Cheers

From the CH twitter feed:

We were asked not to write about the talk with Kahn, but there are definitely some things we’ll have in a recap.

Perhaps Kahn has figured out that anything he says in these ‘private’ meetings with fans has a way of making it around the interwebs pretty quickly.

I’m hopeful it was heartening, as SnP, Wyn, and the others their haven’t announced that they’re moving to OKC yet. Also there are no pitchforks or torches in the pic above, so that’s something.

but I thought the same about Darko and Sasha, of course Darko seems to make everyone on the team look better.

…We fully expect a kahn interview a’al wright in the near future where we ask website questions

But how hard do you think it would be to guess what was said? He can’t get into specifics about players not whose rights are not owned by this team, remember.

There are like 5-6 answers I can almost be sure were given by Kahn, and probably 10 more which I would say have a decent chance of being some of his answers. I think going to it just to say you were there would’ve been the major perk, not so much in the information given. However I would’ve loved the chance to ask or hear if he ever frequents boards when he’s bored.

…with reader submitted questions for kahn in the future. we will put up a post about it in advance. you have very good questions for wright and we hope you submit them for kahn.

…then screw you all off, you should have been there yourselves. I met some people, but it would have been cool to meet more of you.

What is it about this Kahn meetings that seems to give people such a strong feeling that he has a plan and can pull it off? If you can’t give details, at least what is the general reason. Like “He mentioned specific guys and it seemed doable?” Or “He didn’t mention specific names, but talked about an overall strategy that made perfect sense?” Or ??

Hard to say until the lottery order comes out. Some teams will likely not trade Turner for what the Timberwolves would realistically offer if they’re at #3/#4. But, if a team really needs a big and a PG, but not a SG like Turner (say, Detroit), then #3/#4 and Flynn would be enough to get a guy who seems like the clear #2 player, but guys like Cousins or Favors are likely seen to have nearly equal upside (at minimum) by most. Same also would go for Indiana, even though Turner would be a nice player for them, I think Flynn and Favors would be too much value to turn down.

This is only if Kahn truly is on a mission for “Turner or Bust” however. I don’t think Love and the pick would be the right kind of package, nor would underselling the other team with like CHA 1st and Pekovic in addition to #3/#4.

But so did Rubio at this time, and he dropped to #5.

Never doubt a GM’s ability to over analyze workouts/interviews (case and point…Jonny Flynn). There’s a very good shot Turner could fall to #3 or #4. Evan Turner’s stock is NEVER going to be higher then it is now. He won’t wow you in a work-out, and because his skills can only be seen accurately in a 5×5 scrimmage (much like Rubio last year) he’s not going to go head to head with Johnson or Aminu and risk hurting his stock. He has nothing to gain. Cousins and Favors on the other hand were considered potential #1 pick prospects before the season for a reason. They do everything that makes scouts drool.

This is what Chad Ford wrote about Derrick Favors back on Nov 10th:

Nov. 10 Update: Favors also has the talent to go first overall. In fact, if he has a breakout season, it won’t take long for him to leap past Wall and everyone else in college basketball on our Big Board.

Favors is a long, athletic big man who gets compared to everyone from Amare Stoudemire to Dwight Howard. While Favors doesn’t yet have the physique of either player, he’s getting stronger, and he has the size, length and agility to dominate the paint for years to come. His physical skills alone put him in the top five, but he’s more refined than you think. He has a jumper out to 18 feet, and is a terrific rebounder and shot-blocker.

Scouts want to see Favors’ handle this season. Can he create offense for himself, or will he be reliant on Iman Shumpert and others for his baskets? They’ll also be watching his passing ability and how he handles the relentless double-teams he’ll face this season.

He played with crappy point guards all year, and he was never able to actually show off what he was capable of. Unlike Turner, Favors stock will never be lower. So the #3 pick could be fine, we just don’t want Utah, the Clippers, Houston, or Memphis picking at #2.

that was interesting.

I’d be even more interested if he knew how to predict and control the placement of lottery balls.

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I’m purely guessing, of course, but no extra money gets spent before the team gets better organically. That is most likely to happen, and next year, just due to less tanking player development, and more emphasis on wins (unless they don’t get Wall or Evans. Then the “Harrison Barnes Sweepstakes” begin).