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Cap wrote:

AmareIsGod wrote:

n4th4n wrote:Ya'll need to stop with the fantasy of getting Doncic and Ayton. Also, I can't believe people still believe that "gambling on a Euro" is a thing. That is some pretty regressive s*** right there.

Sorry. Darko and Zarko have left a bad taste in my mouth. Look, I'd rather draft a close to sure thing rare find that's a generational talent at 7ft than gamble that a player may or may not pan out in the NBA in a position that is saturated heavily in the NBA with talent.

Darko and Zarko, and most other Euroteens taken in the lotto, were drafted solely on potential. Luka is already dominating the second-best league on the planet.

carey wrote:Of course the Suns will f*** this up. I have NO idea how you could watch these playoffs and come away thinking, "I'll draft a 7-footer with the first overall pick!"

INFORMER wrote:

iLLmatic wrote:

INFORMER wrote:I also think he'll lean towards Ayton because we already have Booker and Jackson at the 2/3.

Drafting Doncic would take some guts, innovative thinking, and unconventional roster maneuvering. So yeah, it will probably be Ayton.

You stick Doncic at the 1. What maneuvering is required? I still want Doncic over Ayton. Ayton has a bigger bust potential. I'm seeing flashes of Oden and Bowie.

There is a lot to like about Ayton, but sometimes I watch him and think the NBA game is going to marginalize him to just a solid center that averages a double-double but doesn't really elevate the team, somewhat like what we see from Dwight Howard now.

Doncic, on the other hand, just strikes me as a superior basketball player that is going to make his teammates better, hit big shots, and be able to do things few in the NBA can.

I won't be upset with drafting Ayton, but right now I am somewhat skeptical of that being the path that places us in a position to contend.

In2ition wrote:

Split T wrote:

In2ition wrote:Take Ayton and go get Doncic too. Figure out how to do it. Trade Sac boy and Warren along with picks and make it happen. Build your team around Booker, Jackson, Doncic and Ayton. Fill out the FAs around those guys.

I can't see a way to do that. Doncic would have to fall and you'd have to find a team that wants to win now...except we don't have a ton of win now pieces.

Memphis would be the team. Draft Ayton at 1, see some combination of JJJ/Bagley/Porter/Bamba go 2-3 and Memphis say, let's just go all in on Conley/Gasol. We'd have to use our assets(#16, future picks, Chriss/Bender) to get some win now pieces to send with maybe Warren.

But we'd need to find a team with win now pieces that fit Memphis. Then we'd need that team to want to retool through the draft and prefer what we can offer over the #4 pick.

I think the chances are very very low.

Sure the chances are low, but it's not impossible. #4 and Memphis is the target, then collude with Doncic's camp to fall to 4 after the deal has completed(unlike Curry deal). It's a win win win win win deal all the way. Phoenix wins, Booker wins, Ayton wins, Doncic wins, Memphis wins.

Cap wrote:I want to know who my Dad thinks we should pick.

Cap wrote:I want to know who my Dad thinks we should pick.

AmareIsGod wrote:

n4th4n wrote:Ya'll need to stop with the fantasy of getting Doncic and Ayton. Also, I can't believe people still believe that "gambling on a Euro" is a thing. That is some pretty regressive s*** right there.

Sorry. Darko and Zarko have left a bad taste in my mouth. Look, I'd rather draft a close to sure thing rare find that's a generational talent at 7ft than gamble that a player may or may not pan out in the NBA in a position that is saturated heavily in the NBA with talent.

n4th4n wrote:

AmareIsGod wrote:

n4th4n wrote:Ya'll need to stop with the fantasy of getting Doncic and Ayton. Also, I can't believe people still believe that "gambling on a Euro" is a thing. That is some pretty regressive s*** right there.

Sorry. Darko and Zarko have left a bad taste in my mouth. Look, I'd rather draft a close to sure thing rare find that's a generational talent at 7ft than gamble that a player may or may not pan out in the NBA in a position that is saturated heavily in the NBA with talent.

What about Dirk, Kristaps, Jokic, Manu, Marc Gasol, Pau Gasol, Tony Parker, Giannias, Gobert, Vlade, Yao, Hakeem? Stop being ridiculous.

ShelC wrote:Araujo! Haven't heard that name in a while. He played college ball at BYU INNM tho so he was scouted against college players.

n4th4n wrote:

AmareIsGod wrote:

n4th4n wrote:Ya'll need to stop with the fantasy of getting Doncic and Ayton. Also, I can't believe people still believe that "gambling on a Euro" is a thing. That is some pretty regressive s*** right there.

Sorry. Darko and Zarko have left a bad taste in my mouth. Look, I'd rather draft a close to sure thing rare find that's a generational talent at 7ft than gamble that a player may or may not pan out in the NBA in a position that is saturated heavily in the NBA with talent.

What about Dirk, Kristaps, Jokic, Manu, Marc Gasol, Pau Gasol, Tony Parker, Giannias, Gobert, Vlade, Yao, Hakeem? Stop being ridiculous.

Bickley really changed my perspective on Doncic. I'm leaning that way now. Wow.

http://arizonasports.com/story/1529583/ ... c-phoenix/

The Suns could also select Luka Doncic. The more you read about this kid, the more fascinating he becomes. He lost part of his childhood to basketball, signing to play for Real Madrid at age 13. He’s 6-foot-8, has absurd passing skills and is one of the most polished players Europe has ever produced.

There is plenty of time for drama. Igor Kokoskov, the Suns’ new head coach, masterfully utilized his highly-emotional player, guiding Slovenia to an unexpected title at the EuroBasket tournament last summer. Doncic is too good to bust, like so many other soft European players have in the past. But he won’t find a better landing place than Phoenix, and the pairing would instantly guarantee the Suns another 2.2 million fans — the population of Slovenia.

The choice seems obvious to some. Ayton is the safer pick, and Kokoskov doesn’t have the leverage to stand on a table for Doncic, even though a player nicknamed “Wonder Boy” helped catapult a lifetime assistant to NBA head coach. And remember, Kokoskov wasn’t hired because the Suns wanted to draft the Real Madrid star.

He was hired because he was the best candidate and best fit of all the coaches who didn’t turn down the Suns during their exhaustive coaching search. He would provide additional value if the Suns somehow ended up with Doncic.

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Xylus wrote:The announcement of the #1 pick was seriously a Top-10 all-time life moment for me. I screamed like a maniac, scaring the s*** out of wife, son, and dog. I grabbed my son and hollered joyfully in his face, ran upstairs screaming some more, eyes got teary. Texts started coming in fast from my dad and best friend.

Today is a good day.