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  • #46
    For a team that needs talent and help now, I would have stuck at 32, which had first round talent at that spot. How do picks in 2026 help us now? You have to keep that pick. 2nd round picks are trash unless they're a top 2-3 pick in round 2. Otherwise, they are not assets KP. Stack 1st round picks and you can start talking about being "asset rich"

    KZ has so much potential too. But if we keep that pick we probably don't even take him, MIA selected him

    LOVE the Goga pick

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    • #47
      Pretty sure this allows us to retain Thad and Bogie while adding Rubio:

      PG - Rubio/Holiday
      SG - Oladipo/Matthews?
      SF - Bogdanovic/Warren
      PF - Thad/Goga/Warren/Leaf
      Cc - Turner/Sabonis

      Love it.

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      • #48
        Originally posted by Gremz View Post
        Pretty sure this allows us to retain Thad and Bogie while adding Rubio:

        PG - Rubio/Holiday
        SG - Oladipo/Matthews?
        SF - Bogdanovic/Warren
        PF - Thad/Goga/Warren/Leaf
        Cc - Turner/Sabonis

        Love it.
        Possible, but only if we sign a new contract with Thad BEFORE adding Rubio while re-signing Bogie AFTER adding Rubio.

        Even then the total salary for Rubio + Thad can not be more than approx. 23 million. Bogie's contract is not relevant as he can be signed over the salary cap with Early Bird Rights and cap hold is small enough.

        However, I don't want to retain Thad! Not at all!

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        • #49
          I see two major needs we haven't filled:

          - A second playmaker after Dipo. (Warren helps as a scorer but I don't know if he sets others up very well. Rubio is a playmaker but not as much a scorer.)
          - A scampering spidery big (a la Capela, Siacam, etc.) who can defend the rim and the perimeter. (Domas struggles, Myles has moments, I have no idea what the new guy can do or not do in this area.)

          So we have not really addressed either area. Unless these three bigs end up being a great combination, a trade is certainly in the works. Maybe Pritch is planning to use the first half of next season to really kick the tires on it, then make the necessary trade mid season around the time Dipo returns.

          My biggest concern is the need for a playmaker. I can't get the Dipo imagery out of my head of how much he struggled before the injury (and the injury itself certainly does not help with the imagery.) Not only is Dipo our only playmaker, even if he returns healthy, which is a big maybe, he needs help. If he is not fully recovered, we will suck so bad.

          Starting Domas and running the offense around him could help quite a bit with this problem. The issue was slightly addressed the past couple years by Collison with all his flaws. He did distribute well and was an offensive threat. Watching Cojo (a favorite of mine) run the offense . . . well, that's what we are in store for if we don't address the need for a creator/playmaker this summer.
          Last edited by McKeyFan; 06-21-2019, 09:08 AM.
          "Look, it's up to me to put a team around ... Lance right now." —Kevin Pritchard press conference

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          • #50
            Originally posted by PetPaima View Post

            Possible, but only if we sign a new contract with Thad BEFORE adding Rubio while re-signing Bogie AFTER adding Rubio.

            Even then the total salary for Rubio + Thad can not be more than approx. 23 million. Bogie's contract is not relevant as he can be signed over the salary cap with Early Bird Rights and cap hold is small enough.
            oh
            However, I don't want to retain Thad! Not at all!
            Many excellent comments in this thread. Reading between the lines on KP's comments, I'd say Thad and all our other FAs are gone except possibly Bogie. KP's comment about Domas playing some more 4 was interesting: I sensed that he was prodding Nate to try the Myles-Domas pairing some more, at least for next season. I'd be thrilled with Domas being 6th man at 4 or 5 with Goga & Leaf (or Warren?) in reserve, but it all implies that we sign or acquire a starting 4 who is better than Thad. Who might that be? And can we afford him AND a quality starting PG within the cap, and still re-sign Bogie above it (and below the luxury tax, given Monta)?


            "He’s no shrinking violet when it comes to that kind of stuff."

            - Rick Carlisle on how Kevin Pritchard responds to needed roster changes.

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            • #51
              We’re clearly not done yet. We need a star caliber player to put along side of Vic. Unless one of the young guys steps up and fills that role, frankly I would rather have an established player than gamble on someone breaking out.

              Hopefully with all of these 2nd round picks we can use them to move McDermott. Having Warren and McDermott as our SFs concerns me. I would much rather use Warren off the bench and find a different starting SF...possibly Bogey.

              All in all, I think we did okay, but we need to wait and see what else KP has up his sleeve before we can really know how the day went.

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              • #52
                Pritchard
                "He fits us perfectly in terms of his shot-blocking. I think that's one of the things that impressed us the most on Goga."
                Does this mean he can replace Turner? Or does it mean they want a consistent team that always has a rim defender on the floor?
                "Look, it's up to me to put a team around ... Lance right now." —Kevin Pritchard press conference

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                • #53
                  Originally posted by Gremz View Post
                  Pretty sure this allows us to retain Thad and Bogie while adding Rubio:

                  PG - Rubio/Holiday
                  SG - Oladipo/Matthews?
                  SF - Bogdanovic/Warren
                  PF - Thad/Goga/Warren/Leaf
                  Cc - Turner/Sabonis

                  Love it.
                  Yikes this made me sad
                  @WhatTheFFacts: Studies show that sarcasm enhances the ability of the human mind to solve complex problems!

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                  • #54
                    Reading through this thread, it sounds like some people were expecting the 18th pick to make us title contenders. Personally I like that the Pacers took their BPA, and reading up on him, I think he has a high ceiling too. He is only 19 and seems to have a lot of offensive skills. His shot blocking ability also fits into today's game.

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                    • #55
                      Originally posted by Gremz View Post
                      Pretty sure this allows us to retain Thad and Bogie while adding Rubio:

                      PG - Rubio/Holiday
                      SG - Oladipo/Matthews?
                      SF - Bogdanovic/Warren
                      PF - Thad/Goga/Warren/Leaf
                      Cc - Turner/Sabonis

                      Love it.
                      I could live with that but I think it allows us to still offer Russel the max and keep Bogie which I hope we do but no matter what we should have Sabonis in the starting lineup not Thad.
                      If we keep Thad I hope it's a short term deal.

                      I'm fine with our pick, we just need a coach who will let him see the floor.
                      Last edited by Pacerized; 06-21-2019, 10:12 AM.
                      Why do teams tank? Ask a Spurs fan.

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                      • #56
                        All we really needed was a damn PG and a back up SF and keep Thad and Wesley Matt..WHAT THE **** ARE WE DOING?!?!?!

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                        • #57
                          Goga was named Euro League Rising Star and is in some pretty good company:

                          Former P great: Erazem Lorbek
                          Andrea Bargnani
                          Rudy Fernandez
                          Danillo Gallinari
                          Novica Velickvoic?
                          Ricky Rubio (:
                          Nikola Mirotic
                          Kostas Papanikalou
                          Bogdan Bogdanovic
                          Alex Abrines
                          Luka Doncic
                          Goga Bitadze

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                          • #58
                            Originally posted by CableKC View Post
                            I can't figure out how to embed the video, but KP had his Press conference on the draft.

                            https://www.nba.com/pacers/news/2019-draft-night-recap#

                            - KP and the Pacers scouted him live
                            - He was a top 10 on the Pacers Draft board.
                            - KP thinks that he's ready immediately for back up minutes ( I assume to take the place of O'Quinn ) even next to both Sabonis and Myles.
                            - Won't stop the Pacers looking at the 4 in Free Agency.
                            - He's a shotblocker and thinks that he's the best Euro Player after Doncic over the last couple of years.
                            - KP really thinks that he's far more polished and ready to play in the NBA than anyone else he's drafted.
                            - Thinks that there will be competition for Bojan's services but they will do their best to keep him.
                            - No news about Dipo
                            - Comments about DC and Thad, but I get the impression that they are not part of the plans ( it's more of his choice not the Pacers ).
                            - I don't get the impression that they will go after a huge MAX Contract Player. He doesn't want to dump it all into a single Player than have to fill in the rest of the needs with little $$. I know that many hate this, but this fits with the approach that the Pacers have taken over the last couple of years with Bojan, CoJo and DC. They brought in quality Players at multiple positions instead of a single top tier ( but Expensive ) Player and then filled in the gaps with lower tier Players.

                            But the most IMPORTANT and fascinating quote is this:



                            He mentions it again but he says again that he can't talk about it. I have no clue what that means. Maybe as part of draft night trade talk, some other things were discussed?
                            I know that many of you are smarting from having to sit through this then end up with some guy named Goga and TJ Warren. I would guess that the rest of this offseason would all hinder on what happens with Bojan.

                            I suspect that they have a:

                            "Re-sign Bojan and see what we can do with $21 mil in Cap Space" Plan

                            and another

                            "Don't re-sign Bojan and see what we can do with $34 mil in Cap Space" Plan

                            But watch the video, it's interesting. I get the sense that the FO is really trying to make some improvements to this roster and have a direction that they want to head..
                            I didn't get to see the Prichart on TV, but I am waiting to see what plays out. I'm guessing this will be a very interesting preseason.
                            Go Pacers!

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                            • #59
                              Originally posted by Gremz View Post
                              Pretty sure this allows us to retain Thad and Bogie while adding Rubio:

                              PG - Rubio/Holiday
                              SG - Oladipo/Matthews?
                              SF - Bogdanovic/Warren
                              PF - Thad/Goga/Warren/Leaf
                              Cc - Turner/Sabonis

                              Love it.
                              4th to 5th seed at best first round exit next year and repeat for the following year.. also the floor spacing with Rubio and Thad in the same lineup is terrible

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                              • #60
                                Originally posted by 31Since1990 View Post
                                All we really needed was a damn PG and a back up SF and keep Thad and Wesley Matt..WHAT THE **** ARE WE DOING?!?!?!
                                WE ARE DOING NOTHING BECAUSE FREE AGENCY HAS NOT STARTED YET.

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