No. 38 overall. The Pistons also drafted Bruce Brown with their own pick at No. 42 overall.

Some quality insane comments:

Kyhri might actually be the perfect fit at PG with this roster.

Age a side this kid has everything you want in a prospect. He’s a top defender, he can slash and get his shot, he is an career 40% 3pt shooter and his is a competent passer. They got him in the second. Based on those skills alone he should have been a top 20 pick. Someone please explain. There are guys who can’t do half of what he can. Plus he does efficiently. Has the Pistons luck turned.

Really liking our draft.

Who knows if it will translate, but I'm seeing some Kawhi-like traits in Kyrhi

- Excellent defender who can guard the whole perimeter and insane efficient offense.
- Avg 15 ppg on only 10 FGA (takes only good shots from what I’ve read)
- 54% FG (64% 2FG) – crazy for a 6-3 guard.
- .650 TS this year (.607 over his 3 yr career) – again crazy for a guard.
- Appear to have similar body types too.

Very excited about this pick.

lol who was even running the pistons draft?

Tom Gores!

Gores lives in Beverly Hills, California[28] with his wife Holly[29] and three children, Katrina, Amanda, and Charles.[30] He also has a condo in Birmingham, Michigan.[31]

The Celtics have not been able to track down Robert Williams for his conference call this morning. It has been postponed.

— Jay King (@ByJayKing) June 22, 2018

He fell off these of the flat earth.

prob hungover

skype meeting issues

lol hawks pulled out of a trade with the bucks to move up bc of leaked pick tweets

the hawks really didn't like doncic, eh?

Ahead of the final pick in the draft, the 24 remaining fans launch an impassioned LiAngelo Ball chant pic.twitter.com/yvlWDu2r76

— Rodger Sherman (@rodger_sherman) June 22, 2018

the hawks really didn't like doncic, eh?

― A is for (Aimless), Friday, June 22, 2018 2:19 PM (twenty-four minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

i've heard the case made that doncic may make more sense for a team that's a little further along and young may make more sense for a team that's a blank slate (also young next to smith wouldn't work at all), but yeah ultimately it's a straight player evaluation and someone is going to come out on top.

i like the gamble tbf. picked up two great shooters yesterday

remember schlenk was a warriors front office guy so im sure he'd love to duplicate what he had there.

what is the general consensus on what doncic is ready to provide immediately?

from what i have read and heard, size, passing ability, and transition offense