2023 NBA Draft Prelude

[Hart]

So ridiculous.

[Chopper]

The NBA draft is a ****ng joke.  Seriously?

[chasfh]

  On 5/17/2023 at 12:17 AM, chasfh said:

I’ll be happy with top three.

I think Wemby goes to Portland or San Antonio. The league would like either one. Good narrative.

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San Antonio, comeback story. Good narrative for the league.

[RandyMarsh]

God Damn Spurs! Oh Well atleast it's a Western Conference team.

[Mr.TaterSalad]

The rich get richer. Coach Pop gets Tim Duncan 2.0

[Hongbit]

Convenient for the NBA that Victor goes to a team already beloved in France from the Tony Parker days.    

[RandyMarsh]

Is the Cade draft the only time a Red WIngs or Pistons team has moved up in the draft in the past decade or so? 

[1984Echoes]

Totally ****ed by the lottery.

I F'ing HATE lotteries. 

Just in case I haven't mentioned that before...

[chasfh]

The league can definitely sell this. Cha-ching.

[1984Echoes]

  On 5/17/2023 at 12:27 AM, RandyMarsh said:

Is the Cade draft the only time a Red WIngs or Pistons team has moved up in the draft in the past decade or so? 

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The Tigers moved up in this years draft. Not the Wings or Pistons but...

[KL2]

Yes, four more years of purgatory!!!

[Mr.TaterSalad]

Whose the big lottery prize next year?

[Hart]

Is this two years in a row we got screwed by the lottery?  Ivey was number 5 as well and I would imagine we had one of the three worst records last year also.   

 

[buddha]

such bull****.

has any city been ****ed in the lottery more than detroit?  between the wings and the pistons.

[buddha]

  On 5/17/2023 at 12:30 AM, Mr.TaterSalad said:

Whose the big lottery prize next year?

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no one.  next year's class is hot garbage.

which means detroit will win it because the nba is a piece of **** league.

Edited May 17, 2023 by buddha

[Hart]

I am not sure #2 or #5 is much different for us.  Scoot was not a fit for us.  So we would have had to draft him and trade him.  Obviously, I'd prefer 2 over 5 but the real miss here is not getting #1 and only one team was going to win this lottery. 

[Hongbit]

It sucks because they put these stupid new rules in to avoid tanking and the Pistons didn’t tank.  They just sucked really bad.   San Antonio tanked and gets the pick.   **** this league.

[Betrayer]

Just tell me we’re going to draft Whitmore or Hendrix and not Jarace Walker. 

[Mr.TaterSalad]

So what big who posts up and can't shoot does Weaver draft now?

[RandyMarsh]

It sucks that just when the Pistons decide to finally bottom out instead of being stuck in the 9-12th seed purgatory is right when the league changes the lottery rules and makes it harder for said ****ty teams to win the lottery. Kinda like how the NFL changed the rookie draft scale the year the Lions got good and stopped picking in the top 5. 

[Motown Bombers]

  On 5/17/2023 at 12:35 AM, Mr.TaterSalad said:

So what big who posts up and can't shoot does Weaver draft now?

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The black one. 

[Motor City Sonics]

And gee............what a great piece for the first female NBA head coach in a couple of years.   

[Motor City Sonics]

Pistons could move to Seattle and I don't think that many people would be upset.   They are a non-factor in Detroit sports.    If Cade Cunningham gets hurt again this season, then he'll be a bust.    

[Betrayer]

Well, the positivity didn’t work, so imagine this garbage off-season that’s a real possibility: Kevin Ollie is the coach, we draft a Thompson twin, and sign Dillon Brooks on free agency. 

Someone put me out of my misery. 

Edited May 17, 2023 by Betrayer

[Shinzaki]

Which floundering former top 5 pick will Weaver target next?