I was just wondering if Boston could have done the trade with the Sixers and then used 16 and some combination of 23, 24, 26 to move up to 8 to get Brown. Imagine how much better the draft looks if Boston comes away with Brown and Noel and Covington and maybe a draft and stash guy.
I just don't think that deal would happen.
This seems very similar (but worse) than the deal Danny offered Charlotte last year.
What do we believe last years offer was? #16, #28, unprotected 2016 Brooklyn pick, and either 2016 Dallas/Boston first, plus a couple of 2nds? That couldn't get us #9 last year, and that Brooklyn pick had real potential.
I think this year, nobody in that 7-9 range would be interested in moving back 7-9 spots to gain 3 picks in the mid-20's. I really think to do that we'd have to include the rights to that 2017 Brooklyn pick swap, which would seem like a real waste and pretty inefficient when we could just draft Brown ourselves and probably trade the 2017 pick for Noel.
Where does Brown go is interesting. I could see Phoenix taking him at 4, there were multiple reports of the Suns liking Brown (see here and here), or all the way to #8. Once one domino falls differently who knows how the rest fall. If Boston/Philly take Dunn at #3, who does Minny draft (if Phoenix still takes Bender)? Jamal Murray? So now who does Denver draft at #7 if New Orleans still drafts Hield? Anywhere #4-#8 wouldn't surprise me really, though Minny at #5 would probably surprise me the most.
The Kings actually traded 8 for 13, 28, Bogdan Bogdanovic, and 2020 2nd round pick. Obviously 13 is better than 16, but 23, 24, and 26 are all better than 28. The real question is what is the value of Bogdanovic who was a late 2014 draft and stash player. So if you assume Bogdanovic is worth a late 1st, it would seem that offering 16, 23, 24, and 26 would be a better offer than what the Kings got and I suspect Papagiannis would have still been there at 16 (you never know of course, but that is the guy the Kings wanted).
Now obviously you have no idea where Brown goes, but based on what I picked up on the new order would have been something like this: Dunn goes 3, I believe Bender still goes 4, Hield and Murray go 5 and 6 (based on fit and need, not sure the actual order), which leads to Denver at 7. They were linked with Chriss a lot before the draft, but likely never thought Murray would have been there. Denver though makes sense for Bender. So Denver at 7 is where Brown might have gone, but I think that is the only question. So if Denver goes for the big in Chriss, Brown is still there at 8 for Sacto. Now maybe Sacto really liked Brown and wasn't willing to trade the pick or maybe they still would move it and maybe Boston is the team with the best offer on the table.
So Boston might have come away with Brown, Noel, and Covington (and still had the 2nd rounders for draft and stash or to add players). Heck maybe Yabusele or Zicic drops to the 2nd round in this new draft world order.