NBA Draft & Kris Dunn's Trade to the Bulls

[friar82]

Draft update

[friar82]

Hopefully, this results in Kris getting the opportunity to play and develop his game as we know he will. I don't think that Chicago will be re-signing Rondo...

[friar82]

More Draft "Stuff"

- "No college coach develops 1 & Done - Lottery Picks.. he only gets to recruit them" - Jay Bilas (as the cameras were on De'Aaron Fox and Coach Cal)
- Just dawning on me that the Big East isn't represented well in this draft. (Justin Patton #16.....) Hoping that's a good thing - in terms of talent next year
- Rick Pitino wasn't present with Jonathon Mitchell and his family for the Draft. Guess "First Come Doesn't Mean First Served" applies to available seats in the Green Room

[friarbrown]

Bilas is such a know it all, smug, punk. Why didn't he say tfat v when some of the Duke players were drafted? Some may not like Calipati but those kids do get better their one year at UK. He has had more success with one and done than anyone else.
Have to give Cooley credit for seeing Donovan Mitchells potential before anyone else. He has an eye for talent.

[friar71]

Jun 22, 2017 19:19:57 GMT -5 friar82 said:

More Draft "Stuff"

- "No college coach develops 1 & Done - Lottery Picks.. he only gets to recruit them" - Jay Bilas (as the cameras were on De'Aaron Fox and Coach Cal)
- Just dawning on me that the Big East isn't represented well in this draft. (Justin Patton #16.....) Hoping that's a good thing - in terms of talent next year
- Rick Pitino wasn't present with Jonathon Mitchell and his family for the Draft. Guess "First Come Doesn't Mean First Served" applies to available seats in the Green Room

Actually, it seems few coaches besides Cal attend. I saw Hamilton and an assistant from Duke. I never see Bill Self who always has a kid in top picks. mark Few had a few kids as well but I don't think he was there. I give Cal credit for going every year and supporting his kids.

[johnnypc]

Cal is going for face time and publicity.

[friar82]

Jun 23, 2017 7:35:27 GMT -5 friar71 said:

Jun 22, 2017 19:19:57 GMT -5 friar82 said:

More Draft "Stuff"

- "No college coach develops 1 & Done - Lottery Picks.. he only gets to recruit them" - Jay Bilas (as the cameras were on De'Aaron Fox and Coach Cal)
- Just dawning on me that the Big East isn't represented well in this draft. (Justin Patton #16.....) Hoping that's a good thing - in terms of talent next year
- Rick Pitino wasn't present with Jonathon Mitchell and his family for the Draft. Guess "First Come Doesn't Mean First Served" applies to available seats in the Green Room

Actually, it seems few coaches besides Cal attend. I saw Hamilton and an assistant from Duke. I never see Bill Self who always has a kid in top picks. mark Few had a few kids as well but I don't think he was there. I give Cal credit for going every year and supporting his kids.

You're right. Cal is there every year to witness his "kids" as they walk across the stage and promote the UK - Model for success in the process. If I were a coach, I can't imagine why (short of not being invited or a significant, personal conflict) I'd miss being there when a player of mine gets drafted. Not being there (without reasonable justification) only plays to the belief that some coaches only care about the individuals they recruit when they are on the program's court.

This too, is part of the Ed Cooley aura - as he's stated that he wants to be there when "his babies" cross the stage at graduation, get married, have babies, etc.

[suspended poster]

Jun 23, 2017 7:45:55 GMT -5 johnnypc said:

Cal is going for face time and publicity.

Is that why he speaks daily with Marcus Camby for the last 20 years? Say what you will about the perception of Coach Cal as this "evil" and "morally bankrupt " guy. Except 99%of his former players LOVE him. Did anyone witness the turnout of his former players for his HOF ceremony? They all showed up for him. It's pure fiction that Cal does what he does for "publicity". #FakeNews.

[flyerlax06]

Jason Smith from Brewster Academy was in attendance last night and saw two of his former player drafted in Donovan Mitchell and Jonah Bolden.

[friar82]

Plenty of talent went undrafted last night. The outcome may have served to justify (in my mind) Ben's decision to jump - although he may have been better, going undrafted - in order to "audition" with a team that was a better fit than the Cs, during last year's Summer League.

I suspect that he'll be playing on some NBA team's Summer Team Roster over the next month. Orlando League starts July 1

www.yahoo.com/sports/five-best-college-players-not-selected-years-nba-draft-055242796.html

[pcdad]

From The Washington Post

By Tim Bontemps
June 23 (Washington Post) -- NEW YORK — The 2017 NBA Draft was supposed to be wild and unpredictable. Instead, it turned out to go almost exactly according to plan.
There was one big trade — with Jimmy Butler going from the Chicago Bulls to the Minnesota Timberwolves — but otherwise the draft played out very much like it was supposed to according to most prior prognostications. The evening was largely drama-free after an insane few days of pre-draft buildup involving nonstop trade rumors surrounding Paul George and Kristaps Porzingis and several actual deals, including Dwight Howard being shipped from Atlanta to Charlotte and D'Angelo Russell being moved by the Los Angeles Lakers.
So, with that in mind, here's a quick look at the winners and losers from the NBA's annual selection show — from this writer's perspective, at least.

WINNERS
Minnesota Timberwolves
Word on the street coming into the draft was that Tom Thibodeau wanted to get a veteran to help Minnesota speed up its rebuilding process. He certainly did that, sending Kris Dunn, Zach LaVine and the No. 7 pick (which turned into Lauri Markkanen) to the Chicago Bulls to be reunited with all-star forward Jimmy Butler, who is coming off his first all-NBA season.
Now Minnesota has Butler to go along with Karl-Anthony Towns and Andrew Wiggins, which should allow the Timberwolves to get back into the playoffs for the first time since 2004 — and the first time, period, without Kevin Garnett. The fact that Minnesota was able to get Butler and not completely get out of the first round, allowing them to take Creighton center Justin Patton, makes this a huge win for them.

LOSERS
Chicago Bulls
The Bulls have spent more than a year debating whether to trade Butler. Thursday, they finally pulled the trigger, and they got what can only be described as a middling package in return.
Kris Dunn was a total flop as a rookie. Zach LaVine has impressed early in his career, but is recovering from a torn anterior cruciate ligament. And then Chicago took Lauri Markkanen, who has potential but will need to prove he is a high-level, long-term performer.
But the biggest hang-up in this trade was the fact Chicago had to swap first-round picks with Minnesota to get the deal done. Perhaps Dunn will develop, perhaps LaVine will turn into an all-star guard, and perhaps Markkanen will become an elite stretch four. That is a lot of maybes in exchange for a three-time all-star and 2017 all-NBA player.
Boston Celtics
As ever, the Celtics entered this year's draft with the potential to do plenty — including land a star player such as Butler, George or Porzingis. Instead, the Celtics stood pat, taking Jayson Tatum with the third pick. This isn't a knock on Tatum, or the pre-draft pick swap with Philadelphia.
But, at some point, Boston will need to stop flirting with potential trades and make one. And with Butler going off the board for what looks like a less than appealing package, it's fair to wonder if Boston's unwillingness to part with any of its significant assets may have cost it a chance to add the bona fide star it really needs.

[thewalk]

You get three strikes as a first right round pick....count is 0-1 on our boy kris...he can't eff this one up.

82- you know the reason pitino wasn't there for spider?

[friar82]

No idea, Walk.