Wow, this flew under the radar... I wanted Porter at the draft but happy we have Knox at this point

Welpee wrote:

BigRedDog wrote:As per Rotoworld...Michael Porter Jr. (back) had surgery last week related to a herniated disk in his back.
Additionally, the Porter Jr. camp believes that they won't need him to sit out next season. However, the Nuggets have made it abundantly clear there is no rush on the No. 14 pick, so there's a very real chance he won't be ready. After missing almost all of last season, one of the best prospects at this time last year has his career off to a tough start.

Wow, this flew under the radar... I wanted Porter at the draft but happy we have Knox at this point

I agree. I thought we should have rolled the dice on him too, now I'm kinda glad we didn't. However, time will tell one way or the other. The kid may be everything he was projected to be. Or he could be like Larry Johnson and become an effective player but still never be the same pre-back injury. Guess you can justify taking the risk where Denver was drafting, perhaps not where we were picking.

Or he could be a wasted pick. Larry Johnson with back problems is not his low ceiling

Nalod wrote:obvious teams knew what fans booing didn't.
Good pick for at team at the 14 spot that does not need a player in place right away.
We made a good choice. The future will tell.

GustavBahler wrote:Did Porter jr. go to the Laser Spine Institute? Its like an answer to prayer. If your prayer is to have laser spine surgery.

lol

Denver should have just traded the pick for a bag of chips - it would have been better value.

NardDogNation wrote:

GustavBahler wrote:Lost me at "back issues", didnt matter how good he was. Wasnt worth the risk at 9.

But what if we drafted him with a second first round pick? It was rumored that both the Wizards and Bucks were willing to unload their picks (15th and 17th respectively) to dump salary (Matthew Delladova specifically with the Bucks) in exchange for a productive veteran. From that position and with the 36th pick, it might've been possible to trade up to get Michael Porter Jr. After all, the Clippers, Hornets and Sixers- teams with selecting 10th to 13th- ALL made trades involving their picks, so it's not like we couldn't have entered a bidding war.

I wonder what a healthy Porter Jr and Kevin Knox would look like together on the floor. I, personally, would not have been opposed to take the wait-and-see approach with MPJr considering our need to get a good pick in 2019. And with the dividends the Sixers are reeping from being patient with Embiid,it might not have been a bad strategy in the grand scheme of things if we could've still taken Knox.

Then we wouldn't have "rolled the dice" on Mitchell Robinson. It's all conjecture and so much more so in the case of Porter. I'm glad the FO did not choose him or give up assets to get him. And I understand the desire to take a chance on someone who had that level of ability. But bad backs....

Allanfan20 wrote:

NYKBocker wrote:

Nalod wrote:obvious teams knew what fans booing didn't.
Good pick for at team at the 14 spot that does not need a player in place right away.
We made a good choice. The future will tell.

Yup. Plus this father and son duo is really pissing me off..

Terrible parenting if you ask me.

KnickDanger wrote:

NardDogNation wrote:

GustavBahler wrote:Lost me at "back issues", didnt matter how good he was. Wasnt worth the risk at 9.

But what if we drafted him with a second first round pick? It was rumored that both the Wizards and Bucks were willing to unload their picks (15th and 17th respectively) to dump salary (Matthew Delladova specifically with the Bucks) in exchange for a productive veteran. From that position and with the 36th pick, it might've been possible to trade up to get Michael Porter Jr. After all, the Clippers, Hornets and Sixers- teams with selecting 10th to 13th- ALL made trades involving their picks, so it's not like we couldn't have entered a bidding war.

I wonder what a healthy Porter Jr and Kevin Knox would look like together on the floor. I, personally, would not have been opposed to take the wait-and-see approach with MPJr considering our need to get a good pick in 2019. And with the dividends the Sixers are reeping from being patient with Embiid,it might not have been a bad strategy in the grand scheme of things if we could've still taken Knox.

Then we wouldn't have "rolled the dice" on Mitchell Robinson. It's all conjecture and so much more so in the case of Porter. I'm glad the FO did not choose him or give up assets to get him. And I understand the desire to take a chance on someone who had that level of ability. But bad backs....

I still don't understand the hype of Mitchell Robinson. He has impressive counting stats but I question how much those stats will translate to wins in the future. He fouls at an exceptionally high rate and routinely seemed to make boneheaded decisions that don't necessarily get quantified. It feels a little like Javale McGee/Dwight Howard to me.

In any case, if I had the option of either having Mitchell Robinson or Michael Porter Jr., I take Michael Porter Jr if I think there is a reasonable expectation that he can stay healthy. People are dismissing him because of his injury but there was a reason why he was projected to be the no.1 overall pick in what was considered a good draft. If I could've gotten another first rounder to make a play on him, I would have. We have no playoff ambitions for next year and should have had no problem sitting Porter out for the season in hopes he could pull a Joel Embiid or Blake Griffin the following season.

If the gamble worked, a Knox-Porter-KP trio could have been unstoppable together with their length and versatility. All we'd need is floor general to get them into their actions and I think we'd be a legitimate rival to the youth movements of BOS and PHI.