franco12 wrote:NardDogNation wrote:franco12 wrote:BigRedDog wrote:NardDogNation wrote:Would the draft rights to Jonathan Isaac and Kyle O'Quinn before enough to get Markelle Fultz at no.1?
Our 8th pick (Issac) and Oquinn for Fultz? You are kidding, right??
I honestly think to get the 1st pick, we'd probably need to package KP & our 1st (#8) and possibly more.
Why? What has Fultz proven that makes him more valuable than KP?
I'm saying that is the value- that is probably what the Celts would ask for to swap the first round pick. I'm not saying it would be a good deal - it could if Fultz turns into a player on par with Michael Jordan, Lebron James, et al.
I'd consider making that deal myself simply because the NBA has changed, and I- ME, in my Opinion-think a dynamic wing player can have a greater impact on the success of an NBA franchise than a really good big.
A guard's team success is contingent on a big man's ability to space the floor, his aptness in the pick-and-roll and his ability to anchor the defense. Porzingis is one of only a handful of big men that could be elite by those measures. Meanwhile "elite" guards have been picked everywhere in the draft: Isiah Thomas was the 60th pick in his, Steph Curry was 7th, Kyle Lowry 24th, etc. Yes, you'll need very good backcourt players to win in this league but you can just as easily stumble into that. It is far harder to stumble into the big man that will make you elite.
And KP is a proven blue chip talent. Guys like Fultz are still unknown quantities despite their potential. Then when you factor in the Celtics' ability to win-now, their strength in the backcourt and their relative weakness at the 4 spot, I think they would definitely make the deal for KP straight-up.
6/8/2017 9:26 PM