2022 NBA Podcast of the Year voting has concluded and we have a winner! Thanks to the overwhelming participation of over 2700 voters from 33 countries via
#NBATwitter
, the
@NoDunksInc
pod has once again crushed the competition!
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@fanspo
@Ic3yHurts_
Huerter AND a 1st for Thybulle and Springer is a big time NO. Sac wants Thybulle but not at the expense of a core piece of their lineup
So let me get this straight: Klutch maps out a plan for Bronny to purpsosely tank his stock at USC in order to go undrafted, allowing the Lakers to pick him up (Austin Reaves style) in order to avoid risking losing LeBron!?!
Still rough to look at this list of Wizards 1st rd draft picks 2015-present. Are they the new Kangz in the midst of what will be a 10+ yr playoff drought?! If Iβm a 1st rd prospect this year, Iβm asking my agent to steer me clear of Washington
@sixringsofsteeI
@okcthunder
by a longshot!
Magic with Dick over Jett would have been close
Pistons need Ausar to come through to be in the pack
Rockets same thing with Amen and Whitmore
Good to have Kira Lewis back! Bummer for him that he's 3rd of 4th string PG after missing so much time, but good trade bait for other teams to go after.
Random
#NBATwitter
thoughts:
If Jokic just torched the league for the 3rd year in a row with unorthodox/ creative/precise passing which he learned from growing up playing water polo, then shouldnβt all front offices be calling
@USAWP
to book off-season training for their teams?!
@BillSimmons
Ainge is doing yet another pump and dump, same as last season. Boost up the value of their vets, trade 'em away for assets. They have no need for Clarkson, Collins, Sexton, Dunn or Olynik in the l/t plans.
Huge credit to Travis Schlenk for building a deep roster for the
#Hawks
!
But wow....this is quite a stat KP throws out in the article: "Heat reserve Andre Iguodala has more career playoff minutes by himself (5,134) than Atlanta has as a team (4,774)."
Wrote today about how the Hawks have turned things around dramatically since their coaching change and how it might carry over to the playoffs: (ESPN+)
Jabariβs offensive dvlpt could easily
be stunted by this Dillon Brooks signing. Heβll be 4th option with Brooks and Green jacking up shots and VanVleet with the ball in his hands. And if he stays on with 2nd unit when KPJ and Whitmore come in, it could be even worse.
PG Fred VanVleet
SG Jalen Green
SF Dillon Brooks
PF Jabari Smith Jr
C Alperen Sengun
Kevin Porter Jr
Amen Thompson
Tari Eason
Jeff Green
Jock Landale
JaeβSean Tate
Patty Mills
Cam Whitmore
#Rockets
π¨πThe 1st round of the 2024 NBA Draft has come and gone, but we can't close out this draft cycle without our annual Actual Draft Order vs Final Mock Draft comparison:
Full
#mockdraftcomp
for June featuring 22 total mock drafts:
πNEW POST! π¨
[USA Basketball]: Never Too Early
Team Selection Brainstorm
2023 FIBA World Cup starts in August, so it's prime time to nail down who should get the call.
Would the
@Raptors
consider giving DeRozan a chance to lead them back to the Finals? Would the
@chicagobulls
consider retooling with Anunoby + Raps 2023 top-3 protected 1st + Wiseman (via a Caruso swap with
@warriors
)?
π¨ππ¨New picks from
@Sam_Vecenie
,
@KevinOConnorNBA
and
@DraftExpress
+
@JeremyWoo
= updated mock draft comparison at Hoops Distillery:
June has arrived. 21 days away from the draft. Lots more updates coming!
Devin Carter and Tidjane Salaun moving up π
Kudos to whoever at the
@Pacers
faxed a memo to Carslisle so he could put 2 and 2 together in order to fully comprehend:
Jarace Walker + playing time = more winning
Otto Porter β> Kuminga
GPII β> DiVincenzo
JTA β> Moody
Bjelica β> Baldwin
+ anything that Wiseman can give them
@warriors
could easily be better next year
Hollinger intel on Cam Whitmore drop:
ββ¦some teams red-flagged Whitmoreβs medicals due to concerns about his knees. Second, his workouts and interviews left teams severely underwhelmed. βComatoseβ was the description one source used.β
In Scoot Henderson and Shaedon Sharpe, the Blazers have a backcourt of the future in place.
Portland is set now,
@johnhollinger
writes.
They need not cower in fear anymore about Damian Lillard demanding a trade.
Once again, Ben Simmons gets endless shit for passing up a wide open dunk, but others do the same thing and not a word is said.
@Suns
Landale example hereβ¦
Stupid
#NBA
conspiracy theories:
Grant Hill + USA bball financially incentivized LeBron, Durant, Booker, Curry, and Embiid to NOT make playoffs or have early exit in the playoffs in order to be fresh for Paris Olympics, leaving Giannis, Jokic, Doncic, Gobert and SGA playing π₯Έ
ππ¨Updated (Post-Combine) Mock Draft Comparison with updated picks from
@DraftExpress
+
@JeremyWoo
,
@NBADraftWass
, and
@HoopIntelllect
:
Jaylon Tyson and Scheierman moving up, but our pick variance chart still shows lots of disagreement in the lottery:
WOAH....okay. Seems like a steal but I'm not a fan of this move. If you're the Pistons why would you want to be good this year with such a strong draft class? One more high pick and they could be set up for the next decade.
@ElGee35
Finally got a calm house + free time to watch the Steve Nash Offensive Legends video and WOWβamazing work! Absolutely surgical, Jedi-like precision by Nash.
This is an absolute steal for
@utahjazz
imo. Great asset collection (at the least) by Ainge. Contract is certainly a bit expensive but I think some other teams will regret not going after him once they see his production with a healthy hand.
ESPN Sources: The Hawks are finalizing a trade to send F/C John Collins to the Jazz for Rudy Gay and a future second-round pick. Atlantaβs largely unloading Collinsβ three years, $78M for some roster building flexibility and alignment with looming changes to salary cap.
Summer league observation:
Jalen Suggs and Cole Anthony donβt work together. Suggs is an alpha wherever he goes which means he demands higher usage rate. Anthony doesnβt do much with a low usage rate because he has never experienced that at any level of basketball.
@OrlandoMagic
Indiana could get to $30M in cap space by waiving all their non-guaranteed players, which would still put them just short of Deandre Ayton's $30.9M maximum starting salary.
Expect another move or two by the Pacers to generate a maximum slot.
@RTNBA
@CalSoScoped
You call that βevolvingβ to waste being on a 2018 team with Horford, Hayward, Tatum and Brown, and Baynes, Rozier, Marcus Morris and Theis coming off the bench?!?!
#eternalresentment
#celtics
As part of meeting today with general managers, the NBA discussed possibility of extending Draft format to two days beginning as soon as 2024, sources tell
@TheAthletic
@Stadium
.
Looking at these picks from 35-40 last year is crazy!π€― Teams that could have traded up or into that part of the draft may be kicking themselves for years
#nba75
News Flash: π¨
Dejounte Murray, DeβAaron Fox, and Donovan Mitchell ARE still elite DEFENSIVE players even if they havenβt played like it lately. They can (and will) flip the switch whenever they feel like it.
@DraftExpress
Is it just me or is Sasser doing those drills at very close to game speed βway more intense than a lot of these other guys pro day workouts. Iβm impressed.
These Spurs fans wore "Tank 4 No. 1 Wembanyama" jerseys at a recent game in San Antonio π
The Spurs have lost 11 straight games entering tonight.
(πΈ: jm1932/IG)