If we end up at 9 who id really love to get is collin murray-byles. Pretty redundant with our roster and we have a logjam, but idc i love his defense. More so than the length and potential of kamauch.
Yeah, the comparison with Sarr is kinda surface level, if you dig a little deeper their games are different. Even still, my larger point is, Maluach does have real potential to be more than just a backup center.
With Alp showing 4 ability, Maluach could fit in nicely. Mobile and somewhat switchable, length and finishing ability. Has shown some range.
He is a backup because he is 18 and we have Sengun and Adams lol. Even Sengun started out as a backup to CWood look at him now.
my concern with Maluach is his hands. I’m not even concerned that he’s out of position a ton. I figure he’s still learning the game. But he constantly bobbles the ball. Soft hands for a big is hard to teach. With his mobility if he had better hands he probably wouldn’t be around at #9 or 10.
I think the Rockets will trade out of the draft, but I could see Stone saying this if available at the Rockets pick (assuming they don't win the lottery).
If POR wins tonight and Suns get blown out again will give us better chance at top 4. I would love to add Ace Bailey or one of two centers
POR is highly likely to go 1-2 or possibly 0-3 (@UTH, vsGSW, vsLAL), because GSW/LAL need to win, and UTH has bottom 3 locked up. PHO is more fluid, they could go 2-1, 1-2 or 0-3 (vsOKC, vsSA, @SAC). SA should be a close game, but SAC owns the tiebreaker with DAL, so SAC could rest players that final game. It'll be tough for PHO to finish with a record worse than POR, but the same record seems like a probable outcome. Fingers crossed that we win the coin flip for #9 slot!
Btw the suns aren't eliminated from playoffs yet. They just don't control their destiny even if they win out. Magic number for the mavs is 1 win or 1 more suns loss. The suns has to win out and mavs have to lose out essentially for the suns to make it into playins.
The one thing you have to do is be careful what you wish for. It could be the #10 pick that jumps to the top 4 and #9 jumps back. You have to just pray to the basketball gods for favor wherever the pick ends up.
Suns are losing out. The players apparently hate their coach and appear to have mailed it in. C’mon Portland got to beat Utah.
I think Utah will guarantee a loss. They are so close to the #1 pick and attaining the great white hype that is Cooper Flagg they wouldn't dare win a game. Mormons worldwide would boycott.
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