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Post by awhom111 on Apr 13, 2024 22:57:48 GMT -5
In addition to not yet releasing a final list of players who declared for the draft because they needed to in order to be eligible, I am going to pre-complain about the scheduling of the draft. ESPN is doing a 2.5 hour window this year, but the first half hour is just studio and it is not like they will announced the first pick right away so expect a very short third round announcement again.
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Post by toad455 on Apr 14, 2024 7:44:56 GMT -5
In addition to not yet releasing a final list of players who declared for the draft because they needed to in order to be eligible, I am going to pre-complain about the scheduling of the draft. ESPN is doing a 2.5 hour window this year, but the first half hour is just studio and it is not like they will announced the first pick right away so expect a very short third round announcement again. SportsCenter prior to the draft will have a special in the 6pm broadcast. Then there's the WNBA Countdown at 7pm, then the draft begins at 7:30pm which has a two hour window.
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Post by toad455 on Apr 14, 2024 7:45:35 GMT -5
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Post by toad455 on Apr 14, 2024 7:57:41 GMT -5
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Post by tpd on Apr 14, 2024 8:01:08 GMT -5
I think that this is a good trade for the Lynx, especially if Chicago is still a lottery team in 2026. They may give up Reese and the possibility (I think unlikely possibility) that either Edwards or Sheldon will drop into their lap. Still, a second rounder from Chicago in what should be a very deep draft in 2025 is certainly useful, and the right to swap picks in 2026 could be very useful. They should still be able to get value with the 8th pick in this year's draft, perhaps by using it on an international player like Puoch, Borlase, or even Leite or Lacan if they want to roll the dice on their coming over.
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Post by WBBDaily on Apr 14, 2024 9:13:01 GMT -5
Chicago must be hunting somebody, Reese methinks.
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Post by clayk on Apr 14, 2024 9:21:43 GMT -5
No WNBA draft is deep enough to offer anything but a dart toss in the second round.
A "deep draft" would have six potential first-division starters available, and six more rotation players.
The talent pool is shallow, no matter what the hype. Lottery picks are the only picks that have any trade value, and even then there's Charli Collier. Still, swapping picks with Chicago is good, because of the lottery chance.
So this boils down to Milic for Kone plus a lottery dice roll, I'd say. The difference between seven and eight is more luck than anything else.
This year's draft is about as deep as it's going to get, I think.
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Post by toad455 on Apr 14, 2024 9:26:26 GMT -5
Chicago must be hunting somebody, Reese methinks. Yeah, but she'd likely be there at #8 though. Reeve and Reese wouldn't work well. Bizarre trade if Chicago is eyeing Reese just to sell some more tickets.
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Post by lynxmania on Apr 14, 2024 10:13:03 GMT -5
I like this for the Lynx. Moving down 1 spot isn’t going to kill us - plus makes me wonder if they are eyeing a deferral type pick in a sense. Kone has more potential than Milic - as I believe we’ve seen everything from her that we can. Getting a 2nd round pick in 2025 is nice in case we make more moves and have stuff to throw in. A swap in 2026 is also valuable if things go well.
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Post by WBBDaily on Apr 14, 2024 10:26:48 GMT -5
I like this for the Lynx. Moving down 1 spot isn’t going to kill us - plus makes me wonder if they are eyeing a deferral type pick in a sense. Kone has more potential than Milic - as I believe we’ve seen everything from her that we can. Getting a 2nd round pick in 2025 is nice in case we make more moves and have stuff to throw in. A swap in 2026 is also valuable if things go well. Solid move by both teams, imo. Get Kone' in the lab with Brunson asap!
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Post by bluedevilsdsufan5 on Apr 14, 2024 11:09:47 GMT -5
Don’t love the pick swap for Chicago…..hopefully they get who they want at 7.
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Post by tpd on Apr 14, 2024 11:23:16 GMT -5
Clay wrote, "No WNBA draft is deep enough to offer anything but a dart toss in the second round." In general, I think that this may very well be true. However, this was the last year that players were given the option of returning to college for a fifth season because of COVID. That means that 2025 draft will have not only all of the players who would ordinarily have been eligible to be drafted after spending four years in college, but also those who were eligible to be drafted this year and chose to take a COVID year instead. Indeed, the 2025 class should be swelled not only by players like Bueckers, Amoore, Paopao, Leger-Walker, and Ayoka Lee, but by at least one sophomore who has indicated that she plans to declare for the draft early, after her junior year in 2025--I am talking about Janiah Barker. While the second round may generally be a crap shoot, I think that if there is any year in which a team wants to have an early second round pick (which is what Chicago's pick should be), then it is in 2025.
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Post by tpd on Apr 14, 2024 14:15:19 GMT -5
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Post by lynxmania on Apr 14, 2024 14:58:20 GMT -5
Muhl is not worth a first round selection and I’ll be upset if we waste it on her
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Post by tpd on Apr 14, 2024 15:39:14 GMT -5
As I've said before, I would have been happy if we had gotten Muhl in the second round (back when we still had the 19th pick overall). My feelings would be a little different if we drafted her 8th overall.
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Post by tpd on Apr 14, 2024 19:48:32 GMT -5
Here is a link to a Canis Hoopus article on the trade between the Lynx and the Sky: www.canishoopus.com/2024/4/14/24130086/minnesota-lynx-trade-wnba-draft-2024-sika-kone-three-picks-chicago-sky-nikolina-milic-no-7-pickJack Borman, the author of the piece, suggests that the Lynx are now probably targeting a guard or a wing in the draft, and he identifies 4 players as potential targets, Nika Muhl, Alissa Pili (whom he mischaracterizes as a wing), Charisma Osborne, and Isobel Borlase. I would think that he could subtract Pili, who is a very small PF, and add Leila Lacan and Carla Leite. Actually, one of the nice things about moving down only one spot is that it allows the Lynx to stay one spot in front of Dallas, who (for cap reasons) is widely suspected of selecting an international player as a draft-and-stash with pick 9. By selecting one spot earlier, the Lynx should have their choice of international players, and that may well be their best option for maximizing the value of the pick.
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Post by WBBDaily on Apr 15, 2024 7:27:16 GMT -5
I've no clue what happens at #5 & #6, Sheldon/Edwards?...could be a surprise here. "home girl" Reese to DC?
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Post by tpd on Apr 15, 2024 7:33:42 GMT -5
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Post by WBBDaily on Apr 15, 2024 7:55:31 GMT -5
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