Hornets offering 22nd pick to teams if they'll also take Hawes or Lamb's contract

[Omega Atrocity]

16 minutes ago, nctarheel0619 said:

Lamb is still incredibly young, I don't understand this at all.  Lamb showed flashes last year.  Maybe his work ethic sucks or something.  

In fairness this is year 5 for him, and it's really his last shot to be anything more than a bench scrub imo. He needs to step up and really play well this year if he wants to hang around, regardless if it's here or somewhere else.

[Ship]

i think it's lack of motivation or something, which is weird. i remember hearing he was in the gym shooting all the time, but also that he has missed practices and was benched by clifford.

sounds like the talent is there but he isn't fully unlocking it.

[PantherKing1983]

Probably end up with a future second rounder for sticking someone with the pick and hawes. 

For all the people wanting those draft picks they are not worth much this year , the 12th pick netted Utah George Hill and the Celtics cant get anyone to even sniff at the 3rd overall. 

Hopefully we can dump the pick and resign our own and have enough money to squeeze in one of the bigs on the market. 

[TheRed]

If Cho, and Clifford aren't on the same page by now, one or both of them need to be shown the door.

[AppHeel]

If I were a betting man, I'm going to guess that we end up drafting at pick 22. I imagine Cho would want a pick in the 2nd round of this draft as part of the return on the deal and not sure he'll get that in exchange for taking on salaries

[nctarheel0619]

I stated before, if we stick with the 22nd pick, draft Papagiannis from Europe.  He has a 500,000 buyout from his European team, and if the Hornets want him to stay over there let him stay over there.  Until we're hurting for another player.  

[AppHeel]

1 hour ago, nctarheel0619 said:

I stated before, if we stick with the 22nd pick, draft Papagiannis from Europe.  He has a 500,000 buyout from his European team, and if the Hornets want him to stay over there let him stay over there.  Until we're hurting for another player.  

We do have 8 free agents that may or may not come back so we have roster slots to fill. I doubt we stash an international, but who knows.

[nctarheel0619]

Just now, AppHeel said:

We do have 8 free agents that may or may not come back so we have roster slots to fill. I doubt we stash an international, but who knows.

He just turned 18 years old, that's my thing.  They're trying to free cap room, so keeping him overseas would be what the Hornets would want to do.    

[MichaelNewtonII]

everywhere ive seen papagiannis ranked like between the #40-#50 prospect

[nctarheel0619]

19 minutes ago, MichaelNewtonII said:

everywhere ive seen papagiannis ranked like between the #40-#50 prospect

http://www.draftexpress.com/nba-mock-draft/2016/

35 on here.  

[MichaelNewtonII]

http://www.draftexpress.com/nba-mock-draft/2016/

35 on here.  

Then couldn't we move down and get him

[nctarheel0619]

3 minutes ago, MichaelNewtonII said:

Then couldn't we move down and get him

Yeah, but are giving our GM too much credibility.  No way is he smart enough to do that.    

[Towelboy]

50 minutes ago, MichaelNewtonII said:

everywhere ive seen papagiannis ranked like between the #40-#50 prospect

which means cho would draft him way too early.

[rico6]

Miscommunication is plentiful in Hornetland. Lamb goes off for 20 one night after signing that albatross of a contract, then gets literally no PT after the ASB. 

After witnessing Biyombo literally make history in the playoffs and give Toronto life against Cavs I'm starting to think Cho-Cliff-Mj are not on the same wavelengths.

Which has always been this franchise's problem.