NFT: 76ers to trade for #1 pick to grab Fultz

In comment 13503474 bceagle05 said:

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but Miami is supposedly gonna make a run at Gordon Hayward, so I can't imagine they'd pull the trigger on this on draft night. Melo is gonna be Plan B or C for a few teams, so it'll likely take some time.

Couldn't they get both guys if Bosh retires? Melo can play PF if Whiteside is backing him up

on Monk. I'm not sure he's even a perfect PG for the triangle, and I also believe by the time the knicks have any shot of being a really good team Phil will be gone and the triangle won't be around.

In comment 13503471 Sgrcts said:

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For Melo- this is a no brainer for the Knicks. Add Monk or DSJ and Kennard or Mitchell. Starting 5 for Knicks all of a sudden has a to. Of energy and youth to get excited about. Embrace the tank, maybe try to trade Lee for another pick, get a topv5 next year. I'm pretty much settled on just seeing both Rose and Melo back in a Knicks uni though. Heat get: Carmelo Anthony Knicks get: Justise Winslow, Tyler Johnson, Josh Richardson, Wayne Ellington, Josh McRoberts and the No. 14 pick NBA trade ideas on ESPN - ( New Window )

I do that trade in a second if I'm the Knicks, but I doubt Miami would give all of that up for Melo.

Heat get: Carmelo Anthony

Knicks get: Justise Winslow, Tyler Johnson, Josh Richardson, Wayne Ellington, Josh McRoberts and the No. 14 pick

In comment 13503494 Mike in NJ said:

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In comment 13503471 Sgrcts said: Quote: For Melo- this is a no brainer for the Knicks. Add Monk or DSJ and Kennard or Mitchell. Starting 5 for Knicks all of a sudden has a to. Of energy and youth to get excited about. Embrace the tank, maybe try to trade Lee for another pick, get a topv5 next year. I'm pretty much settled on just seeing both Rose and Melo back in a Knicks uni though. Heat get: Carmelo Anthony Knicks get: Justise Winslow, Tyler Johnson, Josh Richardson, Wayne Ellington, Josh McRoberts and the No. 14 pick NBA trade ideas on ESPN - ( New Window ) I do that trade in a second if I'm the Knicks, but I doubt Miami would give all of that up for Melo.

Winslow and 14 is all i need.

In comment 13503555 Pep22 said:

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Heat get: Carmelo Anthony Knicks get: Justise Winslow, Tyler Johnson, Josh Richardson, Wayne Ellington, Josh McRoberts and the No. 14 pick

Because the heat would only give a fraction of that haul.

In comment 13503557 Deej said:

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In comment 13503494 Mike in NJ said: Quote: In comment 13503471 Sgrcts said: Quote: For Melo- this is a no brainer for the Knicks. Add Monk or DSJ and Kennard or Mitchell. Starting 5 for Knicks all of a sudden has a to. Of energy and youth to get excited about. Embrace the tank, maybe try to trade Lee for another pick, get a topv5 next year. I'm pretty much settled on just seeing both Rose and Melo back in a Knicks uni though. Heat get: Carmelo Anthony Knicks get: Justise Winslow, Tyler Johnson, Josh Richardson, Wayne Ellington, Josh McRoberts and the No. 14 pick NBA trade ideas on ESPN - ( New Window ) I do that trade in a second if I'm the Knicks, but I doubt Miami would give all of that up for Melo. Winslow and 14 is all i need.

Absolutely. If we could get 14 and Winslow for him I would drive him to the airport myself.

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below 65% from the free throw line last year. Is that a legit long term concern? It would terrify me to draft a point guard who can't shoot FTs.

I can't see any team giving up much for him...perhaps a pick in the 20s and a few 2s?

what's the consensus?

do the C's keep #3? Trade it as part of a bigger deal?

if they keep it, I"m assuming they are taking Jackson. I know they were high on him (wasn't sure if it was smoke and mirrors).

In comment 13503025 Anakim said:

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Fultz, Embiid, Ben Simmons, Saric. That's a sick, extremely young starting lineup.

Unfortunately, given the 76'ers' luck you should probably emphasize the word sick.

and if Josh Jackson is sitting at #3, then the Celtics might move down again and collect another pick or two. Seems like they're using the Little Bill approach. I'm not sure I like it because you need more a transcendent player as opposed to a bunch of really good guys, but maybe they think that there is minimal difference between a ton of players at the top?

In comment 13504208 Bill L said:

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and if Josh Jackson is sitting at #3, then the Celtics might move down again and collect another pick or two. Seems like they're using the Little Bill approach. I'm not sure I like it because you need more a transcendent player as opposed to a bunch of really good guys, but maybe they think that there is minimal difference between a ton of players at the top?

Unless they love Tatum per reports, and are just cashing in again and again as the player they covet will still go to them.

while Fultz is the consensus #1 pick, it is not unanimous. There are also concerns about his knees, which is why the 76ers reportedly asked for medicals on him twice.

If Ainge likes Tatum more than Fultz, than it is smart for him to get a premium pick to get the guy you like anyway, I just wonder if he could have gotten a better offer if he waited.

In comment 13504538 Section331 said:

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while Fultz is the consensus #1 pick, it is not unanimous. There are also concerns about his knees, which is why the 76ers reportedly asked for medicals on him twice. If Ainge likes Tatum more than Fultz, than it is smart for him to get a premium pick to get the guy you like anyway, I just wonder if he could have gotten a better offer if he waited.

I like Tatum for this team as well, but.. with SO many picks upcoming (including the Nets pick which will be top 3), why are the Celtics concerned with QUANTITY not QUALITY?

Unless they REALLY think Tatum/Jackson are as good/better than Fultz?

I feel like it's more important, in this stage, to compile the best players, not the MOST players.

Then again, I don't fully understand all of this regarding salary cap and acquiring star players.