Draft Atlanta Hawks Pick-Swap Watch Thread

[LeBowen]

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]

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]

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]

What are these cultural issue Kuz has?

 

[RC_Drunkford]

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]

What are these cultural issue Kuz has?

Negative IQ chucker?

 

[Bruno]

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

 

[scott]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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

 

[Exstatic]

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]

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]

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

 

[frenchfred]

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

 

[Itzsoweezee]

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]

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.

 

[Mugen]

Yeah, no fucking thanks

 

[k....]

Yeah, no fucking thanks

now imagine you are tall french man, and this look makes sense. he's just pre wearing wemby's wardrobe.

 

[dn0774]

I've followed Wemby closely since he became a Spur and I have never heard of him being tight with Kuzma. Ya learn something new everyday lol.

That being said, I hope Wemby being the competitor he is recognizes Kuzma isn't a winning basketball player (although I strongly felt the same about Keldon and look at him this year).