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Originally Posted by Jacks
Disagree on this one, could be a home run if it slides to 2029. By then most of the Avs star players will be mid-late 30's and it's likely they will be declining. That would also mean that one of their 2027 or 2028 picks was a top 10 which means for sure they are on the way down. An unprotected potential lottery pick would be way better than a mid 20's+ pick even if we do need to wait a year longer.
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Maybe. Or they could do what the Pens are doing this year and make the playoffs with their ancient all-star core. We won't know the answer for years.
Either way, that pick is getting far enough out that it becomes unlikely to contribute to building of this roster within Wolf's contract. Draft in 2029, 2-3 years to develop and Wolf's contract is pretty much over (2033).
Hoping that it becomes a lottery pick is fun and all but you have to acknowledge that it is an unlikely scenario. They are far more likely to be a middling team that still makes the playoffs and their GM will spend other assets to try and make that happen because they do not have their 1st round pick.