Posted by zizzo24 on 12/14/2015 10:13:00 PM (view original):
Here's my guess...He's got way too many guards on the roster (Prigioni, Mills, Ginobili, Miller, Allen, Korver, Tucker) so he needed to cut a couple (Burks and Bradley) in order to use his #1 overall pick (see the keeper thread).  So, basically that made the trade an open roster spot (Kobe) + Hickson (needs the boards) for JR Smith (another guy he didn't need) and a likely later 1st round pick next season (that he probably wouldn't use anyway).  So, basically he got Hickson for mid-round 1st round pick. 

I mean, I made the basic assumption of he probably has too many guard and needs a rebounder, but that is probably the worst trade I have ever seen in a progressive.  I am shocked no one else seems to be bothered by it, but I am happy to shut up if I am on an island.  It is what it is.

pacers pick Ben Mclemore

Posted by robusk on 12/14/2015 10:45:00 PM (view original):

Posted by zizzo24 on 12/14/2015 10:13:00 PM (view original):
Here's my guess...He's got way too many guards on the roster (Prigioni, Mills, Ginobili, Miller, Allen, Korver, Tucker) so he needed to cut a couple (Burks and Bradley) in order to use his #1 overall pick (see the keeper thread).  So, basically that made the trade an open roster spot (Kobe) + Hickson (needs the boards) for JR Smith (another guy he didn't need) and a likely later 1st round pick next season (that he probably wouldn't use anyway).  So, basically he got Hickson for mid-round 1st round pick. 

I mean, I made the basic assumption of he probably has too many guard and needs a rebounder, but that is probably the worst trade I have ever seen in a progressive.  I am shocked no one else seems to be bothered by it, but I am happy to shut up if I am on an island.  It is what it is.

I guess I'm just not seeing the trade move the needle that much even for the team that got the lobsided salary. With so few seasons left, I don't think OKC can really rebuild with these guys into some major contender. Maybe a trade like this with 7 seasons to go would be unfair, but with such little time left, I don't think it will end up making a difference. 

Fair enough. I am fine to drop it then. Let's continue with the draft.

C Miles Plumlee

Shoutout to my typo of lobsided on a basketball forum. It almost looks like a clever pun. 

St. Louis selects C Steven Adams

Damn... Zizzo I was hoping the big Kiwi would fall to me.

I figured you'd like that pick.

I'll follow with another project big-man:  Suns C Alex Len

coin flip came up Jeremy Lamb

be interesting to see how long before "tails" gets drafted . . . 

Posted by cea8010 on 12/15/2015 9:25:00 AM (view original):

Posted by robusk on 12/14/2015 10:45:00 PM (view original):

Posted by zizzo24 on 12/14/2015 10:13:00 PM (view original):
Here's my guess...He's got way too many guards on the roster (Prigioni, Mills, Ginobili, Miller, Allen, Korver, Tucker) so he needed to cut a couple (Burks and Bradley) in order to use his #1 overall pick (see the keeper thread).  So, basically that made the trade an open roster spot (Kobe) + Hickson (needs the boards) for JR Smith (another guy he didn't need) and a likely later 1st round pick next season (that he probably wouldn't use anyway).  So, basically he got Hickson for mid-round 1st round pick. 

I mean, I made the basic assumption of he probably has too many guard and needs a rebounder, but that is probably the worst trade I have ever seen in a progressive.  I am shocked no one else seems to be bothered by it, but I am happy to shut up if I am on an island.  It is what it is.

I guess I'm just not seeing the trade move the needle that much even for the team that got the lobsided salary. With so few seasons left, I don't think OKC can really rebuild with these guys into some major contender. Maybe a trade like this with 7 seasons to go would be unfair, but with such little time left, I don't think it will end up making a difference. 

Mid 1st round pick? Don't teams that win the championship get the 24th pick the next season?

Shelvin Mack

C Kelly Olynyk