A scattered draft doesn’t save the team money, but there are other reasons to keep this way
SportsNet: Elliotte Friedman and Kyle Bukauskas 32 Thoughts: Podcast – Mid-Summer Episodes – This is one of the main reasons why they continue to continue to spread out the draft in 2026.
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Bukauskas: “Well, what surprises are there in the vote between the teams going on to the split draft? We’ve shown how we feel about all of these feelings, but we’ll keep that way next year.”
Friedman: “Well, it’s closer. When they initially voted for it, the first time was 26 to 6. I understand this vote was 20 to 12. So we just have to keep going, Kyle is right, Kyle has only six next year?
I really think that, as we all know, how Bateman’s situation publicly tear down the GMS, I really think it will change. I was really surprised that he gave them a vote. I really am.
You know, I, it’s obvious to me, these votes decide in a way that they keep it as it is, they value confidentiality. As far as I understand, it’s all about confidentiality.
There was a man, Mark Yannetti, who was drafting the Kings draft, and he sent a quote, I don’t remember where I saw it, but he sent a sentence, saying, “I was able to look up reports of injuries without worrying about someone looking at my shoulder.”
I know this is important. Like people just said, I can talk to people on the table. Or I can have a conversation without worrying about who is listening to me.
It’s like a person saying to me, “I think people read lips.” I think, come on. He said: “I think people do read lips. Now everyone has cameras and I worry about my lips reading. He is serious about it and that’s how they feel.
And they do think that if you simplify the broadcast, that’s better. I have no doubt that this is what they will do next season.
But the vote is closer, so it’s only 10 months from now on to figure out what should I do so that next year’s six people flip in next year’s vote?
OK, do you think that’s a thing? Just like annual check-in, well, what do we think about this? ”
Friedman: “I don’t know. I don’t know. Like, I tell you this Kyle, the privacy thing is very real.”
Bukauskas: “Yes, I can see.”
Friedman: “It’s like not saving them money. They still have to fly among all the scouts everywhere. They still have to put them in the hotel. But, so, they realize that it doesn’t save them any money. But for those who vote, privacy is privacy, and that’s one thing I know, and that’s one thing I know.”
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