NBA DRAFT- With a strong trades and twists that actually make long term sense. AJ to the Jazz Boozer to the Wizards and Darryn to the Grizzlies Claxton to Bulls, Giddey to Kings, Duren to Hornets, Aday Mara to Clippers, Burries and Koa to the Mavericks, Yaxel to Warriors.
Jazz negotiate a deal where they still end up landing Tre Johnson off of the bench along with AJ Dybantsa the starting SG.
The Wizards hear that Peterson wants to be a PG and they are currently compromised with Trae so they decide to play cards a bit different and go with Boozer whose athleticism remarks were put to bed in the combine.
The Grizzlies land Darryn Peterson and he’s the perfect backcourt partner for Cedric Coward, all of a sudden Memphis seems more interesting.
The Bulls move back because they want to land Claxton, the Nets get Caleb Wilson as a part of the big 4 even if they didn’t land inside it from lottery.
The Hawks get Super aggressive after they learn that the Bulls and Kings are super interested in Flemings. They think about Acuff here but they can’t make that work, because defense is their identity.
The Bulls get Acuff into their laps Along with Claxton so it’s not at all a bad swap. At 7 they land Keaton Wagler who stays in IL and he’s can be a good replacement for Giddey and Demar off of the bench.
For the Kings they get a proven commodity in Giddey who can play PG/SF for them and they badly need his playmaking.
The Clippers move back after the Hawks jump up and they grab Aday Mara because he is locked in as a top 10 pick and they can replace Zubac with it.
The Mavericks grab Burries not Yaxel despite the graphics, he’s the perfect fit next to Kyrie and Flagg. They end up landing Koa Pea at 30 because he absolutely sucked at the combine.
The Bucks get Mikel Brown Jr. usually guys of his talent don’t drop to this level however he has been pretty inconsistent.
The Warriors grab Yaxel Lendeborg at PF and he’s can play center in some lineups. He will be a plug and play and potentially a wonderful Draymond replacement.
The Nate Ament train stops at OKC and if they view him having KD level upside the greatest balanced team got even scarier.
The Miami Heat draft Philon to be the sole orchestrator of the offense they have been missing since Goran Dragic.
The Pistons move Duren for the 14th overall pick and a 2027 1st via Mavericks. They draft Cameron Carr after a successful combine and play Ausar Thompson and Isaiah in the frontcourt. And Carr fixes the shooting woes outside of Cade.
The Bulls have 3 firsts which is a Luxury and Aday Mara sudden rise has dropped Steinbach to post lottery and the Bulls will gladly scoop him next to Matas and Claxton.
The Grizzlies take JQ because they want to invest in this defensive frontcourt identity they want to form, and they can start GG at PF.
OKC wants to get stronger on defense so they draft Dailyn Swain who could potentially be a day one starter and replace Dort.
The Hornets land Morez Johnson within the Top 20 and this is a miracle because he was hearing lottery rumors after the combine.
Lopez will become the first Mexican player drafted in the T20 he will be a plug and play next to Harper and Wembanyama.
The Pistons go ahead and take Christian Anderson who is arguably the best deep shooter in the class, and they have Duncan and Carr as well. He also has the ability to be big off of the bench too he’s BPA. They also sign Mitchell Robinson
Philly will take Tounde Yessoufou and he’s basically the next gen VJ Edgecombe/Jimmy Butler type with his downhill game and the Sixers instead of having one guy doing that they will have two and that’s scary.
The Clippers after landing Mara just need the guy who will form the Backcourt duo with Garland and that’s Evans. He needs to work on defense a little but he would be the reason the Clippers will be complete.
The Knicks grab a bit of a project in Cenac Jr but they need a proper center next to KAT to rim protect and play defense and that’s where Cenac can really do well.
The Lakers could not have asked for a better center to drop right into their laps. Veesar showed out in the games Caleb Wilson didn’t play and could be a wonderful third option alongside Luka and Reaves.
The Nuggets retool and add Amari Allen who surprisingly declares once he gets confirmation he will be selected in the first round. He can immidiately contribute like a Josh Hart which is desperately what this nuggets team properly needs.
Celtics add Tarris Reed jr and try trading Jaylen Brown in order gain KD and push to the ECF with White Tatum KD.
Ebuka Okorie is a first round lock, his athleticism and raw scoring is off the charts and he’s exactly the menace on defense they need next to Edwards.
The funniest part is really the Cavs selecting a player so similar to Harden in Maleek Thomas but he can learn so much from Mitchell and Tyson overall game.
The Mavericks select Peat to start with Flagg for the future so the Mavericks have the Kyrie Flagg PJ and Gafford and then Burries Christie Koa Lively for the future.
