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Fantom's avatar

Vicenie predicts many in 30s will be on 2 way so if W offer a roster spot they may be able to in effect jump several spots

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Abaddon's avatar

Just like with TJD...

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Fantom's avatar

Exactly tho not having his brother as the agent might be a setback

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Abaddon's avatar

Hah. Good point.

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Guifus's avatar
18hEdited

If Maxime falls to 41, we take him, right? I’m only now doing my due diligence because I didn’t think he’d be available.

Seems he’d either be an upgrade to Post, too reductive of Post, or possibly a complement to Post and I’m not sure which.

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I’m more than fine with not having a nineteen year-old rookie on the roster this year (and having Jimmy f’ing Butler instead!), but from the sounds of it Jakucionis would have been a pretty good, Warriors-y get at #20.

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Eric Apricot's avatar

APRIBOT lists these as the top 11 players available. I stress that it’s not my opinion.

14 Rasheer Fleming

16 Adou Thiero

17 Ryan Kalkbrenner

19 Maxime Raynaud

21 Chaz Lanier

22 Kam Jones

23 Tyrese Proctor

27 John Tonje

28 Johni Broome

29 Koby Brea

30 Sion James

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Fantom's avatar

Not too different than most mick drafts. Group think from stat analysis? Vicenie in athletic this morning seems pretty good and makes me feel we have options but no one really ready to play

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Eric Apricot's avatar

I’m amused that my simple APRIBOT can get almost the same players in almost the same order as those listed in Beli’s link from much better player models.

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belilaugh's avatar

https://x.com/owenlhjphillips/status/1938092275902648790/photo/1

10 best players remaining per the statistical models and the scout rankings. Technically all ten could be picked before #41 but still.

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Fantom's avatar

Thanks!That’s a pretty interesting list. Really the draft has been very true to predictions with only two or three players in the top 30 who were in predicted by most people in the top 35. I am more interested in givinue and Vicenie at least each have a few that they thought would be first rounders. I imagine most of those will go before we get a chance to pick unless the fact that we’re willing to offer a full contract gives us a strategic advantage like it did with TJD. But I think most of the team that draft before us also want the cheap players and/or the new opportunities and might do likewise

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hammystyle's avatar

Rasheer Fleming would be an amazing roster fit and value

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belilaugh's avatar

Yeah I had no idea who he was but I looked him up and I'm not really understanding how he's still available

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GreenDray's avatar

Overlapping list of 9 and 8 shoulda-been-first-rounders

https://xcancel.com/ZP12Hoops/status/1938096817746427962#m

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belilaugh's avatar

#41+TJD to move up as far as possible and get Thiero, please.

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Fantom's avatar

Who are your top3 favorites? For its markovic brea and ? But I dont know about the draft at all

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Fantom's avatar

Warriors now 12th and our tournament players all remaining. Well crafted , Eric. Some are in bilis top 10 which means they might be gone soon

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Eric Apricot's avatar

Yes, there will definitely be Tourney players available at #41. Probably a lot of them.

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GreenDray's avatar

There should be at least 1 APRIBOT top-30 player available at 41, no?

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Eric Apricot's avatar

3 picks left in the 1st round, three left in my "won't fall" category.

Rasheer Fleming

Adou Thiero

Ryan Kalkbrenner

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Fantom's avatar

Warriors can guarantee a contract and maybe despite the cost a multi year. Maybe that’s a strategic advantage

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Eric Apricot's avatar

Sorry Jase Richardson Nation. He will always be a second generation Warrior

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Loon Gehrig's avatar

The Kalkbrenner (pipe) dream lives on?

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Eric Apricot's avatar

Now we're at #25, we might actually see a reach or two into Tourney territory. In theory I handled this by removing from the Tourney:

Danny Wolf

Rasheer Fleming

Adou Thiero

Ryan Kalkbrenner

Who *should* be picked before any of the Tourney folks.

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Fantom's avatar

I certainly hope you’re wrong

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Abaddon's avatar

7th Pick: The Story of How the Warriors Drafted Stephen Curry | Golden State Warriors: https://youtu.be/MUj1Cg5De88?si=awnVT4wQCLFdeMZ9

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1dEdited

Also includes a very sweet (and short) interview with Don Nelson in Maui

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Abaddon's avatar

And a Raymond Ridder cameo!

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Abaddon's avatar
1dEdited

An interesting anecdote I had not heard previously; apparently Memphis, drafting 2nd, told Steph’s agent they thought he was the 2nd best player in the draft and they wanted to draft him, but they needed a workout. Steph’s team decided they didn’t want him landing in Memphis and declined the workout. Phew! Memphis drafted Hasheem Thabeet instead.

(As was previously well known, the same exact thing was true for the Warriors, but the Warriors decided they didn’t need a workout and picked him anyway. And told his agent they were going to beforehand).

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Abaddon's avatar

A meaty 48:39 long

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SabWrites's avatar

21 more draftees to go....

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Sleepy Freud's avatar

WTF, NOP gave up next year's first rounder *unprotected* to move up from #23 to #13?

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hammystyle's avatar

Bananas trade

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fzwinter's avatar

They must be pretty confident that they'll be good next year, pundits be damned.

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Captain Jack's avatar

So now we know that new management is still a little coocoo for cocoa puffs... time to reach out for Trey Murphy.

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Loon Gehrig's avatar

now they'll never trade him

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Loon Gehrig's avatar

yeah . . .

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Eric Apricot's avatar

This Hansen Yang pick has got to be the biggest reach in years

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belilaugh's avatar

I watched his highlights and he's kinda sick lol

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Eric Apricot's avatar

And that’s not some pun about his wingspan

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Fantom's avatar

He is big and if he was their target they made a great trade. Another 1st and 2 seconds

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Fantom's avatar

There have been almost no surprises I went Jase Richardson to fall to warriors and they get a Brooklyn pick to get him

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Loon Gehrig's avatar

wow, insanity! (I'm already lost with the trades lol).

https://www.reddit.com/r/NBA_Draft/comments/1kubm24/hansen_yang_scouting_report_and_why_hes_a_top_15/

top comment: "I can assure you he's not going top 15 lol"

well, technically . . .

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