From what I am told if the Griz keep their #2 pick, they will draft Hasheem Thabeet. However, they are not sold on him. They are activly shopping the pikc around and have had numorous offers. The most likley scenario is the Griz trade the #2 pick and Darko to Sacramento for the #4 pick and last years lottery pick Jason Thompson. The Grizz would then most likely draft Tyreke Evans, Jordan Hill, or DeMar DeRozan.
Sounds good to me! Thanks for sharing.
(06-14-2009 11:27 AM)T1G3R 9UY Wrote: [ -> ]From what I am told if the Griz keep their #2 pick, they will draft Hasheem Thabeet. However, they are not sold on him. They are activly shopping the pikc around and have had numorous offers. The most likley scenario is the Griz trade the #2 pick and Darko to Sacramento for the #4 pick and last years lottery pick Jason Thompson. The Grizz would then most likely draft Tyreke Evans, Jordan Hill, or DeMar DeRozan.
Thanks for the update. It would be wonderful to see Evans in a Griz uniform. He and Mayo would be a potent combo.
(06-14-2009 12:05 PM)Tiger1983 Wrote: [ -> ] (06-14-2009 11:27 AM)T1G3R 9UY Wrote: [ -> ]From what I am told if the Griz keep their #2 pick, they will draft Hasheem Thabeet. However, they are not sold on him. They are activly shopping the pikc around and have had numorous offers. The most likley scenario is the Griz trade the #2 pick and Darko to Sacramento for the #4 pick and last years lottery pick Jason Thompson. The Grizz would then most likely draft Tyreke Evans, Jordan Hill, or DeMar DeRozan.
Thanks for the update. It would be wonderful to see Evans in a Griz uniform. He and Mayo would be a potent combo.
Reke and Mayo together would be scary good.
if you can get any of those three - Reke J. Hill or Derozan, while also picking up Jason Thompson and jettisoning Darko, then you almost have to do that deal...
(06-14-2009 11:27 AM)T1G3R 9UY Wrote: [ -> ]From what I am told if the Griz keep their #2 pick, they will draft Hasheem Thabeet. However, they are not sold on him. They are activly shopping the pikc around and have had numorous offers. The most likley scenario is the Griz trade the #2 pick and Darko to Sacramento for the #4 pick and last years lottery pick Jason Thompson. The Grizz would then most likely draft Tyreke Evans, Jordan Hill, or DeMar DeRozan.
From what I am told, if the Griz draft Thabeet they'll lose the remaining fans that they have.
If they trade #2/Darko to Sac-town for #4 and Jason Thompson, then they're cookin'. BUT, they oughtta swap places with Sac-town as we both have another first-rounder (their's is better) and we both have 2nd rounder (again, their's is better).
I'd then trade #4 and Arthur to Golden State for their #7 and Anthony Randolph; I've heard that GS really wants Curry and are concerned that the Knicks may jump ahead of them to grab Curry. Drop down another 3 spots and you'll still get Jordan Hill or Tyreke.
Conley/Mayo
Mayo/Tyreke
Gay/Randolph
Hill/Thompson
Gasol/Haddidi
If the Griz trade down to 4, there's a pretty decent chance Thabeet would still be there. Griffin, Rubio and Harden could very well be the top 3 in that scenario. If the Grizz are going to take Thabeet, at least it would be nice to dump Darko and pick up Thompson.
The best thing about Tyreke's game translating to the NBA is that he will be allowed the continuation for those and-1s that he made in college. He made plenty that weren't allowed because of that difference. Tyreke and Thompson for the #2 and Darko? If there's hesitation on that deal, then there's no hope for the Grizz. IMHO.
If the Grizzlies draft Thabeet at #2 then Chris Wallace needs to be banned from the NBA.
If the Grizz draft Beet I'm having a lottery that night to pick my new favorite team. The Grizz will be purposefully left out.
(06-14-2009 02:59 PM)HoopDreams Wrote: [ -> ]if you can get any of those three - Reke J. Hill or Derozan, while also picking up Jason Thompson and jettisoning Darko, then you almost have to do that deal...
I concur.
Blair who measured out at like 6'5 without shoes dominated Thabeet...think what NBA centers are going to do to him.
The only upside about the Griz drafting Thabeet is that I would pay top dollar to see Lebron dunk on him at least twice every quarter.
Quote:From what I am told if the Griz keep their #2 pick, they will draft Hasheem Thabeet.
Where did you hear this? Chad Ford? Last I heard, this wasn't the case. All those rumors about Heisley being so high on Thabeet weeks ago were false. Chris Wallace was on Chris Vernons show a few days ago saying that he hasn't seen enough of him yet to make a decision thats set in stone like Chad Ford was reporting. He will workout this week with Derozan,Harden,Hill,and Tyreke and that will be most likely when you get a good feel for exactly how high the Grizzlies are on Thabeet.
(06-14-2009 08:50 PM)cbhstiger Wrote: [ -> ]Blair who measured out at like 6'5 without shoes dominated Thabeet...think what NBA centers are going to do to him.
And I'm not a Thabeet fan, but c'mon. Get your facts completely correct. Blair had a monster game their first go around--Thabeet was in early foul trouble.
BUT, the next game, four games later, Thabeet 14 points, 13 rebounds, 5 blocks....Blair 8 points, 8 rebounds.
(06-14-2009 06:26 PM)klg316 Wrote: [ -> ]If the Grizzlies draft Thabeet at #2 then Chris Wallace needs to be banned from the NBA.
It won't be Wallace that makes the decision. I hear Hollins is the one that has all the stroke now.
The ONLY way I am for drafting 'Reke (and don't get me wrong I love the guy but my love doesn't transcend to making a knee jerk draft pick) is if either mayo or 'Reke switch to point and Conley takes a bench role. Because I do NOT want to sit around letting Conley and Mayo/Tyreke share the minutes. We will end up in another Conley/Lowry situation. To be honest though, I am not familiar with Jason Thompson...can anybody give me a quick rundown on him?
(06-14-2009 11:47 PM)Jenkz Wrote: [ -> ]Quote:From what I am told if the Griz keep their #2 pick, they will draft Hasheem Thabeet.
Where did you hear this? Chad Ford? Last I heard, this wasn't the case. All those rumors about Heisley being so high on Thabeet weeks ago were false. Chris Wallace was on Chris Vernons show a few days ago saying that he hasn't seen enough of him yet to make a decision thats set in stone like Chad Ford was reporting. He will workout this week with Derozan,Harden,Hill,and Tyreke and that will be most likely when you get a good feel for exactly how high the Grizzlies are on Thabeet.
NBA pre-draft talk has many rumors. Some GM's start their own rumors. One of the funniest stories was when Jerry West was with the Lakers. He wanted to draft Vlade Divac but Divac was expected to be taken long before the Lakers picked. When he got off of the plane West saw him smoking and told Divac to chain smoke in public. As a result many teams passed on him and he went to the Lakers.
Wallace may throw out Thabeet's name to see what kind of play he can get on it. At least I hope that's the reason.
(06-14-2009 11:47 PM)Jenkz Wrote: [ -> ]Quote:From what I am told if the Griz keep their #2 pick, they will draft Hasheem Thabeet.
Where did you hear this?
Pretty much everything the original poster "heard" in the original post was reported on espn.com.
(06-15-2009 12:12 PM)nhillis Wrote: [ -> ]The ONLY way I am for drafting 'Reke (and don't get me wrong I love the guy but my love doesn't transcend to making a knee jerk draft pick) is if either mayo or 'Reke switch to point and Conley takes a bench role. Because I do NOT want to sit around letting Conley and Mayo/Tyreke share the minutes. We will end up in another Conley/Lowry situation. To be honest though, I am not familiar with Jason Thompson...can anybody give me a quick rundown on him?
In my opinion, I thought he looked really impressive last year (rookie season). He's 6'11 250 lbs. Averaged 11.1 points, 7.4 rebs, and shot 50% on the year. He shoots a mid-range shot and is very athletic and high energy.
Darko and 2nd pick for Thompson and the 4th pick would be a very very good deal.
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/players/pr...yerId=3462
(06-15-2009 12:27 PM)IBleedBlue Wrote: [ -> ] (06-15-2009 12:12 PM)nhillis Wrote: [ -> ]The ONLY way I am for drafting 'Reke (and don't get me wrong I love the guy but my love doesn't transcend to making a knee jerk draft pick) is if either mayo or 'Reke switch to point and Conley takes a bench role. Because I do NOT want to sit around letting Conley and Mayo/Tyreke share the minutes. We will end up in another Conley/Lowry situation. To be honest though, I am not familiar with Jason Thompson...can anybody give me a quick rundown on him?
In my opinion, I thought he looked really impressive last year (rookie season). He's 6'11 250 lbs. Averaged 11.1 points, 7.4 rebs, and shot 50% on the year. He shoots a mid-range shot and is very athletic and high energy.
Darko and 2nd pick for Thompson and the 4th pick would be a very very good deal.
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/players/pr...yerId=3462
Alright well I am starting to warm up to the idea. I just want to get out of these PF/C doldrums and figure the situation out...
If they trade Darko I'm happy they just need to make sure they make the right decision. They need power forwards and centers not guards. It would be good to draft Tyreke for attendence but i don't see him as a big help. I just hope they really do something smart like they did last year.
(06-15-2009 12:27 PM)IBleedBlue Wrote: [ -> ] (06-15-2009 12:12 PM)nhillis Wrote: [ -> ]The ONLY way I am for drafting 'Reke (and don't get me wrong I love the guy but my love doesn't transcend to making a knee jerk draft pick) is if either mayo or 'Reke switch to point and Conley takes a bench role. Because I do NOT want to sit around letting Conley and Mayo/Tyreke share the minutes. We will end up in another Conley/Lowry situation. To be honest though, I am not familiar with Jason Thompson...can anybody give me a quick rundown on him?
In my opinion, I thought he looked really impressive last year (rookie season). He's 6'11 250 lbs. Averaged 11.1 points, 7.4 rebs, and shot 50% on the year. He shoots a mid-range shot and is very athletic and high energy.
Darko and 2nd pick for Thompson and the 4th pick would be a very very good deal.
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/players/pr...yerId=3462
$2 PLUS Darko is too much for the #4 and Thompson. Thompson isn't a rugged PF, he's more of a finese PF like AK47. Frankly, I like the idea of trading w/Sac-town and have been promoting this myself...but I'm keeping Darko for other trade possibilities. #2 alone should get #4 and Thompson...hell if they want we'll throw in Jaric perhaps, but that's it.
Darko in either another draft day deal or perhaps closer to the trade deadline in Feb has better value options for the Griz, as he has an expiring contract AND he's a 7' C who can help a team get over the hump (not the main core player, but a back-up C who gives a team depth. Example, would Houston want Darko to back-up Yao? Would Atlanta - who's grown tired of Zaza's up-and-down play - be interested?)
(06-17-2009 10:34 PM)Merrick Wrote: [ -> ] (06-15-2009 12:27 PM)IBleedBlue Wrote: [ -> ] (06-15-2009 12:12 PM)nhillis Wrote: [ -> ]The ONLY way I am for drafting 'Reke (and don't get me wrong I love the guy but my love doesn't transcend to making a knee jerk draft pick) is if either mayo or 'Reke switch to point and Conley takes a bench role. Because I do NOT want to sit around letting Conley and Mayo/Tyreke share the minutes. We will end up in another Conley/Lowry situation. To be honest though, I am not familiar with Jason Thompson...can anybody give me a quick rundown on him?
In my opinion, I thought he looked really impressive last year (rookie season). He's 6'11 250 lbs. Averaged 11.1 points, 7.4 rebs, and shot 50% on the year. He shoots a mid-range shot and is very athletic and high energy.
Darko and 2nd pick for Thompson and the 4th pick would be a very very good deal.
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/players/pr...yerId=3462
$2 PLUS Darko is too much for the #4 and Thompson. Thompson isn't a rugged PF, he's more of a finese PF like AK47. Frankly, I like the idea of trading w/Sac-town and have been promoting this myself...but I'm keeping Darko for other trade possibilities. #2 alone should get #4 and Thompson...hell if they want we'll throw in Jaric perhaps, but that's it.
Darko in either another draft day deal or perhaps closer to the trade deadline in Feb has better value options for the Griz, as he has an expiring contract AND he's a 7' C who can help a team get over the hump (not the main core player, but a back-up C who gives a team depth. Example, would Houston want Darko to back-up Yao? Would Atlanta - who's grown tired of Zaza's up-and-down play - be interested?)
Trade Darko and if you can trade conley too if you want tyreke to play for memphis. im not big on jason thompson. i just dont see him as a big name player in the NBA for years to come.
