JamesEGraham

Rejoined Twitter strictly to talk #Nets hoops. For all other topics, I'm the same handle on Bluesky.

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@BillyReinhardt Brown Jr.
Mara
Wagler
(Personally, I have guys like Johnson Jr. and Burries in here before the next three.)
Acuff
Ament
Flemings

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@wydsilent Anthony Bonner

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@Alec_Sturm The hack is selecting Wilt in the '60s.

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@connorbedardszn @Sam_Vecenie Kareem also.

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@connorbedardszn @Sam_Vecenie You can do it with Jokic or Shaq, but yeah, Wilt (in the '60s) is the cheat code.

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@OldManAndThree

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@BillyReinhardt @CoreyBCantor @RaymondSultan I'd also take Mara if they don't think he'll be available as a trade down pick, but otherwise 100% agreed.

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@brooklynnets85 I'd be okay with Wagler at 6 as well, but other than that one difference, pretty much agreed.

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@Sam_Vecenie The key is to get Wilt in the '60s.

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@brooklynnets85 Ah, gotcha.

And honestly, even 10 years ago, I think it would’ve been a sneaky good move.

But in today’s age of super-tall centers, I think you need the anchor of your D to be at least 7 feet, preferably taller.

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Oh, yeah. 😊

https://t.co/IjMj4wL3mT.

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@OutHereWriting @roddystr @NetsDaily I think Raynaud vs. Wolf is in the eye of the beholder; he would've been an equally viable candidate, but there are arguments for both.

Gonzalez over Saraf was the only real issue I had, and honestly – at least to this point in their careers, anyway – it remains only a quibble.

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@roddystr @NetsDaily I think Egor will have a better career than CMB (whom, to be clear, I like) – but we can disagree about the pick at 8. Who are the clearly superior players they should’ve taken ahead of Traore, Powell, Saraf, and Wolf?

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@Luigi__457 @NetsDaily If that offer is on the table, you *absolutely* take it.

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@GregsBadTweets Dude. Brooklyn *is* in NYC. (And I'd argue, the best part.) You're showing your Jersey by forgetting that.

But if you mean Manhattan, then the Heights, DUMBO, and Williamsburg are only 5 away. And Downtown, Cobble Hill, Boerum Hill, Fort Greene, and Prospect Heights, just 10.

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@NetsKingdomAJ The Thunder, almost certainly.

But hey, if it's an option, sign me up!

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@BillyReinhardt I'd have M. Johnson and Graves each a tier higher. Other than that, no quibbles. Great list!

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@JonesOnTheNBA Great point.

In the same vein, as a Nets fan, I suspect most of the hate Sean Marks has been receiving lately stems from younger fans who have no perspective on ownership not being willing to immediately commit to a rebuild or an org suffering bad lotto luck a couple of times.

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@easybread420 @Titanfan86 @SamQuinnCBS The Knicks picks just got more valuable. They were never likely to be a bottom 5 team, but now if something happens to cause them to drop into the back end of the lottery (e.g. an injury to Brunson) in one or more years, those picks now have much higher odds of moving up.