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[QUOTE="Alsacs, post: 2277135, member: 652"]
This draft has 2 studs.
Teams will tank this year.
Atlanta and Chicago specifically want to tank.

Brooklyn was actually a .500 team the last month of the season last year.
They aren't going to be good but they will play to win games the whole year and won't tank. If Lin stays healthy with Russell, Crabbe, Carroll, Hollis-Jefferson and LeVert they got some talent.

I expect 25 wins from Brooklyn. They will suck but they aren't going to be as bad as last year.

Isaiah Thomas game relies on speed and cutting. He is 28 going on 29 he will lose it a lot faster as he ages. It's a clear upgrade.

As mentioned above Jae Crowder's defense wasn't that good last year. He wasn't that great. He is a good 3 point shooter and FT shooter. He was a solid player but would have blocked minutes for Jayson Tatum behind Hayward.

Jae Crowder will help Cleveland no doubt but his most valuable asset is his contract.
Zizic has upside but isn't anything special.
IT has a bum hip and one year on his contract. Cleveland has to pay him next year and he will want close to his max of 33 million.

Ainge gambled the pick isn't going to be top 3 plus he has the Lakers pick or Kings pick left and kept Brown and Tatum which was amazing. Also he didn't have to gut his roster and still has perimeter defending in Marcus Smart.
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