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NBA Draft Lottery is May 17th! Give your top 5

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by vator, May 3, 2022.

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Who’s the Number 1 Pick?

  1. Chet

    76 vote(s)
    42.7%
  2. Jabari

    84 vote(s)
    47.2%
  3. Paolo

    17 vote(s)
    9.6%
  4. Other

    1 vote(s)
    0.6%
  1. vator

    vator Member

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    Checking the temperature.

    The Lottery is in 2 weeks! Alright what’s your top 5 and give at least 3 players that you hope that at least one of which will be around when we use the Brooklyn Pick.

    I love Ivey, but I know it’s not happening if we get top 3 after how KPJ finished the season, but I’d still be excited to have him. I admittedly flip flop almost daily on the order of my top 2. This is hard! They’re all so different. The Banchero Bus people have really been making me rethink him too.

    1. Jabari Smith
    2. Chet Holmgren
    3. Paolo Banchero
    4. Ivey
    5. Sharpe

    BKN Pick: Eason, Sochan, Mark Williams, or Dieng. I’ll be happy with any one of those.
     
  2. vator

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  3. Bo6

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    Okay so this board is gonna be spicy for some but....

    1. Paolo
    2. Ivey
    3. Smith
    4. Holmgren
    5. Suicide
     
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  4. DreamR

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    Had Chet as my number 1 for a long time but now I think Jabari would be my pick

    Then Chet number 2, Banchero number 3, Sharpe number 4, and Ivey number 5

    As for our other pick - Eason, Sochan, or Agbaji
     
  5. Plowman

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    Jabari
    Banchero

    Those are the only two I want out of the top 5.

    As for the BKN pick... I expect us to move up from there into the top 8, and select Keegan Murray.
     
  6. J.R.

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    Future Rockets Legend Chet Holmgren

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    Chet
    Jabari
    Indifferent
    Indifferent
    Indifferent
     
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    I predict we land on #3 and pick Paolo Banchero. I'm actually cool with this, I like his game and with Jalen, it's officially PB&J :D
     
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    Chet
    Jabari
    Paolo
    Ivey
    Sharpe
     
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    It’s hard for me, but for some reason I’m seeing

    1. Green/Pablo = Tatum/Brown (in future)
    2. Jabri
    3. Chet
    4. Murray
    5. Ivey
     
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    1a: Chet Holmgren
    1b: Jabari Smith
    3. Paolo Banchero
    4. Jaden Ivey
    5. Keegan Murray

    3 guys I'd love to see at 17:
    1. Tari Eason
    2. Jeremy Sochan
    3. TyTy Washington
     
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    Chet
    Jabari

    Then I have to take a close look at the in person workouts on who is better Sharpe / Ivey.

    Then I have to make a tough decision if the fit of Banchero outweighs higher potential upside in the better of Ivey/ Sharpe.

    If I miss on Chet / Jabari, I am taking calls to see if I can get two top ten picks in a trade down scenario.

    Honestly this is a tough draft, only easy if we get 1st, 2nd. or 5th pick.

    All I can say is thank ****ing god we got a guaranteed top 5 pick.
     
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    Chet
    Ivey
    Sharpe
    Jabari
    Banchero

    Sochan at 17. P
     
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    Pretty sure this is a reincarnation of another thread, but:

    Chet
    Jabari
    Paolo
    Ivey
    Trade the pick
     
    #14 Aruba77, May 3, 2022
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    [​IMG]
     
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    That’s about my identical group of players. I would just switch Ivey with sharpe.
     
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    Thanks for posting OP I had no idea where to post who I hope we draft
     
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  18. vator

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    My bad, I missed the other thread. Ignore this one then. Or continue being a smartass. Doesn't matter to me.

    Also asking for current top 5 in order and BKN pick, not just the number 1.
     
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  20. jimmyv281

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    You pick Jabari and then put him next to a 6’9 defensive monster with a 7’6 wingspan
     
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