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[Smith] “if they had stayed in the lottery and kept the top 6 pick, they had a guy that they really wanted”



He says they would love to trade into the top 10 but it would be hard. They had a guy that they really liked if they had kept their pick





by shutupdumbdumb

15 Comments

  1. CazOnReddit

    So in other words, they were going to trade that 19th pick on draft night for who knows what (Probably an NBA caliber wing) because they said outright they weren’t drafting 3 rookies, but now they’re trying to trade it to move up to get the guy they want

    Will be interesting to see if they actually pull it off this time – and if that prospect ends up being what they want

    The relevant section starts at 0:31 by the by

  2. UjiriWatcher

    They will use the assets that they got for Siakam (which was barely anything) to make up for the dumb Jakob trade

  3. hyplusone

    Just get someone better in the 2025 draft.

  4. BubblyPhilosophy3476

    well their stupidity put them in this mess as usual

  5. Potential-Comment960

    Let’s play a guessing game.

    My intuition tells me it was either clingan, castle or salaun. All of those players listed fit the types of players they go for at those positions.

    What do you guys think?

  6. Cheechers23

    I can’t see them getting back into the top 6. Best I can see is 9 if they do some sort of Poeltl for 9 deal (which I doubt they will).

    It’s definitely possible to get into the back end of the lotto with Bruce and one of our picks. Either Bruce + one of 19/31 for Lonzo + 11 or Barnes + 13 could happen. But I doubt this person we really want will be available at that point, but if they slip on draft night maybe we swing that trade.

  7. It-sOkBro

    doug’s surprisingly optimistic about next season lol I thought he’d be grumpy

  8. Green-Umpire2297

    Trade Jakob. Get guy they want. Suck for another year, get another guy

  9. jjkiller26

    And here I was thinking they would’ve drafted a guy they hated in the top 6! Thanks for the revealing info Doug

  10. Still cant believe we traded that pick for friggin Poeltl.  We couldn’t even get that type of pick for Siakam…

  11. Fit-Introduction8575

    Bet it was Salaun. Would be like their Barnes over Suggs type of surprise.

  12. Massive_Secretary658

    who needs that pick when we got a non athletic injury prone center that can’t shoot free throws whose aging poorly![img](emote|t5_2s5sb|3921)

  13. WeBelieveIn4

    If this is true, and it’s always a toss up when it comes to Doug Smith, it’s exactly why you can’t judge a draft class a year away. Even moving down in the draft months in advance like we did for Thad is surrendering option value.

    Just misstep after misstep.

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