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Up until two weeks ago many here thought Malachi Richardson would be a great option to replace Crabbe should he sign elsewhere -- Malachi's stock has skyrocketed (according to Ford and Stein) to the point where the people they talk to fully expect Richardson to go top-10.

Fwiw Neil & Co. interviewed Richardson at the combine.

Taurean Prince is also rising - Toronto likes him at #9.

Sabonis will only workout for four teams: Boston, Phoenix, Utah, Toronto
 
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I wasnt too impressed with him when i saw actual game footage. Was way too slow.
 
Tacko Fall took his lunch money earlier this year.

Fall will be lucky to get drafted next year.
 
Didn't Hibbert and Gobert lack speed and coordination initially? Maybe he'll be another Shawn Bradley and never improve on the athletic components, but some of those tall trees have put in the work to be passable in that respect.

Edit: Hell, and Marc Gasol.
 
Fez Hammersticks said:
Up until two weeks ago many here thought Malachi Richardson would be a great option to replace Crabbe should he sign elsewhere -- Malachi's stock has skyrocketed (according to Ford and Stein) to the point where the people they talk to fully expect Richardson to go top-10.

Fwiw Neil & Co. interviewed Richardson at the combine.

Taurean Prince is also rising - Toronto likes him at #9.

Sabonis will only workout for four teams: Boston, Phoenix, Utah, Toronto
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There's a lot of wild cards in this years draft. A lot of guys that have a very wide draft range. Prince, Richardson, Valentine, Baldwin, Sabonis, Chriss.
 
*Sabonis has a promise in the top-12 -- Raps or the Magic

*Georgios Papagiannis has a late first promise -- Celtics, Memphis, Philly

*Ulis has a hip condition that will need surgery down the road. He could slide out of the first - red flag?

*Outside Qi, Cornelie, Luwawu most of the international guys have "soft promises" in the first.
 
Damian Jones is so intriguing. He has the tools to be a very good two way center. Would love it if neal found a way to nab him in the middle/late first. Draft ceiling is #10 to the Bucks and don't think he falls past the Hornets at #22.

For those that haven't seen much of him, here's a full game I found on YT:


Very involved early so you don't need to watch much of it to get a feel for his game. His defensive rebounding numbers are a bit low, but as you'll notice, he plays away from the rim a lot defensively (at least in this game) and is asked to switch a lot on pnr's. Not surprising as he has great agility for a guy his size.
 
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Fez Hammersticks said:
*Sabonis has a promise in the top-12 -- Raps or the Magic

*Georgios Papagiannis has a late first promise -- Celtics, Memphis, Philly

*Ulis has a hip condition that will need surgery down the road. He could slide out of the first - red flag?

*Outside Qi, Cornelie, Luwawu most of the international guys have "soft promises" in the first.
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-Sabonis to the Raptors makes too much sense. They need a PF, and JonasV is Lithuanian along with Sabonis.

-Papagiannis has a first round promise? That's shocking to be honest. No clue where he could go.

-Luwawu to the Bulls makes a ton of sense. He'd probably be their starting SF next year.
 
JDC said:
Damian Jones is so intriguing. He has the tools to be a very good two way center. Would love it if neal found a way to nab him in the middle/late first. Draft ceiling is #10 to the Bucks and don't think he falls past the Hornets at #22.
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Damian Jones is the guy I hope Neil finds a way to nab in the mid to late first. Would be good to have a full size center.
 
Jones is Steven Adams-esque. Being that he's 6'11" with a 7'4" wingspan his reach is on the small side for s center: 8'11"
 
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Jones is Steven Adams-esque. Being that he's 6'11" with a 7'4" wingspan his reach is on the small side for s center: 8'11"
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Yes that is short. In comparison..... Aminu has a 9'.05 " standing reach. But I will say Jones' no step vertical is above average for his size at 36".
 
I see now that Draft Express has moved him Cornelie out of the first round into the 38 slot. A 20 year old guy that tall and athletic and fluid who shoots the three, I would sure take him there.
 
So how does everyone see Portland getting into the draft, assuming all cash deals are dead? You think Plumlee goes? Do they give up Vonleh? The Cavs pick?
 
Scalma said:
So how does everyone see Portland getting into the draft, assuming all cash deals are dead? You think Plumlee goes? Do they give up Vonleh? The Cavs pick?
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I think they buy a 2nd rounder. I dont think they want the cap hold going into free agency.

They could deal plumlee for a future first and backup pg or young wing if they know they are going to sign a center like howard or whiteside and are trying to carve out a little more space. But obviously that would happen in july.
 
I would be shocked if we didn't end up with a second, I'm also on the Gary Payton the II train. It's a good opportunity to clear up some cap space too I think for the Howard/Whiteside/....Ryan Anderson sweepstakes.
 
JFizzleRaider said:
I think they buy a 2nd rounder. I dont think they want the cap hold going into free agency.

They could deal plumlee for a future first and backup pg or young wing if they know they are going to sign a center like howard or whiteside and are trying to carve out a little more space. But obviously that would happen in july.
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Yeah, there are a lot of teams with an excessive amount of picks, I'm sure there will be 2nd rounders available for trade. Is Thon Maker still projected as a 2nd? Sorry, don't feel like scrolling though this whole thread.
 
Also what do you mean they don't want the cap hold? The Blazers? How does that work lol I'm dumb as shit.
 
Scalma said:
Yeah, there a lot of teams with an excessive amount of picks, I'm sure there will be 2nd rounders available for trade. Is Thon Maker still projected as a 2nd? Sorry, don't feel like scrolling though this whole thread.
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I would bet Thon Maker will be a late first round pick to some team like the Spurs that can bring him along slowly and have something with him in about 4-5 years, kind of like how Biyombo is just now starting to be a useful player.
 
Scalma said:
Yeah, there are a lot of teams with an excessive amount of picks, I'm sure there will be 2nd rounders available for trade. Is Thon Maker still projected as a 2nd? Sorry, don't feel like scrolling though this whole thread.
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Maker is at #35 at draft Express; it seems like he was a little higher last week.
 
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