2021 NBA Draft Day - 29th July

[Sleeper]

I think a lot of you are forgetting how the NBA offseason is.They don?t enforce tampering. Trades are most likely in motion that are not yet announced


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[DroopyDawg]

Wait did we trade Herb too?

[Pelicanidae]

Wait did we trade Herb too?

Not yet lol

edit: at least not that I've seen

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Don?t sweat. Bigger moves going on. Be patient


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Lol

[Pelicanidae]

I think a lot of you are forgetting how the NBA offseason is.They don?t enforce tampering. Trades are most likely in motion that are not yet announced


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Nobody is forgetting, they just aren't psychic and therefore cannot react to things which have yet to happen.

[13 - 3]

Wait did we trade Herb too?

I liked that name too

[Pelicanidae]

Time to see if we pick up any UDFAs for the 2-way/Summer League grind.

Vrenz?

[Taker597]

Time to see if we pick up any UDFAs for the 2-way/Summer League grind.

Vrenz?

When is Summer/Fall league happening?

[Sleeper]

Nobody is forgetting, they just aren't psychic and therefore cannot react to things which have yet to happen.

Was the Adams attachment to our trade with the Bucks not announced until a couple of hours after the draft? I remember it only bc i called it. I could be wrong but i feel something else going on with how we drafted


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Herbert Jones discusses some of his defensive ability and versatility with ESPN's draft analysts, who say "he can guard 1 through 5" https://t.co/JBCTdYFZm6

— Jim Eichenhofer (@Jim_Eichenhofer) July 30, 2021

[DaPelFromHell]

Like close to love the Murphy pick. Think he will be like NAW in which a lot of us weren’t too high on considering who was still on the board, but will be productive. But not a fan of the Herb Jones pick when I would’ve rather we take the guy who we took later only to trade to a Clippers team that has hit on a 48th overall pick recently in Terence Mann.

Imagine if we took Murphy, Butler, & Boston! I would be ecstatic

[13 - 3]

Trajan on now

[Taker597]

Trajan on now

Link?

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Watch Live: Pelicans GM Trajan Langdon recaps the NBA Draft#PelicanDraft | @Verizon https://t.co/SDl7FrSqiW

— New Orleans Pelicans (@PelicansNBA) July 30, 2021

[hornetzplaya]

Vrenz, Hurt, and Reaves all for the taking in summer league.

[Pelicanidae]

When is Summer/Fall league happening?

August 8th through to August 20th, I think. Something like that.

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Watch Live: Pelicans GM Trajan Langdon recaps the NBA Draft#PelicanDraft | @Verizon https://t.co/SDl7FrSqiW

— New Orleans Pelicans (@PelicansNBA) July 30, 2021

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Trajan looks tired

[msusousaphone]

A couple of important points that I think people often forget.

1) the NBA only allows five players on the court at a time. Not 27. We were never going to draft a lot of people.

2) There is no point in looking at two 2nd round prospects and taking a swing at whomever has the highest potential because those players would take court time and coaching time away from players on our roster that need that time. Players don't develop from the bench.

3) When you have a core group of players that you are married to for the future, you draft around those players. Drafting people who don't fit alongside Zion, BI, and NAW would be meh. So needs and fit absolutely matter.

4) The draft is like politics. The more you get into it, the more frustrated you'll be.

5) It's not too late to load up on Cardano. To the moon, my lads!

6) Free agency is Aug 2nd. This is going to be a roller-coaster.

[Pelicanidae]

A couple of important points that I think people often forget.

1) the NBA only allows five players on the court at a time. Not 27. We were never going to draft a lot of people.

2) There is no point in looking at two 2nd round prospects and taking a swing at whomever has the highest potential because those players would take court time and coaching time away from players on our roster that need that time. Players don't develop from the bench.

We have a G League team.

[Pelicanidae]

I like how the Lakers and Grizz are immediately ploughing through UDFAs and we're just sat here like

''We got Herb! He's from round here!''

[As I See It]

I grade this draft a D.

17: Trey Murphy. Not my first choice but he'll probably be fine. I trust him to be a solid shooter with some movement upside, and he'll be an okay defender even though I don't buy him as high end. Not a huge amount of upside, but he's fine.
35: Herb Jones. Who cares.
43: Cash Considerations.
51: Cash Considerations.
53: Cash Considerations.

Extremely *extremely* underwhelming with pretty poor asset management.

Just Curious....


Didn't you list Murphy among your possibilities earlier tonight when 17 was approaching saying you preferred him over Duarte and Primo? (If it wasn't you I apologize)

Do you remember what you said about Brandon Ingram when we acquired him? Were you right?

Do you remember what you said about the acquisition of Steven Adams? Were you right?

What are are the grades you give yourself for these analysis'?

Also, you conveniently mention the Cash Considerations, but fail to mention the future draft picks we do receive (in those instances where applicable, we've lost nothing)?

My grade for your analysis of this draft.......D- and woefully incomplete.

[msusousaphone]

We have a G League team.

Name some all-stars that developed in the G League.

[PELICANSFAN]

Trey Murphy's three-point shooting in his three years in college:

2018-19 (Rice): 42.1 percent on 4.8 attempts per game
2019-20 (Rice): 36.8 percent on 7.0 attempts per game
2020-21 (Virginia): 43.4 percent on 4.8 attempts per game

Career: 40.1 percent

? Andrew Lopez (@_Andrew_Lopez) July 30, 2021

Aren't you one who asked for no spoliers?

[Sleeper]

I like how the Lakers and Grizz are immediately ploughing through UDFAs and we're just sat here like

''We got Herb! He's from round here!''

Huh?


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