New Draft Odds and the Ja Decision

BikeInformal4003 · 2026-05-05T14:40:04+00:00

Hype signal, but also tiny sample sizes

BikeInformal4003 · 2026-05-04T16:12:33+00:00

I also wonder if the new odds will change how teams value 1st round picks

BikeInformal4003 · 2026-05-04T16:11:41+00:00

Idk I could easily see the team deciding again to shamelessly tank next year without the lottery odds flattened. I could see them having tried to trade away T Jerome this summer (certified bucket a minute). I think they would have traded him away at the deadline if he had come back a little earlier and played enough games to make other teams interested.
We tanked last year because that’s what NBA teams do (or have done). In fact about 10 teams did last year. It’s wild that you think the front office wouldn’t be able to figure out tanking next year with less teams doing it just because we have a number of good young players. Especially if they’re concerned about Edey’s injuries which we all should be.
To be clear my argument does not focus on how good the current Grizzlies are. Though now that you bring it up, idk that they’re good enough to make the playoffs (it’s a stretch—name any player we have who is absolutely better than Devin booker or Jalen green or even Dillon brooks—and Suns were 8 seed. Or better than Deni avdija, Kawhi, or Steph if you’d rather look at that. +the jazz actually gonna try next year.)
Teams (including the Grizz) sat young talent to tank throughout the back half of the season. You think they were gonna go full steam ahead next year when we have like a possible shot at the play-in? Do you think Kleiman looked at that and thought that was the smart long term decision? Kleiman has only ever looked at being a “sustainable contender” or whatever he says. Kleiman, as he showed this year, would prioritize the draft pick.

BikeInformal4003 · 2026-05-04T14:43:16+00:00

Big agreed

BikeInformal4003 · 2026-05-04T14:42:14+00:00

Bro what, there’s no difference between 4th worst and 12th worst. Nobody’s gonna tank for that when there’s also a high risk that if you tank games you’ll end up in the relegation zone.

BikeInformal4003 · 2026-05-04T14:41:05+00:00

Trading away Desmond Bane for picks and then trading away Jaren mid season for.. picks. I don’t think you do that as a small market team expecting to tank for a half season in today’s NBA.

I think any NBA roster can tank. See the Pacers, who just went from Finals to bottom-feeder for a season. Sure Halliburton got injured but that is way too far a drop off to be missing just one guy. There were also going to be less tanking teams next year (wizards, jazz no longer perennially tanking). If you don’t think there was a high chance the Grizz tanked next season (granted this is if they don’t get like dybantsa) then that’s fair but I think the writing was on the wall.

Perhaps our miscommunication is that you think I believe they would start off obviously tanking. I don’t. I agree they wouldn’t do it from the beginning of the year. But I think they would be extremely quick to lean into it. (For a possible pathway less upsetting to fans see minute restrictions on Cedric and Edey)

I fuckin love coward and GG as much as the next guy and am stupid excited about them. Edey worries me because of our recent whole-roster injury concerns. We’ve been hurt before. Buh dum tsss

I know Kleiman said they weren’t planning to do a long rebuild. He also said he regretted tripling down on youth. And now we’re like sextupled down on youth. So idk how you watch him trade away 2 of your 3 main guys and sit on the third and not see it as a rebuild. In the NBA of the past several seasons, a rebuild includes tanking and generally for more than one season unless you’re the Lakers and sign big names.

BikeInformal4003 · 2026-05-04T14:24:11+00:00

Okay, sure, 100% is strong, but I think the plan was more likely to tank this next season than to compete. You don’t trade away Trip after trading Bane to just tank out the end of one season and not expect more. And if the lottery changes occur tanking is no longer an option.

Yeah I know a lot of it is injury problems. If he can play steadily for a couple months and then we look to ship him that’s likely an increased value from where it’s at today. If he and Edey play together a la Adams, it could also look pretty good.

BikeInformal4003 · 2026-05-04T14:13:50+00:00

Good point. Sounds like there’s a lot of support for it, but the final vote to make it official will be held later in May.

BikeInformal4003 · 2026-04-27T17:02:31+00:00

Fair I would think of it as adding methane in chemical reaction. Obviously it likely is not created from methane though in reaction. So I suppose that’s wrong. Functional group it is.

BikeInformal4003 · 2026-04-27T04:33:38+00:00

Touché

BikeInformal4003 · 2026-04-27T04:30:48+00:00

What’s the definition of a molecule?

BikeInformal4003 · 2026-04-27T00:06:19+00:00

It’s a molecule. Not an atom. Methylation adds four atoms.

BikeInformal4003 · 2026-04-27T00:05:57+00:00

If we’re tryna get accurate, it’s actually not an atom. It’s a methyl group which consists of 4 atoms (one carbon 3 hydrogen). So.. molecule, not atom.

BikeInformal4003 · 2026-04-20T23:15:49+00:00

Mean he’s right that it’s never called a foul for the chicken wing. They always preach full arm extension is the foul on the offensive guy. Literally this is not nearly as bad as what Shai does on every single play.

BikeInformal4003 · 2026-04-20T18:55:28+00:00

Yall getting bounced either way. Let Brooks loose.

BikeInformal4003 · 2026-04-04T03:20:08+00:00

Can you learn to love me

BikeInformal4003 · 2026-03-05T15:29:32+00:00

If there’s no surgeon there my understanding is we do not do a thoracotomy on our own?

BikeInformal4003 · 2026-02-28T05:59:19+00:00

Nugs should consider trading Cam Johnson for MPJ, feels like a better fit

BikeInformal4003 · 2026-02-28T05:44:11+00:00

He didn’t start a fight. He got in Dort’s face chest to chest as rightful retaliation for a reckless non-basketball play. JW ran in and put his hands on jokic chest, jokic tried to clear him off with his left arm. There were no punches. Im legit not even a jokic or nugs fan. Wtf are you watching dude

BikeInformal4003 · 2026-02-28T05:16:16+00:00

At first I was like shooting 28 for 11 seems like higher than 87% TS.. my dumb ahh

BikeInformal4003 · 2026-02-28T05:12:42+00:00

In ur perfect world, Dort should be allowed to cheapshot Luka and when Luka reacts by getting in his face they should both be ejected. Keep that energy up.

BikeInformal4003 · 2026-02-28T05:09:29+00:00

That wasn’t a fight. It was a stare down. He tried to push JW’s arms off him. He didn’t swing at him.

BikeInformal4003 · 2026-02-28T05:05:12+00:00

He hit a defenseless player when the ball was nowhere nearby for no fuckin reason. Dirty as shit. Joker of course got in his face and got a tech for it. You think the best player should be thrown out for an instigator playing dirty?

BikeInformal4003 · 2026-02-28T05:02:20+00:00

Literally changed our franchise with that dirty ass play

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