They keep drawing with all the balls in play even after the 1st pick comes up. So Boston's combos stay in there and they just keep going until they hit a non-Boston combo for #2.
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7, 1, 9, 10 was the winning combo per the card handed to Danny (now that I went back on DVR.)
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They only draw for top 3. Celtics had 250 combinations. They got the #1 pick on the first draw. 2nd draw was another one of the 249 left... 3rd was another one of the 248 left
That's the point. You don't trade for more picks, grab Fultz and don't look back.
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Celts - Fultz Lakers - Lonzo Sixers - Jackson Suns - Tatum Kings - Fox Magic - Smith TWolves - Isaac Knicks - Monk
Celts - Fultz Lakers - Lonzo Sixers - Jackson Suns - Tatum Kings - Fox Magic - Smith TWolves - Isaac Knicks - Monk
Seriously... this is why the pick was NOT traded at deadline... or hasn't been given up to date. Ainge (smartly) held onto it, and it paid off tonight.
And let's not forget that, as of now at least, C's are odds-on favorite to win next year's #1 pick too.
I'm the aftermath of drafting Brown, the way I came to terms with it (after assuming they would grab Dunn) was that this was known to be the guard draft from day one.
As a famed MBPC poster once said, Ainge is so hot right now you could fuck him.
US getting #1 this year may harm next year's. The Nets might not want the embarrassment of giving up 2 in a row, so they keep a couple assets instead of trading them.
three straight years the team with the best odds won the lottery.
Also, the Celtics can't sign Hayward and keep KO without trading someone.
Also, the Celtics can't sign Hayward and keep KO without trading someone.
not figuring out the exact odds, but there is about a 1.5% chance of that happening.
Yeah, but they're still gonna be in the lottery. They're not escaping that.
It isn't Marks' business to care and he's said as much. He's been building with youth and assets and I expect he'll look into moving Lopez given that he won't really have another chance to do so. They're already going to be incorporating at least two more rookie first rounders. If Lopez goes, all bets are off.
How would trading their best player make them better? I would love for them to trade Lopez.
Mhmmmm this sounds good. Very good.
What does Hayward need to lose in terms of $ to come here again? It really depends if he makes all NBA yeah?
Doesn't that logic apply almost equally to this season? If they had any "assets" to keep they had just as much incentive to keep them this year as they do next year.
Pessimist is never disappointed. Glad you were wrong. This is not David Stern's NBA.
I'm saying that they may want to avoid giving up 2 number 1's in a row and therefore not trade him.
Its a horrible way to run a franchise but I wouldn't be shocked if it happened
It wouldn't. That's what he's saying. That because they won't want to give up #1 again they WON'T trade him.
So, what number do we retire in honor of Billy King?
Or is it kind of like "Red Auerbach Court" where we names something else after Billy King? The Billy King Water Fountain? the BIlly King urinal? What fits?
Or is it kind of like "Red Auerbach Court" where we names something else after Billy King? The Billy King Water Fountain? the BIlly King urinal? What fits?
Looking from another angle, this was nearly a worst case scenario for the 76ers. They'll of course still add a very good player, but they miss out on the chance to get 2 picks, and between not landing in the top 2 (with either their pick or SAC), and with the C's/Lakers getting those picks (nearly ensuring that both top guards are gone), they miss out on adding Fultz/Ball, who would have fit in really nicely with Simmons/Saric/Embiid.
Here to say hell yes!!!!
So best case scenario it's crazy.
Hey Jed Zepplin, start that 2017/18 Nets Thread. And only Jed Zepplin.
No, Marks won't run his team using emotion because his predecessor was a doofus.
So best case scenario it's crazy.
Hey Jed Zepplin, start that 2017/18 Nets Thread. And only Jed Zepplin.
No, Marks won't run his team using emotion because his predecessor was a doofus.
1.38%, or 1/72.46.
MFing right! Hayward, and a veteran big for a guy like Jae, to compliment Zizic and Yabu and this team is in amazing shape.
He has a player option, he can (and almost definitely will) opt out after this year
Fultz is a much surer bet, provided the medicals check out on his knee. There's real questions about Jackson's shooting and his position (he played a lot of stretch 4 in college and won't have the size for it in the NBA). Fultz has the total package of size/athleticism for a point guard and can score from anywhere on the floor.
Assuming it goes Fultz/Ball, it'll be interesting to see what Colangelo does with Jackson as the BPA but not a great fit with the concerns about his shooting.
With the #1 pick, don't we have a better chance to trade it and a player/players for Jimmy Butler? Isn't that the best usage of the pick for us now? I'm thinking make that trade for Butler and sign Hayward and hope that Zizac and the Dancing Bear are ready to contribute next year off the bench and in my mind, that's a legit title contender