2022-2023 NBA Salary Cap Draft - First Annual Battle for the Wikkid Cup (3 Viewers)

[Frostillicus]

Naz Reid

MIN

1,930,681

@Jayrod

 

[Jayrod]

Wow, are you kidding me. When this round started I had these guys pegged for my next pick...thinking surely ONE of them would fall to me:

Walker Kessler
Daniel Gafford
Mike Muscala
Naz Reid

All went within the last 9 picks. Give me a minute.

 

[Eephus]

Wow, are you kidding me. When this round started I had these guys pegged for my next pick...thinking surely ONE of them would fall to me:

Walker Kessler
Daniel Gafford
Mike Muscala
Naz Reid

All went within the last 9 picks. Give me a minute.

Call 1-800-CRAP BIG

 

[dawgtrails]

If any of y'all are expecting your 2 million dollar player picked in the 12th round is going to see the court in our fake basketball world....

 

[Jayrod]

12.14 - Day'Ron Sharpe, C, BRK - $2,109,480

 

[Eephus]

Is round 15 going to be a free for all?

 

[scoobus]

@Desert_Power

 

[Jayrod]

Wow, are you kidding me. When this round started I had these guys pegged for my next pick...thinking surely ONE of them would fall to me:

Walker Kessler
Daniel Gafford
Mike Muscala
Naz Reid

All went within the last 9 picks. Give me a minute.

Call 1-800-CRAP BIG

It's the principal of the thing, dangit. I put in all that effort to try and get my picks ready early just to have it flushed down the drain.

 

[Yo Mama]

Wow, are you kidding me. When this round started I had these guys pegged for my next pick...thinking surely ONE of them would fall to me:

Walker Kessler
Daniel Gafford
Mike Muscala
Naz Reid

All went within the last 9 picks. Give me a minute.

Call 1-800-CRAP BIG

C. R. A. P.
Crap 4 Bigs

 

[Yo Mama]

Is round 15 going to be a free for all?

I’d prefer to keep drafting. There are a few teams that will still have some money to spend.

 

[Yo Mama]

Fun fact, Chem X can average a higher salary per player for his last 3 picks than he’s averaged for his first 15.

(Trader Jake pretty close to that too).

 

[Jayrod]

@Desert_Power

Does he get 2 hours since he has the next 2 picks?
And when does the clock stop for the night?

 

[Instinctive]

Not sure I like the insinuation that I only took Jabari Walker and Chima Moneke for their cheapo salaries an not their immense, untapped potential.

Chima Moneke is a 26 year old rookie with a poor pedigree that's only in the league because the Kings are.

JMO of course.

 

[Instinctive]

I have no idea how we're going to judge this but one of the things I'm taking away from this draft is interest in a bunch of bench guys who I didn't really care about at the start of the NBA season.

Part of this is also the artificial salary construct. Like if we re-did this with the NBA players and not their real salaries, and instead just did an auction (which would also be a cool concept), a ****load of these guys wouldn't get in, and we'd have more players we've all heard of for real on low/minimum end of bench salaries.

And in the real NBA guys get paid the minimum and you can always sign them, even though the minimum is higher than the actual lowest possible salary.

 

[Frostillicus]

I have no idea how we're going to judge this but one of the things I'm taking away from this draft is interest in a bunch of bench guys who I didn't really care about at the start of the NBA season.

Part of this is also the artificial salary construct. Like if we re-did this with the NBA players and not their real salaries, and instead just did an auction (which would also be a cool concept), a ******** of these guys wouldn't get in, and we'd have more players we've all heard of for real on low/minimum end of bench salaries.

And in the real NBA guys get paid the minimum and you can always sign them, even though the minimum is higher than the actual lowest possible salary.

I'm in if you run it.

 

[Instinctive]

If any of y'all are expecting your 2 million dollar player picked in the 12th round is going to see the court in our fake basketball world....

I was surprised by the last turn of a bunch of garbage nothing guys (which I fully expected to get 1 of) because they have zero upside. My cheap guys (so far, about to change) have all been players I think at least have a chance to really contribute in a meaningful way by end of year, with real upside. Same with a guy like Dyson Daniels, who could be a weird point forward type (he's a PG but huge) that plays alongside two somewhat oft-injured stars in Zion and Ingram and has pedigree for sure. Is it likely he's a Rising Star game MVP who gets 25 minutes a night on a playoff team? I wouldn't say likely. But definitely possible.

I'll be very surprised if any of the other $1M guys, besides Hardy and Christie, do that. Not impossible I guess, but those two have a way better chance IMO.

 

[Instinctive]

I was also definitely going to take Bledsoe. if the Thunder can send Al Horford home for $25M a year and not play but take a roster spot, Instinctive's Bucket Getters can do the same with him.

But I'll abide by the ruling.

 

[dawgtrails]

I'll be very surprised if any of the other $1M guys, besides Hardy and Christie, do that. Not impossible I guess, but those two have a way better chance IMO.

Sam Hauser kindly tells you to go **** off

 

[Chemical X]

Wow, are you kidding me. When this round started I had these guys pegged for my next pick...thinking surely ONE of them would fall to me:

Walker Kessler
Daniel Gafford
Mike Muscala
Naz Reid

All went within the last 9 picks. Give me a minute.

 

[Yo Mama]

@Desert_Power

Does he get 2 hours since he has the next 2 picks?
And when does the clock stop for the night?

@Desert_Power has timed out

On past drafts, people on the turn only get 1 hour - they time out on your first pick, then are autoskipped on the second since they haven’t made up their first pick yet.

 

[Instinctive]

I'll be very surprised if any of the other $1M guys, besides Hardy and Christie, do that. Not impossible I guess, but those two have a way better chance IMO.

Sam Hauser kindly tells you to go **** off

Hauser's not a $1M guy, he's like $1.5 isn't he? I mean like legit the guys how had the $1,017,000 salary.

 

[Yo Mama]

Clock stops at 5pm pacific / 8pm eastern each night

 

[Eephus]

@Jayrod

 

[Jayrod]

13.2 - Bruno Fernando, C, HOU $2,717,391

 

[Frostillicus]

13.3

Darius Bazley

OKC

4,264,628

@Chemical X

 

[Chemical X]

13.4 - Detroit Bogdanovich,
19,550,000

 

[Yo Mama]

@Juxtatarot

 

[Yo Mama]

13.3

Darius Bazley

OKC

4,264,628

@Chemical X

Bummer, was on my short list

 

[scoobus]

13.3

Darius Bazley

OKC

4,264,628

@Chemical X

**** that guy.

 

[Juxtatarot]

Obi Toppin

@nysfl2

 

[nysfl2]

Josh green, Dallas - $3 mil

Appears to be a really athletic defensive guy, who's offense is a work in progress.

 

[Eephus]

13.06 - Omer Yurtseven - C - Heat ($1.7M)

@Yo Mama

 

[Yo Mama]

Time to use up my money. I need another big - maybe he and Davis can combine for 82 games.

Yo Mama selects:

13.08 - Zach Collins, C SA - $7,350,000

 

[Yo Mama]

@Dr. Octopus

 

[Dr. Octopus]

Josh Green

DAL

3,098,400

@Instinctive

 

[nysfl2]

Josh Green

DAL

3,098,400

@Instinctive

Might want to look up 4 posts and try again

 

[Frostillicus]

I hope @Desert_Power comes back and is all pissed about getting skipped and starts a big fight. We need a good fight around here.

 

[Desert_Power]

I hope @Desert_Power comes back and is all pissed about getting skipped and starts a big fight. We need a good fight around here.

Pretty annoying, but you get what you pay for.

 

[Desert_Power]

12.15 Bismack Biyombo
13.1 Wesley Mathews

Guys who play basketball, I guess.

 

[Yo Mama]

Josh Green

DAL

3,098,400

@Instinctive

Green wasn’t updated on the sheet, but is now. Please repick.

 

[Dr. Octopus]

Josh Green

DAL

3,098,400

@Instinctive

Might want to look up 4 posts and try again

Oh, he was still on the spreadsheet

 

[Dr. Octopus]

Aaron Nesmith

IND

3,804,360

 

[Instinctive]

Josh green, Dallas - $3 mil

Appears to be a really athletic defensive guy, who's offense is a work in progress.

I like this pick. Would have taken him over Kessler if I didn't really need an upside big.

 

[Instinctive]

Ryan Rollins

Because he plays for GS so maybe develops better? And because I know the turn crew want to watch my world burn.

 

[Instinctive]

@dunfee555

 

[Frostillicus]

Ryan Rollins

Because he plays for GS so maybe develops better? And because I know the turn crew want to watch my world burn.

First guy i haven't heard of.

 

[nysfl2]

Josh Green

DAL

3,098,400

@Instinctive

Might want to look up 4 posts and try again

Oh, he was still on the spreadsheet

No worries - I'm surprised this is the first time it's happened

 

[Eephus]

Ryan Rollins

Because he plays for GS so maybe develops better? And because I know the turn crew want to watch my world burn.

First guy i haven't heard of.

Not to be confused with Ryan Hollins

 

[Frostillicus]

Ryan Rollins

Because he plays for GS so maybe develops better? And because I know the turn crew want to watch my world burn.

First guy i haven't heard of.

Not to be confused with Ryan Hollins

Or Tree Rollins.

 

[dawgtrails]

Zach Collins and Aaron Nesmith??