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Simple enough question: Which team do you think improved their roster the most? (Rosters below)
To keep things fair since some people built their roster to compete now while others built them to compete later, each voter will get to vote twice. The first vote will go for the roster that is most improved to compete now, and the second vote will go for the roster best set for the future. Whoever ends up with the most votes wins!
Since it was a mock trade deadline exercise, the criteria for voting should be who improved their team the most to either win now or in the future. Thus, keep that in mind before simply just voting for the best overall team that didn't make any moves like the Warriors, who I was a GM of as my second team.
Note: Anyone and everyone can vote, even if you didn't participate in the mock trade deadline! (We only have 20 teams because the other 10 GMs never got back to me with their updated rosters.)
Rosters:
Knicks
PG - I. Thomas, J. Grant
SG - A. Bradley, L. Galloway, S. Vujacic
SF - T. Ariza, L. Thomas, C. Early
PF - C. Anthony, K. O'Quinn, L. Amundson
C - D. Howard, K. Seraphin
Hawks
C Turner, Hill, Tavares , IR Splitter IR
PF Milsap, Lauvergne, Muscala
SF Williams, Singler
SG - Hill, Oladipo, (Abrines)
PG Schoeder, Joseph
16 IND 1st, 16 BRK 2nd, 16 SAC 2nd rounder, 16 WAS 2nd, 17 BRK 2nd, 17 MIA 2nd, 18 LAC 1st, 18 MIN 1st (protected), 18 IND 2nd, 19 WAS 2nd, all ATL picks except 17 1st and 2nd
Cavs
PG - Kyrie Irving, Mo Williams, Delladova
SG - Andrew Wiggins, Shumpert, JR Smith
SF - LeBron James, James Jones, Richard Jefferson
PF - Tristan Thompson, Teletovic, Cunningham
C - Timofey Mosgov, Pekovic, Varejao
Rockets
PG - Beverly, Neal, Terry
SG - Harden, Affalo,
SF - Brewer, Thorton, Dekker
PF - Smith, Capela, Williams, D.Monti
C - R.Lopez, Nene
New York swap rights with C's and Nets 2017)Dallas 2016 1st.
Celtics
PG Payne, Calderon
SG Smart, Crabbe, Stephenson, Young
SF - Crowder, Pierce
PF Sullinger, Lyles, Jerebko, Lee
C Porzingis, Olynyk, Leonard
Brooklyn 2016 and 2018 Nets Picks
Warriors (no change)
PG Curry, Livingston
SG Thompson, Barbosa, Clark
SF Barnes, Iguodala, Rush, Looney
PF Green, Thompson, McAdoo
C Bogut, Ezeli, Speights
Clippers
PG Paul, Clarkson, Rivers
SG Reddick, Crawford, Wesley Johnson
SF Korver, Mbah a Moute, Nance Jr.
PF - Tobias Harris, Amir Johnson, Brandon Bass
C Jordan, Zeller, Aldrich
2016 LAC 1st, LAL 2nd, 2017 ATL 1st, LAL 2nd, 2018 IND 1st
Lakers
PG - Russell, Williams, Huertas
SG - Hezonja, Wilcox, Brown
SF - Bryant, Young, World Peace
PF - Randle, Ayres, Kelly
C - Hibbert, Black, Sacre
Sixers
C - Noel, Embiid
PF - Jabari Parker, Holmes
SF - Stanley Johnson, Jerami Grant
SG Stauskus, Sampson
PG Mudiay, Ish Smith, Canaan, McConnell, Marshall
Grizzlies
C - W. Cauley-Stein, N. Jokic, J. Noah
PF - F. Kaminsky III, B. Wright, T. Booker, J. Martin
SF - W. Chandler, M. Barnes, D. McDermott
SG - B. McLemore, T. Hardaway Jr., G. Harris, J. Adams
PG - D. Exum, J. Nelson
Nuggets
C Nurcic, Henson
PF Patterson, Bennett, Arthur
SF Ross, Budinger
SG Miller, Hunter, Foye
PG Rubio, Ennis, Bayless
Spurs (no change)
PG - Parker, Mills, MaCallum
SG - Green, Ginobli, Simmons
SF - Leonard, Anderson, Butler
PF - Aldridge, West
C - Duncan, Diaw, Marjanovic
Bucks
PG - MCW, Vasquez, Inglis
SG - Middleton, Mayo, Vaughn
SF - Antetokoumnpo, Copeland, Inglis
PF - Faried, OBryant
C - Okafor, Monroe, Plumlee
Lakers 1st
Bucks 1st
Pacers
PG - Jeff Teague, Joe Young
SG - Monta Ellis, CJ Miles, Rodney Stuckey
SF - Paul George, Solomon Hill , Glenn Robinson III
PF - Al Horford, Lavoy Allen
C - Ian Mahinmi , Rakeem Christmas, S .Whittington
Magic
PG - Payton, Napier, Appling
SG - Fournier, Watson, Prigioni
SF - Gordon, Marble, Dawson
PF - Griffin, Nicholson, Smith
C - Vucevic, Frye, Dedmond
Kings
PG - Rajon Rondo, Darren Collison, Seth Curry
SG - Marco Belinelli, James Anderson
SF - Rudy Gay, Caron Butler, Duje Dukan
PF - Zach Randolph, Omri Casspi, Eric Moreland
C - DeMarcus Cousins, Kosta Koufos, Quincy Acy
Wizards
PG Wall, Lawson, Sessions
SG Beal, Temple, McDaniels, A. Anderson, Eddie
SF - Porter Jr., Oubre
PF Dudley, Humphries, Gooden
C Gortat, Harrell, Blair
Thunder
C - Enes Kanter, Mike Muscala, Mitch McGary
PF - Pau Gasol, Nikola Mirotic, JaMychal Green, Nick Collison
SF - Kevin Durant, Anthony Morrow, Josh Huestis, Etwaun Moore
SG - Kent Bazemore, Courtney Lee, Dion Waiters, Andre Roberson
PG - Russell Westbrook, Mario Chalmers
Bulls
PG - Rose/Brooks/Hinrich
SG - Butler/Allen
SF G. Green/Dunleavy/Snell
PF - Ibaka/Gibson/Portis/Felicio
C - Adams/Bairstow
Hornets
C M. Gasol, Zeller
PF Dieng, Hawes, Hansboro
SF MKG, Hairston
SG Batum, Kevin Martin, Vince Carter, Daniels-Harrison
PG Walker, Roberts
Pistons
PG: Jackson, Jennings, Blake, Dinwiddie
SG Caldwell-Pope, Jodie Meeks
SF: Muhammad, Covigton, Hilliard, Bullock
PF: Saric, Morris, Illyosova, Tolliver
C: Drummond, Baynes
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I'd probably say the Pistons, but they don't seem to be an option...
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I'd probably say the Pistons, but they don't seem to be an option...
The poster (DrJasper) didn't have his roster posted on the other thread and didn't respond to PM, so I had to leave it off. Also, this is for the Mock Trade Deadline that quite a few of us took place in here on Celticsblog, not the actual NBA trade deadline.
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I was able to add the Pistons' roster to the text and poll, so there is now another option to choose from.
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Important to note that the Celtics retained the 2016 Nets Pick despite acquiring Porzingis.
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I'd vote Knicks most improved in the present, Sixers most improved for the future.
Cool idea, did it play out as you expected?
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I'd vote Knicks most improved in the present, Sixers most improved for the future.
Cool idea, did it play out as you expected?
Not at all. As the Celts I planned to build a contender around Cousins, but I couldn't pry him from Sacramento, and ultimately went for a full youth movement.
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I'd vote Knicks most improved in the present, Sixers most improved for the future.
Cool idea, did it play out as you expected?
It definitely was a lot of fun, and with GMs not having to worry about appeasing owners with money or anything like that, they could purely try to make the best basketball team possible, which meant that there were a ton of moves that happened. I think we should try and do this every year.
In the first four hours or so of the mock trade deadline I got roughly fifty PMs with potential deals and negotiations. You literally couldn't leave your phone or computer lol
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I'd vote Knicks most improved in the present, Sixers most improved for the future.
Cool idea, did it play out as you expected?
It definitely was a lot of fun, and with GMs not having to worry about appeasing owners with money or anything like that, they could purely try to make the best basketball team possible, which meant that there were a ton of moves that happened. I think we should try and do this every year.
Absolutely. It was tons of fun.
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I'd vote Knicks most improved in the present, Sixers most improved for the future.
Cool idea, did it play out as you expected?
Not at all. As the Celts I planned to build a contender around Cousins, but I couldn't pry him from Sacramento, and ultimately went for a full youth movement.
I was similar to Max. I thought there'd be a ton of interest in Melo around the league, but literally nobody wanted him. So I had to switch gears and reload around Melo. Luckily, Porzingis had a ton of value, and I was able to take advantage of the Dwight situation.
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I went 76ers and NYK
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Important to note that the Celtics retained the 2016 Nets Pick despite acquiring Porzingis.
I'll add that to your roster.
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I went 76ers and NYK
KeepRondo did a heck of a job with the Sixers. That team is SET for the future.
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Important to note that the Celtics retained the 2016 Nets Pick despite acquiring Porzingis.
I'll add that to your roster.
Thank you. Would you mind moving Smart to the 2 and Payne to first on the depth chart at the 1 too? Thanks and a TP!
Edit: We still have the 2018 Nets Pick too :)
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Well done, guys. Count me in for next year.
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I voted for the Pistons and Bucks.
I thought both GMs made very realistic trades with the Sixers.
The Pistons traded Stanley Johnson who could be a future all star for Saric who seems like the perfect stretch four next to Drummond. The trade made sense for both teams.
The Bucks traded Jabari Parker who was a bad fit on the bucks for Okafor and the Lakers pick. They got another young promising player in return and a great draft pick.
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I went 76ers and NYK
KeepRondo did a heck of a job with the Sixers. That team is SET for the future.
Thx. You stole Porzingis from me! I would had voted for your team third. That was a great pick up.
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I went 76ers and NYK
KeepRondo did a heck of a job with the Sixers. That team is SET for the future.
Thx. You stole Porzingis from me! I would had voted for your team third. That was a great pick up.
Thanks and a TP! Also, for the final time this year:
Woj: Celtics waive David Lee. Fans are dancing in the streets.
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I voted for the Pistons and Bucks.
I thought both GMs made very realistic trades with the Sixers.
The Pistons traded Stanley Johnson who could be a future all star for Saric who seems like the perfect stretch four next to Drummond. The trade made sense for both teams.
The Bucks traded Jabari Parker who was a bad fit on the bucks for Okafor and the Lakers pick. They got another young promising player in return and a great draft pick.
I'm not a big fan of the Bucks roster. There seems to be a major logjam for the bigs, and there's an incredible lack of spacing in that starting five. Middleton is the only above average shooter in that five, and Faried/Monroe don't provide the spacing needed to penetrate into the lane. Teams can just pack it in against them without worrying all that much by being burned by their outside shooting.
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I voted for the Pistons and Bucks.
I thought both GMs made very realistic trades with the Sixers.
The Pistons traded Stanley Johnson who could be a future all star for Saric who seems like the perfect stretch four next to Drummond. The trade made sense for both teams.
The Bucks traded Jabari Parker who was a bad fit on the bucks for Okafor and the Lakers pick. They got another young promising player in return and a great draft pick.
I'm not a big fan of the Bucks roster. There seems to be a major logjam for the bigs, and there's an incredible lack of spacing in that starting five. Middleton is the only above average shooter in that five, and Faried/Monroe don't provide the spacing needed to penetrate into the lane. Teams can just pack it in against them without worrying all that much by being burned by their outside shooting.
They probably gotta trade Monroe and add some shooters but they aren't making the playoffs this year so no big deal right now.
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Good bye to Lee and his Wallace induced contract was.HUGE weight off the ability of the team to move forward .
Less is MORE
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76ers have absolutely no shooting.
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76ers have absolutely no shooting.
Agree, but I still voted for them because they have plenty of "potential shooting". I expect Jabari to become a three point threat in the future, same with S. Johnson.
They really managed to turn their center logjam into a very promising young roster with talent on nearly every position.
The other team I voted for is the pacers I think if you take their 2012 ECF team and swap hibbert for Horford while adding teague that series against the heat might have ended different.
Very good job!
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Milwaukee should have 2 out of the top 8 picks in this year draft..with that saying, that's why I didn't trade for any shooters yet as I can draft 2 SG/SF in the draft...Dunn, Murry, Hield, Brown, Ingram and if I get #1-Simmons
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Spurs don't make a compelling case for either category, but how many skilled trade rosters (and coaching staff) with us?
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Grizzlies
C - W. Cauley-Stein, N. Jokic, J. Noah
PF - F. Kaminsky III, B. Wright, T. Booker, J. Martin
SF - W. Chandler, M. Barnes, D. McDermott
SG - B. McLemore, T. Hardaway Jr., G. Harris, J. Adams
PG - D. Exum, J. Nelson
I think I sold off all of my aging vets for young pieces and a nice lotto pick in the 2016 draft. Trading a hurt Gasol for Jefferson, Williams and Kaminsky guarantees Charlotte falls into the lottery this year and I get their pick (top 3 protected). Add to that the wealth of young talent that fits together. Kaminsky, Jokic, and Cauley-Stein makes a nice 3 man rotation at the 4/5. That covers shooting, defense and post presence. Exum, McLemore and Hardaway are all nice young guard prospects. McDermott looks like he could become a solid SF who can hit shots from anywhere on the court. I like Harris as an Avery Bradley lite. I think my chances are high for one of these guys to step up and over achieve is high. Lots of prospects locked up to test out to see who I want to build my core around plus that 2016 lotto pick. I think I set my team up for the future well.
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Nice rosters! some disasters too... lol
Im going with Bulls, Hornets, Pacers, Grizzlies, Sixers, Knicks, Celtics in that order
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I saw some commenting about how fun this was. You should all look into the CB Draft if people here at the blog run it this summer. Or maybe I will run it. But you get the same excitement of the trading without worrying about salaries mixed in with a draft of every player in the NBA.
Looks like a load of new blood here that could reignite this Celticsblog game institution
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I saw some commenting about how fun this was. You should all look into the CB Draft if people here at the blog run it this summer. Or maybe I will run it. But you get the same excitement of the trading without worrying about salaries mixed in with a draft of every player in the NBA.
Looks like a load of new blood here that could reignite this Celticsblog game institution
Boy do I miss the good old CB Draft. Would love to see it back this year.
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Man this was alot of fun. It was cool to see which teams took which direction at the trade deadline. I was teetering the line between blowing up the Pacers or going all in, thank goodness the hawks came along. I feel we both got set for our immediate goals after that swap.
Pacers* 2016 ECF champs
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Congrats Jpotts
Looks like you won this year.