This is a light, fun, and casual way for the community to get a feel for market preferences without the need to reveal too much about their ultra-super-secret draft strategies.
Share your favorite pick in fantasy from each NBA team. These don't have to be the players with the BEST fantasy value (even though they can be), but a list of players you like for whatever reason and would be excited to own this coming 2017-18. No explanations needed. Just a list. I did a write-up with my reasons in the Friday's Daily Dish but am just posting my list here. Reply with your list, contribute to, and interact with the rest of the growing Hoop-Ball community.
Atlanta Hawks - Taurean Waller-Prince
Boston Celtics - Al Horford
Brooklyn Nets - Allen Crabbe
Charlotte Hornets - Kemba Walker
Chicago Bulls - Zach LaVine
Cleveland Cavaliers - Jae Crowder
Dallas Mavericks - Nerlens Noel
Denver Nuggets - Nikola Jokic
Detroit Pistons - Avery Bradley
Golden State Warriors - Draymond Green
Houston Rockets - Chris Paul
Indiana Pacers - Victor Oladipo
Los Angeles Clippers - Patrick Beverley/Milos Teodosic
Los Angeles Lakers - Brook Lopez
Memphis Grizzlies - Marc Gasol
Miami Heat - James Johnson
Milwaukee Bucks - Giannis Antetokounmpo
Minnesota Timberwolves - Karl-Anthony Towns
New Orleans Pelicans - Anthony Davis
New York Knicks - Kristaps Porzingis
Oklahoma City Thunder - Paul George
Orlando Magic - Aaron Gordon
Philadelphia 76ers - Robert Covington
Phoenix Suns - Marquese Chriss
Portland Trail Blazers - Jusuf Nurkic
Sacramento Kings - Skal Labissiere
San Antonio Spurs - Kawhi Leonard
Toronto Raptors - Serge Ibaka
Utah Jazz - Rudy Gobert
Washington Wizards - Otto Porter
Atlanta Hawks – Taurean Prince
Boston Celtics – Kyrie Irving
Brooklyn Nets – D'Angelo Russell
Charlotte Hornets – Michael Kidd-Gilchrist
Chicago Bulls – Zach LaVine
Cleveland Cavaliers – Kevin Love
Dallas Mavericks – Nerlens Noel
Denver Nuggets – Gary Harris
Detroit Pistons – Avery Bradley
Golden State Warriors – Nick Young
Houston Rockets – Clint Capela
Indiana Pacers – Victor Oladipo
Los Angeles Clippers – Blake Griffin
Los Angeles Lakers – Brook Lopez
Memphis Grizzlies – JaMychal Green
Miami Heat – Kelly Olynyk
Milwaukee Bucks – Giannis Antetokounmpo
Minnesota Timberwolves – Karl-Anthony Towns
New Orleans Pelicans – Anthony Davis
New York Knicks – Kristaps Porzingis
Oklahoma City Thunder – Steven Adams
Orlando Magic – Aaron Gordon
Philadelphia 76ers – Ben Simmons
Phoenix Suns – Marquese Chriss
Portland Trail Blazers – Moe Harkless
Sacramento Kings – Willie Cauley-Stein
San Antonio Spurs – Kawhi Leonard
Toronto Raptors – Norman Powell
Utah Jazz – Rudy Gobert
Washington Wizards – Bradley Beal
Atlanta Hawks – "Bounceback" Baze
Boston Celtics – Al Horford
Brooklyn Nets – Linsane
Charlotte Hornets – Kemba Walker (literally the only guy I'd touch on this team)
Chicago Bulls – (if they re-sign him) Niko Mirotic
Cleveland Cavaliers – Basically any of 'em. Gimme LeBron on a FT% positive regression year.
Dallas Mavericks – Nerlens Noel
Denver Nuggets – Sapper
Detroit Pistons – Tobias Harris (or really, no one)
Golden State Warriors – Draymond Green (FG% chance to go up)
Houston Rockets – Ariza, ol' steady state
Indiana Pacers – Win a date with Thad
Los Angeles Clippers – Gallo, he's going late in drafts
Los Angeles Lakers – Brook Lopez
Memphis Grizzlies – Marc Gasol
Miami Heat – Josh Richardson
Milwaukee Bucks – JOHN HENSON (I'm, of course, joking ... or am I?)
Minnesota Timberwolves – Karl-Anthony Towns
New Orleans Pelicans – Boogie
New York Knicks – Kristaps Porzingis
Oklahoma City Thunder – Westy
Orlando Magic – Aaron Gordon
Philadelphia 76ers – Robert Covington
Phoenix Suns – Bledsoe, I think he plays down the stretch this year or gets traded somewhere he'll play
Portland Trail Blazers – McCollum
Sacramento Kings – George Hill
San Antonio Spurs – LMA at a mega discount
Toronto Raptors – Lowry, since suddenly he's radioactive
Utah Jazz – Rudy Gobert
Washington Wizards – Any of the starting 5, since this team didn't change at all.
Atlanta Hawks – John Collins
Boston Celtics – Al Horford
Brooklyn Nets – Allen Crabbe
Charlotte Hornets – Kemba Walker
Chicago Bulls – Lauri Markkanen (would prefer to say no one)
Cleveland Cavaliers – Jae Crowder
Dallas Mavericks – Dennis Smith
Denver Nuggets – Nikola Jokic
Detroit Pistons – Avery Bradley
Golden State Warriors – Klay Thompson
Houston Rockets – Chris Paul
Indiana Pacers – Myles Turner
Los Angeles Clippers – Patrick Beverley
Los Angeles Lakers – Brook Lopez
Memphis Grizzlies – Mike Conley
Miami Heat – James Johnson
Milwaukee Bucks – Khris Middleton
Minnesota Timberwolves – Karl-Anthony Towns
New Orleans Pelicans – Anthony Davis
New York Knicks – Kristaps Porzingis
Oklahoma City Thunder – Paul George
Orlando Magic – Elf
Philadelphia 76ers – Robert Covington
Phoenix Suns – Marquese Chriss
Portland Trail Blazers – Jusuf Nurkic
Sacramento Kings – Skal Labissiere
San Antonio Spurs – Kawhi Leonard
Toronto Raptors – Serge Ibaka
Utah Jazz – Joe Ingles
Washington Wizards – Bradley Beal
Atlanta Hawks – Taurean Prince
Boston Celtics – Al Horford
Brooklyn Nets – D'Angelo Russell (but don't reach young blood)
Charlotte Hornets – Marvin Williams
Chicago Bulls – Zach LaVine
Cleveland Cavaliers – Kevin Love assuming he falls a few rounds
Dallas Mavericks – Nerlens Noel
Denver Nuggets – Gary Harris
Detroit Pistons – Jon Leuer
Golden State Warriors – Stephen Curry
Houston Rockets – Clint Capela
Indiana Pacers – Myles Turner
Los Angeles Clippers – Patrick Beverley
Los Angeles Lakers – Brook Lopez
Memphis Grizzlies – JaMychal Green
Miami Heat – Josh Richardson
Milwaukee Bucks – Malcolm Brogdon
Minnesota Timberwolves – KAT
New Orleans Pelicans – AD
New York Knicks – Willy Hernangomez
Oklahoma City Thunder – Steven Adams (NZ proud)
Orlando Magic – Evan Fournier
Philadelphia 76ers – JJ Reddick should be a cheap source of 3's late in drafts
Phoenix Suns – TJ Warren
Portland Trail Blazers – Mo Harkless
Sacramento Kings – Bogdan Bogdanovic
San Antonio Spurs – Pau Gasol
Toronto Raptors – Serge Ibaka
Utah Jazz – Rodney in the Hood
Washington Wizards – Markieff Morris
Atlanta Hawks – Taurean Prince [Either him or Ersan]
Boston Celtics – Kyrie [He's gonna be fun to keep track of in both fantasy and reality]
Brooklyn Nets – Linsanity 2017, bring it on!
Charlotte Hornets – Nic Batum [Was always a fan of him, and would draft him if he falls 1-2 rounds from his ADP]
Chicago Bulls – Markkanen [Bulls are gonna be a boring lot. I'll go with the rook]
Cleveland Cavaliers – LeBron
Dallas Mavericks – Nerlens Noel
Denver Nuggets – Gary Harris [picked him off waivers last season, so I know what's up this year]
Detroit Pistons – Just plain ol' everyday Tobias Harris
Golden State Warriors – Draymond Green
Houston Rockets – Ariza [would pick CP3, but not sure how well he'll mesh with Harden]
Indiana Pacers – Myles Turner [he's the only player I'd be willing to overdraft, as early as 15]
Los Angeles Clippers – Teodosic [considered one of the best players outside of the NBA, the upside is great at a late round]
Los Angeles Lakers – Lonzo
Memphis Grizzlies – Brandan Wright [definitely not draft him, but I'd keep an eye on him in the waivers all year with Randolph gone now]
Miami Heat – Dion "the GOAT" Waiters [the Johnsons, and Kelly "the Clinic" Olynyk, last round - What a happy Heat family!]
Milwaukee Bucks – Khris Middleton
Minnesota Timberwolves – KAT
New Orleans Pelicans – Boogie
New York Knicks – KP [THJr. as well]
Oklahoma City Thunder – PG13
Orlando Magic – Vucevic [just overall consistent, love him - also my beloved Jonathon Simmons, I'll keep an eye on him in waivers]
Philadelphia 76ers – Em-bii-dle-juice
Phoenix Suns – Marquese Chriss [T.J. Warren, Bledsoe too]
Portland Trail Blazers – McCollum [Nurk too]
Sacramento Kings – George Hill
San Antonio Spurs – Kawhi [Pau, Patty too - Dejounte and Gay on waivers. I'm biased for the Spurs, but eff LMA, I really hope he gets traded]
Toronto Raptors – Ibaka [love to nab him in the 60's and also see his blocks go back up]
Utah Jazz – Rubio [Ingles late rounds]
Washington Wizards – Otto-matic Porter-Potty, the most 'efficient' potty you'll ever see!
Atlanta Hawks – John Collins
Boston Celtics – Al Horford
Brooklyn Nets – Jeremy Lin
Charlotte Hornets – Dwight Howard
Chicago Bulls – Lauri Markkanen
Cleveland Cavaliers – Kevin Love
Dallas Mavericks – Nerlens Noel
Denver Nuggets – Nikola Jokic
Detroit Pistons – Avery Bradley
Golden State Warriors – Draymond Green
Houston Rockets – Chris Paul
Indiana Pacers – Victor Oladipo
LA Clippers – Danillo Gallinari
LA Lakers – Brook Lopez
Memphis Grizzlies – Marc Gasol
Miami Heat – Bam Adebayo
Milwaukee Bucks – Giannis Antetokounmpo
Minnesota Timberwolves – Andrew Wiggins
New Orleans Pelicans – Rajon Rondo
New York Knicks – Kristaps Porzingis
Oklahoma City Thunder – Steven Adams
Orlando Magic – Aaron Gordon
Philadelphia 76ers – JJ Reddick
Phoenix Suns – Josh Jackson
Portland Trail Blazers – Jusuf Nurkic
Sacramento Kings – Skal Labissiere
San Antonio Spurs – Dejuante Murray
Toronto Raptors – Norman Powell
Utah Jazz – Ricky Rubio
Washington Wizards - Otto Porter