NBA 2019 NBA Draft

[JTToilinginToronto]

Lol @ people saying it's rigged.

I'm not a huge NBA fan, but I assume EY (or another big firm) facilitates this lottery like the NHL one, no?

If so, people are dumb for believing that.

 

[darko]

Should Zion pull a Lindros and refuse to play for the Pels?

No.

 

[darko]

I'm not a huge NBA fan, but I assume EY (or another big firm) facilitates this lottery like the NHL one, no?

If so, people are dumb for believing that.

The difference between NBA and NHL lotteries is that NBA one is lot more volatile. I mean Knicks had the worst record yet only 14% chance of landing top pick. I think it should be 30-40% range.

 

[The Night King]

I like the new format. It should discourage tanking a bit.

 

[Terry Yake]

DSJ, Knox, Robinson, Dallas pick. Knicks have plenty to offer.

lakers offer beats that easily

 

[EpochLink]

Knicks tanked the whole season only to get pick 3.

 

[Fish on The Sand]

I like the new format. It should discourage tanking a bit.

It won't discourage tanking at all, it'll just be more difficult for bad teams to rebuild

 

[Reality Check]

New Orleans winning reeks of the Cavaliers getting the #1 pick after LeBron embarrassed Cleveland on National TV. Davis is still going to be traded.

But I guess at least Cleveland not magically winning another lottery is a silver lining. Plus Steven A Smith is going to be must see TV tomorrow over New York losing the top slot and likely ending up with RJ Barrett.

 

[bambamcam4ever]

I'm not a huge NBA fan, but I assume EY (or another big firm) facilitates this lottery like the NHL one, no?

If so, people are dumb for believing that.

I don't think they are rigged anymore, but there used to be the big 5 auditing firms, now it's the big 4. Corporations do illegal/unethical things for money.

 

[Reality Check]

Zion’s reaction reminded me of McDavids when he found out he was going to Edmonton

He’ll be forcing a trade out of NO as soon as possible

Seeing as they finally fired Dell Demps he should give the Pelicans a chance. Davis, however, is a lost cause.

Could have been worse for him as well with Phoenix coming to mind.

 

[The Night King]

It won't discourage tanking at all, it'll just be more difficult for bad teams to rebuild

I don't think teams will be as aggressive in trying to get a top 3 pick.

 

[Elvis P]

The tanking problem is solved. 3 teams moved into the top 4. With an 86% chance of not getting the #1 pick only an idiot would tank.

 

[Newsworthy]

They get Morant or Barrett. Not exactly a disaster.

Yeah it's really a disaster for Cleveland, Chicago, and Phoenix. However the top 4 teams with the best odds are all outside the top two picks. The Knicks seemed to catch the only break. This new system is awful. It may prevent tanking but it hurts teams who are bottom feeders. And if you change the lottery so drastically they should add another rule where you can't land number 1 overall twice in row because I would have been really upset if the Suns won the lottery again this year.

 

[Voight]

New Orleans winning reeks of the Cavaliers getting the #1 pick after LeBron embarrassed Cleveland on National TV. Davis is still going to be traded.

But I guess at least Cleveland not magically winning another lottery is a silver lining. Plus Steven A Smith is going to be must see TV tomorrow over New York losing the top slot and likely ending up with RJ Barrett.

It also reeks like that time they traded CP3 and then won the lottery / Davis a couple months later.

 

[Voight]

DSJ, Knox, Robinson, Dallas pick. Knicks have plenty to offer.

Not as good as the Lakers package. Knox is really the only intriguing asset there. DSJ is solid but at this point we know what it is.

 

[John Price]

 

[Voight]

What an awful night for the Knicks lmao

All we heard was how they were gonna get Zion and then pair him with KD & Kyrie, especially after they traded Porzingis. Watch them end up with just whoever they draft + Cousins

I don't think this changes Davis situation much

I expect he is traded for ransom and they use assets acquired for him with Zion to turn things around

NOLA better not screw this up. They wasted 6 years of an uber elite players career and now that player wants to leave, hopefully they learned from that and will surround Zion with good players.

But the Bensons are pretty incompetent when it comes to running an NBA team so who knows.

The Knicks are the Oilers.
Well, nobody is as incompetent and dysfunctional as the Oilers but the Knicks come the closest.

At least the Oilers have past glory & more recent championships. Knicks havent won since before Watergate

"Basketball Mecca"

I think the only way you keep him is if AD signs the super max extension this summer. No maybes or even verbal promises to stay. Have to get it signed and done now or else trade him.

The Lakers package should be a lot more attractive now with the 4th overall pick.

AD doesnt care about a huge contract. He wants to win and grow his brand. If he wanted the super max he'd of never requested a trade.

 

[Voight]

 

[These Are The Days]

My advice to ESPN today "Drink up that water dudes. You need it for all that salt"

 

[These Are The Days]

I'm also crossing my fingers hoping and praying AD extends after the season just so we can get more Laker and Knick temper tantrums by the four letter network. It's verging on entitlement now

 

[darko]

Not as good as the Lakers package. Knox is really the only intriguing asset there. DSJ is solid but at this point we know what it is.

I agree. What i don't agree is the whole 'Knicks have nothing to offer with pick 3' comment because they clearly do.

 

[darko]

I'm also crossing my fingers hoping and praying AD extends after the season just so we can get more Laker and Knick temper tantrums by the four letter network. It's verging on entitlement now

AD is gone.

 

[These Are The Days]

AD is gone.

It seems that way but his reasoning is because the Pelicans never surrounded him with anything better than Boogie and they never won. Now they have Zion and probably damn near anyone wanting to play there. I'm sure AD can be reasoned with. If he can't then it comes down to wanting to leave the city because his team has the world in its hand now.

If AD can chill out now he can do some serious winning where he already is

 

[darko]

It seems that way but his reasoning is because the Pelicans never surrounded him with anything better than Boogie and they never won. Now they have Zion and probably damn near anyone wanting to play there. I'm sure AD can be reasoned with. If he can't then it comes down to wanting to leave the city because his team has the world in its hand now.

If AD can chill out now he can do some serious winning where he already is

Even if by some miracle AD stays they are long way away from contending. They'd be set at PG, PF and C. Need lot of help on the perimeter.

 

[Voight]

I agree. What i don't agree is the whole 'Knicks have nothing to offer with pick 3' comment because they clearly do.

Yea they have assets but Knox is the only really intriguing one IMO. Regardless I dont think theres anything else NOLA would want

It seems that way but his reasoning is because the Pelicans never surrounded him with anything better than Boogie and they never won. Now they have Zion and probably damn near anyone wanting to play there. I'm sure AD can be reasoned with. If he can't then it comes down to wanting to leave the city because his team has the world in its hand now.

If AD can chill out now he can do some serious winning where he already is

AD's thing is he's in his mid 20s so does he want to waste even more of his prime years on a bad team? Sure he'd have Zion but it would still be 2 or 3 years before NOLA has a respectable team, by then he's 30.

But the trade request is also about playing in a major city for a notable franchise too (legacy), as well as doing more stuff outside of basketball like his buddy LeBron does.