2013 Draft Lottery thread

We take a Euro

http://www.draftexpress.com/nba-mock...013/%20target=

I'm think this is how the draft will go down:Cavs- Noel
Magic- McLemore
Wizards-Porter
Bobcats-Oladipo
Suns-Bennett
Pelicans-Burke
Kings-Muhammad
Pistons-McCollum
T-Wolves-Zeller
Blazers-Caldwell-Pope
76ers-Olynky
Thunder-Lin
Mavs-Carter Williams
Jazz- Saric

So Pelicans pick Burke, Len or Shabazz?

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Chad Ford ‏@chadfordinsider 3m
Hearing from multiple sources that Mavs likely to trade the No. 13 pick. Want to save cap space for Dwight Howard run ...

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Chad Ford ‏@chadfordinsider 4m
No. 13 draft pick slotted to make $1,655,300 in year one. Mavs need all the cap room they can get to make room for Howard.

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Mavs should draft Carter Williams or Zeller but whatever.

I would want Burke to fall but then C.J. would be a nice PG too.

Mackel and Mcmanara saying we are drafting fake Dirk at 6 :crytear:

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Originally Posted by king a

Mackel and Mcmanara saying we are drafting fake Dirk at 6 :crytear:

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Who is fake Dirk? Len? Saric?

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Originally Posted by FLYINGPELICANS

I'm think this is how the draft will go down:Cavs- Noel
Magic- McLemore
Wizards-Porter
Bobcats-Oladipo
Suns-Bennett
Pelicans-Burke

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I like the way you are thinking....this may be how the draft goes...

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Marc Stein‏@ESPNSteinLine
RT @WindhorstESPN: With cap space, two first-round picks & interest in improving fast, Cavs will investigate trade options with No. 1 pick

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well that's intgeresting

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Originally Posted by king a

Mackel and Mcmanara saying we are drafting fake Dirk at 6 :crytear:

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Are they referring to Len?

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Jennifer Hale‏@JenHale504
@PelicansNBA GM Dell Demps says the team was one lottery ball shy of snagging the 3rd pick tonight at the NBA Lottery.

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:banghead:

frick you Bullets

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Originally Posted by RUFshreve

Are they referring to Len?

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Nah, Saric.

http://www.bourbonstreetshots.com/ta...eans-pelicans/

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Originally Posted by PelsFan2313

Nah, Saric.

http://www.bourbonstreetshots.com/ta...eans-pelicans/

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I'd prefer him over Len. But if MM said it I'm going to assume its not true.

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Originally Posted by king a

Mackel and Mcmanara saying we are drafting fake Dirk at 6 :crytear:

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Which means there's no way we take whoever that is.

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Originally Posted by RUFshreve

I'd prefer him over Len. But if MM said it I'm going to assume its not true.

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Exactly

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Originally Posted by FlyGirl

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Thats a perfect slot for us get their pick too and nab

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBPRG04fqKY

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Originally Posted by RUFshreve

I'd prefer him over Len. But if MM said it I'm going to assume its not true.

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Haha. Yeah. I'd also prefer him over Len.

1- CLE- Nerlens Noel, C, Kentucky
2- ORL- Ben McLemore, SG, Kansas
3- WAS- Otto Porter, SF, Georgetown
4- CHA- Anthony Bennett, PF, UNLV
5- PHO- Victor Oladipo, SG, Indiana
6- NOP- Trey Burke, PG, Michigan
7- SAC- CJ McCollum, PG, Lehigh
8- DET- Shabazz Muhammad, SF, UCLA
9- MIN- Dario Saric, SF, Croatia
10- POR- Cody Zeller, PF, Indiana
11- PHI- Alex Len, C, Maryland
12- OKC- Michael Carter-Williams, PG, Syracuse
13- DAL- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, SG, Georgia
14- UTA- Dennis Schroeder, PG, Germany

I must say this. If we can grab that Mavs pick and get Saric, we WILL be a playoff team. Trust me on that. You write it on the board, the kid is going to be special.

Does our pick affected the EG trade rumors?

So wait... Does Burke still happen? Mocks seeming like.... YES?!?!

AM I SUPPOSED TO BE HAPPY OR PISSED RIGHT NOW **** IT?!:hihi:

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Originally Posted by Imnos 2

I must say this. If we can grab that Mavs pick and get Saric, we WILL be a playoff team. Trust me on that. You write it on the board, the kid is going to be special.

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Can someone please explain how we can get another pick?
Other than taking on the picks salary what would we have to give that team?

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Originally Posted by WhoDatPelican

http://www.draftexpress.com/nba-mock...013/%20target=

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I'd be sick if we took Len with Burke on the board lol

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Originally Posted by AUSSIE_PELICAN

Can someone please explain how we can get another pick?
Other than taking on the picks salary what would we have to give that team?

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They can sell their pick, i believe the price is 3 million +.

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Originally Posted by kclaboy504

I'd be sick if we took Len with Burke on the board lol

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Yea...like wait what? I liked it for the simple fact Burke was available at 6.

Draft Caldwell-Pope, or Rudy Gobert in a move reminiscent of Waiters last year. Buy Dallas' pick and draft Caldwell-Pope or Rudy Gobert with the 13 pick.

I'm definitely disappointed we dropped to 6, but it isn't the end of the world. Hopefully someone in front of us will take Bennett or maybe Len which means one (or two) of the top five guys would fall to us.

Otherwise I guess it is going to be Shabazz, Len, Saric, Zeller, CJ McCollum or MCW. Any of those would be solid pieces, just not as good as the top five.

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Originally Posted by NemesisKING

They can sell their pick, i believe the price is 3 million +.

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So in other words if Dallas do sell their pick 13 we would be over paying at 3M?
Would it beocme a bidding war if other teams are interested.....like when a player has been amnestied?

Also I assume that 3M doesn't go against the cap and only what the player at 13 would normally get?

Thanks

Ok... I haven't had time to see if it's already been discussed, but why couldn't Bennett play the 3? Seems quick for that stature, and he'd be more of a nightmare for the opposing 3 as far as i can see.

If CLE did surprise everyone and take Porter number one, I wonder who ORL would choose out of Noel, Burke and McLemore.

If Anthony Bennett is still on the board at 6 and we feel AD will be our future Center, I think that pick should be a no brainer. When all said and done I believe Bennett will be the best player out of this draft class.

I think Magic will take Burke how old is Jameer?

How about the Cavs reps at the lottery being stupidly obnoxious? I think that slot, in this draft, is a burden, not a blessing. Your best bet is to reach rather than take Noel, IMO.

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Originally Posted by king a

I think Magic will take Burke how old is Jameer?

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Like 31

rumor mill's already spinning w/ who may be looking to trade

1 said Cavs go into a win now mentality... guessing that implies using the 1 pick as bait for a superstar

another says Mavs move out of 13 to save $$$ for a run at D-Ho

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Originally Posted by AUSSIE_PELICAN

So in other words if Dallas do sell their pick 13 we would be over paying at 3M?
Would it beocme a bidding war if other teams are interested.....like when a player has been amnestied?

Also I assume that 3M doesn't go against the cap and only what the player at 13 would normally get?

Thanks

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Bump ^^^

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New Orleans Pelicans @PelicansNBA
Reactions from #Pelicans players and coaches on picking 6th in the 2013 Draft: on.nba.com/192PmwU

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http://www.nba.com/pelicans/news/pel...lottery-quotes

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Monty Williams....On how he felt about falling to the number six pick in the draft…
“I’m a little surprised, but I’m not disappointed by the sixth pick. It’s still a high pick. There are a lot of quality guys that will be available, a lot of rotation guys. We feel good about the pick. It’s only going to add to the young core that we have. I feel like we’ll be able to find a rotation guy that will be on our team for a long time.”

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Demps..

What the team can do with the sixth pick…
“We think it’s a deep draft and we’ll be able to add a contributor. We think that it could be a different type of guy. It could be a guy that’s ready to play right away or it could be a developmental type guy. Monty (Williams) and I will sit down and evaluate every option that we have.”

On the possibility of a trade…
“We are going to look at every opportunity to make our team a better team. So that is a possibility.”

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ill def buy the mavs pick and take someone like kaldwell pope or saric at 13!

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Originally Posted by FlyGirl

http://www.nba.com/pelicans/news/pel...lottery-quotes

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can anyone explain to me exactly what a rotation guy is? someone of the bench? a starter than can play more than 1 position?

if we can land oladipo or mclemore at 6 and buy the mavs pick and land saric i'd do backflips.

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Originally Posted by HornetGuru

can anyone explain to me exactly what a rotation guy is? someone of the bench? a starter than can play more than 1 position?

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A player that will get consistent meaningful minutes every game either starting or coming off bench.

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Originally Posted by Gumbo Jackson

I'm definitely disappointed we dropped to 6, but it isn't the end of the world. Hopefully someone in front of us will take Bennett or maybe Len which means one (or two) of the top five guys would fall to us.

Otherwise I guess it is going to be Shabazz, Len, Saric, Zeller, CJ McCollum or MCW. Any of those would be solid pieces, just not as good as the top five.

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Well as we sit now either oladipo or Bennett will be there when we pick. That's IF Noel,Burke,mclemore,porter are gone. Then Phoenix taking either of those 2 leaves the odd man out. Which is fine with me. We will not pass on Bennett if those 5 guys r gone IMO. I'd actually be ecstatic to grab Bennett at 6 if the chips fell that way. Likewise with oladipo. I would bet a nice chunk of cash that these 5-6 guys don't go first tho. It never pans out like that. 1 team atleast will make a surprise pick. Like Alex Len, shabazz or gobert. Maybe even McW. Who knows.

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Originally Posted by HornetGuru

can anyone explain to me exactly what a rotation guy is? someone of the bench? a starter than can play more than 1 position?

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Austin Rivers.

I'm on the Zeller train.

Faster than Oladipo at the combine, the highest vert of any bigman in recent memory, best agility time, and he's a terrific offensive player.

6'11" wingspan is a bit low but it's not bad or anything, and we have our rim-protector in Anthony Davis. A super athletic, offensively minded 7 foot center next to him sounds great to me.

We should be on the phone with Dallas right now.

From Jennifer Hale:

@PelicansNBA GM Dell Demps says the team was one lottery ball shy of snagging the 3rd pick tonight at the NBA Lottery.
8:53pm - 21 May 13

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Originally Posted by eballa1

From Jennifer Hale:

@PelicansNBA GM Dell Demps says the team was one lottery ball shy of snagging the 3rd pick tonight at the NBA Lottery.
8:53pm - 21 May 13

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of course

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Originally Posted by eballa1

From Jennifer Hale:

@PelicansNBA GM Dell Demps says the team was one lottery ball shy of snagging the 3rd pick tonight at the NBA Lottery.
8:53pm - 21 May 13

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Salt in the wound