Nba draft lottery thread

[kekgeek]

Shockingly the lottery is today. Will the wolves get the #1 pick. They have the best odds to get pick 6.

[WildWolf2813]

I hope they fall as far as possible so they can draft Aaron Nesmith. I'm more and more convinced that if this team is gonna prove they're cursed, do it by taking the best shooter by far in this draft and see how they can ruin him.

They wanna be Houston North so bad? Go get the best shooter who is already used to shooting threes in volume. The rest will take care of itself.

[Lipoli390]

A Bleacher Report blog earlier today ran a mock lottery and the Wolves ended up falling all the way to #7. Given the Wolves typical lottery luck, I wouldn't be surprised if that mock turns out to be prophetic.

But worse than where the Wolves ended up in this mock lottery was the player Bleacher Report selected for the Wolves. They selected Okoro with both Vassell and Haliburton on the board. That seems pretty dumb to me. If the Wolves fall to #7 and Vassell's still available, he should be the pick. He's at least as good as Okoro defensively and a much better than Okoro on the offensive end. I could make a case for taking Haliburton in that situation too. But Okoro? The Wolves need to improve their defense, but they can't afford to add another wing with a broken shot.

My ideal scenario for this year's lottery would be the Wolves rising to #1 and the Knicks staying at #6. I think the Knicks are drooling over the prospect of drafting Ball and the Wolves could probably extract some nice assets from them as part of exchanging #1 for #6. I could see the Knicks giving up their rights to the Mavs' 2021 1st round pick and the Clippers 2020 #27 pick. And the Wolves would still likely be able to draft Vassell, Haliburton, Toppin, or Avdija. At least one of those 4 will likely be available at #6.

My favorite players for the Wolves in this year's draft so far in no particular order except for Okongwu are:

1. Okongwu
2. Vassell
3. Haliburton
4. Avdija
5. Toppin
6. Patrick Williams
7. Jalen Smith
8. Tyrell Terry
9. Kira Lewis
10. Saddiq Bey
11. Paul Reed
12. Josh Green
13. Aaron Nesmith

[WildWolf2813]

A Bleacher Report blog earlier today ran a mock lottery and the Wolves ended up falling all the way to #7. Given the Wolves typical lottery luck, I wouldn't be surprised if that mock turns out to be prophetic.

But worse than where the Wolves ended up in this mock lottery was the player Bleacher Report selected for the Wolves. They selected Okoro with both Vassell and Haliburton on the board. That seems pretty dumb to me. If the Wolves fall to #7 and Vassell's still available, he should be the pick. He's at least as good as Okoro defensively and a much better than Okoro on the offensive end. I could make a case for taking Haliburton in that situation too. But Okoro? The Wolves need to improve their defense, but they can't afford to add another wing with a broken shot.

My ideal scenario for this year's lottery would be the Wolves rising to #1 and the Knicks staying at #6. I think the Knicks are drooling over the prospect of drafting Ball and the Wolves could probably extract some nice assets from them as part of exchanging #1 for #6. I could see the Knicks giving up their rights to the Mavs' 2021 1st round pick and the Clippers 2020 #27 pick. And the Wolves would still likely be able to draft Vassell, Haliburton, Toppin, or Avdija. At least one of those 4 will likely be available at #6.

My favorite players for the Wolves in this year's draft so far in no particular order except for Okongwu are:

1. Okongwu
2. Vassell
3. Haliburton
4. Avdija
5. Toppin
6. Patrick Williams
7. Jalen Smith
8. Tyrell Terry
9. Kira Lewis
10. Saddiq Bey
11. Paul Reed
12. Josh Green
13. Aaron Nesmith

I don't see what adding a 3rd 1st round pick would do for the Wolves. I don't know how panicked the Knicks would be to go after Ball, especially since the odds don't lend themselves to them getting Ball AND with Thibs on board he might not wanna coach him. I do think Leon Rose would want Ball because he's a CAA guy, but there's plenty of those guys.

[Camden [enjin:6601484]]

I hope they fall as far as possible so they can draft Aaron Nesmith. I'm more and more convinced that if this team is gonna prove they're cursed, do it by taking the best shooter by far in this draft and see how they can ruin him.

They wanna be Houston North so bad? Go get the best shooter who is already used to shooting threes in volume. The rest will take care of itself.

I don't necessarily disagree with the sentiment, but I think it's a huge stretch to call Aaron Nesmith the best shooter in the draft based on 14 games last season. Let's pump the brakes. His numbers in that sample size were astounding, but he also shot 33.7-percent from three with volume in 32 games his freshman season. Sure, he averages out to 41.0-percent, but can the real Nesmith please stand up? Which player is he? Do we have enough data to proclaim him as the best shooter? My gut feeling is no.

[Camden [enjin:6601484]]

I think Gersson Rosas has three options on his mind based on the moves he's already made during his tenure.

Option A: Select the rights to whoever the Phoenix Suns want for Devin Booker in an agreed-upon trade on draft night.

Option B: Select the best wing prospect in the class. The name that you come to during this part of the process will differ for some, but for me it's Devin Vassell. I think he'd be a slam dunk fit and personality in Minnesota.

Option C: Trade down several draft spots to accumulate more assets and still select the best available wing prospect in the class. Again, the name that you come to during this part of the process will differ for some. I'd be targeting Saddiq Bey or Desmond Bane if I went in this direction. I would be shocked if Rosas goes this route if his top guy is still available, though. So, this is more of an option if we fall to to the sixth or seventh spot, in my opinion.

[BizarroJerry [enjin:6592520]]

I'm assuming this won't be live, and so I'm going to miss pathetic Glen Taylor sitting there with all the other losers for about the 25th time.

[Coolbreeze44]

Tonights lottery is about as insignificant as i can recall. Where you land doesn't really matter, picking the right guy does. And I have no idea who the right guy is.

[thedoper]

I hope they fall as far as possible so they can draft Aaron Nesmith. I'm more and more convinced that if this team is gonna prove they're cursed, do it by taking the best shooter by far in this draft and see how they can ruin him.

They wanna be Houston North so bad? Go get the best shooter who is already used to shooting threes in volume. The rest will take care of itself.

I don't necessarily disagree with the sentiment, but I think it's a huge stretch to call Aaron Nesmith the best shooter in the draft based on 14 games last season. Let's pump the brakes. His numbers in that sample size were astounding, but he also shot 33.7-percent from three with volume in 32 games his freshman season. Sure, he averages out to 41.0-percent, but can the real Nesmith please stand up? Which player is he? Do we have enough data to proclaim him as the best shooter? My gut feeling is no.

His mechanics are flawless. Hes going to be a great shooter in the NBA. Splitting hairs over whether he is the best in the class at this point seems silly. He's definitely a shooter and we will always need shooting, especially if Rosas' pride necessitates undue playing time for Culver.

[kekgeek]

Tonights lottery is about as insignificant as i can recall. Where you land doesn't really matter, picking the right guy does. And I have no idea who the right guy is.

I 100% understand where you are coming from. Still think it's important to be able to select your guy at 1 or having the better asset to trade.

I do think though a lot of fans are going to be pissed on draft night because the mocks are going to be way off