Dutchy posted:

I always liked both Harris and Howard but they were also more than 15 years ago at this point. Since then, 1st round only:

2005: No pick, traded for the rights to Pavel Podkolzine
2006: Maurice Ager
2007: No pick, traded as part of a package for Erick Dampier and scraps
2008: No pick, Jason Kidd trade
2009: Rodrigue Beaubois

2010: Dominique Jones
2011: Traded the pick (Jordan Hamilton) for Rudy Fernandez, who never played for the Mavs and was traded in December for a 2nd round pick
2012: Jared Cunningham
2013: Shane Larkin
2014: No pick, Lamar Odom trade

2015: Justin Anderson
2016: No pick, Rajon Rondo trade
2017: Dennis Smith Jr
2018: LUKA DONCIC
2019: No pick, Luka Doncic trade
2020: Josh Green

MourningView posted:

He is now!

I follow the draft about as much as anyone who is not paid to do it and I legit don't remember who Dominique Jones is

Athanatos posted:

Lockback posted:

Very well put but unfortunately there are no Nets fans.

The Maestro posted:

OKC only drafts long armed non shooters.

Speaking of centers though. Richaun Holmes’ $5MM deal is up and he’s unrestricted. He played 61 games and put up 23.4/13.6/2.7 per 100 with 1 steal and 2.6 blocks. His D rating of 115 isn’t great but was also the best on the team. Also had a team high O rating of 130. He fits great next to Fox and I love watching him play.

What is the FA market for centers out there? I know the common knowledge is they’re a dime a dozen but that’s more for backups and it’s not exactly true if you want to actually be good. They better re-sign him on like a 4 for $40 type

Edit: obviously $10MM/yr is too much but you know what I mean. Looks like the market is pretty dire https://www.spotrac.com/nba/free-agents/center/

No way the Knicks don’t overpay Noel so how about uhh Kanter or ideally Theis

Algund Eenboom posted:

R.D. Mangles posted:

lmao gently caress ben simmons

MourningView posted:

looking at the list of free agents trying to find MLE level wings Utah could go after and man it's grim I'm just muttering things like "well if Otto Porter Jr could just stay healthy..." to myself

Rick posted:

It's a really bad free agent class.

Stevie Lee posted:

fat or muscle?

MourningView posted:

Its an incredible NCAA violation Voltron which is a thing I would normally be in favor of but Larry Brown should be banished to antarctica

MourningView posted:

These would all be good and long overdue hires.

Rick posted:

Lloyd Pierce might be a good coach he kind of got a raw deal in Atlanta and is definitely a good assistant.