Trade Avdija to Blazers

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Good trade?

  • Yes

    Votes: 92 86.0%

  • No

    Votes: 4 3.7%

  • Maybe

    Votes: 14 13.1%
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THE HCP said:
I think something people aren't mentioning is that this is also helping get rid of the backcourt logjam? Opening time up for our young guys. Love Brogdon, always have, but it's timetable thing. If you are bummed about those 2nd round picks, I don't know what to tell you sir.
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There are plusses and minuses to the backcourt logjam that was such a false narrative last year and remained to be seen this year. I also think the timetable thing is overdone.

I'm disappointed about giving away picks in general if it wasn't necessary. I've addressed that freeing us from the salary woes might/probably made that necessary.

Now, if you want to be snarky about that last part, keep in mind that my background in basketball is more as a coach and scout who went into journalism. I didn't have the divine knowledge that some people gather from working behind the cameras on broadcasts I guess. I don't know what to tell you.
 
PCmor7 said:
Now, if you want to be snarky about that last part, keep in mind that my background in basketball is more as a coach and scout who went into journalism. I didn't have the divine knowledge that some people gather from working behind the cameras on broadcasts I guess. I don't know what to tell you.
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You lost me here bro. Why was my job brought up?
 
I don't know much about Avdija other than the videos posted here. That said, I really like his shooting form. I love the arc he puts on his shots from deep. He could be a rotation player for us.
 
PCmor7 said:
Now, if you want to be snarky about that last part, keep in mind that my background in basketball is more as a coach and scout who went into journalism. I didn't have the divine knowledge that some people gather from working behind the cameras on broadcasts I guess. I don't know what to tell you.
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I don't share what I hear or see on here and never had obviously.....this year I did share what some scouts around the league that I know very well told me about the talent pool of this years draft though......and got killed for it by a few on here....claiming that didn't mean anything. Any knowledge I obtain doesn't come from me in the studio covering the games....it comes from 20 seasons of flying around the country with players/coaches and GMs. Sitting in hotel lobbies at 2am on roadtrips, or team dinners or riding on the bus or an elevator talking the game. But like I said, I've never shared "inside info".
Should have heard the details and words I heard sitting in the hotel restaurant right next to Andre Miller and his agent in NJ one morning.....but then again, what do I know right?
Because I'm an obnoxious prick on here to a bunch of dorks, there's NO way I know anything about basketball right?
 
THE HCP said:
I don't share what I hear or see on here and never had obviously.....this year I did share what some scouts around the league that I know very well told me about the talent pool of this years draft though......and got killed for it by a few on here....claiming that didn't mean anything. Any knowledge I obtain doesn't come from me in the studio covering the games....it comes from 20 seasons of flying around the country with players/coaches and GMs. Sitting in hotel lobbies at 2am on roadtrips, or team dinners or riding on the bus or an elevator talking the game. But like I said, I've never shared "inside info".
Should have heard the details and words I heard sitting in the hotel restaurant right next to Andre Miller and his agent in NJ one morning.....but then again, what do I know right?
Because I'm an obnoxious prick on here to a bunch of dorks, there's NO way I know anything about basketball right?
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Correct!
 
Samuel said:
Good trade by Cronin, who can now move into a regular posture in negotiations post Dame trade.

Worst case scenario, Portland ships out Deni for a first 2 years from now—now you've swapped a 29 pick for a draft you're less capitalized in.
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Yeah. Absolute worst case. Seriously. He'll probably be worth a lot more by then.

You weren't going to get guy a that good at 14 (or 7, probably). Brogdon was duplication. And Boston is probably going to be competing for championships in 2029... So we basically traded a salary and 4 2nd round picks for this guy that we KNOW is a good player at a position of need.

Good trade.
 
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It is staggering to me that one guy (Haberstroh) couldn't math and then so many other media members parroted back this incorrect fact that Avdija was younger than Knecht. Listening to Locked on Blazers and Mike got suckered as well.
 
Natebishop3 said:
It is staggering to me that one guy (Haberstroh) couldn't math and then so many other media members parroted back this incorrect fact that Avdija was younger than Knecht. Listening to Locked on Blazers and Mike got suckered as well.
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They’re basically the same age; three months difference is marginal at 23 and basically zero at 33
 
Natebishop3 said:
It is staggering to me that one guy (Haberstroh) couldn't math and then so many other media members parroted back this incorrect fact that Avdija was younger than Knecht. Listening to Locked on Blazers and Mike got suckered as well.
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Danny mentioned that too, and I was confused since as far as I know, January comes before April.
 
The amount of Deni-glazing that’s going to happen on this forum is going to be off the charts.



Buzelis, Amen, Ausar, these are guys I HOPE turn into what Deni is already (although I would still do an Ausar-based deal for Ant in a heartbeat). Franz might be a better scorer, but he isn’t any better of a playmaker imo, and he is a worse shooter and defender. We will have to wait and see what Franz’s extension is, but he might be making at least 3x more than Deni in ‘28-‘29, I seriously doubt he will ever be 3x the player. That’s a great building block to have.

Super stoked to have a starting forward for the long term that I believe in.
 
BankTeller said:
The amount of Deni-glazing that’s going to happen on this forum is going to be off the charts.



Buzelis, Amen, Ausar, these are guys I HOPE turn into what Deni is already (although I would still do an Ausar-based deal for Ant in a heartbeat). Franz might be a better scorer, but he isn’t any better of a playmaker imo, and he is a worse shooter and defender. We will have to wait and see what Franz’s extension is, but he might be making at least 3x more than Deni in ‘28-‘29, I seriously doubt he will ever be 3x the player. That’s a great building block to have.

Super stoked to have a starting forward for the long term that I believe in.
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Only if the refs let him play defense here like they did in DC. Good defense relies entirely on the refs agreeing.
 
BankTeller said:
The amount of Deni-glazing that’s going to happen on this forum is going to be off the charts.



Buzelis, Amen, Ausar, these are guys I HOPE turn into what Deni is already (although I would still do an Ausar-based deal for Ant in a heartbeat). Franz might be a better scorer, but he isn’t any better of a playmaker imo, and he is a worse shooter and defender. We will have to wait and see what Franz’s extension is, but he might be making at least 3x more than Deni in ‘28-‘29, I seriously doubt he will ever be 3x the player. That’s a great building block to have.

Super stoked to have a starting forward for the long term that I believe in.
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Perfect type of defender to slow down the ball handler and set up someone like Donovan Clingan for a swat.
 
I still can't figure of why they wanted to get rid of him. Even if they are rebuilding he isn't that old.
 
Listening to @Travis Demers recording from this morning on 1080. He said the market for Brogdon at the deadline was 2 second rounders. I hadn’t heard that.

So it seems like the value is Avdija for 2 firsts and 4 seconds lol.
 
Seems pretty clear to me that the front office values guys we have on cheap deals better than anyone available at 14, 34 or 40 in this draft...this was a great draft as they added talent at two positions by moving one expiring and injured older vet and 14 pick for a guy who was a 9 pick and has a great contract...out of tax hell..full roster...lot of options...Delano Banton and Duop were probably better value for the money than taking their roster spots would be. Absolutely crushed thee draft in my view.
 
Boise Blazer said:
I still can't figure of why they wanted to get rid of him. Even if they are rebuilding he isn't that old.
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Because with him they were .183 last year, 2nd-worst in the NBA. He was 4th in PER on an awful team (after Gafford, Tyus Jones, Kuzma).

What I like: Plays like Walton, Wilkes, and Meyers. His fundamentals look like John Wooden's. He thinks carefully while moving his arms. It's good to see again a player holding up his arms all the time, to be ready for defense or a rebound.
 
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