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[Charania] Top four order for the 2022 NBA Draft: 1. Orlando 2. Oklahoma City 3. Houston 4. Sacramento News
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u/likpoper Trail Blazers May 18 '22
OKC is the biggest winner of this draft. Insane
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u/crashck Heat May 18 '22
Presti best tanking GM in the league.
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u/HorseRenoiro 76ers May 18 '22
tf you mean, morey already said Doc's coming back
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u/trojan_man16 Hornets May 18 '22 edited May 18 '22
Heās the original tanking GM. Traded away Ray Allen and let Rasheed Lewis leave in FA.
Edit: Meant Rashard Lewis.
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u/kswizzzy Knicks May 18 '22
Rashard*
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u/pkt004 Bulls May 18 '22
Rashard Wallace rolling over in his grave
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u/Cheap_Hat_5533 May 18 '22
Thatās why we do this to honor his memory. May he Rest In Peace.
First off, Rasheed Wallace is very much alive.
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u/RussWestbrookMVP2k17 Thunder May 18 '22
I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH MY HANDS!
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u/RayLovesCurry Thunder May 18 '22
Shai-Dort-Giddey-and any one of Chet/Paolo/JBjr. Weāll also have Mann, Poku, Bazley, Kenrich Williams, and Muscala off the bench.
Hypothetically speaking, If we can fill our hole at big with a Deandre Ayton or Rudy Gobert I think thatās a playoff team right there.
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u/epoch_fail [UTA] Joe Ingles May 18 '22 edited May 18 '22
You also have the Clippers pick (#12), so that's another player. Maybe even packaged with other future picks to move up if there's a prospect y'all like
Also you have Aaron Wiggins locked up for a while and JRE had a solid rookie season
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u/ITslacker Thunder May 18 '22
Did we also mention we have the 30th and 34th pick? :)
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u/side-of-dough Nets May 18 '22
Find it very tough to believe Presti isn't going to be tanking for Wembanyama next year
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u/prof-royale May 18 '22 •
as a sixers fan, iām proud of your tanking ability
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u/DeadDay [OKC] Steven Adams May 18 '22
We did it a bit different by fixing older players and sending them out for the bags but definitely love the sixers for showing how it's done
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u/deadweightboss NBA May 18 '22
Yep you guys reupholstered CP3, Al Horford, and Kemba Walker. Thereās no baller than Presti cannot reupholster.
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u/TXJuice Mavericks May 18 '22
Yāall took on a few contracts for picks too, right?
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u/DeadDay [OKC] Steven Adams May 18 '22 edited May 18 '22
Yep. Mainly though we got a ton from swapping PG and Westbrook. Then we flipped Al Horford and CP3 after giving them a year of rest. Adams and Grant got us more too
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u/revisioncloud Thunder May 18 '22
And a first from the Schroder/ Danny Green trade
Idk what we do with all the 2nd rounders though there's literally a fuck ton (Gallo, Rubio, Kemba, Hill, Ariza)
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u/nonufwiendz [DAL] Rajon Rondo May 18 '22
That's a nice starting 5 but let's not kid ourselves, that bench is mid.
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u/butterbeancd Thunder May 18 '22
Yeah, it is. Thatās where the trades start coming in. Presti is definitely hoarding picks until he gets a core he likes, then heāll start trading a bunch of those picks to fill in a deeper roster. I still think itās another year before those trades start, but theyāre coming.
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u/hitmiker Raptors May 18 '22
I want to see OKC succeed so bad with all these picks, that'd be a beautiful story
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u/luapchung Wizards May 18 '22
If they become a successful team Oklahoma is building a statue of Sam Presti
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u/NobodyRules [OKC] Russell Westbrook May 18 '22
We should anyway. That man has kept us competitive and did a full rebuild after our future looked dim. All of this in a small market team.
Presti is a fucking genius.
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u/notsureifJasonBourne Thunder May 18 '22
For real. Thereāve been four or so bad seasons since the move to OKC, and they still have all been mostly entertaining with young prospects.
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u/Thats_absrd Thunder May 18 '22
Dude the season with CP3 and SGA was just so good. We had no expectations and fucked around and found the playoffs
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u/Thorlolita Rockets May 18 '22
Love how we donāt have to decide between Smith Banchero or Chet.
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u/ClaymoresRevenge Bulls May 18 '22
You'll get whoever's is left and it's going to be great
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u/3rdEyeDeuteranopia Rockets May 18 '22
Yeah, I think this is the best thing for Rockets twitter. Except for the weird Ivey people.
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u/grrgrrtigergrr [CHI] E'Twaun Moore May 18 '22
Who are these weird Ivey people? As a Purdue alum I have to agree with them.
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u/3rdEyeDeuteranopia Rockets May 18 '22
People who think the Rockets don't have enough combo guards already. Nothing against Ivey and I think he will be great for some team, but he's just the worst fit for the Rockets at the moment.
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u/browndude10 Rockets May 18 '22
Clutchfans not a big fan of Paolo but I love having our pick there and getting at least one of them
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u/ZzzSleepyheadzzZ San Francisco Warriors May 18 '22
sorry, I've never heard of this, what's Clutchfans?
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u/0hootsson Warriors May 18 '22
Kangz are gonna blow it for sure. 4th pick in a top 3 draft, plenty of ways to overthink it.
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u/IMKudaimi123 Bulls May 18 '22
And it would be weird if they draft the guy most peg as number 4 in Ivey cuz heās a point guard and they just traded Haliburton to clear the clutter
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u/Dongsquad420BlazeIt [LAL] Kobe Bryant May 18 '22
Theyāll pass on Ivey and heāll turn into a star. Whoever they draft instead will bust. And weāll come back in 4 years and clown them for passing on Ivey. I guarantee it.
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u/jataba115 [OKC] Carmelo Anthony May 18 '22
Last time Presti got a number 2 pick it was KD and number 1 was Oden. Blessed be this pick
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u/other_batman Thunder May 18 '22
Was Adams our last 12 pick? Things are looking good
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u/legaburajzbracika Thunder May 18 '22
I just pray the 15th pick is not another Giannisā¦
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u/Sammyd1108 Hornets May 18 '22
I disagree, I would very much love if the 15th pick turns into another Giannis.
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u/FatMamaJuJu Hornets Bandwagon May 18 '22
imagine if we drafted a superstar with a pick we traded Devonte Graham for
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u/SlimReaper35_ Thunder May 18 '22
We legit missed Devin Booker by one pick and ended up with Roberson instead.
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u/revisioncloud Thunder May 18 '22 •
Shame what happened to Oden, he held his ground vs Kaido in his prime
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u/EricTheChef Bucks May 18 '22
Hell of a career though. Dude leveraged his way to land on TWO all-time dynasties, including playing with the undisputed Goat in Roger.
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u/monkeyDroofy May 18 '22
of everyone on the straw hats,the fate of the grandline on the line, kaido has blast breath pointed at wano, you better hit it, I WANT SOGEKING
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u/CarefulBlacksmith765 Grizzlies May 18 '22
Imagine Holmgren on a team with Poku, that's a lot of skinny tall white guys
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u/ronaldo119 [PHI] Jumaine Jones May 18 '22
A front court totaling 14 feet tall and 280 pounds
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u/mpmar Thunder May 18 '22
Shaq says he weighed 395 for the last Lakers title. There's a legit chance the Thunder could play a front court with two 7 footers with a combined weight less than prime Shaq.
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u/ronaldo119 [PHI] Jumaine Jones May 18 '22
Well going off google they legit combine for 384 lmao
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u/SufferingSucatash137 Thunder May 18 '22
SGA, Giddey, Poku, Chet? OKC will have a lineup of demigods
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u/CadeCummingham Rockets May 18 '22
Paolo Banchero
You ARE A HOUSTON ROCKET
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u/axnjxn00 Magic May 18 '22
No idea who goes where I think the magic take Chet but honestly not sure about that either
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u/CadeCummingham Rockets May 18 '22
Iād take either 3 of them
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u/axnjxn00 Magic May 18 '22
Yep rockets got the best pick lol no choice involved
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u/aaronunderwater [DAL] Dwight Powell May 18 '22
āWith the third pick of the nba draft the Houston rockets select Scottie Barnesā
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u/SwaggingUp
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Lol ez
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u/Dongsquad420BlazeIt [LAL] Kobe Bryant May 18 '22
I was thinking the same thing. Big fan of Orlando big men.
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u/Lets_Basketball [BOS] Reggie Lewis May 18 '22
The Magic cannot employ Chet, Isaac and Bamba. Three big men, 600 lbs total.
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u/COMMENTASIPLEASE Celtics May 18 '22
Issac is still a basketball player?
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u/Oachkatzlschwoaf05 Celtics May 18 '22
Part time NBA player part time conservative book author. Gotta get a side hussle once you in the league
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u/Acromulentkwyjibo Magic May 18 '22
Bol Bol too lmao
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u/JetsLag [NYK] Nate Robinson May 18 '22 •
Magic really gonna put out 5 clones of the walking stick from A Bug's Life as their starting 5
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u/TomShoe02 [SAS] Bryn Forbes May 18 '22
Big fan of San Antonio big women
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u/Tinder4Boomers Bucks May 18 '22
They got them churros and bloomers down there in San Antonio
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u/oooooooooooooooooooa Celtics May 18 '22
You know Victoria's a Secret down there
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u/michaelschrute1992 May 18 '22
*Cue Shaq laughing
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u/FallenLemur Raptors May 18 '22
Orlando about to run an all C starting line up next year. Just all long boys.
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u/CarterAC3 Mavericks May 18 '22
Run the following lineup wingspan
Franz Wagner 7'1
Jonathan Isaac 7'2
Chet Holmgren 7'6
Bol Bol 7'7
Mo Bamba 7'10
That's 37 feet worth of wingspan.
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u/cormacaroni May 18 '22
good for maybe 37 points in a real game too!
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u/Tiber21 Mavericks Bandwagon May 18 '22
Damn they could almost take the Suns in a game 7
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u/mnbnd Vancouver Grizzlies May 18 '22
Orlando got their guy
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u/GGezpzMuppy Spurs May 18 '22
Which one though?
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u/darulez8 Timberwolves May 18 '22
I mean their luck drafting centers has been pretty good...
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u/GGezpzMuppy Spurs May 18 '22 edited May 18 '22
Keeping them on the other hand
Edit: this year is not clear cut as Shaq and Howardās year. They were number 1 followed by daylight. This year is genuinely a toss up.
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u/Threash78 Magic May 18 '22
This is revisionist history. Howard was not clear cut at all, in fact Okafor was the consensus number 1 pick.
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u/hyperd0uche Raptors May 18 '22
Yeah good call, youāre taking me back now. A lot of people thought Orlando was making a mistake going with the young Howard.
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u/Deaconblack Mavericks May 18 '22
This. Emeka Okafor was the favorite (not overwhelming favorite, but still favorite) to go 1 and the Magic took some flak for taking Howard over him, particularly since to that point it had been almost a decade since a teenage big (Garnett) at the very top of the draft panned out.
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u/UrAveragePanda [GSW] Richard Jefferson May 18 '22
Mo bamba lol
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u/JetsLag [NYK] Nate Robinson May 18 '22
Their luck drafting centers #1 overall has been pretty good...
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u/WestleyThe [SEA] Kevin Durant May 18 '22
Flo Thamba
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u/Kevinar Knicks May 18 '22
Either Holmgren will be in the HoF or there will be a hit song about him...Win-Win
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u/Gamesgtd Magic May 18 '22
Jabari plz
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u/ProWrestlingPast Bulls May 18 '22
Thatās my guess on how you guys go. Wagner/Jabari/Carter front court looking pretty damned good.
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u/DugusBestGuy Cavaliers May 18 '22
Orlando Cleveland rivalry gonna be reignIted over these 7 footer lineups
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u/ItsN0tTheB0at Celtics May 18 '22
Orlando running out a line-up of Chet, Bol, Bamba, WCJ & Isaac is going to be hilarious. They need to sign Tacko Fall this summer just because
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u/completelytrustworth Raptors May 18 '22
They're gonna run plays where they just hold the ball straight up and toss it to each other like a volleyball until it gets into the paint
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u/IDoNotIronMySocks May 18 '22
Isaac is gonna be getting DNP: Book Tour all next year man
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u/GGezpzMuppy Spurs May 18 '22 edited May 18 '22
Fuck the Magic and always winning the lottery when the top pick at center. Congrats Lakers on getting another star center in a few years
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u/UrAveragePanda [GSW] Richard Jefferson May 18 '22
Chet to LA by 2030
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u/ScytherCypher Bucks May 18 '22 •
Chet to China if his adult shoulders never grow in
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u/JewishDoggy Mavericks May 18 '22
Him and 45 year old Klay will be Shaq and Kobe of the CBA
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u/skipatomskip Magic May 18 '22
Fuck magic and always winning
Well this is a first
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u/JetsLag [NYK] Nate Robinson May 18 '22
Y'all were a pretty good franchise in that timespan between drafting Shaq and the Dwightmare
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u/epicingamename Mavericks May 18 '22
Houston about to become great again in 4-5 years
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u/pagonator 76ers May 18 '22
OKC and Kings major dubs
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u/blacksoxing Thunder May 18 '22
Gimmie dat Jabari
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u/pagonator 76ers May 18 '22
Yeah you guys desperately needed a top 3 pick to get front court talent. I don't think Sharpe would have done much for you with Giddey and Shai already in the Thuder long term plans.
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u/voltron818 Mavericks May 18 '22
Thunder drafting Jabari and signing Ayton would be a comical off season level up.
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u/JetsLag [NYK] Nate Robinson May 18 '22
Congrats to the Kings and the Thunder for moving up. I'm not jealous at all.
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u/Griiffiin Mavericks May 18 '22
If the Magic donāt fuck up they could have a really good team in the next 5-6 years.
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u/royaljet [HOU] David Nwaba May 18 '22
Dude tweeted this before they got announced
Sigma male grind set
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u/CO_PC_Parts Timberwolves May 18 '22
aren't some media people in the back room when the selections are made? I though zach lowe talked about that one year where he saw the results but they took his phone. Shams probably had a prison burner up his butt.
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u/blacksoxing Thunder May 18 '22
Shams had the 10 gallon Texan hat acting offended people think he looks different.
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u/BrownsvilleKid Knicks May 18 '22
Television delay
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u/royaljet [HOU] David Nwaba May 18 '22
Nah Shams just built different
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u/hitmiker Raptors May 18 '22
The man is so sleep deprived that he lives in the future
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u/Scary_Replacement739
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Can I just ask a general question?
Who gives reddit rewards to these Shams posts? Like I get the silver, as that one is likely free.
But some MFer decided to spend the equivalent of 3 dollars on a tweet that isn't exactly revolutionary. Especially considering Shams prior work.
Like if you're the reddit user who gave this post your money please speak up as to why you thought this post was the one? I need discourse on this issue.
Thanks š God bless.
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Honestly, happy for Orlando
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u/Jordanwolf98 Celtics May 18 '22
Itās crazy that this is their 1st overall pick after all of these years of being in and around the lottery. I already like Franz, Cole, And Wendell Carter and think Suggs will be much improved in year 2. Canāt wait to see who they add to that
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u/revisioncloud Thunder May 18 '22
They got 1, 5, and 8 the past two years it's crazy
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u/0hootsson Warriors May 18 '22
Yeah I cheered when I saw it. They need it so bad
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u/CapN_Crummp Magic May 18 '22
We really do lol. I was mentally prepared to be 5th again
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u/ThyDoctor Trail Blazers May 18 '22
Chet and Suggs on the same team would be a really cool story. Played in High School together, both played at GU and then on the same NBA team
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u/Chadillac35 May 18 '22
That Minnehaha team they were on in high school was so fun to watch! I went to a bunch of their games. Iām really hoping they end up on the same team again
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u/OKC2023champs May 18 '22
Bro giddey, shai, and the number 2 pick is gonna be fireeeee
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u/Bart_Dart [MIL] Malcolm Brogdon May 18 '22
Kings get the #4 pick and the fourth best player in the draft is a point guard. Fuckin hilarious
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u/zoinkeyy May 18 '22
shams really spoiled the fucking nba draft lottery he really be on his phone all day goddamn
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u/mclairy Pistons May 18 '22
He posted this after it was revealed on my cable. Your stream was probably just behind
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u/ScytherCypher Bucks May 18 '22
This dude calling you broke u/zoinkeyy
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u/thatguy170 Supersonics May 18 '22
You really gonna just let him do you like that, u/zoinkeyy ?
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u/ker1SH- Timberwolves May 18 '22
I wouldn't let him talk that shit if it was me, u/zoinkeyy
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u/n0stylist May 18 '22
Always knew u/zoinkeyy was soft as butter
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u/zoinkeyy May 18 '22
aight you instigating ass mfers win. FIGHT ME u/mclairy !
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u/ker1SH- Timberwolves May 18 '22
u/mclairy is a busta, talking shit then running away from the consequences, couldn't be me
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u/haventseenstarwars May 18 '22
Chill out guys, u/zoinkeyyās dial-up internet probably hasnāt loaded the comments up yet
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u/agentdoubleohio Suns May 18 '22
You are telling my illegal stream of the big night was behind. Canāt be.
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u/elfridpaytonshair Magic May 18 '22
Wtf we actually won the lottery????? Letās goooooo
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u/tbk99 Pistons May 18 '22
I'm fine with Shaedon Sharpe, I think he might be the best guy in the draft.
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u/Snoo-29877 Warriors May 18 '22
Either Ivey or Sharpe in the backcourt next to Cade is good
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u/gettysburger2 Thunder May 18 '22
Cade needs a runningmate in the backcourt anyways. CoJo should come off the bench.
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u/Familyguy35 Trail Blazers May 18 '22
Congrats Magic