Klay Thompson
Christian Wood

Jerry West

Posted by 20ks on 5/12/2026 9:16:00 PM (view original):
I never feel good about a pick, but as this round went on I was getting very comfortable with Billups.

Naturally, plan B is Walker Kessler

That’s a helluva Plan B. I picked him in the 3rd last season and made two finals trips (both on Kessler teams, naturally)

Fat Lever

Im happy with Kessler, very good owners tend to take him (see above post).

I tried pretty hard to talk myself out of it... But I'm taking

Michael Porter

Chet Holmgren

I came very close to taking Holmgren, but I couldn't shake my fear of not having someone at all 5 positions after 5 rounds.

Montrezl Harrell

Posted by 20ks on 5/12/2026 10:04:00 PM (view original):
Fat Lever

Im happy with Kessler, very good owners tend to take him (see above post).

Just because you know how to draft players "good owners" tend to take, doesn't mean you know how to put the pieces together.

However, you have a pretty intriguing start. eFG is poor, but good on TO's, rebounding and defense looks very nice, assists could be tight but worth it due to the low TO's. I'd be careful with usage, I suggest only putting Kessler on the higher usage Duncan Garnett seasons but definitely on the Garnett SF season.

PG F Lever x4
SG A Kirilenko x2
SF A Kirilenko x3, K Garnett x1
PF K Garnett x4, T Duncan x1
C T Duncan x4, W Kessler x3

I am terrible at team building. This is a fact I am fully and sadly aware of. I have had many good rosters that I managed to sabotage with counter productive pairings. Thank you for the suggestions.
I would say, I'd never take someone because of who had taken him before, but if I do take him and then see he's been a guy successful owners have used, I feel better about it.

Posted by 20ks on 5/13/2026 6:32:00 AM (view original):
I am terrible at team building. This is a fact I am fully and sadly aware of. I have had many good rosters that I managed to sabotage with counter productive pairings. Thank you for the suggestions.
I would say, I'd never take someone because of who had taken him before, but if I do take him and then see he's been a guy successful owners have used, I feel better about it.

Me too,, brother.