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Who do you want to draft 2021 "bump thread"

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by peleincubus, Jul 18, 2021.

  1. peleincubus

    peleincubus Member

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    Commit to your opinion and put your Clutchfans legacy on the line. Who do you think the player in the draft will end up having the best career? So many strong opinions about this subject.

    Months ago I personally wanted the Rockets to win the 2nd pick so they would hopefully end up with Jalen Green.

    I'll also throw in that I hope the Rockets trade Wood/Gordon (along with taking bad salary back if needed) pick 23 and 24 along with one of their picks from the Wizards, Bucks, Pistons, etc. or any picked owed to them besides the Nets picks. To pick up another pick as high as possible.

    Express your thoughts here so you can be ridiculed in the future. Thanks
     
  2. Puppet Master

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    Scottie Barnes
     
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    DaDakota If you want to know, just ask!

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    Mobley.

    DD
     
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    KingCheetah Contributing Member

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    I want the Rockets to pick the best player available and make us all proud.
     
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    I’ve put it in my sig a couple days after the lottery and it will stay there until it’s proven or disproven
     
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    No polls. We want quotes with details. ;)
     
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    Did we trade the 2nd pick?
     
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    Times 2
     
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    I was initially leaning towards Mobley. For most of the season I was thinking about how well he could play with Wood; how they would play off each other. But over the last month or so I have had questions about Mobley that still haven't been answered, so I'm going with Green, whose ceiling (more athletic Beal) seems far more probable to actually happen than Mobley's ceiling (varies wildly, but seems to be a mix of TD/KG/AD).

    That said, I'm trusting that the Rockets Brain Trust is much better at draft evaluation than I am. So I won't be pissy if we select Mobley.
     
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    I think Suggs is a stud and will rub everybody's dumb faces in it when he turns out better then Green and Mobley
     
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    Kuminga.

    (If this pays off I'll look like a genius)

    #KumingaKlub
     
  13. Denovo

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    I’d buy a Jalen Green jersey right now

    Hoping his adidas shoes look better a lot than Harden’s.
     
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    In an hour and a half it will be 10 days til draft day!
    And probably 25 more "who are we taking with the 2nd pick, for realz this time" threads.
     
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    Suggs.

    I get why they won't draft him but he looks better to me than both Mobley and Green.
     
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    Love this thread

    Green to undersized more closer to 6'3 will be a bust

    Mobley too soft in the head will be a bust

    Cade although I like him will not meet expectations because of his lack of athletism

    I'm going with Barnes or jalen Johnson or suggs as the best players 10 yrs from now

    And sengun

    Gun to my head I'll say Barnes and sengun(misspelling but the Turkish player) will be the best

    Wish the rockets would trade down

    I know last week I wanted cade

    I did more research..Changed my mind..
     
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    I want to draft both Green and Mobley. We should be taking Green at 2 and throwing a massive package of picks at Cleveland for Mobley. Keeping those Brooklyn picks and swaps in the hopes of using them to trade for an established star is far more risky than drafting Mobley. I want KPJ, Green, Tate, KMJ, and Mobley growing up together. A young talented core will also attract free agents when we get cap space in two years.
     
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    Cade Cunningham will have the best career out of all of the picks in this draft in my opinion.
     
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    I posted that tweet before I thought there was even a chance at a trade up for Cade. I would trade up for Cade if the price was not too high. But if it was too pricey, just stay at 2 and get Green (or Mobley).
     
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    I think Green, Mobley and Cade (and Barnes kinda but he has a long way to go) have superstar potential. I think Cade will be an allstar for sure at some point and at least one of the other 2 as well. Another bold prediction is that if Mobley pans out, he'll logging in some minutes at the 3 from time to time. He's just so fluid that I don't think it's fair to box him in as just a big man. Also, I'm calling some rookie of the year buzz for Franz Wagner and possibly Sengun depending on where he's drafted. Sengun could actually win ROY if he ends up on the right team.
     
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