Seems like a pretty crappy list then.Hartenstein and Crowder were next 2 on my list
You could not have waited. I had Burks/Paul planned to round out my rotation finally, or have someone take one and go a different route. Now my choice is made haha10.04 - Chris Paul - G
$30,800,000
A $30 million dollar backup PG is a luxury item for sure but none of the remaining $20M+ players fit my lineup as well as CP3. This has been in the back of my mind since picking Westbrook in round #5 but I wasn't sure I could clear enough cap space.
Russ will still be the starter because the first team offense will run through Edwards much of the time. Paul can lead the second unit and close out games like he's doing with the Warriors this year. He's been solid in this role and will hopefully can stay healthy with a lower workload.
I probably could have waited another round because very few teams can accommodate an expensive piece but I've gone back-and-forth a dozen times on what to do with my remaining funds and I just want to push in my chips.
@Kev4029
My dog woke me out of my slumber so I could make this pick last night. He's probably a 100-1200 minute guy at this point (despite starting in Miami) but he's still one of the better rebounders in the NBA, a plus passer at either the 4 or 5, and shoots the **** out of the ball. He's more terrible than ever defensively and mostly a shooting specialist, but fits in well as an end of rotation big that complements the rest of the team offensively.10.05 Kevin Love F/C $3,835,738
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He's pricey but definitely not terrible.I'm here. I was gonna take Middleton, so give me a second.
Just kidding, he is terrible and pricey. Still need a minute though
His 7 ppg and 22% three point shooting disagreeHe's pricey but definitely not terrible.I'm here. I was gonna take Middleton, so give me a second.
Just kidding, he is terrible and pricey. Still need a minute though
Limited minutes coming back from injury. Have you watched basketball before this season?His 7 ppg and 22% three point shooting disagreeHe's pricey but definitely not terrible.I'm here. I was gonna take Middleton, so give me a second.
Just kidding, he is terrible and pricey. Still need a minute though
Like last year when he was also pretty terrible? His trajectory is not looking good friend, 37%, 32%, 22%, 20.1, 15.1, 7.3Limited minutes coming back from injury. Have you watched basketball before this season?His 7 ppg and 22% three point shooting disagreeHe's pricey but definitely not terrible.I'm here. I was gonna take Middleton, so give me a second.
Just kidding, he is terrible and pricey. Still need a minute though
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Was in the FFA 10 minutes after his turn came up and he ghosts us?
Someone just picked Chris Paul so we’re clearly not above paying washed players $30m at this point.Like last year when he was also pretty terrible? His trajectory is not looking good friend, 37%, 32%, 22%, 20.1, 15.1, 7.3Limited minutes coming back from injury. Have you watched basketball before this season?His 7 ppg and 22% three point shooting disagreeHe's pricey but definitely not terrible.I'm here. I was gonna take Middleton, so give me a second.
Just kidding, he is terrible and pricey. Still need a minute though
Every time some mediocre $30M dollar player gets picked, I get kinda hard.Someone just picked Chris Paul so we’re clearly not above paying washed players $30m at this point.Like last year when he was also pretty terrible? His trajectory is not looking good friend, 37%, 32%, 22%, 20.1, 15.1, 7.3Limited minutes coming back from injury. Have you watched basketball before this season?His 7 ppg and 22% three point shooting disagreeHe's pricey but definitely not terrible.I'm here. I was gonna take Middleton, so give me a second.
Just kidding, he is terrible and pricey. Still need a minute though
We have no clock and no one is mad. I was just curious is all. I also try to PM guys as a courtesy. If you are busy, no big deal. This isn't important in life and even I know it despite spending stupid amounts of time perusing this thread and on basketball-reference.com.ya’ll are way less chill than Yo Mama promised at the beginning of this.Last seen: 22 minutes ago · Viewing thread *** Official Russia vs. Ukraine Discussion - Invasion has begun ***
Was in the FFA 10 minutes after his turn came up and he ghosts us?
I'm kind of blown away he wasn't picked earlier. He's been near the top of my short list at my 4 last picks. Nice salary for a dude that should have won eastern conference finals MVP.He's been hurt to start the year, but for the last few years has been a good bench and plug in starter for the Heat. Fits the grit of our team:
Caleb Martin SG/SF
@nysfl2
24/6/6 in the playoffs shooting 40% from 3. There is a difference between being hurt and being bad.Like last year when he was also pretty terrible? His trajectory is not looking good friend, 37%, 32%, 22%, 20.1, 15.1, 7.3Limited minutes coming back from injury. Have you watched basketball before this season?His 7 ppg and 22% three point shooting disagreeHe's pricey but definitely not terrible.I'm here. I was gonna take Middleton, so give me a second.
Just kidding, he is terrible and pricey. Still need a minute though
It is very possible there isn't a difference for him. His knee(s?) is arthritic so he might be a shell of his former self most the time. If teams weren't scared of his injury history, he would have gotten a significantly larger contract this offseason.24/6/6 in the playoffs shooting 40% from 3. There is a difference between being hurt and being bad.Like last year when he was also pretty terrible? His trajectory is not looking good friend, 37%, 32%, 22%, 20.1, 15.1, 7.3Limited minutes coming back from injury. Have you watched basketball before this season?His 7 ppg and 22% three point shooting disagreeHe's pricey but definitely not terrible.I'm here. I was gonna take Middleton, so give me a second.
Just kidding, he is terrible and pricey. Still need a minute though
Thought about him a few times. A bit scared off by the lack of information around his injury.I'm kind of blown away he wasn't picked earlier. He's been near the top of my short list at my 4 last picks. Nice salary for a dude that should have won eastern conference finals MVP.He's been hurt to start the year, but for the last few years has been a good bench and plug in starter for the Heat. Fits the grit of our team:
Caleb Martin SG/SF
@nysfl2
He seems perpetually underrated and is a guy that I would think NBA teams would covet just a little more than they seem to. He gets left wide open because his shooting isn't nearly as good as his %age would lead you to believe, and he's getting kind of old for his player type, but he's a plus defender, plays hard, and hits enough of those wide open corner threes to not kill you in the regular season.Torrey Craig, bulls - $2.5 million. Cheap outside shooter when I need some floor spacing.
Just learned that he played in Australia for 3 seasons after college and didn't play in the NBA until he was 27.He seems perpetually underrated and is a guy that I would think NBA teams would covet just a little more than they seem to. He gets left wide open because his shooting isn't nearly as good as his %age would lead you to believe, and he's getting kind of old for his player type, but he's a plus defender, plays hard, and hits enough of those wide open corner threes to not kill you in the regular season.Torrey Craig, bulls - $2.5 million. Cheap outside shooter when I need some floor spacing.
His MIN playoff stats the past two years say otherwise. Oof.Fell in love with this guy on the Wolves. He won't win you the game, but he won't lose it either.
F Taurean Prince
Fell in love with this guy on the Wolves. He won't win you the game, but he won't lose it either.
F Taurean Prince
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Shout outs to Naismith, Wooden, Oscar, West, Domantas and BoogieHe asked me for an extensive writeup
He’s also a member of the Korkmaz-memorial “I’m not good enough to get away with issuing a trade demand” club.@scoobus selects:
10.12 - Buddy Hield - Flamethrower
$19,279,841
Chavano Rainer "Buddy" Hield[1] (born December 17, 1992)[2] is a Bahamian professional basketball player for the Indiana Pacers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Oklahoma Sooners and was named the Big 12 Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year in 2015 and 2016.[3][4] In 2016, he received four major national player of the year awards—the John R. Wooden Award, the Naismith Award, Sporting NewsPlayer of the Year, and the Oscar Robertson Trophy. Hield was selected with the sixth overall pick in the 2016 NBA draft by the New Orleans Pelicans and was traded to the Sacramento Kings for DeMarcus Cousinsin 2017. He was dealt to the Indiana Pacers in a package for Domantas Sabonis in 2022.
Career highlights and awards
- NBA All-Rookie First Team (2017)
- NBA Three-Point Contest champion (2020)
- Naismith College Player of the Year (2016)
- John R. Wooden Award (2016)
- Oscar Robertson Trophy (2016)
- Sporting News College Player of the Year (2016)
- Consensus first-team All-American (2016)
- Third-team All-American – AP, NABC (2015)
- Jerry West Award (2016)
- 2× Big 12 Player of the Year (2015, 2016)
- 2× First-team All-Big 12 (2015, 2016)
- Second-team All-Big 12 (2014)
He was on my short list of guys I wanted Lakers to get in the draftLeonard Miller
Cheap intriguing backup big on Minnesota