Great piece, thanks! If you were Orl, how much would you trade up to try and select Miller? I don't think they have a package for Portland but they can definitely offer enough to Charlotte if they want to.
I wouldn't bend over backwards to trade up. On average more pulls are better and the team trading down gets the better end of it.
If they can package 6 + 11 for Miller...I guess that's fine. Roll out Suggs/Franz/Miller/Paolo/WCJ with Fultz + Cole also in the mix.
Keeping the picks likely better as long as you use them wisely. I'd take two of Hendricks/Cason/Black/Dick over Miller. But if you're ending up with something like Whitmore + Bufkin, I'd much rather have Miller.
And I don't think 6 + 11 is going to be enough. If they need to throw in something like #36 and a 2024 1st that's such a huge overpay. It could work out fine because that's such a nice core, but their core will also be nice if they just keep taking pulls and at least one or two of them becomes decent.
Good write up. You covered this pretty well but I think what the debate comes down to is whether you would rather have a (likely upside) Elite #2 or 3 option on a team that can win a NBA Title, or a (likely upside) Bad #1 option that can lead a team to a first round exit, or maybe a Conference Semi in a bad conference.
I lean much more toward the elite #2. Even compared to somebody like Iverson who won MVP and led his team to finals...it's difficult to build around Iverson, you need perfect cast of defensive role players, and he cannot pair with other stars.
You cannot have enough elite #2/3 types and then if you finally get the star you have an unbeatable team.
Thanks for your articles Dean, as always good stuff.
Excellent writeup, thanks Dean.
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Great piece, thanks! If you were Orl, how much would you trade up to try and select Miller? I don't think they have a package for Portland but they can definitely offer enough to Charlotte if they want to.
I wouldn't bend over backwards to trade up. On average more pulls are better and the team trading down gets the better end of it.
If they can package 6 + 11 for Miller...I guess that's fine. Roll out Suggs/Franz/Miller/Paolo/WCJ with Fultz + Cole also in the mix.
Keeping the picks likely better as long as you use them wisely. I'd take two of Hendricks/Cason/Black/Dick over Miller. But if you're ending up with something like Whitmore + Bufkin, I'd much rather have Miller.
And I don't think 6 + 11 is going to be enough. If they need to throw in something like #36 and a 2024 1st that's such a huge overpay. It could work out fine because that's such a nice core, but their core will also be nice if they just keep taking pulls and at least one or two of them becomes decent.
Good write up. You covered this pretty well but I think what the debate comes down to is whether you would rather have a (likely upside) Elite #2 or 3 option on a team that can win a NBA Title, or a (likely upside) Bad #1 option that can lead a team to a first round exit, or maybe a Conference Semi in a bad conference.
I lean much more toward the elite #2. Even compared to somebody like Iverson who won MVP and led his team to finals...it's difficult to build around Iverson, you need perfect cast of defensive role players, and he cannot pair with other stars.
You cannot have enough elite #2/3 types and then if you finally get the star you have an unbeatable team.