(06-27-2025, 10:15 AM)Scott41theMavs Wrote: All the draft picks... well...
2026 - we have our pick
2027 - to Charlotte
2028 - swap with OKC
2029 - to Houston or Brooklyn
2030 - swap with San Antonio
2031 on - we have our picks (for now)
There's a three-year wilderness there - and we'll see about 2030. In any event, 2026 is the most likely to be a good pick, given Kyrie's absence and Cooper's rookiedom.
In any event, I'd say we got lucky in the right draft.
I still think the Luka trade was league-instigated and with the promise of Flagg. But if so, he doesn't receive credit for the dividends.
Its a 4 year stretch with virtually no chance for a top 5 pick (much less of an issue after lucking into Flagg), and I am very worried about 2031.
This team suffered massive injuries and another dumb trade by Nico and still was one game from missing the lottery entirely. With a healthy AD and Kyrie there is no chance they even have a chance at Flagg. If you want to indulge in conspiracy, the only thing that makes sense is the league saw their fourth largest market get sabotaged by an incompetent GM and felt they needed to step in.