Draft Atlanta Hawks Pick-Swap Watch Thread

LeBowen · 2026-01-19T15:53:41-0600

RC_Drunkford said:
wouldn't be so sure. He's friends with Wemby and they loved him in the draft.

What?
Wemby-Kuzma friendship?
Where did that come from?

RC_Drunkford · 2026-01-19T15:57:11-0600

LeBowen said:
What?
Wemby-Kuzma friendship?
Where did that come from?

apparently Kuz is his man. Heard it on a podcast before we played the Bucks.

LeBowen · 2026-01-19T15:58:42-0600

RC_Drunkford said:
apparently Kuz is his man. Heard it on a podcast before we played the Bucks.

I guess you learn something new every day.
Kuzma isn't worth anything more than Olynyk+Sochan+SRP, but the Bucks have no interest in giving him up for that as long as Giannis is there.

Exstatic · 2026-01-19T15:59:34-0600

What are these cultural issue Kuz has?

RC_Drunkford · 2026-01-19T16:00:29-0600

LeBowen said:
I guess you learn something new every day.
Kuzma isn't worth anything more than Olynyk+Sochan+SRP, but the Bucks have no interest in giving him up for that as long as Giannis is there.

I think it's from some Louis Vuitton event. Kuz is known for his weirdo fashion style. He's been a net negative on offense and defense for his entire career. Don't want this guy nowhere near the team. Bucks will probably package him and Portis for a better player at the deadline.

LeBowen · 2026-01-19T16:02:20-0600

Exstatic said:
What are these cultural issue Kuz has?

Negative IQ chucker?

Bruno · 2026-01-19T16:08:26-0600

Kuzma has founded a sports drink brand called Barcode and Wembayama is a brand ambassador. That's how they are linked.

scott · 2026-01-19T16:17:19-0600

RC_Drunkford said:
apparently Kuz is his man. Heard it on a podcast before we played the Bucks.

I remember hearing this as well on the Silver & Black Coffee Hour

Exstatic · 2026-01-19T16:19:38-0600

LeBowen said:
Negative IQ chucker?

That’s not cultural, and we’ve had useful idiots on this team before. Stephen Jackson comes to mind. He was dumb as a bag of hair.

spurraider21 · 2026-01-19T16:32:28-0600

Kuzma is generally like keldon. He can play/score. Bad at a lot of the little stuff. Too much of him exposes his weaknesses more and more.

Mal · 2026-01-19T16:34:16-0600

LeBowen said:
I guess you learn something new every day.
Kuzma isn't worth anything more than Olynyk+Sochan+SRP, but the Bucks have no interest in giving him up for that as long as Giannis is there.

Plenty of SRP`s laying around. You need bodies to survive the season, Kuzma is the guy who can eat minutes.

But he is in "wouldnt mind getting him"

I would give up 26 swap rights for NAW tbh

Exstatic · 2026-01-19T16:38:44-0600

Mal said:
Plenty of SRP`s laying around. You need bodies to survive the season, Kuzma is the guy who can eat minutes.

But he is in "wouldnt mind getting him"

I would give up 26 swap rights for NAW tbh

And once Dev is back,where do his minutes come from?

You guys want ALL of the puppies.

Mal · 2026-01-19T16:56:09-0600

Exstatic said:
And once Dev is back,where do his minutes come from?

You guys want ALL of the puppies.

That would be nice problem to have but he is better than Champ, Lindy Waters III. You can play Champ/Vassell at PF on ultra small lineup, Barnes is also no true PF regardles.

I hope it would cost that 8% lotto ticket at top 4 to get a 20 ppg 27 yrs old guy with 3,5 season left on MLE level contract. And Kelly Olynyk/Sochan to match salaries

Exstatic · 2026-01-19T17:01:04-0600

Mal said:
That would be nice problem to have but he is better than Champ, Lindy Waters III. You can play Champ/Vassell at PF on ultra small lineup, Barnes is also no true PF regardles.

I hope it would cost that 8% lotto ticket at top 4 to get a 20 ppg 27 yrs old guy with 3,5 season left on MLE level contract. And Kelly Olynyk/Sochan to match salaries

He’s not better thanChamp, and Waters barely plays,

Mal · 2026-01-19T17:05:35-0600

Exstatic said:
He’s not better thanChamp, and Waters barely plays,

Since when Nickell Alexander-Walker is not better than Julian Champagnie? I like Champ, I am not trying to replace or get rid of him, but this would be clear upgrade in talent pool

spurraider21 · 2026-01-19T17:15:57-0600

a bit off topic but the early season concerns of the clippers handing OKC a top 5 pick seems to have gone away

Exstatic · 2026-01-19T17:19:47-0600

Mal said:
Since when Nickell Alexander-Walker is not better than Julian Champagnie? I like Champ, I am not trying to replace or get rid of him, but this would be clear upgrade in talent pool

Well, they play different positions, JC is a 3/4 and NAW is strictly a guard, so that’s where his minutes would have to come from. Julian does everything we ask, shoot, rebound, and defend 1-4. If we could get another player just like Julian, a shooting rebounding defending 3-4, we’d be set.

Correct Crusader · 2026-01-19T17:29:00-0600

spurraider21 said:
a bit off topic but the early season concerns of the clippers handing OKC a top 5 pick seems to have gone away

We'll see. Still a lot of season left.

RC_Drunkford · 2026-01-19T18:47:15-0600

https://twitter.com/x/status/2013331004379795771

frenchfred · 2026-01-19T19:33:25-0600

11th pick as of today, I don't think that it could go any better than 8th and that's already pushing

Itzsoweezee · 2026-01-19T20:07:17-0600

I’d take Barnes over Kuzma 10 times out of 10. The guy does not know how to play basketball. He’s got a Sochan-level bbiq.

Exstatic · 2026-01-19T20:12:34-0600

Itzsoweezee said:
I’d take Barnes over Kuzma 10 times out of 10. The guy does not know how to play basketball. He’s got a Sochan-level bbiq.

Barnes is so washed, this looks ridiculous.

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