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2022-2023 NBA Salary Cap Draft - First Annual Battle for the Wikkid Cup (8 Viewers)
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Yo Mama
Footballguy
I almost took Brooks when I drafted Royce O’Neal
Desert_Power
Footballguy
I'll just grab a couple of young players and swing for upside here:
14.15 Mark Williams (all your Hornets bigs are belong to me)
15.1 AJ Griffin
Believe the math works out.
14.15 Mark Williams (all your Hornets bigs are belong to me)
15.1 AJ Griffin
Believe the math works out.
Chemical X
Footballguy
guys on my ending radar were nurkic, brooks, hart, carter. i decided to go vucevic and bojan, mainly for the ability to hit 3s in the new nba. brooks is functional, but if he wants to hoist and shoot 41%, it’s an issue. i just felt vucevic and bojan were better
Chemical X
Footballguy
love how williams is behind richards and plumpudding….hornets take him in the lottery and play slugs ahead of him.
Yo Mama
Footballguy
$543K left over - have a party!
Desert_Power
Footballguy
Classic Steve Clifford development of youngsters. I am kinda thinking Plumlee is playing so bad he won't be able to hold onto the role, but you never know.
Jayrod
Footballguy
15.2 - Andrew Nembhard - SG, IND - $2,244,111
22 yr old rookie with Pacers. Drafted 31st overall (1st pick of second round). Getting 15 mpg off the bench and shooting it well (38.1% from 3).
Team Jayrod is complete.
@Frostillicus is up next
22 yr old rookie with Pacers. Drafted 31st overall (1st pick of second round). Getting 15 mpg off the bench and shooting it well (38.1% from 3).
Team Jayrod is complete.
@Frostillicus is up next
Eephus
Footballguy
I'm curious to see what Brooks fetches on the open market next year. Memphis' cheap Ja and Bane window is closing and I don't think they'll pay market rate for Brooks.
Instinctive
Footballguy
Like this pick too. Was my pick if Dyson Daniels had been taken from me.
Desert_Power
Footballguy
Would have been part of my group at the turn. Almost made it.
Kev4029
Footballguy
I had been considering him for the back half of the draft. He was kind of a perfect fit at PF/C for my team as a switchable defender that can (occasionally) hit a three.
Frostillicus
Footballguy
| Reggie Bullock | DAL | 10,012,800 |
Frostillicus
Footballguy
I finish with a cool $60K and this depth chart:
PG: Dejounte Murray/Bones Hyland/RJ Hampton
SG: Anfernee Simons/Kevin Porter/Naji Marshall
SF: Paul George/Reggie Bullock/Kenyon Martin
PF: Domantas Sabonis/Jarred Vanderbilt/Darius Bazley
C: Jonas Valanciunas/Alperen Sengun/Naz Reid
Pretty happy with this squad.
PG: Dejounte Murray/Bones Hyland/RJ Hampton
SG: Anfernee Simons/Kevin Porter/Naji Marshall
SF: Paul George/Reggie Bullock/Kenyon Martin
PF: Domantas Sabonis/Jarred Vanderbilt/Darius Bazley
C: Jonas Valanciunas/Alperen Sengun/Naz Reid
Pretty happy with this squad.
Chemical X
Footballguy
15.xx - Jonathan Kuminga,
5,739,840
5,739,840
Yo Mama
Footballguy
Instinctive
Footballguy
My strategy was, early on, take the best player. It's the NBA, you can find value for money later, you can't find that level of talent and production. Ja was the only guy in the first round that I moved significantly due to money, and only because he is already actually one of the best players. No universe would I have been the guy to take Edwards, Booker, Mobley, Ball, Williamson, Harden ahead of LeBron or Steph or KD (or even AD, who went WAY too low and if I had Luka I'd have had AD in round 2). There was a clear top 7 to me of those three, Jokic and Embiid, Giannis and Luka...and then Ja kind of jumped in at 8 because he might actually be next up on the list for me and he's that cheap.
So my strategy was one of "well, only 7-ish guys are gonna matter. I'd like to spend close to $140M on my actual rotation and grab some upside later."
So I took Joel, because I think it's harder to get what he can do and the impact he has, and then tiebreak wise he is a full $15M cheaper than Steph/LeBron. So I knew I'd be able to get other pricey guys. I knew all along I was going to take Haliburton, especially since he went at like pick 37 in the other draft and has only gotten better - the cheapness was a plus.
By this point, I'd have shifted back to major talent, except that I felt I needed to adapt to everyone else. Clearly there would be a heavy run on the "best bargain" contracts, so back to back I went with great 3 and D guys in Herb jones and Ayo Dosunmu - especially because I kept seeing multiple guys who would fall to me next round at the big money spot remain available. Middleton, Holiday, Mitchell, AD, and Ingram each stared at me for a long time. I thought Yo Mama cost himself AD but he fell all the wayback next round and I was astounded. I had decided he was top talent a couple rounds prior and just didn't love fit with Embiid.
After Dosunmu, and seeing how the draft was playing out, I reached a point where I wanted to try and get 3 of Mitchell, Middleton, Wiggins, Ingram. And while they kept falling, I grabbed Clarke after Mitchell (who seemed like too good a fit for Moops and Kev both to get two shots at before my next pick)...and then could not find a way to guarantee a salary fit and a reliable rotation for four guys over $30M (Middleton became way too pricey, and Ingram + Wiggins together were just out of reach).
So I had some play money to grab a couple flexible guys in White and Kleber to round out the rotation, then use the final spots on pure cheap upside shots to see who looks like what come April 2023.
So my strategy was one of "well, only 7-ish guys are gonna matter. I'd like to spend close to $140M on my actual rotation and grab some upside later."
So I took Joel, because I think it's harder to get what he can do and the impact he has, and then tiebreak wise he is a full $15M cheaper than Steph/LeBron. So I knew I'd be able to get other pricey guys. I knew all along I was going to take Haliburton, especially since he went at like pick 37 in the other draft and has only gotten better - the cheapness was a plus.
By this point, I'd have shifted back to major talent, except that I felt I needed to adapt to everyone else. Clearly there would be a heavy run on the "best bargain" contracts, so back to back I went with great 3 and D guys in Herb jones and Ayo Dosunmu - especially because I kept seeing multiple guys who would fall to me next round at the big money spot remain available. Middleton, Holiday, Mitchell, AD, and Ingram each stared at me for a long time. I thought Yo Mama cost himself AD but he fell all the wayback next round and I was astounded. I had decided he was top talent a couple rounds prior and just didn't love fit with Embiid.
After Dosunmu, and seeing how the draft was playing out, I reached a point where I wanted to try and get 3 of Mitchell, Middleton, Wiggins, Ingram. And while they kept falling, I grabbed Clarke after Mitchell (who seemed like too good a fit for Moops and Kev both to get two shots at before my next pick)...and then could not find a way to guarantee a salary fit and a reliable rotation for four guys over $30M (Middleton became way too pricey, and Ingram + Wiggins together were just out of reach).
So I had some play money to grab a couple flexible guys in White and Kleber to round out the rotation, then use the final spots on pure cheap upside shots to see who looks like what come April 2023.
Yo Mama
Footballguy
He was on my short list. He’s played well so far and should get more minutes as the season / tanking goes on (if TJM gets dealt).
Juxtatarot
Footballguy
Yuta Watanabe
I was watching him last night and thought he played well. I thought he was drafted already. Lo and behold he wasn’t and fits in my cap with $3,541 to spare!
I was watching him last night and thought he played well. I thought he was drafted already. Lo and behold he wasn’t and fits in my cap with $3,541 to spare!
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Juxtatarot
Footballguy
Chemical X
Footballguy
| LaMelo Ball PG |
| Tyler Herro SG |
| Shai Gilgeous-Alexander G//F |
| Ivica Zubac C |
| Keegan Murray F |
| Jalen Smith F |
| Kyle Kuzma F |
| Jaden Ivey PG |
| Jock Landale C |
| Nikola Vucevic C |
| Tre Mann SG |
| Mike Muscala C |
| Bojan Bogdanovic SF |
| Cameron Payne PG |
| Jonathan Kuminga F my goal here was to get guys that play at or below value. i wanted 30+ minute guys and a superstar at a good number. i wanted my bigs to be able to play multiple positions and shoot the 3. finding Cs that 3 is tough, so i wanted to make sure a guy like zubac will board and block. i like rooks ivey and murray a lot. i have a lot of different ways i can field 5 and don’t really have many no playing slugs….maybe kuminga. |
Dr. Octopus
Footballguy
He can roll it over into next year.
Yo Mama
Footballguy
Dr. Octopus
Footballguy
Jayrod
Footballguy
TEAM JAYROD
PG - James Harden, Jevon Carter, Andrew Nembhard
SG - Jalen Green, Jalen Suggs, Aaron Wiggins
SF - Mikal Bridges, Chris Duarte, Deni Avdija
PF - Lauri Markkanen, Bruno Fernando, Jeremy Sochan
C - Bam Adebayo, Nic Claxton, Day'Ron Sharpe
My starting 5 is a juggernaut in all three phases of the game and they will all play 30+ mpg (except maybe Green). They can all score & rebound well for their positions and I've got two All-D players. Everyone but Bam shoots the three well enough and will space the floor. Harden will drive the engine and look to do what he does best, which is create offense. Markkanen is a bit of a wildcard and I think what we've seen to start the year is who he will be this season...which is an All-Star level 7-foot player putting up 22/9/3. Green has less pressure to score here on a better team and would become more efficient playing with this group, but would see his usage & numbers drop. Bridges & Adebayo make everyone's jobs easier by anchoring the defense and making the right play on offense...essentially do exactly what they do every night on their real teams. While I don't have one of the "superstars" the Bam/Bridges combo will essentially play like one and rise the level of everyone around them.
The bench will start with Carter on the perimeter and Claxton on the interior at 15 mpg each. Both are high quality defenders with adequate, but unremarkable offensive games. Suggs will see decent time as a SG/PG with Duarte on the wing (8-12 mpg each) and the two of them will be called on primarily to provide some bench scoring.
I drafted Wiggins, Sochan, Avdija, Sharpe & Nembhard because they are all very young and will have opportunities to see their roles expand throughout the season. Basically they are all currently role players but with some upside. Fernando is the starting C for the Rockets, but got hurt in the second game but will have the opportunity once he comes back in a few weeks to get quality minutes.
PG - James Harden, Jevon Carter, Andrew Nembhard
SG - Jalen Green, Jalen Suggs, Aaron Wiggins
SF - Mikal Bridges, Chris Duarte, Deni Avdija
PF - Lauri Markkanen, Bruno Fernando, Jeremy Sochan
C - Bam Adebayo, Nic Claxton, Day'Ron Sharpe
My starting 5 is a juggernaut in all three phases of the game and they will all play 30+ mpg (except maybe Green). They can all score & rebound well for their positions and I've got two All-D players. Everyone but Bam shoots the three well enough and will space the floor. Harden will drive the engine and look to do what he does best, which is create offense. Markkanen is a bit of a wildcard and I think what we've seen to start the year is who he will be this season...which is an All-Star level 7-foot player putting up 22/9/3. Green has less pressure to score here on a better team and would become more efficient playing with this group, but would see his usage & numbers drop. Bridges & Adebayo make everyone's jobs easier by anchoring the defense and making the right play on offense...essentially do exactly what they do every night on their real teams. While I don't have one of the "superstars" the Bam/Bridges combo will essentially play like one and rise the level of everyone around them.
The bench will start with Carter on the perimeter and Claxton on the interior at 15 mpg each. Both are high quality defenders with adequate, but unremarkable offensive games. Suggs will see decent time as a SG/PG with Duarte on the wing (8-12 mpg each) and the two of them will be called on primarily to provide some bench scoring.
I drafted Wiggins, Sochan, Avdija, Sharpe & Nembhard because they are all very young and will have opportunities to see their roles expand throughout the season. Basically they are all currently role players but with some upside. Fernando is the starting C for the Rockets, but got hurt in the second game but will have the opportunity once he comes back in a few weeks to get quality minutes.
dawgtrails
Footballguy
Yo Mama
Footballguy
YO MAMA’S CAP IS SO BIG. . .
My main goals were to spend most of my $ on a strong top 8, but leverage some good cheap players earlier so I can have solid depth. I think I did well in both efforts with some value guys that fell further than I expected.
Point Guards
Starter - Jalen Brunson
Bench rotation - Tre Jones, Jose Alvarado
Was debating between Brunson and CP3 as my starter but went with a safer option who is more of a scoring threat. Very happy with my super cheap pairing of backups with Jones providing someone to run the offense and Alvarado providing shutdown D, depending on what is needed.
Wings
Starters - Anthony Edwards, Jaylen Brown
Bench rotation - Franz Wagner, Royce O’Neal, Jaylen Nowell
Lakers bums - Troy Brown, Juan Toscano-Anderson
The strength of my team, with two studs as starters, and guys off the bench who can provide scoring, shooting, and/or perimeter D in droves.
Bigs
Starters - Scottie Barnes, Anthony Davis
Bench rotation - Aleksej Pokusevski, Zach Collins, Isaiah Jackson
Obviously some injury risk here, but I built some solid depth here with some lottery tickets on teams positioning for the lottery. Barnes and Davis can guard on the interior as well as the perimeter and can score and facilitate excellently from their positions.
I’m pretty happy with how this team came together.
My main goals were to spend most of my $ on a strong top 8, but leverage some good cheap players earlier so I can have solid depth. I think I did well in both efforts with some value guys that fell further than I expected.
Point Guards
Starter - Jalen Brunson
Bench rotation - Tre Jones, Jose Alvarado
Was debating between Brunson and CP3 as my starter but went with a safer option who is more of a scoring threat. Very happy with my super cheap pairing of backups with Jones providing someone to run the offense and Alvarado providing shutdown D, depending on what is needed.
Wings
Starters - Anthony Edwards, Jaylen Brown
Bench rotation - Franz Wagner, Royce O’Neal, Jaylen Nowell
Lakers bums - Troy Brown, Juan Toscano-Anderson
The strength of my team, with two studs as starters, and guys off the bench who can provide scoring, shooting, and/or perimeter D in droves.
Bigs
Starters - Scottie Barnes, Anthony Davis
Bench rotation - Aleksej Pokusevski, Zach Collins, Isaiah Jackson
Obviously some injury risk here, but I built some solid depth here with some lottery tickets on teams positioning for the lottery. Barnes and Davis can guard on the interior as well as the perimeter and can score and facilitate excellently from their positions.
I’m pretty happy with how this team came together.
Not a Spur any more. Possibly the Nets will sign him, because it sounds like he'd get along well with Udoka
Yo Mama
Footballguy
It’s basically a lock the Nets pick him up at some point, right?
Dr. Octopus
Footballguy
I don’t know these guys at the end. Looked him up - seemed ok. Guess I missed something.
dawgtrails
Footballguy
He showed his wiener on a few different occasions and has been released by the Spurs. I say go ahead an repick if you wantI don’t know these guys at the end. Looked him up - seemed ok. Guess I missed something.
Dr. Octopus
Footballguy
Actually I’ll take Matthew Delladova instead of it’s ok.
Can some one fix the spreadsheet for me - on my way out?
Can some one fix the spreadsheet for me - on my way out?
Instinctive
Footballguy
Eephus
Footballguy
Zoran Dragic has you in his top five
Yo Mama
Footballguy
dawgtrails
Footballguy
Gotta go watch some college film of these guys before I decide
Kev4029
Footballguy
dawgtrails
Footballguy
OK, just the guy I need
Daishen Nix
Cool name
Daishen Nix
Cool name
dawgtrails
Footballguy
trader jake
Footballguy
15.14 Goga Bitadze IND $4,765,339
Big that could see increased playing time if the Pacers move Turner.
Waited too long in the middle of the draft to grab my last $$$ player and missed out. Great for overall team depth, but that's not as important as top stars.
It will be interesting to follow the NBA season with this draft in mind. We'll see if a team or two gets taken out of voting contention at the end of the year by in-season injuries.
Big that could see increased playing time if the Pacers move Turner.
Waited too long in the middle of the draft to grab my last $$$ player and missed out. Great for overall team depth, but that's not as important as top stars.
It will be interesting to follow the NBA season with this draft in mind. We'll see if a team or two gets taken out of voting contention at the end of the year by in-season injuries.
Eephus
Footballguy
Yo Mama
Footballguy
But how is his grit? His gumption?
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