#TIM HARDAWAY MAGIC UPGRADE#

We always think about how shooters help young players, and distributors too. He’s 6’7, so he can surely play the 3, and pairing him up with Ivey puts immense pressure on defenses to stay active. I went with Ausar Thompson because of the athletic upside. Houston added an elite talent without giving up significant draft capital and is ready to compete for a play-in spot with a lineup of Green, Amen Thompson, DeRozan, Jabari Smith and Alperen Sengun. The Rockets had almost too much young talent, so I was happy to package Kenyon Martin Jr., Tari Eason and the 20th overall pick. Houston gets a star in Demar DeRozan, who has shown no signs of decline despite turning 34 this summer, and adds a high-level perimeter defender in Alex Caruso. and Jalen Green simply can’t work as a backcourt duo, so using the former to find a new partner for the 2021 no. So with the addition of Simons, Henderson, and Bouknight, we feel we are in a much better position to be the next young NBA core to take a leap. Also, when you look at some of the best young cores in the league right now, nearly every one of them has an All-NBA point guard as the engine– the Grizz, The Cavs, the Kings and so on. We were 26th in the league in OFF RTG last year, and badly needed outside shooting options. When you look at the league right now, offensive consistency matters. This is why we made the moves to get a top 3 pick, Anfernee Simons, and James Bouknight. What could I do to improve our offense, add shooting, and accelerate our rebuild? The answer was consolidating our quantity of picks, intriguing young players, and expiring contracts into high ceiling options, especially if they were in the back court. Rip City may be back sooner than you think…Īs the head decision maker for the Magic, my focus on draft night was quite simple. Also didn’t have to mortgage the future was able to draft Dame’s eventual replacement, (a NOT undersized guard) Jalen Hood-Schifino, after he slipped all the way to 24. The fact I was also able to net Markelle Fultz and Gary Harris AND get additional picks was sort of just the cherry on top.Ī Portland rotation of Dame/Matisse Thybulle/Jermai Grant/Miller/Jusuf Nurkic/Fultz/Harris/Cam Reddish/Shaedon Sharpe is immediately one that can contend now. All it took was shedding Anfernee Simons. By sliding up into the 2 spot I was able to acquire the guy who arguably would go first overall in any other draft (Brandon Miller).

My overall mindset heading into this draft was dependent on 2 things… 1) Dame and 2) How attainable was the number 2 pick. Wembanyama is a generational talent that will change the trajectory of our franchise. OKC 37, 24SRP, Josh Giddey, Isaiah Joe → PHIġ-5 San Antonio, Portland, Orlando, Houston, DetroitĦ-10 Charlotte, Indiana, New Orleans, Utah, Atlantaġ1-15 Brooklyn, Oklahoma City, Toronto, Washington, Atlantaġ6-20 Utah, Los Angeles, Miami, Golden State, ChicagoĢ0-25 Charlotte, Brooklyn, Portland, Sacramento, MemphisĢ5-30 Toronto, Charlotte, Utah, Toronto, PhoenixĪnd here are the picks, complimented with some contributions from our BCM Staff: PHI 24FRP, Montrezl Harrell, Furkan Korkmaz, Tyrese Maxey → OKC.

LAC 30, Marcus Morris, Eric Gordon, Robert Covington, Norman Powell → PHXĨ.

MEM Tyus Jones, Luke Kennard, Ziaire Williams, 45, 56, 2024 1st (GSW), 25 FRP, 27FRP (Protected 1-5) → BOS. IND 26, 29, 2024 1st, Buddy Hield, Daniel Theis → TORĦ. HOU 20, 24 2nd rounder, Kevin Porter Jr., Kenyon Martin Jr., Tari Eason → CHI. CHA 11, 34, 41, Gordon Heyward, Mark Williams, Jonathan Isaac → BKN. ORL 2, 36, Markelle Fultz, Gary Harris → POR.

ORL 6, 11, Jalen Suggs, Jonathan Isaac → CHA. Teams were allowed one trade per round, and were active in trading picks and players throughout.īy the time the second round came, many teams looked radically different, and a wide range of players found their rookie homes for the next several years. It played out across three days, with BCM staff members and Insiders working as individual actors for each of the thirty franchises.

#TIM HARDAWAY MAGIC UPGRADE#

The first round of Bluff City Media’s Community Mock Draft had no shortage of movement, as each of our General Managers maneuvered to upgrade their teams and pick their guys.

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