Team Needs: Southwest Division
Houston Rockets Needs: Talent in general Picks: 3, 17, 26 Houston is a team that is quite possibly in need of talent more than any other in the league. They have Jalen Green who looks like a piece they can build around, but outside of that, there isn’t a lot on the roster. Christian Wood…
Team Needs – Pacific Division
Sacramento Kings Needs: Retain flexibity Picks: 4, 37, 49 The Kings have been a disappointing franchise for a long time now, floundering and missing the playoffs every year since 2006. They’ve made a number of significant moves since then, but none of them have paid off and the team continues to make questionable moves both…
Team Needs – Northwest Division
Oklahoma City Thunder Needs: Shooting, talent Picks: 2, 12, 30, 34 Honestly, at this point nobody truly knows what Oklahoma City is or could be. They have made absolutely zero effort to be a winning franchise as they try to collect every draft pick possible and build towards a future that may or may not…
Team Needs: Southeast Division
Orlando Magic Needs: Scoring, Shooting, Center Picks: 1, 32, 35 The Magic have one of the worst rosters in the entire association. They struggle to score the basketball from all three levels, rarely get to the free throw line and they complement that with being a poor defensive team as well. They have a lot…
Team Needs: Central Division
Detroit Pistons Needs: Scoring, Jerami Grant trade Picks: 5, 46 Detroit is a team with one of the worst rosters in the entire association. They landed top pick Cade Cunningham in last year’s draft, but it didn’t make a ton of difference as they went from finishing last in the conference to second to last.…
Team Needs: Atlantic Division
New York Knicks Needs: Point guard, resign Mitchell Robinson Picks: 11, 42 The Knicks came back down to earth this season after regaining some relevance the previous season. Their approach relied heavily on the breakout season of Julius Randle, but he took a step back this season, and by February looked disinterested as rumors ran…
Sweet Sixteen Preview: East Region
Things sure got weird quick in the East Region, didn’t they? The top two seeds? Gone. Their spot in the bracket usurped by an 8 and a 15 seed, respectively. Now, with only four teams remaining, we look forward to matchups pitting bluebloods North Carolina and UCLA against each other, and Purdue taking on the…
NCAA Tournament Preview – East Region
Why #1 Seed Baylor Advances: Did you see what they did last season? Scott Drew knows how to win in March and Baylor has only lost 12 games over the course of the last three seasons. In short, they are on an incredible roll, and already have wins this year against a one seed in…
2021 NBA Draft: Team Needs – Northwest Division
Oklahoma City Thunder Needs: Talent in general Picks: 6, 16, 18, 35, 36, 55 The thing about rebuilding the way the Thunder are doing, is that there’s not much they can’t use. They have Shai Gilgeous-Alexander as a foundational piece, but he’s versatile enough to play multiple positions, as can Lu Dort, and so they…
2021 NBA Draft: Team Needs – Pacific Division
Golden State Warriors Needs: Impact player, a healthy Klay Thompson Picks: 7, 14 The Warriors have struggled the last two seasons, and that can all be attributed to Klay Thompson being injured. With Klay, they are a dynamic team that can score in bunches and stretch a defense to its breaking point on every single…
2021 NBA Draft: Team Needs – Southwest Division
Houston Rockets Needs: Talent, 3 pt shooting, rebounding, defense Picks: 2, 23, 24 Houston was the worst team in the league last season and saw James Harden relocate to Brooklyn for 5 cents on the dollar. Losing a former MVP is always going to hurt, but not getting a high level player back can cripple…
2021 NBA Draft: Team Needs – Atlantic Division
Toronto Raptors Needs: Running mate for VanVleet, rebounding Picks: 4, 46, 47 It pains me to say it, but it’s time for the Raptors to blow it all up and start over. They have a young core upon which to build (plus a high draft pick this year) and could likely return to playoff contention…
2021 NBA Draft: Team Needs – Southeast Division
Orlando Magic Needs: Talent Picks: 5, 8, 33 The Magic found their new head coach in Jamahl Mosely who comes to them from the Dallas Mavericks. He inherits a roster that has a serious lack of talent. After years of poor drafting, poor roster construction, and poor asset management, the team is at a cross…
2021 NBA Draft: Team Needs – Central Division
Detroit Pistons Needs: Scoring, Shooting, Rebounding Picks: 1, 37, 42, 52 Detroit came away from the Draft Lottery as the proud owners of the number one pick. Because of that, they will almost assuredly come away with Oklahoma State guard Cade Cunningham. Cunningham is a player that can play on or off the ball, has…
Team Needs: Northwest Division
Minnesota Timberwolves Needs: Backup point guard, forward, shooting Picks: 1, 17, 33 The Timberwolves have Karl-Anthony Towns and D’Angelo Russell set up as their cornerstones and will have the opportunity to really bolster their team this offseason, as they have two first round picks and a high second rounder. Obviously, there are a lot of…
Team Needs: Southwest Division
New Orleans Pelicans Needs: Jrue Holiday trade, center Picks: 13, 39, 42, 60 The Pelicans are attempting to build around Brandon Ingram and Zion Williamson, meaning a guy like Jrue Holiday doesn’t really fit their current timeline. So look for them to find a trade partner to move him to a team that is closer…
Team Needs: Pacific Division
Golden State Warriors Needs: Depth Picks: 2, 48, 51 Steph Curry, Klay Thompson, Draymond Green and Andrew Wiggins: all of those guys are back, but it’s a really top heavy roster. Outside of those players, only two (Kevon Looney and Jordan Poole) make over 2 million per year. That helps to illustrate how thin this…
Team Needs: Atlantic Division
Boston Celtics Needs: A trade partner Picks: 14, 26, 30, 47 Boston may not have made it to the NBA Finals this season, but they are positioned to be in the thick of things for years to come. Their team isn’t perfect, but there is a considerable amount of talent on the roster that helps…