2018 NBA OFFSEASON

luka in dallas so dirk can pass the euro superstar torch, goddamnit

Charlotte is discussing trade possibilities with the 11th pick, league sources tell ESPN. Phoenix has wanted to get back into lottery to get one of elite point guards. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is focus here.

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) June 22, 2018

feel bad for this kid who has to play for the org where his mom works lol

feel like i post this twice a year but wtf are the hornets even up to as a franchise

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DfvX2bOWsAEueFq.jpg

michael porter plummeting

feel bad for this kid who has to play for the org where his mom works lol

― sprout god (lag∞n), Thursday, June 21, 2018 5:34 PM (four minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

otm he had an imitable thousand yard stare during that interview

trade!

mj gotta be the worst (non-racist edition) owner in the league

i gtg but im gonna stay until michael porter gets taken

is there something i missed about porter or is it just his back that's causing him to fall

i think thats basically it

yeah i think its mostly the injury and also that the injury caused him to miss most of his freshman season so teams havent even really seen him v college level competition

his back must be really fucked up, bummer

he had a hip thing too, teams think it's related to the back thing

shades of oden

nuggets gotta take a chance on him you figure

mavs won the draft

lol

Bitch shut up https://t.co/zVMjrLdka9

— Vince Staples (@vincestaples) June 22, 2018

congrats to michael porter for sneaking into the lottery (i thought yahoo employees werent going to spoil picks lol)

Man I was on board for trae young but not over Doncic. I knew this was gonna happen

its not exactly over doncic i mean they likely got another top ten pick out of it (tho i doubt theyd do this deal if they didnt like trae better)

if dirk and doncic dont become bffs this is all for naught

oh the draft was tonight?

waiting for ciderpress to chime in on the state of the nuggets after this MPJ pick

honestly know nothing about college basketball but seems like it's hard to get better upside at 14 than porter, I'm happy

yeah you can take a flyer at 14.

SHADES OF: Athletic Keith Van Horn, Otto Porter Jr., Harrison Barnes

:-\

any one of those players would be good at 14!

as a red-blooded american male who loves drama i'm currently just waiting to see who gives grayson allen a shot

wow pure savagery by the sixers here.

Grayson Allen is good. A good team will take him.

IM ALL IN ON LONNIE WALKER THE FOURTH WHOOOOOOO

he seems like a really cool kid!

Draft talk is so gross and absurd. "Dimensionally Limited" is the new short.

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

graeyson alien

k3vin k.
Posted: June 21, 2018 at 7:11:02 PM
SHADES OF: Athletic Keith Van Horn, Otto Porter Jr., Harrison Barnes

:-\

im sure the general skepticism is warranted but man he was the #2 prospect in a stacked class, if his health holds hell be better than all those guys, he can like really really seriously shoot

shooting is good in basketball just my two cents

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