Draft Atlanta Hawks Pick-Swap Watch Thread

[frenchfred]

Should we keep the pick or use to get a PF/C backup? I don't think that we can have a rookie worse than Biyombo; salary wise it will be the same as the #20 gets 3 millions

 

[dn0774]

Honestly, moving up 9 spots is pretty decent value. The last couple picks of the 1st round are actually considered worse than early 2nd rounders by many front offices due to contract guarantees for 1st round picks.

I know we had high hopes for the swap but when you consider that most pundits had the Hawks getting more wins this season than the Spurs the outcome ain't that bad. I'm more concerned if BWright's draft acumen has improved when there isn't top 4 pick consensus to fall back on (ie Sochan, Primo). Also, get an actual live body (with legit size) for our 3rd fucking big already.

 

[LeBowen]

We can easily move up a few spots if needed with that #35.

 

[Russ]

Honestly, moving up 9 spots is pretty decent value. The last couple picks of the 1st round are actually considered worse than early 2nd rounders by many front offices due to contract guarantees for 1st round picks.

I know we had high hopes for the swap but when you consider that most pundits had the Hawks getting more wins this season than the Spurs the outcome ain't that bad. I'm more concerned if BWright's draft acumen has improved when there isn't top 4 pick consensus to fall back on (ie Sochan, Primo). Also, get an actual live body (with legit size) for our 3rd fucking big already.

Based upon the last few drafts, I don't think the Spurs are one of those front offices (unfortunately).

 

[BatManu20]

OKC has the 12th and 17th picks after the tiebreakers. Something tells me Presti isn't going to stay put with those picks but we'll see.

Also, this:

https://twitter.com/x/status/2046335103920439602

 

[frenchfred]

Honestly, moving up 9 spots is pretty decent value. The last couple picks of the 1st round are actually considered worse than early 2nd rounders by many front offices due to contract guarantees for 1st round picks.

I know we had high hopes for the swap but when you consider that most pundits had the Hawks getting more wins this season than the Spurs the outcome ain't that bad. I'm more concerned if BWright's draft acumen has improved when there isn't top 4 pick consensus to fall back on (ie Sochan, Primo). Also, get an actual live body (with legit size) for our 3rd fucking big already.

Maxime Renaud would have been great granted that he would not have had the same minutes so probably the same impact but that would have solved our backup center

 

[spursistan]

That coin flip could be costly for Mavs. It should have not come down to it..This is a critical draft for them since they don't own their picks till 2030.

https://twitter.com/x/status/2046336285921456498

 

[rascal]

Honestly, moving up 9 spots is pretty decent value. The last couple picks of the 1st round are actually considered worse than early 2nd rounders by many front offices due to contract guarantees for 1st round picks.

I know we had high hopes for the swap but when you consider that most pundits had the Hawks getting more wins this season than the Spurs the outcome ain't that bad. I'm more concerned if BWright's draft acumen has improved when there isn't top 4 pick consensus to fall back on (ie Sochan, Primo). Also, get an actual live body (with legit size) for our 3rd fucking big already.

But it's the worst possible pick at what it was looking like before the all star break.

 

[CGD]

That coin flip could be costly for Mavs. It should have not come down to it..This is a critical draft for them since they don't own their picks till 2030.

https://twitter.com/x/status/2046336285921456498

They got flagg last year.

 

[CGD]

OKC has the 12th and 17th picks after the tiebreakers. Something tells me Presti isn't going to stay put with those picks but we'll see.

Also, this:

https://twitter.com/x/status/2046335103920439602

What’s good is that the Utah pick rights OKC owned expired going forward too (in other words, this pick no longer rolls over to the next year).

In fact, looking at their FRP stash, *I think* that with the exception of one more Clipper pick swap right in next year’s weak draft, their stash a quality FRPs is depleted. They own 2027 FRPs from us and DEN, which should be meh.

 

[Uriel]

I mean, isn’t this draft 20-deep anyway? So we got lucky at #20.

 

[bozhemoi]

What’s good is that the Utah pick rights OKC owned expired going forward too (in other words, this pick no longer rolls over to the next year).

In fact, looking at their FRP stash, *I think* that with the exception of one more Clipper pick swap right in next year’s weak draft, their stash a quality FRPs is depleted. They own 2027 FRPs from us and DEN, which should be meh.

Correct - their trove of FRPs more or less ends. They get DEN's and SAS next year, LAC outright, and a DAL swap in 2028. They get a 1-5 DEN protected in 2029, which they should get

The problem this year is that PHI started stinking even with Embiid and George, and Clippers shat the bed so badly. Thunder may flip some of their picks into the future. They have Sorber and Topic and some other young players and need to string things out.