Quick reminder of the ground rules:
- Please do not comment with your thoughts on the debate until the arguments have been posted. Once the two GMs have had their say, you can have at it you filthy animals.
- If you want to sign up for this debate, shoot me a PM. I will be commenting below when the two GMs have been chosen. For this first debate, it will be first come first serve.
- Lastly, get creative! This is a good chance for anyone to crunch some numbers, toss in some flowery language, photoshop some images, recall some game footage, whatever you need to convince the audience. Once you're chosen as a debater, the stage is yours!
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Now, let's get the party started. This should be a fun one. We're doing a team-building exercise.
The task: Create a starting 5 + bench 5 out of your selected draft class that would beat the other class's squad. You're going to have to convince the public of why your squad is dominant. The options: 2021 or 2022.
Deadline: Sunday, February 14 18:00 GMT (12pm EST)
The Rundown
2021
Current team - Player
1. Milwaukee - Brandon Ingram
2. Philadelphia - Lonzo Ball
3. New Orleans - Lauri Markkanen
4. Utah - Josh Jackson
5. Boston - DeAaron Fox
6. Houston - Malik Monk
7. Toronto - Mo Bamba
8. Indiana - Semi Ojeleye
9. Detroit - Denzel Livingston
10. Chicago - Jordan Bell
11. Miami - Dennis Smith
12. Oklahoma - Kevin Knox
13. Miami - Ding Yanyuhang
14. Indiana - Justin Patton
15. Golden State- PJ Dozier
16. Denver- Sinan Guler
17. Philadelphia - Caleb Swanigan
18. Miami - Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk
19. Boston - Mathias Lessort
20. Atlanta - Zach Collins
21. Oklahoma- Harry Giles
22. Atlanta - Derrick White
23. Los Angeles (C) - Luke Kennard
24. Indiana - Rawle Akins
25. Phoenix- Aaron Holiday
26. Memphis- LJ Peak
27. Washington - Ike Anigbogu
28. Miami - OG Anunoby
29. Houston - Damyean Dotson
30. Detroit - Ivan Rabb
2022
Current team - Player
1. Denver - Jayson Tatum
2. Los Angeles (L) - Marvin Bagley III
3. Brooklyn - DeAndre Ayton
4. Utah - Donovan Mitchell
5. Detroit - Frank Ntilikina
6. Charlotte - Trae Young
7. Milwaukee - Wendell Carter
8. Miami - Kyle Kuzma
9. Sacramento - Jaylen Adams
10. Philadelphia - Bam Adebayo
11. Toronto - Jonathan Isaac
12. Indiana - Eric Mika
13. Miami - Jabari Bird
14. Miami - Tony Bradley
15. Philadelphia - Moritz Wagner
16. Miami- Jarett Allen
17. Washington - Dillon Brooks
18. Golden State- PJ Washington
19. Portland - Jalen Brunson
20. I dont know - DJ Wright
21. Utah - Ryan Archidiacono
22. New York - Terrance Ferguson
23. Brooklyn - Dwayne Bacon
24. Boston - Tryggvi Hlinason
25. Boston - Chris Boucher
26. Miami - Tony Carr
27. Atlanta - Michael Young
28. Oklahoma- Jo Lual-Acuil
29. Dallas - Herve Kabasele
30. Cleveland - Milton Doyle
* I genuinely don't know the teams of some players at the end of the draft. Whatever it isn't important.