Vmart wrote:Would anyone here traded KP for Doncic?

I guess the real question is would anyone trade KP for the overall #3 pick of 2018 draft. I think most people here would say no. But Dallas essentially is trading 3 lottery picks for Doncic if they're able to trade DSJr

Vmart wrote:Would anyone here traded KP for Doncic?

At the time of the draft, no.

Interesting enough, had the Knicks offered Zinger, they would have gotten Doncic plus from Atlanta. The Hawks would have no doubt given up John Collins as well. Knicks could have built around Collins and Doncic for a long time.

A lot of Doncic's production is because he was a child basketball prodigy who pretty much played pro ball his entire life. But part of his NBA success comes from kid gloves from the refs. The league wants him to be a superstar even more than he already is showing.

He was arguably the most fully rounded/developed Euro BB prospect in the modern era. He comes from basketball pedigree, is a relatively good looking guy and his demographic has been something the league has wanted to push for a long time in terms of it's marketing. From a marketing standpoint, big men/pivots simply don't do as well ( sometimes there are outliers) in terms of branding/Q Rating, etc.

It would have been a win of a trade. But odds on, 90 percent of the time, it would be like the Bulls trading Brand ( think of Brand at that point, not his later career) for raw uncertainty. Elite rim protection/Elite floor spacing/Ability to create your own shot at will is just plain rare in combination. Doncic will get better ref calls his entire career compared to Zinger.

Interesting to see how the Hawks pan out over time. They are doing good work down there, obviously Doncic looks like a better bet than Trae Young at this point and likely for the long haul, but given their limitations, Atlanta has done pretty well for their situation.

I like Collins too. You could see the promise in his play last year.

TripleThreat wrote:

Vmart wrote:Would anyone here traded KP for Doncic?

At the time of the draft, no.

Interesting enough, had the Knicks offered Zinger, they would have gotten Doncic plus from Atlanta. The Hawks would have no doubt given up John Collins as well. Knicks could have built around Collins and Doncic for a long time.

A lot of Doncic's production is because he was a child basketball prodigy who pretty much played pro ball his entire life. But part of his NBA success comes from kid gloves from the refs. The league wants him to be a superstar even more than he already is showing.

He was arguably the most fully rounded/developed Euro BB prospect in the modern era. He comes from basketball pedigree, is a relatively good looking guy and his demographic has been something the league has wanted to push for a long time in terms of it's marketing. From a marketing standpoint, big men/pivots simply don't do as well ( sometimes there are outliers) in terms of branding/Q Rating, etc.

It would have been a win of a trade. But odds on, 90 percent of the time, it would be like the Bulls trading Brand ( think of Brand at that point, not his later career) for raw uncertainty. Elite rim protection/Elite floor spacing/Ability to create your own shot at will is just plain rare in combination. Doncic will get better ref calls his entire career compared to Zinger.

Interesting to see how the Hawks pan out over time. They are doing good work down there, obviously Doncic looks like a better bet than Trae Young at this point and likely for the long haul, but given their limitations, Atlanta has done pretty well for their situation.

I like Collins too. You could see the promise in his play last year.

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