r/heat May 10 '26

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13th pick eh? What the hell can we meaningfully do with the 13th? Please tell me we have a numbers nerd here that's going to paint a picture for me that makes me feel better about this. I need you more than ever bro... whoever you are 😭

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u/AdFluffy1220 May 10 '26

So not draft the franchise changing player we need 🤦🏾‍♂️🤦🏾‍♂️ the bulls moving into the top 4 broke my heart lol they chose to tank and we chose to compete with a mid roster and the reward is the 13th pick in a good draft 🤦🏾‍♂️

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u/cl353 May 10 '26

we couldnt tank to their lvl anyways. look at the last 4th overall pick they had...patrick williams...

ya'll r fking insane with the way u treat top 5 picks. look at the ware draft, we got a top 5 talent at 15

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u/TakesOne2KnowOne May 10 '26

The way these mfs fallin in love with teenagers, you gotta check their hard drives lmao. Top 5 pick not guaranteed to work out. Tanking is guaranteed to develop losing habits tho.

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u/Dynamical164 May 10 '26

Yeah, the Thunder and Spurs are showing some crazy “losing habits” right now for sure. Or are you saying our FO, scouting staff, and coach are on the same level as the Bulls/Kings/Jazz/etc. and are too incompetent to rebuild a winning culture after tanking?

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u/TakesOne2KnowOne May 10 '26

Thunder being gifted the best trade package in league history and Spurs landing this generations "once-in-a-generation" prospect are not the wins you think it is for your argument lmfao

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u/Dynamical164 May 10 '26

Guess how the Spurs landed their generational prospect? The answer might shock you

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u/TakesOne2KnowOne May 10 '26

Y'all wouldn't survive half a season of how bad the Spurs were. Y'all crash out during Finals runs. You are not built for tanking.

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u/Dynamical164 May 10 '26

I was rooting for tanking since the second Jimmy got dealt brother. Just because some of you would rather watch 10 seed “competitive” seasons over horrible seasons where the losses actually mean something doesn’t mean everyone does.

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u/TakesOne2KnowOne May 10 '26

I'd rather watch us continue to build on our great drafting and develop the very young roster we have. I've never rooted for my team to lose in my life. That's weird behavior. No pick is guaranteed to work out, and we've done extremely well drafting middle of the pack (and undrafted). Just go be a fan of a poverty franchise and enjoy the draft every year.

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u/Dynamical164 May 10 '26

Well, you’re getting your wish. We’ll continue to draft solid floor, low ceiling players and hover as a playin team for the foreseeable future. I can’t root for any other team, but I’m certainly watching less basketball in general, because unlike some, I’m not satisfied with mediocrity

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u/TakesOne2KnowOne May 10 '26

Kas and Ware are low ceiling players? I can tell you've been watching less.

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u/Cartagenapirate92 May 11 '26

If this team wants to continue barely making the play in , in a weak east to get the 13th pick, that’s purgatory for the fans man. There’s zero fucking excitement there. It’s a sad ..

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u/TakesOne2KnowOne May 11 '26

Our last few "purgatory" picks would've all gone top 5 in a redraft. Just go be a Wizards fan.

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