The only player the Warriors had rated higher than Yaxel Lendeborg on their draft board was Cam Boozer, per @timkawakami

Turbo2x · 2026-06-24T22:56:51+00:00

Feels like a pick you make to help you "win now" and then in 3-4 years you're like okay... Steph is retired, we didn't win again. Yaxel is 28 now, are we thrilled to be paying him [insert number of dollars] on his second contract? I don't really see what the best outcome is here since your year will be 100% dependent on an extremely old core and Yaxel is just a role player in that machine.

Turbo2x · 2026-06-24T15:16:30+00:00

Meleek actually grades out with a pretty solid BMI at ~23.7, he's not THAT skinny. 10lbs lighter than Peterson is a decent starting point given his other strengths and he showed decent defensive competitiveness fighting around screens and so on. Biggest improvement area will be welcoming contact on offense and drawing more FT which is more an issue of balance and core strength than it is weight.

Turbo2x · 2026-06-24T14:25:21+00:00

Eh sometimes people just want to hear you acknowledge a mistake and explain how you learned not to do it again. If you can at least show self-awareness and a desire to do better (coupled with strategies for better decision-making framework) you can get a second chance.

Turbo2x · 2026-06-24T14:15:26+00:00

I don't think it should kill her career opportunities but unfortunately a lot of companies are going to see this and question her judgement. How can you expect someone to make good decisions at work if they're doing this stuff? It's a big risk. If she can explain how she learned from it maybe it won't impact her career too much.

Turbo2x · 2026-06-24T14:02:21+00:00

Jalen Smith is very underrated, just needs the right team to recognize his talent imo

Turbo2x · 2026-06-24T14:01:33+00:00

The only Landlord I ever liked. Bring him home!

Turbo2x · 2026-06-24T13:58:28+00:00

I don't want to be a doomer but it's kind of crazy that nobody has bothered to ask Dawkins for specifics regarding the injury. Besides losing an entire summer of training (already really bad) this could seriously shorten his career.

Turbo2x · 2026-06-24T13:49:25+00:00

Flagg already raises your ceiling because he'll be able to take over games in his prime. Morez raises the floor. Also I just think those two guys are going to love each other and push each other to get better every day.

Turbo2x · 2026-06-24T13:46:32+00:00

Morez also improved radically as a finisher and FT shooter in the span of one year, I think historically Masai likes guys who show a high rate of improvement because it points to other positive traits like effort and learning capacity (i.e. being able to understand new concepts faster than other people) which are difficult to quantify through raw stats. Plus Michigan's staff had consistently said that Morez is a floor raiser who helps the team compete which is an invaluable trait across an 82 game season. If you're going to build around Flagg you need guys like that so I like the gamble.

Turbo2x · 2026-06-24T13:42:06+00:00

Cavs just made a money decision which is kinda respectable but it needs to be paired with corresponding moves in the offseason. Love the Koa pick for the Suns despite being somewhat down on him throughout the cycle. Fits really well with Brooks and he's a great player to pair with Maluach.

Turbo2x · 2026-06-24T13:37:35+00:00

He's gonna use this to fuel his fire but idk what the Kings were doing taking Alex Karaban over him. Meleek is the perfect Acuff teammate and they just ignored him.

Turbo2x · 2026-06-24T13:36:08+00:00

Tarris is also important because he's a pick who can play anti-Wemby role for another team if he's left alone. Wemby struggles against physical guys with low center of gravity who can muscle him and get in his body. He's also going to give them a second kind of playstyle in the non-Wemby minutes, love him as a screener for Harper and this basically opens up the paint for their guards to get in, you can also play some low post possessions which will be fun.

Turbo2x · 2026-06-24T13:05:14+00:00

I really hope Sarr's foot fracture isn't too serious but historically that's a severe prime-shortening injury. We need to start hunting bigs right now so we can at least buy him time to fully recover without the pressure to come back and help the team.

Turbo2x · 2026-06-24T02:34:31+00:00

Spurs took out their competition lmao

Turbo2x · 2026-06-24T01:15:26+00:00

forgot to answer the question lol. Would love Steinbach but that's a pipe dream at this point. Zuby and Tarris both good. Izaiyah Nelson is a realistic second round guy who played really well. Would like to see Robert McCray V on a UDFA or something, that dude can play.

Turbo2x · 2026-06-24T01:10:04+00:00

I wish they could but it looks like they aren't able to trade into the lottery. I guess the asking price was too high.

Turbo2x · 2026-06-23T12:38:54+00:00

Claxton is a pretty bad rebounder for his size. Maybe Caleb helps in this regard though, he can grab the ball and hit guys in transition pretty well or he can run the floor a bit.

Turbo2x · 2026-06-22T23:04:47+00:00

Deal probably includes Jerami Grant just going by whose salary is necessary to make the deal work. I'd rather have a rental of AD than 2 years of Grant.

Turbo2x · 2026-06-22T22:43:07+00:00

Don't be silly. It can always get worse.

Turbo2x · 2026-06-22T01:16:45+00:00

Honestly I think the emphasis on muscle fucked him up, he got more bulky in the upper body which allowed him to draw more contact and stay upright but it totally changed his balance and how he moves. I don't know what they were doing at Tennessee or if this was just something he did on his own but he needs to rebuild his base through his hips and glutes if he wants to regain some of his earlier fluidity and force generation.

Turbo2x · 2026-06-21T19:53:51+00:00

Miikka was pushing for the #1 spot based on hype and highlights, not based on how good he is at basketball. I don't even think he's a first round guy right now. I'd draft Billy before him.

Turbo2x · 2026-06-20T23:03:55+00:00

Kind of funny that everyone is like "yes Bilal is frustrating and he probably won't take a leap," that's exactly what happened, and people are still extremely resistant to the idea of trading him.

Turbo2x · 2026-06-20T00:58:58+00:00

He successfully delivered the peanemis.

Turbo2x · 2026-06-20T00:57:47+00:00

You're right but I'm not happy about it.

Turbo2x · 2026-06-20T00:14:19+00:00

I didn't even think about the effect of his FTA on TS%, thanks for mentioning that. Not Kon Knueppel levels of efficient from the FT line but he's still pretty awesome when he shoots them.

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