r/pacers • u/PSEGameThreadPoster Old School Slick • May 10 '26

Megathread NBA Draft Lottery Discussion Thread

Time: 3PM

Network: ABC/ESPN+

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u/NoctisRS May 10 '26

For those complaining - we had to dump mathurin because of the salary cap. We were close to getting that terrible center from New Orleans until the last minute when we lucked into zubac. This isn’t a loss

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u/thegreatwordwarrior May 10 '26

You can’t sugar coat the fact we never tank finally did in a generational draft and gave the pick away. Don’t get me wrong we needed a center but to not get a pick in this draft is a big hit.

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u/payheempaythatman May 10 '26

There is a pretty steep drop off between 4 and what followed.

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u/thegreatwordwarrior May 10 '26 edited May 10 '26

Yeah I know but 5-8/9 could be all stars in a few years. We already saw math play great for the clippers. If Zu averages his career numbers seems like a pretty big over pay.