[canadabasketballisrisingParticipant]

Only active players or free agents. All players best only on their 2020-21 NBA Season (no rookies 2021 Draft- injuries included when last healthy- Klay, Murray ).

With the first pick, @canadabasketballisrising picks Kevin Durant.
Draft order (24 hours to pick, or conveyed to next pick)

1-2
Zouldiers
Rudeboy
Dazzlingdunks
Ohcanada
Sniper
Hister
Dmo21
Dm021
Hister
Sniper
Ohcanada
DazzlingDunks
Rudeboy
Zoulders
Canadabasketballisrising
3-4
Canadabasketballisrising
Zouldiers
Rudeboy
Dazzlingdunks
Ohcanada
Sniper
Hister
Dmo21
Dm021
Hister
Sniper
Ohcanada
DazzlingDunks
Rudeboy
Zoulders
Canadabasketballisrising

[ZouldiersParticipant]

I choose Giannis Antetokounmpo. Drafted him last time in the all time draft and now he’s my 1st pick in the current draft

[RUDEBOY-Participant]

WoW! Y’all handing me KING JAMES!!! 🥳 I’m Dancing 🕺🏽 on the Ceiling! The guy that has more Final Appearances than all but 2 NBA Franchises (Lakers & Celtics)

[OhCanada-Participant]

Wait am I missing something in the rules? Is there some kind of penalty for receding hairlines?

[RUDEBOY-Participant]

that was exactly my first impression, oh canada..lol

[canadabasketballisrisingParticipant]

it’s only based on last 2020-2021 year, and as great as LeBron has been(2nd greatest ever) – I think Durant was clearly better last year. Lebron is still one of the best- but I think Durant is better right now. Offensively, he is more dominant- it just comes easier.

[HitsterParticipant]

Plus KD is catching up on receeding harline stakes too

[OhCanada-Participant]

Maybe for 20-21 but Lebron’s clearly the ped goat.

On a sidenote what happens when we reach 24 hours with dazzlingdookie? Do we just skip the pick and continue the draft wait until he finally responds for him to make his pick or do we just refer to some alternative ranking to autopick for him?

[canadabasketballisrisingParticipant]

at 24 hours the next picks go ahead, and team who missed pick can pick at any point after. if a player is picked- they need to pick someone else.

[canadabasketballisrisingParticipant]

@dazzlingdunks

[RUDEBOY-Participant]

Put KD on the Cavs they’ll be lottery bound…..Place King James on the Cavs they’ll give the nets and bucks a battle for eastern conference crown!! He effects the game in so many ways ..

p.s. where’s dazzling dunks?

[Dazzling Dunks and Basketball BloopersParticipant]

Sorry for slowing down the process. Didn’t realize this had kicked off already.

I gotta go with lebron here. I know last season didn’t end the best but people forget he was still playing at an mvp level pre-injury and had a lot of stuff going against him in the playoffs. With a full offseason to recover, I gotta give him the benefit of the doubt here even at his age.

[OhCanada-Participant]

Right but lets just say hypothetically Rudeboi picked Lebron and half the comments in this thread were replying to how Lebron fell to third so he’s not available. If that were the scenario who would you pick?

[Dazzling Dunks and Basketball BloopersParticipant]

Oh my bad. For some reason I thought lebron was still available. So hypothetically if I were to pick kawhi do I get the injured version or the healthy version from 2020-21?

[canadabasketballisrisingParticipant]

everyone’s assumed healthy-healthy kawhi.. @Ohcanada

[Dazzling Dunks and Basketball BloopersParticipant]

Ok kawhi is the pick than. Sorry for the confusion

[OhCanada-Participant]

I’ll reach a bit and go with Luka I think he’s better than Steph today.

[RUDEBOY-Participant]

Doncic is a top 5 player right now..1 of the few players that can put a team on his back.

[OhCanada-Participant]

Rising I would also like clarification on one thing. Are we taking injury concerns or being prone to injury in this draft or just assuming everyone stays healthy no matter what? Like if a prime D Rose was in this draft would that risk come up?

[sniperParticipant]

Pretty easy pick for me … CP3. I think half the teams in the NBA would become instant contenders if they added CP3. Probably should’ve won MVP.

[canadabasketballisrisingParticipant]

everyone is heal;thy no matter what, but there is no primes, or anything- this is just based on the 2020-21 nba season, so you would be getting derrick rose on the knicks last year only.

[RUDEBOY-Participant]

so hitster is up next?

[ZouldiersParticipant]

yep, @hitster is next then @dmo

[HitsterParticipant]

I’ll take Steph Curry All NBA again last year, scoring champ, best ever scoring season. I’m up again in two picks time so I know one of my two options for next pick is bound to still be available.

[OhCanada-Participant]

Yeah I’m good for my next pick as well. Probably the same strategy.

[HitsterParticipant]

My picks will be closer together so I’ll be waiting until it is nearly my turn then figuring out a wish list so I know I can get two from say five whatever DMO takes. First few rounds I’m going BPA unless they are clearly in positions I’ve already filled.

We are picking 96 players from over 450 available. Even if we looked at regular starters it would be under 100 from over 150 but the top bench guys are also likely to get nods especially in later rounds.

[OhCanada-Participant]

I’m just thinking of matchups. I wanna have a defender for every situation thats a two way player. I think if I get that around Doncic I’ll be good, although you never know. Might have to go BPA… I mean if Curry or KD (example) dropped to me at my next pick I’d have to scrap that plan and pick him.

[armchairgmParticipant]

I know I bowed out and gave DMO my picks, but just for fun because I happened to see it right at that pick. I would go with Nikola Jokic and James Harden.

[dmo21Participant]

It’s all yours man. You beat me to it and I’m quite busy for the next upcoming weeks.

I like the offensive fire power picks by the way haha.

[armchairgmParticipant]

If you want it it is yours didn’t mean to steal it back from you was just posting for fun. I am busy too, but if you don’t want to do it I can take over.

And I just took who I thought were the best players available haha, but yes both not the best defenders will have to get that later or just stack scorers and outscore everyone.

[HitsterParticipant]

Let me know if DMO or ACDM have decided who is doing their picks as I’ll then do my next one to keep things moving.

[armchairgmParticipant]

I think you are good to go our picks were Jokic and Harden

[canadabasketballisrisingParticipant]

@dmo21 who are your picks? harden and jokic?

[OhCanada-Participant]

I think its pretty clear armchair is picking for DMO… Hitster your up.

[canadabasketballisrisingParticipant]

okay arm chair is picking for dmo then.. @hister its yours..

[HitsterParticipant]

I’m going with the Embeast – Joel Embiid. My next pick was going to be him or Jokic and as Jokic has gone he is my choice. I did consider Gobert but Embiid gives so much more on offence and is fairly equal on defence I have to take him.

[armchairgmParticipant]

I almost thought about going Embiid or KAT to go twin towers with Jokic instead of Harden.

[OhCanada-Participant]

I appreciate you not doing that lol.

[HitsterParticipant]

I had thought about going Twin Towers too but I couldn’t not take Steph. I did think about going for Klay as we are talking the version who last played and pairing him with Steph.

[canadabasketballisrisingParticipant]

@Sniper
@Ohcanada
@DazzlingDunks
@Rudeboy
@Zoulders

[sniperParticipant]

I’ve been going back and forth between taking a 30 ppg type of scorer and a dominant defensive big man. I think I’ll split the difference and take Anthony Davis.

[OhCanada-Participant]

Very happy to be able to pick KAT here. I think theres only three big men in this league that can compete with eachother and thats Embiid, Jokic and KAT. Davis might be the better player but he isn’t matching up with these guys down low. Gobert got exposed on the pick and roll in the playoffs and has no offensive game in comparison.

[armchairgmParticipant]

That’s why you are glad I didn’t go Twin Towers approach.

[Dazzling Dunks and Basketball BloopersParticipant]

There’s a few different directions I would consider going here, but I don’t think I can pass on dame lillard.

[RUDEBOY-Participant]

I’m going with LaMelo Ball 🏀. Dude will finish in Top 10 In MVP Votes next season!!

[ZouldiersParticipant]

Taking Jayson Tatum Here

[canadabasketballisrisingParticipant]

Klay Thompson

[canadabasketballisrisingParticipant]

Kyrie Irving

[ZouldiersParticipant]

Alright, Bradley Beal then. Got those Baltimore guys here

[OhCanada-Participant]

St. Louis?

[ZouldiersParticipant]

You’re Right. St. Louis

[RUDEBOY-Participant]

Anthony Edwards

[Dazzling Dunks and Basketball BloopersParticipant]

Paul George

[OhCanada-Participant]

Good pick With Kawhi injured this year people are gonna remember why PG is an elite player in this league

[OhCanada-Participant]

Khris Middleton

[sniperParticipant]

Dammit I wanted to take Middleton. Oh well I guess I’ll go with Jimmy Butler. Similar player but without the 3 pt. shot.

[HitsterParticipant]

I’m going Zion Williamson taking a beast to go alongside the Embeast also gives me an additional ball carrying option.

Armchair GM next two picks yours!

[RUDEBOY-Participant]

so far
1.canadabasketball-1 kd 2 irving 3 klay
2.zouldiers- 1.giannis 2 tatum 3 beal
3.rudeboy- lebron 2. lamelo 3. ant man
4.dazzlingdunks- 1. kawhi 2. dame 3. paul george
5.ohcanada- 1. doncic 2.kat 3.middleton
6.sniper- 1.cp3 2. anthony davis 3.butler
7.hitster- 1.curry 2.embiid ,zion
8.armchair/dmo – 1.jokic 2. harden

[armchairgmParticipant]

Bam Adebayo
Trae Young

[HitsterParticipant]

Well that’s back to me so as a Suns fan I was going to choose Devin Booker but I’m going for the greater defensive presence and experience of Jrue Holiday. Jrue proved he could play off ball with Giannis this season just gone and he played with Zion at
NOP so I’m taking him.

Just my starting SF/Swingman to find now.

All yours Sniper

[sniperParticipant]

Rudy Gobert

[OhCanada-Participant]

Well it isn’t part of my draft plan but I can’t keep passing up on Mitchell. You guys want me to have him that bad I’ll take him. Averaged 35 points and 5 assists in his last 17 playoff games and was laser focused this past playoffs. It was really something to watch.

Depending on how the rest of this draft goes I might just have him come off the bench as my 6th man instant offense guy.

[Dazzling Dunks and Basketball BloopersParticipant]

I was planning to go with a big here but if your going to hand me devin booker in the 4th round I will gladly take him.

[HitsterParticipant]

Booker went two places after I nearly took him Dazzling Dunks – shows the depth when he and DPOY Gobert fall well into our 4th round.
Still one All NBA guy and I think 3 All Defensive NBA guys selected to the 5 teams this year and another couple of All Stars from this year in the draft room.

[RUDEBOY-Participant]

I Need a Big man going with the most underrated big in the nba nikola vucevic…

[canadabasketballisrisingParticipant]

@zouldiers

[ZouldiersParticipant]

Thank goodness he’s still available. Taking the olympian and Giannis’ fellow champion. Jrue Holiday

[canadabasketballisrisingParticipant]

@Zouldiers he was picked by Hister.

[ZouldiersParticipant]

Oh, ok sorry my bad, well I guess going with a wing instead. Another Celtic Jaylen Brown

[canadabasketballisrisingParticipant]

Draymond Green and Zach Lavine

[ZouldiersParticipant]

I’ll take Malcolm Brogdon here

[RUDEBOY-Participant]

If its my turn im selecting Brandon Ingram!!

[armchairgmParticipant]

So Rude snagging my next target haha.

[OhCanada-Participant]

It seems like theres a few players that might not get picked at all despite having excellent stats and being stars. I feel so bad for my boy Demar right now but…I’m probably not gonna pick him tbh. I think he plays alot like Doncic in a way.

[Dazzling Dunks and Basketball BloopersParticipant]

I badly need to go with a big here. Given the offensive firepower in my lineup, I really don’t need a guy who you are going to go to a lot offensively, just a guy who can score when the opportunity presents itself, and can protect the paint. I think I’ll go with deandre ayton. I really liked what I saw from him in the playoffs last year and I think he still has a decent amount of untapped upside.

[OhCanada-Participant]

Thats a good pick for your team.

[OhCanada-Participant]

So I’ll go with Pascal Siakam. He had a rough year last season playing in Tampa. Also lost 20 pounds with covid. For those that don’t know the whole Raptors coaching staff got covid and had to sit out multiple games. We had to call in one of our assistants that was overseas on leave.

To have Siakam as a 4th or 5th option brings lots a versatility. He really is one of the most versatile two way players in the league.

[OhCanada-Participant]

I like my team.

G- Luka Doncic
G-
F-Khris Middleton
F-Pascal Siakam
C-Kart Anthony Towns
———-
6th Man- Donavan Mitchell

[sniperParticipant]

My turn right? I’ll take Tobias Harris. Kind of went under the radar, seems like, how good he was last year. 20 points on 51/39/89 shooting.

Don’t worry OhCanada I will pick DeMar in the next few rounds if no one else does.

[canadabasketballisrisingParticipant]

@hister @armchairgm

[HitsterParticipant]

I’m taking DeMar DeRozan as my starting SF also able to play as SG or a smallball PF that completes my starting line up.
PG Steph Curry
SG Jrue Holiday
SF DeMar DeRozan
PF Zion Williamson
C Joel Embiid

Over to Armchair GM

[ZouldiersParticipant]

@OhCanada your guy has been drafted

[HitsterParticipant]

He was always to be my pick next pick if he was still there when I next drafted once Jaylen and Draymond had been taken.

[armchairgmParticipant]

Shai Gilgeous Alexander
Ben Simmons

C Nikola Jokic
PF Bam Adebayo
SF Shai Gilgeous Alexander
SG James Harden
PG Trae Young
Utility 6th man Ben Simmons

[OhCanada-Participant]

Thats the first time in this entire draft I was upset a player got picked before my turn. I really wanted Ben Simmons here. Kinda knew he wouldn’t be available in the 6th rounds because of his appeal in a bench role but also didn’t expect to get Siakam with my 5th pick so its alright…

Its not alright!!!

[HitsterParticipant]

I’ll take De’Aaron Fox to be my 6th man as he is the highest PPG from last year still available and he has a high efficiency rating.

[canadabasketballisrisingParticipant]

@Sniper
@Ohcanada
@DazzlingDunks
@Rudeboy
@Zoulders

[sniperParticipant]

Is Jamal Murray still on the board? If so, give me him.

[OhCanada-Participant]

Tough pick here. Theres only a few guys I’m considering and I doubt they will be available for my next pick (8 picks from now). So I’ll just pick the guy who can guard multiple positions again which will leave me more options for my next pick in case a player playing a specific position drops to me.

Caris Levert. Feels odd picking him ahead of Westbrook to be honest. A healthy Levert is a problem though.

My team successfully hides Doncic on the defensive end which was my goal since drafting him.

G- Luka Doncic
G-Caris Levert
F-Khris Middleton
F-Pascal Siakam
C-Kart Anthony Towns
———
6th Man Donavan Mitchell

[canadabasketballisrisingParticipant]

@DazzlingDunks
@rudeboy
@Zoulders

[canadabasketballisrisingParticipant]

@rudeboy your boy ja morant is still there

[OhCanada-Participant]

I thought he would pick him much sooner after picking him in the alltime draft.

[Dazzling Dunks and Basketball BloopersParticipant]

I’ll break out of the pacific division here and go with Domantas Sabonis. I really was looking to go more defense here, but sabonis gives me a big I can run offense through in my second unit if I want a different look. He’s almost like a mini jokic with his passing ability.

[armchairgmParticipant]

Nice pick Sabonis was on my short list for when my next two picks come around.

[OhCanada-Participant]

I’ve been tracking using ESPN fantasy league predraft rankings so its been easy to keep track of whos available. Here for everyone thats been winging it.

1ST ROUND
1. KD – Canadabasketballisrising
2. Giannis – Zouldiers
3. James – Rudeboy
4. Leonard – Dazzlingdunks
5. Doncic – Ohcanada
6. Paul – Sniper
7. Curry – Hister
8. Harden – Armchair

2ND ROUND
9. Jokic – Armchair
10. Embiid – Hister
11. Davis – Sniper
12. KAT – Ohcanada
13. Lillard – DazzlingDunks
14. Ball – Rudeboy
15. Tatum – Zoulders
16. Thompson – Canadabasketballisrising

3RD ROUND
17. Irving – Canadabasketballisrising
18. Beal – Zouldiers
19. Edwards – Rudeboy
20. George – Dazzlingdunks
21. Middleton – Ohcanada
22. Butler – Sniper
23. Williamson – Hister
24. Adebayo – Armchair

4TH ROUND
25. Young – Armchair
26. Holiday – Hister
27. Gobert – Sniper
28. Mitchell – Ohcanada
29. Booker – DazzlingDunks
30. Brown – Rudeboy
31. Vucevic – Zoulders
32. Green – Canadabasketballisrising

5TH ROUND
33. Lavine – Canadabasketballisrising
34. Brogdon – Zouldiers
35. Ingram – Rudeboy
36. Ayton – Dazzlingdunks
37. Siakam – Ohcanada
38. Harris – Sniper
39. Derozan – Hister
40. SGA – Armchair

6TH ROUND
41. Simmons – Armchair
42. Fox – Hister
43. Murray – Sniper
44. Levert – Ohcanada
45. Baby Sabonis – DazzlingDunks
Rudeboy
Zoulders
Canadabasketballisrising

[ZouldiersParticipant]

Rudeboy Has Vucevic. I have Jaylen Brown

[canadabasketballisrisingParticipant]

@rudeboy
@Zoulders

[RUDEBOY-Participant]

I Better Grab Ja Morant B4 someone Snags him. I was thinking about selecting him earlier. But kinda had a feeling he would still be there later. And Considering all the bashing Paul George received in the bubble and Ben Simmons this year after the playoffs , I thought they would be there for my 6th pick.

[ZouldiersParticipant]

Julius Randle. I had other plans with this pick but can’t pass up the talent of Randle here. 24,10 and 6 on 41% from 3.

[canadabasketballisrisingParticipant]

nice steal!

[canadabasketballisrisingParticipant]

Myles Turner and Porzingis

[ZouldiersParticipant]

Kyle Lowry

[OhCanada-Participant]

Underrated pick. He’s clearly one of the best players in the league and Heat fans are gonna notice that immediately. Your gonna be really happy with him in Miami.

He’s a very loud player with his actions and his voice, your gonna notice and have to deal with him.. He plays with his mind. Kyle knows everything thats happening on the court. He’s seen it all and might be the biggest film junkie in the league. Right there with Lebron, Paul and other greats when it comes to studying and breaking down film and running the film room with other players. And he won’t shutup. He’s talking to his teammates, opponents, ref, both coaches, players on both benches. Fun to watch live because he makes the game a competition and not a showcase of talent.

Lowry doesn’t get enough respect but I hope in Miami people start to notice. He has the same impact CP3 has on a team where the stats don’t tell the entire story. He actually won a ring though and in the clinching game he scored the first 11 points. Miami didn’t just bring in a guy that can score and defend. He changes the franchise from to to bottom. Forces young guys to watch film with him, doesn’t care how they feel about it. Makes everyone work. Turns it into a real team and Miami is gonna be great for him because they already have the same core fundamentals. Lowry’s value wont get rejected there.

[ZouldiersParticipant]

And having Jimmy Butler as your best friend certainly helps too. In terms of the pick, I was really banking on getting Lowry at some point after losing out on Holiday .

[RUDEBOY-Participant]

I gotta add some more 3 point shooting going with Buddy Hield.

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