Sentences with phrase «many high draft picks»

The Sixers are basically trying a more radical version of what the Oklahoma City Thunder and Golden State Warriors have done: accumulate a few high draft picks who will turn into superstars, nail a few later picks, build a solid core, and fill in the gaps in free agency.

The Sixers have blatantly tanked for high draft picks the last two seasons, and don't seem any closer to competing for a playoff spot than they did two year ago when master - tanker Sam Hinkie was hired as GM.

So 2009's No. 2 overall selection is now the highest draft pick ever to go to the — that's it!

Suck hard and collect high draft picks.

Maybe not as much power as you'd like in a high draft pick, but with everything else he seems to offer for tools (and he does have some pop in that bat), he's probably my 3rd favorite choice in that spot.

So we can either hope for a higher draft pick that they won't mess up or what?

In that he was a high draft pick on the defensive line that had several issues with his attitude / personality / the law that cost him his job.

Just a thought of one team who is in the «NO» side of the answer to the QB Question:» Do you have a QB that can lead a playoff run or a high draft pick waiting behind a vet that was chosen by the current regime?»

If they don't resign McGee, the A's will get two high draft picks as compensation, a fact not lost on Alderson.

The good news is that high draft picks gave both teams fancy new toys to play with.

No bad contracts, pick your own QB, high draft picks... it's basically like an expansion team.

If you are an undrafted, overachieving survivor and the guy who just got the ax is a former high draft pick who happened to play your position, you might feel a quick blast of vindication as well.

This doesn't explain what happened since it was in managements interest to shut him down... get him healing faster, increase odds for higher draft pick and give a younger player a chance to show his stuff.

Adding a new D - Coordinator, a couple high draft picks, Williams (hopefully another corner), Wilkerson, and our young guys gaining a year of experience should help us field a potentially solid defense.

but I think we can plan on another high draft pick next year.

Around midseason, when Morris was traded for yet another pick, it became clear that for the second time in five years, the Suns would tank it out and amass a couple of high draft picks in a full rebuild.

They traded a first or second for each of those guys (in addition to their best OL), and not only did the acquired players largely underperform, but the lack of high draft picks brought them to where they are today: having to waste precious years of Wilson's prime to rebuild their defense.

Not a deep threat, not tall enough to go up and get jump balls, doesn't make many chunk plays, bit of a locker room problem, wants a lot of money, will cost a high draft pick (probably).

I'm mostly referring to the concept of that it takes years of high draft picks, etc just to hope to contend.

Brown and Jenkins are projected as high draft picks, if not first - rounders, and have looked like the most athletic players on the field when they've been out there.

He looked like a future All - American and high draft pick at guard last year.

Failure is giving up multiple high draft picks to trade up and get a QB who doesn't pan out.

With reports swirling that the Kings are anxious to trade off the few quality veterans on the roster, including Darren Collison, the goal is clear: get bad enough to get a high draft pick and start the rebuild from there.

One recent high draft pick spent on a position player (Derek Hill) is pretty disappointing.

Guys have too much on the line to just roll over and play dead, not the least of which is making sure they aren't putting bullshit on film for other prospective employers to see should their current team use that high draft pick the following spring to replace them.

But if they can turn Gay into a high draft pick and clear room to keep Mayo, they may replace Gay's production anyway.

The Buccaneers also spent relatively high draft picks on Craig Erickson (No 86 overall, 1992), Shaun King (No. 50 overall, 1999) and Chris Simms (No. 97 overall, 2003), but none of the three ever started more than 29 games in Tampa.

High draft picks are so heavily scrutinized that picking an injured guy is just inviting backlash.

There will always be enough Draymonds and Butlers to fool people into thinking that great players could be had without getting high draft picks.

Normally I don't like giving away high draft picks, BUT....

They have a solid core team (with some holes) and solid coach and do not foresee a high draft pick until at least one of those goes away.

I see many questioning the idea of such a high draft pick for a guard in Nelson.

The one difference there is the fact that sucking in pro sports has the reward of higher draft picks, unfortunately college sports kinda work opposite when it come to recruiting.

The Jags had been building one the of the leagues best defenses with high draft picks, had just drafted their QB of the future, and were moving to a power running game under Coughlin / Marrone....

High draft picks are nothing new for the Cavaliers.

Both are high draft picks who have been cast off by their original teams, and neither has shown any promise in training camp.

The trade of J.R. Smith and Iman Shumpert is a clear sign the Knicks are looking ahead to the future, and that future might not be so bleak given a lot of cap space and a high draft pick.

i like trading our first but rick loves to have those worthless 7th round picks and won't even use them on a punter or kicker since he got burned on that with higher draft picks than 7th round in the past

Any team that would potentially sign him likely wouldn't benefit that much in the standings and probably wouldn't mind a nice high draft pick next year.

Ideally, you want 8 linemen on your 53 and with all those guys, it leaves little to no room for high draft picks we should be investing there.

No development was stunted by the «obstacle» put before Booker, the team still lost a ton of games and got a high draft pick, and by the looks of it I'd say that team chemistry is pretty high right now.

Gary Sargent developed into an outstanding defenseman a year ago, but the Kings now will pay the price for trading away most of their high draft picks the past few years.

Many of the top names will have new roles heading into the season, while others are high draft picks who are still young and have yet to show their full potential.

If these teams sign more than one free agent that declined a qualifying offer, it loses its third - and sixth - highest draft picks on top of that.

Boston does not want to trade top prospects or high draft picks for expensive rentals.

The high draft picks, the deep farm system, and the twists of fate conspired to make them relevant again.

If you didn't know Oladipo's backstory, you might assume that he was a livewire athlete who dominated high school basketball, made the McDonald's All - America team, was heavily recruited, and became a high draft pick based entirely on his potential.

Watkins, if healthy, should establish himself as a top tier WR talent in the league over the next 2 years here allowing us to move on from him in his last season if he doesn't take a reasonable extension offer while bringing in a high draft pick in compensation.

Although the NBA's new drafting system makes tanking a little more difficult, the worst teams still get the highest odds of a higher draft pick.

If Bryce Petty or Christian Hackenberg had been under center throughout 2017, the Jets might have a higher draft pick right now.