2019 NBA Draft Thread

[illmatic99]

So the draft is tomorrow. Where the hell have our beat reporters been?

 

[illmatic99]

Who is kevin porter jr and whats his story ?

https://www.theringer.com/nba/2019/6/19/18684292/kevin-porter-jr-2019-nba-draft

 

[B-Roy]

So the draft is tomorrow. Where the hell have our beat reporters been?

Because there's nothing to talk about. I can tell you how the Blazers draft is gonna go tomorrow.

At pick 25 the Blazers pick *insert random guy here*. Nothing else happens rest of the night.

Done.

 

[santeesioux]

Because there's nothing to talk about. I can tell you how the Blazers draft is gonna go tomorrow.

At pick 25 the Blazers pick *insert random guy here*. Nothing else happens rest of the night.

Done.

It's going to be that Windler guy lol, if I was a betting man I'd bet on it. Bazley will still be there and we'll be kicking ourselves

 

[RR7]

So the draft is tomorrow. Where the hell have our beat reporters been?

I think they've had articles on our draft workouts, which are pretty underwhelming. I dunno what else we'd be looking for. Beat writers aren't generally the ones sharing rumors and such.

 

[Scalma]

I think they've had articles on our draft workouts, which are pretty underwhelming. I dunno what else we'd be looking for. Beat writers aren't generally the ones sharing rumors and such.

Well definitely not the Blazers ones. Like seriously, what is Joe Freeman getting paid to do exactly? Besides “confirming” Wojs tweets of course.

 

[RR7]

Well definitely not the Blazers ones. Like seriously, what is Joe Freeman getting paid to do exactly? Besides “confirming” Wojs tweets of course.

https://www.oregonlive.com/blazers/...html?outputType=amp&__twitter_impression=true

https://www.oregonlive.com/blazers/...html?outputType=amp&__twitter_impression=true

 

[glazeduck]

Well definitely not the Blazers ones. Like seriously, what is Joe Freeman getting paid to do exactly? Besides “confirming” Wojs tweets of course.

It's possible that minimal reporting is part of Olshey's plan. Would seem to fit with the player workouts/visits we've had as well...

 

[Scalma]

https://www.oregonlive.com/blazers/...html?outputType=amp&__twitter_impression=true

https://www.oregonlive.com/blazers/...html?outputType=amp&__twitter_impression=true

Nice, he can copy and paste.

 

[VanillaGorilla]

https://www.oregonlive.com/blazers/...html?outputType=amp&__twitter_impression=true

https://www.oregonlive.com/blazers/...html?outputType=amp&__twitter_impression=true

We really gave Stephen Thompson Jr. a workout?

 

[GhostOfPGA]

We really gave Stephen Thompson Jr. a workout?

Hard to believe lol

 

[crandc]

I wonder if Hubie will call him Terry Porter Jr, to bring it full circle

If you don't get that reference, don't ever argue with me in the forum

In fact I think drafting Kevin Porter has some poetic Justice.

As I don't follow men's college basketball and don't know one agent from another, I can approach the draft without preconceptions

 

[Wizard Mentor]

ANYWAYS BACK ON TOPIC

If Portland keeps the pick two guys stand out to me

Bazley
Okpala

Call it a gut feeling, but both have blazers written all over them. Bazley isn’t too different from the “risk” Olshey took last year with Simons. Okpalas interview with the media after his blazers workout seemed...right. Can’t explain it much better, but it felt similar to Simons last year.

Personally I would take either, but prefer Bazley. There are a couple other guys in my cluster but I don’t get the feeling they’re gonna be headed to Portland (Thybulle, Samanic for example)

ditto, except I'm also on the Kabengele train.

 

[James lamphear]

I like Bazley a lot and if he there I hope we drafted but I got feeling he not the guy. I believe it will be either Windler or Okpala.

 

[GhostOfPGA]

I like Bazley a lot and if he there I hope we drafted but I got feeling he not the guy. I believe it will be either Windler or Okpala.

Windler makes a lot of sense. 4 year guy, has a very well rounded offensive game, a lefty... he has a CJ Miles Type game.

 

[Labinot41]

Not good

 

[Labinot41]

 

[BonesJones]

Not good

Me and HoopsJock predicted as much haha.

 

[Scalma]

Man I really like Bruno Fernando, I think he fits too, so if he’s there at 25 and Bazley is gone, hmmmmm.

 

[PCmor7]

Windler makes a lot of sense. 4 year guy, has a very well rounded offensive game, a lefty... he has a CJ Miles Type game.

Windler gives me Luke Babbitt flashbacks.

 

[GhostOfPGA]

Windler gives me Luke Babbitt flashbacks.

Babbitt was chubbier and more of a stretch 4. Windler closer to Doug McDermott

 

[Wizard Mentor]

League sources also tell SI.com that the Magic have put the No. 46 pick on the trade block and could sell it, with the Lakers, Wizards, and Trail Blazers among the teams believed to have interest in purchasing a second-rounder.

 

[Scalma]

I’ll take one Jalen McDaniels please and thank you.

 

[James lamphear]

Atlanta traded there 44 pick to Miami.

 

[Scalma]

We need a second because we’re gonna struggle to fill out the roster once we lose curry, Hood, kanter and Aminu lol

 

[James lamphear]

Some of NBA people has Bazley go as high as 15.

 

[tester551]

Some of NBA people has Bazley go as high as 15.

I was on the Bazley hype train... but there is a lot of risk with him.

My first priority would be Chuma. I still think he's ideal at #25

 

[illmatic99]

These are NBA moves. First step is lethal and he tries to dunk everything. All legs, all arms

 

[PCmor7]

These are NBA moves. First step is lethal and he tries to dunk everything. All legs, all arms

Thing is these are highlights. No one is saying Okpala can't do it. The questions seem to be about his motor and why he doesn't do it more often with his obvious gifts.

 

[illmatic99]

I was on the Bazley hype train... but there is a lot of risk with him.

My first priority would be Chuma. I still think he's ideal at #25

we know absolutely nothing about bazley. KZ has actually played and done well against top competition