2022 NBA Draft: #37 Jaden Hardy (6' 3", 6' 9" WS) to DAL | two 2nds to SAC

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I am not sure where I fall on the centers in this draft yet.  There will probably be a good chance that both Kessler and Koloko make it close to our first round pick.  there are some additional early second round players too we need to evaluate.

With Powell's struggles in the playoffs, maybe investing in a young center to eventually replace Powell at a much lower and cost controlled contract is a smart move.    Then we can use future assets for a PF type.   Maybe Kessler or Koloko can get close to the rim running and hustle Powell provides but with better defense.  Neither may be ready to produce right away, but it could position ourselves when we make that "all in" type of move.  

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I´m fairly in the camp of adding another late 1st round pick. My idea was Saric + Suns pick (30th) into our TPE. I assume they will pay Ayton, which means Saric needs to go, who has only a year left and just had another surgery. That way we could have drafted an additional player, sort of a BPA + PF/C package.

But of course the Thunder already own that pick.

I wonder how long the league and the NBAPA will allow Presti to continue The Extra Process, just because he once drafted Durant, Westbrook and Harden. They have three veteran players under contract in SGA, Favors and Muscala and will likely dump two of them this summer. That means they´ll literally have 14 players on rookie contracts.

Also as good a player as SGA is, if you tolerate this BS for three years, you have no competitive spirit.