NBA Draft Day

1PatientBear
1PatientBear Posts: 2,089 Member
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I know most of y'all do not care one bit, but today is my favorite day of the year!! Anyone else watching tonight?

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  • wolverine66
    wolverine66 Posts: 3,779 Member
    nope.

    My only interest is to see if the Cavs will actually take the injured Nerlens Noel.

    But I don't have a favorite NBA team, I just have "teams that I root against." So, that may have something to do with it.
  • nessagrace22
    nessagrace22 Posts: 430 Member
    Hell yeah! I'd be more exciting if I didn't have to stay up until stupid o'clock to watch it though :grumble:
  • 1PatientBear
    1PatientBear Posts: 2,089 Member
    Honestly, I think the Cavs wind up trading the pick. I'm a Spurs fan so we obviously never get any of the studs coming out, but considering my two favorite sports are college basketball and NBA, today is like Christmas for me. Yeah, yeah....I know. I'm a dork.
  • damedame
    damedame Posts: 113 Member
    I just root for my 2 UofA players to go to decent teams.
    i love the draft because im a huge Arizona fan and we turn out guys every year, its fun to see where they go!
    ps college and nba are amazing haha
  • BullBlanco27
    BullBlanco27 Posts: 5
    Not horrifically excited about this draft, I think Mclemore and Oladipo are the only special talents I see, Noel seems like an injured role player, that needs to add a lot of strength and offensive moves before he can change a team. Part of the reason I;m not terribly excited could be that the Heat don't have a pick.
  • Laces_0ut
    Laces_0ut Posts: 3,750 Member
    id love to see my fellow Terp Alex Len go #1. and i hope my wizards take Porter.

    i usually watch the NBA draft for teh first 20 picks or so then flip back and forth to it from there on.
  • 1PatientBear
    1PatientBear Posts: 2,089 Member
    Unlikely Len goes before Noel. Len is a safer pick but Noel has more upside.

    Porter could easily go to the Wizards. STILL annoyed that Mizzou missed out on him. Apparently, had Anderson stayed, Otto was a Tiger. Long term though, I'll make that trade.
  • Thewatcher_66
    Thewatcher_66 Posts: 1,643 Member
    My team (the Rockets) traded their number 1 as part of the James Harden deal; otherwise, I'd be more interested. My fellow Hoosier, Olidapo, should be a real gem for any team that's willing to select him. I am a little biased but I think he's going to be a quality NBA player.
  • celtbell3
    celtbell3 Posts: 738 Member
    I'll watch the recap...
  • 1PatientBear
    1PatientBear Posts: 2,089 Member
    My team (the Rockets) traded their number 1 as part of the James Harden deal; otherwise, I'd be more interested. My fellow Hoosier, Olidapo, should be a real gem for any team that's willing to select him. I am a little biased but I think he's going to be a quality NBA player.

    Oladipo will be a player. No doubt about that. Looks like your Rockets may be a player for Dwight Howard and his drama.....
  • wolverine66
    wolverine66 Posts: 3,779 Member
    My team (the Rockets) traded their number 1 as part of the James Harden deal; otherwise, I'd be more interested. My fellow Hoosier, Olidapo, should be a real gem for any team that's willing to select him. I am a little biased but I think he's going to be a quality NBA player.

    Oladipo will be a player. No doubt about that. Looks like your Rockets may be a player for Dwight Howard and his drama.....

    i really hope the Lakers re-sign Dwight Howard...



    because I hate the Lakers
  • Thewatcher_66
    Thewatcher_66 Posts: 1,643 Member
    I have a feeling that Howard's going to stay in LA. People forget that Shaq and Kobe had a falling out in the beginning but they were able to put aside their differences and win 3 titles. Of course, Shaq took the high road then but Kobe, being the elder, will have to do the same with Dwight.

    Interesting stat: This past season, Dwight Howard has missed more free throws in one season than Steve Nash has missed in a 17 year career. That brother needs to really work on his foul shooting in the offseason. It's pitiful.
  • 1PatientBear
    1PatientBear Posts: 2,089 Member
    Not happening man. Howard hates D'Antoni. He might stay in LA, but not with the Lakers.
  • DYfive
    DYfive Posts: 491 Member
    Yeah I'll be keeping up with it. Thunder fan, and we've got some interesting pics. Was really hoping we could pull o a trade for a top pick and get Len or Olidepo, but it's looking unlikely. Should still be a fun draft.
  • Laces_0ut
    Laces_0ut Posts: 3,750 Member
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  • 1PatientBear
    1PatientBear Posts: 2,089 Member
    GAME ON!!!
  • Laces_0ut
    Laces_0ut Posts: 3,750 Member
    wow wasnt expecting that.
  • 1PatientBear
    1PatientBear Posts: 2,089 Member
    Wizards and Otto Porter. Biggest no brainer of the draft.
  • Laces_0ut
    Laces_0ut Posts: 3,750 Member
    glad my WIz stuck with Otto over Noel. injury/size issues must be a reason he is dropping.
  • Laces_0ut
    Laces_0ut Posts: 3,750 Member
    wtg Len! top 5...and the bonus of getting to see him play here in Phoenix.
  • suv_hater
    suv_hater Posts: 374 Member
    How lucky that one of these teams out of the top 5 will get the most talented player in McLemore.
  • Laces_0ut
    Laces_0ut Posts: 3,750 Member
    haha ...he has since delete the tweet. does he not know that it can never really be deleted?

    @JHarden13 Steven Adams loooooooooooooooool
  • JenAndSome
    JenAndSome Posts: 1,893 Member
    My team (the Rockets) traded their number 1 as part of the James Harden deal; otherwise, I'd be more interested. My fellow Hoosier, Olidapo, should be a real gem for any team that's willing to select him. I am a little biased but I think he's going to be a quality NBA player.

    Fellow Hoosier here. Super happy that he was number 2 pick and went to Orlando. I'm pretty sure that not only is he a quality player, but a quality guy.
  • tedrickp
    tedrickp Posts: 1,229 Member
    Bennet goes first! Wow surprise pick there. Cavs love them some kids from Brampton, Canada LOL

    They surprised everyone 2 years ago taking Tristan Thompson 4th, and now they surprise everyone by taking Bennet first.

    That makes it likely that a Canadian kid will be taken first overall twice in a row - assuming Wiggins lives up to the hype.

    As surprising as the Cavs pick was though, worth a shot - every single player in this draft has questions. Just weird they would grab an undersized PF, when that is what they have in Tristan Thompson already...

    And LOL @ that Harden tweet!

    I was blown away Philly traded Jrue for Nerlens Noel. Seems like they are going into tank-for-wiggins mode early.
  • SlimJanette
    SlimJanette Posts: 597 Member
    Way to go CANADA!!!!!!!!!!!!

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