gr wrote:thx everyone for not laughing at me. it hurt to type those things about noel and embiid. i love both those guys. i wish there was better talent 4-10 in this draft so i didn't have to think unsexy thoughts.

Gimpy wrote:If my idea of fun was getting yelled at by obnoxious retards, I'd be following Donald Trump rallies around the country.

jamiethekiller wrote:

gr wrote:thx everyone for not laughing at me. it hurt to type those things about noel and embiid. i love both those guys. i wish there was better talent 4-10 in this draft so i didn't have to think unsexy thoughts.

dunno, Baldwin looks pretty great. Dunn looks pretty good, too. Payton can play on any team because of his 3-D. There's good players there but you're not gonna find a superstar past the first 2. which is pretty normal anyway.

Gimpy wrote:If my idea of fun was getting yelled at by obnoxious retards, I'd be following Donald Trump rallies around the country.

Titlehungry wrote:Why does NBAdraft.net still have Baldwin going to Phoenix at 34?

December 29, 2007: Traded by the Philadelphia 76ers to the Utah Jazz for Gordan Giricek and a 2010 1st round draft pick (Trevor Booker was later selected).

I think that the Sixers and I both believed that the most valuable asset they had other than the No. 1 pick was Okafor. I think that now, several weeks of gauging that interest around the league has led them to the conclusion that he might not be as valuable as they once thought. I think they went into the process asking the question, "Would we trade for the No. 3 pick, or the No. 4 pick or the No. 5 pick for a guy like Okafor, would that be good value for us?", and I think they've walked out of that scenario saying, "We don't think we can actually get that for Okafor right now."

I think that's less an indictment on Okafor than it is a realization that center has become a little bit like a running back in the NFL... Especially the sort of player Okafor is, which is a back to the basket, below the rim, not particularly athletic, not going to stretch the floor, doesn't necessarily play defense big man. That just doesn't fit the schemes that most NBA coaches are after, including I think the 76ers. So I think there was a major miscalculation on the part of Sam Hinkie when he selected him at [three].
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Noel might actually end up having more trade value because he does some things in the modern NBA, his ability to defend multiple positions, his shot-blocking, his ability to finish on the break, that make him perhaps a more attractive option right now. They're exploring that as well, but it's not easy to necessarily move either of those guys right now and get the sort of value that Philadelphia wants, which I think what they want is a top five or six pick in this draft, or a young point guard, or a young two guard that can really shoot the basketball to pair on the floor with Ben Simmons.