If you are drafting for need at any point in the first round you are doing

Jun 14, 2018
5:34:16pm

Hypnotoad All-American

it wrong. The odds simply aren't favorable for drafted players. Drafting for need only lowers the odds that the player you draft is going to pan out.

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Originally posted on Jun 14, 2018 at 5:34:16pm

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Memphis is willing to give up the #4 pick to a team to take Chandler Parson’s

RdF3

6/14/18 5:20pm

Probably would, doubt it would be enough though

ChairmanOfTheBoard

6/14/18 5:22pm

There’s not many teams that can offer the combination of expiring deals, young

RdF3

6/14/18 5:25pm

I would absolutely do that.

Pimpin4Paradise

6/14/18 5:25pm

Eats up cash though

johnnycarson

6/14/18 5:26pm

Yeah but with the #4 pick you should be able to get an immediate impact wing for relatively inexpensive.

Pimpin4Paradise

6/14/18 5:28pm

Seriously, I would jump all over this

CaliWG

6/14/18 5:36pm

Agreed.

Conan

6/14/18 5:39pm

Seems like this would be a Danny Ainge-like move

TNT

6/14/18 6:09pm

There is no way the Grizzlies make that deal, right?

Dakota Cougar

6/14/18 5:26pm

They’re the ones putting out there that they’re willing to dump the #4 pick if

RdF3

6/14/18 5:28pm

Gotta spend money to make money. Or in this case, you've got to give up

Hypnotoad

6/14/18 5:29pm

That's a fair point.

Dakota Cougar

6/14/18 5:32pm

Denver would do it.

Pimpin4Paradise

6/14/18 6:19pm

This is where the NBA does things wrong

CaliWG

6/14/18 5:30pm

If you are drafting for need at any point in the first round you are doing

Hypnotoad

6/14/18 5:34pm

When you get beyond the top of the draft, its mostly a muddled mess anyway

CaliWG

6/14/18 5:39pm

I disagree with that assessment. Maybe some teams do that, but they do it

Hypnotoad

6/14/18 5:43pm

Data shows that production % compared to #1 overall by #11-30 is almost flat

CaliWG

6/14/18 6:05pm

You said value.....no value in Burks.

WJCougar

6/14/18 5:30pm

The value is that it makes contracts work and he’s an expiring deal.

RdF3

6/14/18 5:31pm

So....then the value to the Jazz is to keep Burks expiring contract?

WJCougar

6/14/18 5:32pm

Except this is a chance to get the #4 pick.

RdF3

6/14/18 5:35pm

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Cougazul

6/14/18 5:39pm

A bird in the hand is worth 2 in the bush, although with a draft pick, we don't

cougaman

6/14/18 5:49pm

That would not be enough

Deleted

6/14/18 5:36pm

Tell me one team out there that would likely put together a better offer with

RdF3

6/14/18 5:38pm

Loads of teams. Bradley has no value Burks has no value . Teams in top 10 to move down

Deleted

6/14/18 5:41pm

Throw one out. Let’s see.

RdF3

6/14/18 5:41pm

You really think they'd give away #4 just to unload a contract ?

Deleted

6/14/18 5:45pm

Love for parsons and 4 from Cleveland for example.

Deleted

6/14/18 5:47pm

They absolutely don’t want Kevin love. The whole point of this is to shed salary

RdF3

6/14/18 5:49pm

Why wouldn't they want to add Love? They want to win now.

fredetteaboutit13

6/14/18 6:17pm

There aren't giving away 4th pick In a good draft just to shed salary

Deleted

6/14/18 6:33pm

It depends on if they can stomach a long rebuild. A team in it for the

Hypnotoad

6/14/18 5:49pm

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Cougazul

6/14/18 5:47pm

Suns

fredetteaboutit13

6/14/18 6:16pm

As a King's fan I'd take that in a heartbeat. Just don't know what assets

califcougar

6/14/18 5:43pm

Makes no sense for Memphis. Unload Gasol and Conley if you can, get value

BGRTHNUMEGO

6/14/18 6:02pm

Don’t forget that Memphis owes a first to Boston.

wjman11

6/14/18 10:31pm

Conley, is probably harder to unload than Parsons. His contract is larger and

califcougar

6/14/18 10:49pm

The problem with this is the Jazz are typically risk averse

TNT

6/14/18 6:14pm

You'd have to give up a lot more than that to get #4.

fredetteaboutit13

6/14/18 6:15pm

That would be great, but I don't know how the Jazz could pull that off...

So it goes...

6/14/18 6:17pm

Absolutely

Wedgetail

6/14/18 6:20pm

Yes sir

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