Exclusive 2023 NBA Draft

[inconceivable]

Claxton to Pdx.

confirmed. much better than kat (yuck)

 

[MrDraftGuy]

At #23 and if the pick doesn't traded, the Blazers will want Leonard Miller or Kris Murray. James Nnaji if both are gone.

 

[BrianFromWA]

Great value for Houston. But I'm not sure he's a great fit for that team, given (a) he's a chucker, and (b) Houston is already full of chuckers.

It will be interesting to see.

well, once HOU gets Harden they're going to be Watchers.

 

[inconceivable]

well, once HOU gets Harden they're going to be Watchers.

with doc gone, maybe harden stays in phila

 

[BrianFromWA]

At #23 and if the pick doesn't traded, the Blazers will want Leonard Miller or Kris Murray. James Nnaji if both are gone.

Leonard Miller is quite interesting--I can't see that those two are comparable in the least, though...

 

[Chris Craig]

Miller and Murray available

 

[Ed O]

Whitehead makes sense for the Nets. The dude has good size in the back court and if he's healthy might really turn out to be something.

 

[inconceivable]

i was expecting nets to swap 21 and 22 and maybe get an asset in the process

 

[James lamphear]

Blazers should get really good player here at this pick.

 

[Ed O]

Miller... upside. Murray... boring.

Hopefully Miller. Big and young and promising, and Scoot's teammate with the Ignite

 

[Predator]

If this isn’t Leonard Miller, I’m done

 

[Blazinaway]

Schmidt earns his pay here unless we trade

 

[BrianFromWA]

Miller and OMP fit the "long, defensive-minded, really raw" type that makes sense if you're looking to reset the timeline. I'd be interested in either, but wonder if it's a 3 year wait to get value out of them.

 

[HansenYang]

Its Murray. Hopefully Portland is trading this pick

 

[illmatic99]

Murray it is. OK. I prefer we move this.

 

[blazerkor]

Murray should come in and be ready to contribute day one. Making threes and rebounding. Solid pickup.

 

[PtldPlatypus]

Miller... upside. Murray... boring.

Hopefully Miller. Big and young and promising, and Scoot's teammate with the Ignite

I agree...Murray is a boring pick

 

[THE HCP]

I agree...Murray is a boring pick

Missing the playoffs is boring.

 

[Chris Craig]

Picked Murray

 

[Predator]

What the fuck.

 

[Ed O]

Ugh. Boring. A fit, I suppose, but "meh".

 

[James lamphear]

Good pick went with size and that's what we needed.

 

[Ed O]

Showing highlights of his brother. Haha

 

[ehizzy3]

I like our draft so far

 

[tlongII]

I like the pick. His brother played well for Sacramento.

 

[BLAZINGGIANTS]

Considering Leonard is more intriguing, almost makes me wonder if we aren’t dealing Scoot (why wouldn’t you take the better prospect who was Scoot’s teammate?).

 

[bradk8605]

Showing highlights of his brother. Haha

Showing more highlights of his brother than him...not a good sign haha.

 

[PtldPlatypus]

Missing the playoffs is boring.

Your not suggesting that Kris Murray is going to be a key contributor to the Blazers making the playoffs this year, are you?

 

[PtldPlatypus]

I like the pick. His brother played well for Sacramento.

Giannis plays well for the Bucks, but I don't have any interest in his brothers.

 

[MrDraftGuy]

Leonard Miller is quite interesting--I can't see that those two are comparable in the least, though...

Seems like the Blazers have selected Kris Murray.

But I'm just going to talk about Leonard Miller real quick.

So, I noticed a trait, one that I used to 'select Eason' last year.

If a first round caliber forward (PF/Cs don't count) is 6'8", has a 7'2" wingspan, and 9" hands and plays defense, they pretty much don't fail.

They're Nic Batum or Rui Hachimura.

If they're uber athletic and have shot creation on top of that, the list is reserved only for a select few:

Siakam, Pippen, Ingram, Durant, Kawhi, Giannis.

I don't think Miller is good enough for superstardom but he would've been a good fit for Portland, especially next to Scoot, who he has chemistry with.

Just remember that, for the future (unless he doesn't pan out, then pretend I never mentioned it).