LivingLegend wrote:

newyorknewyork wrote:

LivingLegend wrote:

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SergioNYK wrote:Probably the funniest and most entertaining draft with all the trades.

I like the Kolek pick. He was at the top of my list based on the late and very little research I did. He plays like a Thibs type and has the skillset with the passing that we needed off the bench.

Did no research on Dadiet, McCullers or Hukporti. But Dadiet's highlights are impressive. He looks as talented as any of the lotto wings. He is a perfect wing to stash away overseas or in Westchester until he is ready. Going up against Hart, OG and Bridges in practice is a great way to learn too.

And the other two guys were picked in the 50s so it's whatever.

All I have is questions. Kolek means we don’t bring over Joku? Then what do we do with Joku?
Dadiet? Need more info.
McCullers defensive SG with no offensive game?
Hukporti?

All those trade backs. Probably should have additional consideration, no? What’s the additional consideration?

I guess Kolek could result in Joku being added to a trade (implications are fuzzy) or staying in Europe. I believe Kolek will be on roster as experienced 23 year old college starter.

I think McCullers has some offense but needs to put in the proverbial 1,000 3’s a day and likely tweak his form. See Trevor Ariza.

Have to assume Dadiet cap hit is going to be moved somehow - not sure if staying overseas is only option but he can’t sit all year on bench and we need his $ for other moves.

Hukporti I’ll be surprised if he ever plays a second but still unclear why we moved down an inch to pick up P Koponen 36 year old rights.

I don't feel they drafted Dadiet with the intentions to move him, or it would have been done already. Dadiet also made it very known his desire to stay with the club that drafted him leading up to the draft. Odds are he gets his work in the G league and the Knicks accounted for his salary when crunching.

Right but couldn't (if needed) Dadiet be added to potential Bridges traded to make #s work in some favor with his 1st round salary not hitting our books but acquiring team? Not saying this is likely but he could end up as a potential trade part to incentivize us getting to desired cap #s via lower 2nd round contracts or min vet deals.

Its all possible, question is what are the Nets giving back in terms of draft capital out of the deal? If we're adding guys like say Duece & Dadiet to the deal for cap purposes?

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Have always liked this guy but really makes me wonder why he rode bench for Pacers behind both Jackson/Toppin,

He is interesting.

His overall defensive metrics leave much to be desired.

Genuinely asking, did any Pacers player have a positive defensive metric? They were the epitome of the “team that scores the most points has the best defense” approach by both pace and floor spacing. They released players early to be advantageous on the open court regularly. Defensive metrics are highly correlated by team defense. Would love to see an article on him that already did that work.

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So has anyone figured out the value of collecting draft rights to guys who are never gonna play yet? There must be some reason to do it, right?

Spare parts. Or, as Organ donors?
Maybe Brock Aller has a secret work around he gonna unleash on the league.

I used to think it was a way to send something back when absorbing a contract when you have cap space. But I think it’s just become a weird thing he likes to do as a meaningless personal signature.

martin wrote:One man's opinion, Knicks come out on top of second round picks

Reverse jinx? CBS has been so wrong about the Knicks draft in the past, I don't know if this is necessarily a good thing.

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