Notice 2021 draft day picks/moves/speculation thread

[HailBlazers]

oooooh shit... 43rd pick

Everyone was bitching... so Neil tells Woj drop it

 

[riverman]

I mean we’re doing that now lol

exactly

 

[Strenuus]

if you pay Norm and another guy like Simmons...your'e going bargain shopping to get the bench filled

Simmons is awful so thatd be an L for him too. But that one is purely my opinion.

 

[riverman]

Simmons is awful so thatd be an L for him too. But that one is purely my opinion.

Simmons with the right coach is this generations Dennis Rodman...the kid can guard anybody in the league and he's 24...runner up for defensive player of the year....Rodman didn't like to shoot either much...more buckets for Nurk

 

[DDolla]

There you go, that’s Neil’s bread crumbs scrub

 

[BBert]

I feel pretty good about this year's projects. You can't teach athletic.

 

[Strenuus]

Simmons with the right coach is this generations Dennis Rodman...the kid can guard anybody in the league and he's 24...runner up for defensive player of the year....Rodman didn't like to shoot either much...more buckets for Nurk

Still an L. I dont wanna play 4 on 5 on offense, we already had an awful coach hamstring us. Let's not revert by getting Simmons.

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

McClung to the Lakers.

Gross.

 

[Strenuus]

McClung to the Lakers.

Gross.

Easy to troll though.

McClang.

 

[Ed O]

Still an L. I dont wanna play 4 on 5 on offense, we already had an awful coach hamstring us. Let's not revert by getting Simmons.

He's a very good passer with a good handle and finishes well around the rim. It would not be playing only four guys on offense, even if he's not a good perimeter shooter.

 

[Idog1976]

Simmons with the right coach is this generations Dennis Rodman...the kid can guard anybody in the league and he's 24...runner up for defensive player of the year....Rodman didn't like to shoot either much...more buckets for Nurk

And if he gains a jumpshot, he's Scottie Pippen 2.0 only this time he's 6'11".

 

[boredinsalem]

It stings that our pick was used for Usman. I think he's going to be an early contributor. Would've loved to buy low on Rubio to run our second unit, sign Ibaka with MLE to b/u Nurk, and round out the Spanish armada with him.

 

[Mediocre Man]

So basically what this draft and draft night told us is that Dame will be leaving.

 

[Strenuus]

He's a very good passer with a good handle and finishes well around the rim. It would not be playing only four guys on offense, even if he's not a good perimeter shooter.

Itll be cool watching Dame be doubled off the ball. What an upgrade!!

 

[Labinot41]

Neil is a horrible GM. What a loser

 

[damianlillard]

Simmons with the right coach is this generations Dennis Rodman...the kid can guard anybody in the league and he's 24...runner up for defensive player of the year....Rodman didn't like to shoot either much...more buckets for Nurk

Lol Nurk struggle finishing around the rim, and now he basically will have two guys on him everytime. Trading for Simmons create more issues than actually solving issues

 

[THE HCP]

#FireStotts

 

[Fairly-Hard]

You guys do know that NO is spending his draft day on S2, doing nothing but reading these posts on S2 and laughing at y'all, right?

So this Slypokerdog dude is Neil Olshey?

 

[Fairly-Hard]

Little *may* be worth an early second rounder.

That would not be wise at all.

 

[Fairly-Hard]

Theres really only a few more days if he's going to get anyone to help Dame this year so pardon everyone for having a sense of urgency because SHOCKINGLY it's actually urgent.

Good effort, though.

Calling bullshit on this. There is more than a few days. The team has until the trade deadline to make changes. You see moves all the time around the beginning of training camp.

 

[Fairly-Hard]

This guy needs a blue checkmark next to his name.

 

[Fairly-Hard]

This makes me think that even though we need to go all in now, that Olshey also understands that there will be a future someday without Lillard and we need to begin preparing for it. That's a positive in my opinion.

Yeah if you end up with a Matt Barnes type player from that pick you have done a world of good for the team.

 

[Hoopguru]

Olshey would never get away with this comment by Presti, the hof'er gm

Joe Mussatto: Presti on the SGA rumors: “I think what I’ve learned and what our players understand is that we live in the age of social media and people are gonna manufacture things.” He likened the talk to gossip magazines at the grocery store.
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[riverman]

Lol Nurk struggle finishing around the rim, and now he basically will have two guys on him everytime. Trading for Simmons create more issues than actually solving issues

Nurk was out for most of two seasons...you saw really rusty Nurk playing with guys he rarely practiced with ....the better example is the season Nurk had with Chief next to him who also boosted Nurk's scoring but whatever....Nurk is better than anyone saw in last seasons short sample size and Chauncey wants him to get more involved in the offense

 

[wizenheimer]

Olshey sucks but I sure don't see any reason to criticize him for what he did yesterday. He had 2 nearly free rolls of the dice. No risk, possible reward. A GM should do that every year. Should have a regular rotation at the top of the roster and a speculative rotation at the bottom of the roster. And cycle thru those speculative players every season or two

at least yesterday he didn't invest in any more 6'3 guards

 

[stampedehero]

Trail Blazers have no picks but expect them to grab one in tonight's NBA draft (yahoo.com)

 

[Hoopguru]

Olshey would never get away with this comment by Presti, the hof'er gm

Joe Mussatto: Presti on the SGA rumors: “I think what I’ve learned and what our players understand is that we live in the age of social media and people are gonna manufacture things.” He likened the talk to gossip magazines at the grocery store.
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Stitch and bitch gossip

 

[rotary111]

I had Alperen Sengun
Josh Gidddey and Chris Duarte high on my want list.

Defensive beasts.
Usman Garuba
Isaiah Jackson

Trey Murphy


Just so I can look back and see how far off I was later.

 

[wizenheimer]

I had Alperen Sengun

sounds serious...what did your doctor say?

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Olshey sucks but I sure don't see any reason to criticize him for what he did yesterday.

Give it time. Give it time.