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LJ2 wrote: View Post
Kuminga to Orlando does seem like drafting Aaron Gordan all over again doesn't it? Big, physical forward with great athleticism.Mamba Mentality
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saints91 wrote: View Post
Like almost every draft, except the OG pick, at first I'm really disappointed and then I start watching more tape on the guy. I feel this time I over prepared for the top 10, so it might take me a little longer to buy in. Especially if it's Barnes.
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S.R. wrote: View Post
Naw man, "he's the next Jordan" etc https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/...ed-nba-history
The reasons all those teams passed was the era. It was extremely rare for a guy to skip college and they were wary. Kobe was the first guard to ever do it. He was 17 for his pre-draft workouts. A bunch of GMs played it safe and drafted college guys. A lot of NBA front offices are still risk averse. That's how we got Kawhi. Was he only as good as DeRozan? Did no one else see his potential? Risk drives GMs away like nothing else.
Kobe's high school resume was nuts. He was national player of the year. The best of the best NCAA colleges all wanted him. The NBA was scared of a 17 year old. That's all it was.
Kobe ended up being the youngest NBA player ever. Was really unprecedented at the time.
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And in terms of Kobe being the "next Jordan".
Andrew Wiggins was Maple Jordan and also compared to Lebron.
Bargnani was the next Dirk... obviously
Ben Simmons was called a bigger Lebron (I was a bit guilty of falling for that hype... I foolishly admit)
Sean Livingston and Jalen Rose were the next Magic Johnson
And then there was Sebastian Telfair... who wasn't compared to anybody, but was fully expected to "takeover the league."
You can find those type of comparisons for lots of players coming in. The trick is separating the hype from the hope.
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One thing that I see happening is the raps not going off the board at all. What did they do last time they were in the lottery. They tried to make a trade, trading up or down. None was available for reasonable prices so they took the best guy on their board and the consensus best guy left at the end of the lottery. Poeltl
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TrueTorontoFan wrote: View PostOne thing that I see happening is the raps not going off the board at all. What did they do last time they were in the lottery. They tried to make a trade, trading up or down. None was available for reasonable prices so they took the best guy on their board and the consensus best guy left at the end of the lottery. PoeltlOnly one thing matters: We The Champs.
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