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The reality is this year is a wing and big heavy draft. Next year looks like point guards will dominate the lottery. Garland and White were picked higher due to their playing position rather than overall talent. In Culver we got the 4th best player in the draft according to many experts. Many have said he is the second most versatile player in the draft behind Zion.

60WinTim wrote:Canis thinks it's a great pick...

Can't say I have a strong opinion, but Rosas says you win with talent, and Culver is one of the more talented players in the draft, so it seems premature to be so down on the pick.

Yes. Thank you Doug.

Is there a bet about dinner at Murray's?

I wasn't super high on Little as a lottery pick, but I think he is a good risk reward pick at 25 and Portland desperately needs a young wing.

Claxton and Kabengele still there.

KG4Ever wrote:Claxton and Kabengele still there.

If we can move up and get Claxton, that would be huge. At least then we'd have one PF left on our roster.

https://theathletic.com/1038397/2019/06/20/vecenies-nba-draft-live-blog-instant-analysis-from-the-athletics-draft-expert/Vecenie

No. 6: TRADE TIME: The Suns trade No. 6 to the Minnesota Timberwolves for No. 11 and Dario Saric; The Timberwolves select Jarrett Culver: So, I'm not all that excited about this deal for the Suns. Sources told The Athletic that had they stayed at No. 6, Culver was the favorite to be the pick. In my opinion, I would rather have Culver than No. 11, plus one year of Dario Saric at a $3.4 million before having to make a restricted free agency decision on him and potentially pay him into eight figures per season. We'll see who the Suns pick and finish this out later, but I don't think the price tag here was prohibitive for Gersson Rosas to pay, and he moved up a tier on my draft board to fill a position of need for the Timberwolves.

Culver is a wing who can excel on both ends of the floor, something that the Wolves desperately need. He's also known as a tireless worker who consistently plays really hard, something that Wolves' fans will appreciate. On offense, he's a contested shot-maker and creator who isn't an elite athlete, but does have high-level feel and makes the right decisions consistently on the floor. Don't let the percentages scare you from distance; everyone expects him to develop into a high-level shooter from 3 and be the kind of spacing weapon that Karl-Anthony Towns and Andrew Wiggins need to operate in their best areas.

Defensively, Culver is skinny and needs to keep adding muscle, but he plays with effort and has tremendous hands and a tendency to disrupt the opposing team's action due to his great hand-eye coordination. Overall, this is a terrific fit for the Wolves, and I think a perfect move by Rosas in his first draft in charge.

Cleveland wants shooters: Garland and now Windler.

KG4Ever wrote:I wasn't super high on Little as a lottery pick, but I think he is a good risk reward pick at 25 and Portland desperately needs a young wing.

Yeah at #25...tough to argue with getting a guy like that. There are still some intriguing talents left.

Good article on Culvers fit with the Wolves.

https://www.sbnation.com/nba/2019/6/18/18678005/jarrett-culver-nba-draft-minnesota-timberwolves-scouting-report-video-stats-texas-tech