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I just don't see the continued fascination with draft pick accumulation. Celtics are past that point now. Now is the time to add quality, not quantity from the draft.
Quote from: Donoghus on March 18, 2017, 02:23:35 PMI just don't see the continued fascination with draft pick accumulation. Celtics are past that point now. Now is the time to add quality, not quantity from the draft.I just don't get it either especially when the talent in the top 4 is better than the 5-11 area. That makes it doubly hard to understand.
The talent available at 2 - 4 is better than that at picks 7 and 8. We're more likely to have a shot at a future all-star the closer we are to #1.
Quote from: nickagneta on March 18, 2017, 02:30:58 PMQuote from: Donoghus on March 18, 2017, 02:23:35 PMI just don't see the continued fascination with draft pick accumulation. Celtics are past that point now. Now is the time to add quality, not quantity from the draft.I just don't get it either especially when the talent in the top 4 is better than the 5-11 area. That makes it doubly hard to understand.I've been saying it on here for years. The "allure of potential", Nick.
You know who this trade makes sense for? Portland or Minnesota. They already have stars but need to upgrade their overall talent. If one of them got the #3, swapping it for Sac's picks would not be a bad idea.Mike
Quote from: Roy H. on March 18, 2017, 02:18:09 PMThe talent available at 2 - 4 is better than that at picks 7 and 8. We're more likely to have a shot at a future all-star the closer we are to #1.How is Jayson Tatum that much better than Isaac or Bridges as a prospect?
Quote from: tazzmaniac on March 18, 2017, 02:45:38 PMQuote from: Roy H. on March 18, 2017, 02:18:09 PMThe talent available at 2 - 4 is better than that at picks 7 and 8. We're more likely to have a shot at a future all-star the closer we are to #1.How is Jayson Tatum that much better than Isaac or Bridges as a prospect? Production + measurables + scouting consensus?
I was listening to one of the NBA radio shows on XM radio with Tim Legler and apparently Philly wants Monk badly which kills the theory of trading down to get Monk after Philly picks.
Quote from: Roy H. on March 18, 2017, 03:03:24 PMQuote from: tazzmaniac on March 18, 2017, 02:45:38 PMQuote from: Roy H. on March 18, 2017, 02:18:09 PMThe talent available at 2 - 4 is better than that at picks 7 and 8. We're more likely to have a shot at a future all-star the closer we are to #1.How is Jayson Tatum that much better than Isaac or Bridges as a prospect? Production + measurables + scouting consensus?Tatum and Bridges production are very similar. Isaac's scoring has been more inconsistent but he's not that far behind. Bridges and Isaac project to be better defenders and are more athletic. They both actually have better 3pt%. Bridges is a bit shorter than you ideally want and Isaac will need to add strength/weight. Bridges has a lot less talent around him and Isaac is playing on a team with a lot of players getting minutes. They often substitute 4 players at once. As far as scouting consensus, I think there is going to be wide variance on teams' draft boards. I don't think anyone qualifies as a tier 1 prospect yet but there are a lot of tier 2 prospects.