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Hornets Are Interested In McDermott At #9?

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Yeah i'd rather get a player with more upside then Wally.

 

At this point you could say anyone has more upside than Wally since Wally's career is over and these guys haven't started yet.  How many will reach what Wally accomplished?  I'd guess not many that will be picked in our range.

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I don't want McDermott at all at 9. Maybe at 24 we can get a one trick bench shooter. But at 9 we should get a player who can be a 2 way player or at least do more then spot up shooting.

I don't see any ball handling skills you need to be a perimeters player or shot creation skills in McDermott. Then the defensive question come in. Give me anybody but McDermott and Harris.

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At this point you could say anyone has more upside than Wally since Wally's career is over and these guys haven't started yet. How many will reach what Wally accomplished? I'd guess not many that will be picked in our range.

Which isn't much. G-Force was a better player then Wally. I rather take a risk on a player who could be better then Wally in the top 10.

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You're right, not everyone can be Zach LaVine, who scored a grand total of 7 points in 3 NCAA Tournament games on 3-for-15 shooting, and tallied a blistering 9 PPG in Pac 12 play while shooting under 40%. But hey, he can jump high.

We are talking about a freshman right??

Lavine has way more upside then McDermott and Harris. I take risk on that upside over a Wally or Kyle Korver type player.

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This team isn't going to draft a guy you're going to have to wait 2-3 years on.  We did that already with Bismack and MKG.  They're going to bring in a guy (Harris, McDermott, Stauskas, Hairston, whoever) who can step in and contribute next year.  Or they're going to trade the pick(s) to acquire a veteran.  I'd be stunned if they picked a project player like LaVine or Gordon.

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This team isn't going to draft a guy you're going to have to wait 2-3 years on. We did that already with Bismack and MKG. They're going to bring in a guy (Harris, McDermott, Stauskas, Hairston, whoever) who can step in and contribute next year. Or they're going to trade the pick(s) to acquire a veteran. I'd be stunned if they picked a project player like LaVine or Gordon.

If they get a veteran like AA he would be the perfect pick. Plus I have serious doubt they trade the 9 th pick for a player straight up.

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I agree with the AA situation, but how do we get AA without trading the pick? He's not a free agent, and I'm not sure what else the Magic would want that we have other than the #9 pick.

You have to match contracts in the NBA. Plus AA isn't worth a top 10 pick in this draft at 29 years old. Their is no way we trade a pick and a player for AA straight up.

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You have to match contracts in the NBA.

 

Exactly.  So who do we have - that we'd be willing to part with - to acquire AA?  Orlando will want more than Henderson...who else do you throw in?  I don't see the team trading Al, Kemba, MKG, or Zeller, particularly to pick up a 30-year-old AA.  Bismack has no value.  I don't know see how we make that trade happen without using the pick.  And I agree that #9 is too much for AA, but I've seen people who believe differently.

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Exactly. So who do we have - that we'd be willing to part with - to acquire AA? Orlando will want more than Henderson...who else do you throw in? I don't see the team trading Al, Kemba, MKG, or Zeller, particularly to pick up a 30-year-old AA. Bismack has no value. I don't know see how we make that trade happen without using the pick. And I agree that #9 is too much for AA, but I've seen people who believe differently.

They are moving 3 picks up to get a player they won't get at 12 plus a younger veteran in Hendo.

Let's not act like AA is Kobe. AA makes around 7 mil Hendo makes 6 million and some change. We do have some throw away contracts.

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