After Last Night, I Made My First Perusal Of The 2023 Mock Drafts
NEVER TOO EARLY, I RECKON
New York And Dallas are BOTH...25-23
Which translates to the 20th and 21st seeds
We apparently also have protected #1 picks from the Pistons [Top 18 Protected] and the Wizards [Top 14 Protected].
Our own second rounder is presently #50
Apparently we offloaded several #2 picks to divest ourselves of Kemba Walker.
Our 2025 #2 pick was stripped as penance for Jalen Brunson.
Facil, don't give up on the Wizards pick quite yet. They are only 1-1/2 games behind the Bulls for the 10th PlayIn Slot.
WHAT ELSE.
FILE UNDER Bizzare
Saw a bizzare item floating a Cam Reddish for Grayson Allen transaction as a possibility. GO FIGURE.
File under REALLY Bizzare: Anyone notice that when the Raptors were assessed a technical, I think it was a flagrant OneShot/Possession, and the Knicks could annoint ANYONE to shoot the free throw, instead of sending Brunson to the line, THIBS ANNOINTED JULIUS, who as even the most devout Randle enthusiasts know, is a very streaky FT Shooter.
File under EXCEPTIONALLY BIZZARE & UNCONSCIONABLE: Obi came out on fire. He shot 4-5 from trey, and Thibs played Sims [who played well] 33 minutes, and Obi 11. ELEVEN. Raptors with no center, no big over 6'8" or 6'9". I mean, WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK
File under What The Actual Fuck, REDUX: Raptors had 7 turnovers, the Knicks had 16. Raptors shot 28-35 from the FT Line [80%], while the Knicks were 18-26 [69.2%], even as they shot 48.8% from the field and 43.9% from trey.
In Other Words....
DEFENSE, TURNOVERS, FREE THROWS
DEFENSE, TURNOVERS, FREE THROWS Sink Us Again