2022-23 Around the NBA Thread

[Yuma]

Meh... not at all convinced that Wembanyama is going to be all that.

I think he looks like a young KD.

 

[Proximo]

LMFAO! Spurs get the number one pick! That seems totally not rigged? Right?

This is BS.

Only thing positive I can say is at least it's not the Lakers.

 

[Proximo]

Meh... not at all convinced that Wembanyama is going to be all that.

The NBA has never had someone his size with his skill. He will be all that unless he gets hurt.

 

[LoyaltyisaCurse]

Freaking Spurs: Robinson, Duncan, now Wembayama.

 

[BirdGangThing]

Almost thought Dame was gonna land the kid in Portland - that would've been insane

 

[Raindog]

I think he looks like a young KD.

But skinnier and like 4 inches taller. Unless he can add some serious muscle soon, he's going to always be an injury risk.

 

[Folster]

Pop just got 10 years younger.

 

[Yuma]

Every time the Spurs need a big man, oh look, we get the number one pick!

 

[Yuma]

But skinnier and like 4 inches taller. Unless he can add some serious muscle soon, he's going to always be an injury risk.

Go back and look at KD when he was drafted. He was being ripped by experts because he was way too weak and skinny to play in the NBA.

 

[BirdGangThing]

Wembanyama is for real - can't believe how small he can get when he wants to - never seen anything like it

 

[Raindog]

Go back and look at KD when he was drafted. He was being ripped by experts because he was way too weak and skinny to play in the NBA.

We'll see. I'm not saying he doesn't have skills, but guys that tall and skinny (and many not that skinny) have a very high propensity for debilitating injuries.

 

[Yuma]

We'll see. I'm not saying he doesn't have skills, but guys that tall and skinny (and many not that skinny) have a very high propensity for debilitating injuries.

We all know it comes down to drive. KD had it. Ayton doesn't. This kid will only get by with skills so long in the NBA. He has to have that killer instinct like a Jordan, Magic, Bird, etc.

 

[Dback Jon]

LMFAO! Spurs get the number one pick! That seems totally not rigged? Right?

Pop continues his deal with the devil

 

[sdscard4]

Freaking San Antonio. They should be disqualified because of Donaghy

 

[Mainstreet]

The Mavericks get to keep their first round pick #10, after being fined for sitting players.

If it were #11 or higher, it would have gone to the Knicks.

 

[Mainstreet]

This tidbit about the #1 pick in the draft since the Suns got it in 2017-18 season.

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[AzStevenCal]

We'll see. I'm not saying he doesn't have skills, but guys that tall and skinny (and many not that skinny) have a very high propensity for debilitating injuries.

Yeah the guy has incredible potential but it's matched by the likelihood he never stays healthy enough to make a difference. I'd probably still gamble on him but I'd have on speed dial the best foot, knee, bone and back doctors in the world. Not to mention a first class Dietitian and a couple of those whackos that speak in tongues and heal by laying on hands.

 

[Mainstreet]

I think the worst scenario is if the Mavericks had been chosen for the #1 pick.

 

[Hoop Head]

The Spurs have been bad for a while now. No shenanigans. Now we need to hope Wemby is a bust, as unlikely as that could be. Health could be a factor but I don't wish ill health on anyone.

 

[Proximo]

I think the worst scenario is if the Mavericks had been chosen for the #1 pick.

True I suppose.

 

[LoyaltyisaCurse]

Lol:

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[GatorAZ]

How do they still have this much positive karma after employing Bruce Bowen for so many years?

 

[TJ]

Frozen envelope. **** the Spurs.

 

[Hoop Head]

Just learned Popovich said the other day regarding the draft.lottery...

"We deserve no more luck ever in the history of NBA basketball"


Which I think is proof the basketball gods don't like beggars.

The Basketball Gods’ 2023 NBA Draft Lottery Preview

Which NBA team truly deserves to win the lottery and draft Victor Wembanyama? With a once-in-a-generation prospect on the line, we consulted a higher power to break down the real odds.

www.theringer.com

 

[Phrazbit]

The idea that the NBA is rigging the lotto for the friggin Spurs is comical.

No... they won it by right of suck.

Furthermore, the Spurs are a ruin of a franchise now. They had their magical run of all-stars who wanted to stay together... that run is dead. Their most recent batch of all-stars have been stepping on each other's heads to force their way out the door. No one wants to play in San Antonio.

Furtherfuthermore, the track record of guys 7'2" or taller is a horror show, also, Victor is a putrid shooter... and that is in Europe! I'm genuneinely not afraid of Victor... if I ran an NBA team and landed the #1 pick, I would be shopping his ass to the highest bidder.