Also, if he can stay healthy, a frontcourt of Jonathan Isaac and Wembanyama would be a defensive juggernaut. and this is the best young core in the game (the same might be true if the land the No.2 pick and bring in Scoot Henderson).
#Happy game meaning plus#
Add Wembanyama to Banchero, Franz Wagner, a now solid point guard in Markelle Fultz plus young stars like Wendell Carter Jr. Last year the Magic landed the No.1 pick and selected Paolo Banchero, who went on to win Rookie of the Year. The Orlando Magic have won the NBA Draft Lottery in consecutive years before, 19, which led to them drafting Shaquille O’Neal and Penny Hardaway. That sounds like a playoff team in year one. Landing Wembanyama would likely mean they trade center Jusuf Nurkic for another quality player and start Wembanyama next to a re-signed Jerami Grant in the front court with Lillard and some added depth on the wing and backcourt. The Trail Blazers remain intent on making a big trade this summer - not to send Damian Lillard out (like so many fans of other teams seem to expect), but rather to bring another star in next to Lillard to try and win now. Let’s be positive and not go down the road of Portland’s previous top picks.
Portland Trail Blazers: No.1 10.5%, top four 42.1%.
Washington) the Hornets could compete for a play-in spot next season. With the veterans already on this roster ( Terry Rozier, the likely untradable Gordon Hayward, P.J. LaMelo Ball with Wembanyama would create arguably the greatest social media/young fan favorite team in the league, and also one that could start winning games quickly as the roster is filled out around them. San Antonio would roll out a starting lineup with Wembanyama, Keldon Johnson, Devin Vassell and Jeremy Sochan that would be interesting (they wouldn’t win a lot of game that first year, but they would be interesting).Ĭharlotte Hornets: No.1 12.5%, top four 48.1%. There have been whispers that Gregg Popovich would stick around and coach another year or two if the Spurs do land the top pick. Winning the Wembanyama sweepstakes would feel a lot like when the Spurs won the lottery to land Tim Duncan and created a dynasty (or, maybe like when they won and landed David Robinson, which was the true first domino of those dynastic years). San Antonio Spurs: No.1 14%, top four 52.1%.
#Happy game meaning free#
Whatever happens in the lottery does not change the Rockets’ plans to use their around $60 million in cap space and win more now, which is going to mean chasing veteran free agents, starting with James Harden. A Wembanyama and Alperen Şengün front court could be a force with passing and shooting (for that matter, a Scoot Henderson and Jalen Green pairing would be interesting, that’s a lot of athleticism attacking the rim). The Rockets are another team about to add a high pick to a young core with potential. Houston Rockets: No.1 14%, top four 52.1%. Even if they end up lower, they will be adding another high level player to a core than can grow into something special. This is already a solid young core with former No.1 pick Cunningham plus Jaden Ivey, Jalen Duren, Killian Hayes, Isaiah Stewart - add a top two pick to this roster and the Pistons could be contenders in a handful of years. The Pistons were hoping to compete for a play-in spot last season before Cade Cunningham’s leg injury required surgery and ended his season. Here are the lottery odds for all 14 teams involved, and what landing Wembanyama would mean to them.ĭetroit Pistons: No.1 14%, top four 52.1%.
That is whether they land first and get Wembanyama, second and pick Scoot Henderson, or land farther down the board but get one of a number of players with All-NBA potential but some development work to do. Tuesday night the NBA Draft Lottery will give him his answer, and the fortunes of multiple franchises will be changed forever.įor all the scouting, planning, and development that goes into NBA roster building, sometimes it’s still better to be lucky than good- and this year that luck could set a franchise up for a decade. That was what presumptive No.1 pick Victor Wembanyama Tweeted out 10 days ago.
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