NCbearsfan23

179 | 16 hours ago

You’re missing Kawhi??

g1rlchild | Spurs

75 | 15 hours ago

Bump Siakam for Kawhi and suddenly the matchup looks very different, IMO

Outrageous_Amount_21

31 | 15 hours ago

fuck it put kawhi at the 2 and this is completely different

lightninja987 | IND

-53 | 12 hours ago

fuck off. bane is far better

afjecj | Magic

6 | 11 hours ago

If we are accounting for injuries over the course of the year then maybe, but assuming good health kawhi is still the better player and I say this as a magic fan

txbyhull

1 | 4 hours ago

I’m crine

bizarrobazaar | Raptors

10 | 14 hours ago

You mean bump Derrick White/Desmond Bane.

LightSpecialist804 [OP] | Knicks

10 | 14 hours ago

I forgot about him I thought he was pick 13 for some reason

Emotional-Ranger-188

69 | 16 hours ago

Add undrafted to this list. Fred and others.

LightSpecialist804 [OP] | Knicks

35 | 16 hours ago

who are the significant undrafted players besides Fred and Reaves?

omgitsthepast | Thunder

71 | 16 hours ago

Caruso, Naz Reid, Champaigne, TJ McConnell

Think_Sugar_7658

22 | 16 hours ago

Naz Reid is all you need!

Kdog122025 | Warriors

8 | 14 hours ago

If it’s against the Warriors I pick Naz Reid.

showtime013 | Knicks

3 | 9 hours ago

Found the Hornets GM

TuesdayTrex | Celtics

5 | 15 hours ago

Sam Hauser I guess

Troll_Enthusiast | Wizards

1 | 5 hours ago

Both of the Champagnie’s really

Echidna_Neither

13 | 15 hours ago

Ben Wallace enters the chat.

Chartate101 | Pistons

6 | 15 hours ago

The undrafted GOAT. All respect to Reaves.

Sassmaster008

3 | 15 hours ago

Grand Theft Alvarado

CatNamedNight | Raptors

2 | 15 hours ago

Alvarado Toast

HowDoIEditMyUsername | Knicks

52 | 16 hours ago

I’d put OG on the first team

Bananasandbratwurst

17 | 16 hours ago

I second that, he’s better and more versatile than both White and Bane

InAingeWeTrust | Celtics

2 | 16 hours ago

He’d replace Siakam.

Hertzcanblowme | Raptors

20 | 15 hours ago

If he’s healthy, I’m putting Kawhi over both.

snxkovnm | Raptors

3 | 15 hours ago

wasn’t kawhi end of lottery? Like 14 or 15.

Hertzcanblowme | Raptors

16 | 15 hours ago

He was 15. But criteria listed is taken after 14

snxkovnm | Raptors

3 | 15 hours ago

oh my fault i thought lottery was top 15

lefebrave | Celtics

5 | 15 hours ago

Funny enough, if the criteria was “second half of the first round versus second round”, suddenly Giannis and Kawhi would be out and it would be a win for 2nd rounders. Not a surprise that the highest pick within the criteria is the difference maker.

grudgepacker | Bucks

3 | 15 hours ago

Absolutely, OP must not have realized Kawhi was picked 15th too

BeingMikeHunt | Knicks

19 | 16 hours ago

Brunson and Jokic together is gonna be tough to beat

TomatoSecure192 | Bulls

22 | 15 hours ago

Except Gobert on the other side so it’s lwk easy

iiTryhard | Celtics

-13 | 13 hours ago

Gobert sucks and gets played off the floor in any meaningful basketball game

spin8x | Timberwolves

23 | 13 hours ago

It’s a shame Jokic didn’t play any meaningful postseason basketball this season. Disappointing for an all-time great.

iiTryhard | Celtics

-9 | 12 hours ago

I mean it’s clear the sentiment around the league about Gobert from guys who actually play the game. Nobody respects him

Ok_Turn6757 | Lakers

3 | 9 hours ago

A lot of them do, actually. It’s a loud few who run their mouths because they’re salty he wins DPOY so much

Big_Hedgehog_4708

1 | 8 hours ago

Idk man, that backcourt defense would be brutal if they’re guarding quick guards. But Jokic just makes everyone around him better, so even if Brunson gets hunted on D they’d probably still outscore everyone.

ACBelly | 76ers

13 | 15 hours ago

2nd round team is an offensive juggernaut.

I don’t think you can have that little shooting on the non lottery team. I’d probably not play Golbert, put Giannis to Centre and play Kawhii at PF. I’d also play OG over white or Bane. initiate through Kawhi.

With the defensive being played by that second round squad give me anyone that can handle and finish.

Acrobatic_Role_1437

4 | 8 hours ago

Nah you gotta keep Gobert for the defense even if he clogs the floor. That second round team is gonna put him in a blender on the perimeter but at least he can clean up some of the chaos inside.

K1NG2L4Y3R | Timberwolves

3 | 5 hours ago

Is dray not a 2nd rounder?

MuchAbouAboutNothing | Thunder

0 | 12 hours ago

That second round team is a championship team

Weary_Restauranter | Spurs

13 | 15 hours ago

I would put Kawhi in over siakam

Agreeable_Shame_4207

0 | 8 hours ago

Kawhi is the obvious choice but I feel like Siakam’s durability gives him an edge in a hypothetical series like this. Kawhi’s load management would probably have him sitting out half the games lol

slugman22

15 | 14 hours ago

Biased Warriors fan but I would take Draymond as my PF on the second round team.

LightSpecialist804 [OP] | Knicks

3 | 14 hours ago

All-Time yes, idk about currently though

slugman22

2 | 14 hours ago

I still think he’s an elite defensive player.

TheAsianCow

10 | 16 hours ago

Antetokounmpo

ilikekittens2018 | Nuggets

6 | 15 hours ago

I got 2nd round, the defense isn’t incredible but the offense in terms of shooting, playmaking, and creation is insane. But if Kawhi got put onto team 1 instead of Siakam I think they have enough firepower of their own to beat team 2nd round.

LightSpecialist804 [OP] | Knicks

1 | 14 hours ago

oh I forgot about Kawhi

ObiOneKenobae | Knicks

5 | 15 hours ago

Non-lottery team can’t shoot

azure275 | Knicks

3 | 16 hours ago

Might want Kawhi to replace Siakam. I think it makes this closer.

tnovickfinder | Knicks

2 | 16 hours ago

Those teams are both decently balanced. I bet the second round comes on top, especially when you factor better bench depth

kingbootythe3rd | Pacers

2 | 16 hours ago

Nemhard at sg would be nice too

ElevenInfinity

2 | 15 hours ago

whoever ref scott foster wants to win

SamIAmShepard

2 | 6 hours ago

Whichever team he’s got money on you mean.

Ronnie3k

3 | 15 hours ago

The non lotto team and it’s not close. It’s 4 all stars and a superstar against 2 superstars and 3 role players.

HanBr0 | LAL

1 | 16 hours ago

That center match up alone settles this

SwishBender | Timberwolves

8 | 15 hours ago

I’m not so sure though. I know it was a long time ago but Jokic has won once in the last three times he met Gobert in the playoffs? Team 1 might not walk it.

atlantabanannaman

-15 | 16 hours ago

2 top 5 players vs no top 5 players.

tresben

8 | 16 hours ago

Brunson not better than a healthy giannis. Y’all forget how good a healthy Giannis is. 30ppg on 60% FG, 11.5rpg, 6.5apg with solid rim protection and perimeter defense who can guard almost any position.

Granted I don’t blame you cuz he hasn’t been healthy for a bit. But the dude is insane when he plays.

fetuswut | Bucks

1 | 15 hours ago

First team is smoking them ngl considering they have Kawhi and Jimmy Butler off the bench as well as OG

atlantabanannaman

0 | 14 hours ago

Remind me of anything Giannis has done in the last 5 seasons? I’ll wait

David_H21 | Spurs

3 | 16 hours ago

1st round team has 5 of the 7 best players. They win.

YerrrKnicks | Knicks

2 | 15 hours ago

2nd round team has 2 of the top 3 players. They win.

fetuswut | Bucks

4 | 15 hours ago

I rather have Kawhi and Giannis as a duo in a 7 game series over Jokic and Brunson

YerrrKnicks | Knicks

1 | 15 hours ago

Kawhi isn’t on the list they gave.

fetuswut | Bucks

2 | 15 hours ago

Kawhi is an active player picked after 14(15), assuming the poster forgot about him but he fits the criteria of a current healthy player

YerrrKnicks | Knicks

4 | 15 hours ago

Fair, but I was commenting on the list they gave. Looking at 2nd round picks I’d probably add Draymond to the 2nd round team for more defense too.

fetuswut | Bucks

4 | 15 hours ago

Yeah adding Draymond and Kawhi to the equation makes the matchup much closer and interesting imo

David_H21 | Spurs

0 | 10 hours ago

1 superstar and 4 all star caliber players vs 2 superstars and 1 all star.

Team 1 wins.

garlic3212

0 | 16 hours ago

lol thanks for the laugh

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0 | 16 hours ago

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boneappletv | Celtics

1 | 16 hours ago

Jokic didn’t exactly fry Gobert in the playoffs a couple months ago.

ilikekittens2018 | Nuggets

3 | 15 hours ago

Depends which version of Jokic we’re using tbh, injured rusty Jokic who we saw in the playoffs or pre-injury Jokic who dropped 56 point triple double on Rudy lol.

sharkysharky- | NBA

0 | 16 hours ago

Are they in their prime versions? Do we count their future prime versions? What definition is current?

Bronny James can theoretically go super Saiyan. Isaiah Thomas technically hasn’t retired yet. Joker is OP but his team has no defense.

ElectroStaticSpeaker

0 | 16 hours ago

Idk who herb jones or toumani camara are. Better than draymond?

Bananasandbratwurst

0 | 15 hours ago

On 2nd team give me Manu Ginobli and Dennis Rodman in over Ajay Mitchell and toumani/herb.

ilikekittens2018 | Nuggets

4 | 15 hours ago

99% sure this is only active players

David_Cockatiel

3 | 15 hours ago

I think ‘current’ is the key criteria there

YerrrKnicks | Knicks

1 | 15 hours ago

Jokic and Brunson is cooking Giannis and the rest.

Easy choice.

0plm9okn8ijb7 | Spurs

0 | 15 hours ago

No Manu for 2nd round?

LightSpecialist804 [OP] | Knicks

3 | 14 hours ago

current players…

0plm9okn8ijb7 | Spurs

1 | 14 hours ago

My bad. Carry on.

If you made a team of the current best 2nd round draft picks versus the best non-lottery 1st round picks who would win?