Trade 2nd round pick

Toronto will take Roy, and would be fools to pass on him.

 

You never know. They did take Rafael Araujo with the 8th pick 2 years ago. Of course, that wasn't with Colangelo as their GM, so I wouldn't count on them to make a mistake like that again.

 

Don't you think Toronto needs a 5 man more? I think Thomas/Bosh could be a good front court. Or if they piss him (Bosh) off by not resigning Mike James, Thomas/Villanueva would be fine too (though obviously not as good). Aldridge would not be a good fit w/either Bosh or Charlie though.

 

i doubt any team would do that, especially since most claim this draft to be weak. the 2nd round pick doesnt hold as much value.

 

Actually, most say this draft is weak at the top (i.e. after the first 3 picks or so...and esp. after the first 6 or 7ish). But overall, it has very good depth, and people will be getting value out of their 2nd rnd picks this year.

I still don't think we could find a trading partner for that, but don't discount the value of that pick this year..

 

i dunno, maybe your right, but some of the players in the projected drafts are compared to reece gaines, chris wilcox, and Jason Maxiell ????

 

But Colangelo is the GM who practically gave away a #7 draft pick (which turned out to be Luol Deng), in order to open up cap space.

I wonder if he'd go for the #5 and Araujo (whose contract we can take on with our TE) for our 2nd rounder and a future 1st. It frees up money for them to make a run at Nene, and re-sign Mike James.

With the #5 and #8, we could land some combination of Roy/Gay and Sheldon Williams/Marcus Williams. Or maybe if one of the big guys slip, Thomas/Aldridge/Bargnani and Carney/Marcus Williams/Brewer/Foye.

Of course we really need to wait until after the lottery before speculating like this. If Toronto lands a top 3 pick, then we probably don't have enough juice to pull off a trade like this. But if they slip a spot or two from 5, then it might be easier.

 

This draft may not have a lot of potential stars, but its got quality depth. The rockets will get a good player that can contribute in the second round. What would you think of drafting say a Sheldon Williams or a Rudy Gay at #8 then drafting a Mike Gansey or a Maurice Ager #32.

 

are second round picks basically an invite to camp?

 

Colangelo has said he wants to go international, when appropriate. The #1 + #2 will move you up if the trading partner expects the guy they want to slip to the (putative) #8 slot.

The #2 is very valuable for someone who wants a 'future', someone to 'stash' overseas for a while (ala V-Span).

 

2nd round picks are pretty worthless because it's unlikely the player will even make your team. This draft is no different. Every now and then you find a good one but it's unlikely. Any GM accepting a 2nd round pick in order to trade down in the lottery is just plain stupid! Dream on.

 

Well let's look at it from the other side. Would you trade our number 8 for the number 11 plus the first pick in the second round?

 

What a bunch of nonsense. Second round picks have very little value. 90+% of second round guys never contribute. A few years ago, the Rockets basically moved up from 13 to 7 to get Eddie Griffin. That cost them 2 first round picks (18 and 23). No possible way a second round pick moves you anywhere in the first round. This isn't the NFL draft. And if it was, 2nd round NBA picks would be equivalent to 5th round and lower NFL picks.

 

no, he wanted to switch picks with them the following year, the year that they won 50 games. When they did that, they thought that the bulls were going to continue being bad.

 

How about moving down with New Orleans giving them the 2nd rd and Rox get 12 and 15. Pick up Roby and possibly Foye if he's still there

 

i think we would be better off with just the #8.

 

I don't necessarily think we need to give up BOTH picks for an athletic swingman...there will still be options at the 8th spot, plus we need that 2nd rounder to address other needs such as an outside shooting big or a PG...