05-28-2025, 01:59 PM
(05-28-2025, 07:10 AM)Winter Wrote: I read something about that at the time. Apparently coaches are not supposed to comment "out loud" about their draft picks before the draft. There are ways of getting around this like the silly "kid from Duke" comment. He probably could have said Cooper Flagg without any real ramifications. but that was a clumsy attempt at dodging a potential fine. I don't know if that's true, but that's what I read.
That makes sense. Plus didn't the Mavs get fined when Kidd mentioned that they had purposely tracked the last few games to keep their eventual Lively pick? He's probably just being extra cautious.