Event 2018 NBA Draft

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oldfisherman said:
Trying to find a trade that works for Tobias Harris to use as our third wing @ sf.

Harris is a more accurate 3pt shooter (.411) than CJ (.397) and Dame (.368)
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Harris would be a good fit for Portland. I wanted him when he was on his two previous teams. CJ is too much to give up for him and not sure anyone else is good enough to give up for him. Tough call on the one.
 
Sarni said:
Can’t see Grizzlies being happy saving just $7M a year for moving 4 spots down.
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Not just saving $7M/year, but also getting a player with 2 functional knees.
 
Scalma said:
Yeah there’s no way he’s serious. Think it’s a dig at indivual workouts, or how much weight people put into it.
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"In case it wasn't clear, I was being sarcastic here. I'm getting enough feedback to indicate that not everyone realized that. Point is, I'm not sure what more this kid needs to do to to prove himself at this stage."
 
I don't have time to follow the draft as much as many of you. But I did see this article and found it interesting. I'd be curious to hear some of all y'all's reaction to some of this. Doncic going No. 1 to the Suns for example.

As for the Blazers 'perfect pick' in this article, I don't see how this would be it unless we moved a couple of our big guys. Which we certainly might do. And I don't doubt this guy is better for us than Swanigan. And he did work out for the Blazers already. ESPN has him going No. 22 to Chicago.

Thoughts?

24. Portland Trail Blazers - Keita Bates-Diop, F, Ohio State
Bates-Diop is a huge senior forward from Ohio State, measuring at 6’8, 225 pounds with a 7’3 wingspan. He turned into a dependable (36 percent) outside shooter during his fourth year at Ohio State. He’s such a good rebounder that he’s an ideal candidate to play stretch four and even some minutes as a small ball five.

https://www.sbnation.com/nba/2018/6...ter-jr-luka-doncic-marvin-bagley-phoenix-suns
 
Something funny happened. I was in ESPN draft area and trying to look at their 2018 mock draft. They had all the names out there, but looks like it was insider to see the rest; so i just highlighted all the names and then pasted them in a Word document. Except when I pasted a lot of other stuff spilled out like a little blurb on each guy and comps and also ratings in different categories (although difficult to read). I was gonna post a link to my word document but I don't know how to do that? You guys can try repeating what I did if you are interested.
 
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UKRAINEFAN said:
Something funny happened. I was in ESPN draft area and trying to look at their 2018 mock draft. They had all the names out there, but looks like it was insider to see the rest; so i just highlighted all the names and then copied them in a Word document. Except when I copied a lot of other stuff spilled out like a little blurb on each guy and comps and also ratings in different categories (although difficult to read). I was gonna post a link to my word document but I don't know how to do that? You guys can try repeating what I did if you are interested.
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You could probably accomplish the same thing by viewing the page's source code. I imagine they're using CSS to hide blocks of text for non-subscribers, which is a surprisingly sloppy way of going about it.
 


Some pretty damn good players there! Terry isn't even the best. He might not even be the best point guard...
 
This draft is going to be super interesting IMO. Last year it was a bit more obvious as top three was a foregone conclusion before it even happened and you could have kind of guessed the entire top 10/11 while maybe missing 2-3 players by one or two spots. This year the only known is the number one pick, beyond that it is very hard to tell in which order the top 10 will go (even though you can guess 8-9 players that will be top 10 now without any problem). Some players can go from perceived no. 3 to no. 8 and the other way around.

There could also be big trades happening. Last year it was Butler, sort of out of the blue because it wasn’t rumored that heavily, this year it could be Kawhi.
 
I'm listening to Chad Lowe's podcast and Givony is saying that the good teams love Doncic and the bad teams HATE him - so he really could be available at the Memphis pick. Lowe says "if that happens, there's no way they do the Parsons + #4 salary dump, right?" And Givony thinks that even Memphis aren't really sold on Doncic. Come on Olshey - swing for the fences!
 
Rastapopoulos said:
I'm listening to Chad Lowe's podcast and Givony is saying that the good teams love Doncic and the bad teams HATE him - so he really could be available at the Memphis pick. Lowe says "if that happens, there's no way they do the Parsons + #4 salary dump, right?" And Givony thinks that even Memphis aren't really sold on Doncic. Come on Olshey - swing for the fences!
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Doncic with Dame would be crazy. Doncic will make everyone around him better, that’s how smart and unselfish he is. Swapping out CJ for Doncic would be a godsend.
 
Scalma said:
Doncic with Dame would be crazy. Doncic will make everyone around him better, that’s how smart and unselfish he is. Swapping out CJ for Doncic would be a godsend.
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It's literally too good to be true.

You know who should go after Doncic (and probably would if Hinkie were still around)? The Sixers. The trio of Doncic, Simmons and Embiid would be insane. And the Sixers could probably pretty easily get there - they can absorb some salary, they have the #10, they could offer Fultz...
 
Blazinaway said:
sure seems quiet around the NBA just a few days before the draft, time for a little action
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My source hasn't given me much this year, but did give me a couple minor bits recently...

Neither are earth-shattering AT ALL, but would explain why the quiet...
1. Blazers are burning up the phone lines trying to make "something" happen (he wouldn't say what). Also added that at this point, "who isn't", but he made it sound like we're trying to be aggressive.
2. EVERYTHING that happens between now and free agency will hinge on/around what happens with Kawhi Leonard... Lots of teams trying to position them pre-draft/pre-FA to have the right package together to get him. Very little that happens between now and then won't have him incorporated in some capacity/strategy.

Again, nothing mind-blowing here, but let's just call this source "well-placed". :)
 
PtldPlatypus said:
I imagine Philly is still hoping to preserve their cap space.

Cleveland could be an interesting option here. Several have suggested CJ/24 for Love/8. Others have suggested CJ for Parsons/4. Do you combine the deals? Do CJ/24 for Love/8, but also send Turner/8 to Memphis for Parsons/4?
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Man @PtldPlatypus you come up with some great trades, if only you could somehow convince the other teams.

We give up CJ, Turner, and 24

for

Love, Parsons, and 4?

Sign me up!
 
PtldPlatypus said:
I imagine Philly is still hoping to preserve their cap space.

Cleveland could be an interesting option here. Several have suggested CJ/24 for Love/8. Others have suggested CJ for Parsons/4. Do you combine the deals? Do CJ/24 for Love/8, but also send Turner/8 to Memphis for Parsons/4?
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That looks good from Portland’s perspective though there may need to be some added for Memphis since Turner is not at the same level as CJ maybe a future lotto protected first or AFA. Turner could fill the Tyreke Evans role (he will be a FA) or they could pair them up. Then maybe add Lee with the AC trade exemption. Everyone also expires in 19/20 to be able to reset.

Lillard, Baldwin
Doncic, Pat
Mo, Lee, Parsons
Love, Collins, Swanigan
Nurkic, Davis, Leonard
 
hoopsjock said:
Man @PtldPlatypus you come up with some great trades, if only you could somehow convince the other teams.

We give up CJ, Turner, and 24

for

Love, Parsons, and 4?

Sign me up!
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Well, honestly I think the notion of CJ/24 for Love/8 sounds preposterously lopsided in our favor, but I keep seeing it suggested, so I figured maybe I'm wrong. :dunno:
 
While trade chatter this time of year isn't unusual, there is a growing sense among many team execs that there could be some significant deals early in the draft.

Per mannix, Twitter
 
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