The suspect team for Silver to give the number 1 pick to is Golden State, but they are getting back Klay and Wiseman with a couple of picks in the lottery and they have to jump from 14 to 1. Way too obvious.. The Pelicans could jump to get Zion a running mate, but that might wait until Zion gets traded to the Knicks. So the only reason I could see for the NBA to screw us is damn Tilman.
NBA is thinking right now they have to do what is best for their product! They just witnessed a super star quit on his city , that is bad for business. They will give us the first pick. Orlando has sucked forever and They will not reward that. Detroit is interesting I can see the NBA throwing them a bone after how Blake treated them.
it will be like watching 15-20 minutes of a warriors vs rockets playoff game for the last several years. perhaps it will end on a positive note for a freaking change.
Biggest fear.,, Can OKC make other trades between now and time we pick on draft day and dropping the 18 pick further down? It’s not like the pick has any value to OKC but it does to the rest of the league. OKC trades the pick slowly down to 30 collecting assets along the way last trade of the first round is the Jazz’s #30 and future 2nd to OKC. Now Jazz picks 29th OKC gets a SRP and we pick 30.
In the form of another future HoF big man to carry on the Rockets excellent tradition ... Evan Mobley + CWood = The Thin Towers
You would willingly pass on 2 potential stars at the very top of an excellent draft class just to ... what ... avoid a decision? At least MIN Vikings did it to save a couple $M on draft slot I look at it as a coin flip to get a future AllStar I see all of Top4 as strong #1 overall prospects in most years Time for optimism again League calendar officially flips to 2022 season with the lotto Let's bury miserable 20-21 years forever and move forward
The NBA is not a charitable organization. Whoever pays under the table and has the most influence will get the pick. We have Tilman…..enjoy the 18th pick tonight.
