Sixers-Pelicans Lottery Thread

[Rome]

Good news about Parker.  He's gonna look awesome in Orlando.

as long as the sixers dont get him im good

lolol

[Eagles_Legendz]

I expect Hinkie wants wiggins too.   

I think their games have some similarities but Parker has 10x the athleticism ET does.

[ice grillin you]

parker isnt as athletic as you think...hes more 3/4 than turner who is three all the way....jabari will be able to at times bully his way to the basket which will make him a better finisher than turner in the league but in general i think we will see that jabaris lack of athleticism will cause him to struggle to finish at the rim in the nba...thats the main reason i dont want him....his ceiling is so much lower than the other guys at the top of the draft because he lacks elite athleticism

[Eagles_Legendz]

Never said Parker was an elite athlete.  Wiggins is and Parker isn't.   That means Wiggins ceiling is >>> Parker.   But I do think most agree Parker still has above average athleticism.  My concern would be his defense and potentially his conditioning.

[Eagles_Legendz]

Forgot about Exum.  I might take him at 3 depending on workouts if the sixers are picking there and wiggins/Embiid are gone.

[ice grillin you]

he seems like the kind of guy who will put the work in...so his conditioning wouldnt bother me right now....one thing that will dictate his career imo is his shooting...if he becomes a knock down shooter then he has paul pierce potential

[SD]

So the lottery selection/rigging is being held 5/20, I went ahead and looked up the suicide hotline in Maryland just in case (1-800-422-0009). Keep that number handy for 6/26 too.

Who's everyone top 5?
1. Wiggins
2. Embiid
3. Parker
4. Randle
5. Exum

[QB Eagles]

Same as yours. Going Embiid is riskier than going Parker and deserves some discussion. There's potential for a defensively suffocating Twin Towers scenario with Noel, but there are some questions on offense there. And then you're also banking on two big men with injury histories. The Sixers could trade Noel but it's hard to imagine them doing that without getting a look at him first. They'd have to flush out the 2 and the 3 with shooters (I assume they move Thad).

Still, it's too exciting to turn down Embiid if Wiggins is gone. But I think any of the five would be an exciting pick for this franchise. If someone came from the year 2020 and told me that Parker, Randle, or Exum was a HOF level player and Wiggins was a bust, I would not be shocked. At this point I'm just hoping for the highest possible pick and trusting in Sam to take the best guy available. The new regime hasn't pissed me off yet, so I'm giving them benefit of the doubt.

[ice grillin you]

1 - wiggy
2 - embiid
3 - exum
4 - vonleh
5 - randle

ive given my feelings on parker in  general but aside how i feel about him on an island I also drop him another spot or two because the sixers will  have two (pray) top 10 picks....i think that allows them to bypass a safe pick like jabari and go with the upside in the top 5

they need a superstar to be a title contender in five years and i dont think parker will ever get to that level...I also value defense way more than most

[PhillyPhreak54]

Mine is the same as SD and QB but I'm not sold on Embiid.

Randle intrigues me and I think he could be a Demarcus cousins type guy

In Hinkie I trust tho.....it's funny to see the local media rip him for never talking

[ice grillin you]

randle can play away from the basket much better than cuzzo....i think randle is a guy that will right off the bat be so much better simply because hes not in college anymore....the pro game suits him so much...if i picked a rookie of the year right now it would be him

[PhillyPhreak54]

I like players who have low post games and think it's a very underrated and overlooked part of the NBA now. Everyone wants to face up from the wings or hit 15ft jumpers

Randle seems like he will be a low post banger

Him and Noel in the blocks could be special

[Rome]

Mine is the same as SD and QB but I'm not sold on Embiid.

Randle intrigues me and I think he could be a Demarcus cousins type guy

In Hinkie I trust tho.....it's funny to see the local media rip him for never talking

The local media is filled to the brim with sloping farging foreheads.   If they didn't have "jobs" writing poorly constructed rants they'd be holding towels in each hand at the local car wash.  farg those iceholes.

[PhillyPhreak54]

Agreed and they don't have a real good hoops beat guy. Bob Cooney is probably the best

Alex Poythress if he declares would be a guy I hope they get with one of their two's

[ice grillin you]

I like players who have low post games and think it's a very underrated and overlooked part of the NBA now.

I dont disagree but its not overlooked....its just thats the game has gone away from that...nba teams arent ignoring back to the basket guys there just arent any out there....blame dirk nowitski....he pretty much invented the stretch big