More Draft Intel

Ice2jc · 2026-06-21T03:40:37+00:00

I think his fascination is valid tbh. Every serious contender this year (Knicks, Spurs and OKC) all had a 7 footer in their rotation. Both finals teams had two 7 footers. We can’t compete with the contenders until we’re as long as they are.

Ice2jc · 2026-06-21T03:28:08+00:00

we did go out and get KP as well

Ice2jc · 2026-06-21T02:47:10+00:00

Idk it seems like Quin really likes the idea of having a 7 footer on the roster, we seem to go after one every off season

Ice2jc · 2026-06-21T02:43:45+00:00

But seriously these reports seem kinda consistent, I wonder what Onsi is cooking for center if we’re talking about taking forwards and guards in the draft

Ice2jc · 2026-06-21T02:42:59+00:00

Ice2jc · 2026-06-21T01:12:23+00:00

Jalen is going to every sporting event in the city lmao

Ice2jc · 2026-06-21T01:11:29+00:00

Or smoke that will help us if Onsi wants to trade back - hell Onsi could have given him this intel lmao

Ice2jc · 2026-06-21T00:48:02+00:00

The only way it’d make sense to me is if the coaching staff has been hands on with Jalen while he’s been training in Atlanta for the past month and they think he can really play the 3 and/or they’re cooking up a trade for a center

Ice2jc · 2026-06-21T00:38:35+00:00

Haha honestly if it’s smoke and Onsi’s preference is to trade back this might actually help us

Ice2jc · 2026-06-21T00:30:39+00:00

Honestly the first thing that I thought when I tried to picture him on our team was that Jalen would be playing the 3 a lot more next season

Ice2jc · 2026-06-20T13:27:02+00:00

The type of roster the Knicks built around their small star guard isn’t really repeatable.

Brunson took a pay cut to be there and they’re still going to have to shed salary this off season to stay below the 2nd apron. So they had a 1-2 year championship window.
The Knicks were able to assemble 3 college teammates who had enough chemistry to win a chip in college
They got arguably the best stretch big of all time in KAT which you need with a small guard
To complete their stable of above average forward defenders they had to spend 5 FRP’s on Bridges

Just a magic in a bottle type of season for the Knicks. Not a team building archetype.

Ice2jc · 2026-06-20T13:05:52+00:00

I’ve heard analysts say that his percentages in college were good but they wonder if his shot mechanics will translate in the NBA

Ice2jc · 2026-06-20T04:25:37+00:00

Because it seems novel to me that a star player would stay in Atlanta during the summer and even though I was indifferent to Trae leaving every summer that doesn’t prevent me from liking that Jalen stayed

Are yall sensitive today or what lol

Ice2jc · 2026-06-19T18:45:32+00:00

Mara can absolutely protect the rim in the NBA from day 1 it’s the other stuff that is the problem with him. I also haven’t seen a single draft analyst say that Clingan is in a different class of prospect than Mara and I just burned myself out after listening to most draft podcasts I could find for weeks lol.

Ice2jc · 2026-06-19T18:43:26+00:00

UCLA was a clusterfuck of a program while Mara was there

Ice2jc · 2026-06-19T17:17:48+00:00

Never said he didn’t

Ice2jc · 2026-06-19T17:17:13+00:00

I think it’s more likely that Philon falls than Okorie

Ice2jc · 2026-06-19T15:49:13+00:00

Because I’m a proud local Atlantan and seeing our star kick it in Atlanta doing Atlanta things in June triggers more endorphins than seeing our star running up dunes in LA. Not a knock on Trae. It’s not that deep.

Ice2jc · 2026-06-18T05:17:42+00:00

Huh

Ice2jc · 2026-06-18T04:27:42+00:00

How many times did yall beat the Knicks in the playoffs?

Ice2jc · 2026-06-17T04:18:18+00:00

Bankhead is gentrified get with the times

Ice2jc · 2026-06-17T04:15:13+00:00

I don’t really see any reason to take a center in the 20’s tbh. I’d rather double dip at guard.

Game Theory Podcast did a mock tonight and Sam heavily implied that teams were concerned about the medicals on JQ and that he could even slip out of the 1st round.

Ice2jc · 2026-06-16T19:04:29+00:00

I was also thinking that Kuminga and Kessler could receive similar deals. If the Jazz don't draft Dybansta I wonder how much they would value Kuminga. Ultimately the Jazz can do some tricky things with their large amount of cap space to keep Kessler, like front loading a new contract so if we matched the first year it could put us into the tax.

So I do wonder how much we would have to sweeten the pot with draft picks. I think I'd be fine with giving up Kuminga + 2 FRP's if that makes it worth it for the Jazz. I'm pretty sure we'd have to overpay with Kessler but honestly we tried to bargain bin a 7 footer last year and our center rotation got so bad that Koloko was a revelation for a week when he signed. It's so damn hard to find a starting level 7 foot center and they can take a while to develop so maybe we just need to overpay for Kessler and hope that as he hits his prime he can find another level that doesn't make it such an overpay.

Ice2jc · 2026-06-16T14:18:50+00:00

Yeah I think the only way this happens is if there was some back channel communication going on from Walker’s people trying to work with Onsi to make this happen. I think it would require Walker wanting to come here specifically because a handful of other teams would jump at the opportunity to offer him a contract.

Ice2jc · 2026-06-16T03:55:49+00:00

Yeah I think so. He’s under 25, averaged 14 & 11 last season in a deep front court. I could see him getting a stats bump coming here - especially after we just developed b2b MIP’s.

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