Blazer 2nd Round Possibilities

[TBpup]

The Blazers have no Draft Picks this year but there are a number of teams in the 2nd Round that have multiple picks (Boston with 5 in the 2nd Round alone) that might be available for Sale/Trade.

Which pick would you like to get and who would you take there?

BOS - #31, #35, #45, #51, #58
MIL - #36, #38
NOP - #39, #40
HOU - #37, #43
ORL - #41, #47
UTA - #42, #52, #60
ATL - #44, #54
DEN - #53, #56

That is 8 teams with 20 picks. I can't believe Portland couldn't get one of those if they even remotely wanted....especially Boston's. A lot of possibilities there.

 

[JfizzleBlazer]

Hopefully gp2 would be there at #35 or #45

 

[BlazerDuckSeahawkFan94]

Anything before 45 would be great. Outside of the obvious guys we'd like such as GP2 or Maker, I'd like to take a chance on LeVert.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Joel Bolomboy - freak athlete and Weber State grad!
Georges Niang - new school shooting big man
Malcolm Brogdon - very Wesley-like?

 

[Boob-No-More]

I don't follow college basketball a lot, but if we get a pick in the middle of the 2nd round, I'd take a serious look at A.J. Hammonds from Purdue. He's limited offensively, but has that mid-range jumper Plumlee lacks. The reason to take him is his size and shot blocking. He has NBA size (7'0" 278) and is a great shot blocker. With that size, he should also be able to set brick wall screens for our guards.

He's an older 4-year player, and that often means limited upside, which is why he'll fall to the 2nd round, but we won't get a star drafting that late, so might as well go for a solid prospect that fills our need for size and rim protection.

BNM

 

[Charcoal Filtered]

Are we going to have a roster spot available?

Kaman is likely gone and probably Henderson. Those two probably get replaced in free agency. We have youth and not sure how much more we can develop.

 

[Boob-No-More]

Are we going to have a roster spot available?

Kaman is likely gone and probably Henderson. Those two probably get replaced in free agency. We have youth and not sure how much more we can develop.

We may end up using our cap space in a lop sided trade that requires us to include some of our young prospects (like Alexander and/or Montero). We may also have to renounce Meyers to clear cap space if we go the free agent route. So, we may end up going pick shopping to fill out the end of our bench.

BNN

 

[TBpup]

Joel Bolomboy - freak athlete and Weber State grad!
Georges Niang - new school shooting big man
Malcolm Brogdon - very Wesley-like?

Joel Bolomboy - freak athlete and Weber State grad! Dame would like that.
Georges Niang - new school shooting big man. Not very big for a 'big man'.
Malcolm Brogdon - very Wesley-like? Nice wing-span for 6'5".

 

[illmatic99]

 

[TBpup]

Would love to get him in the 2nd round but I don't think he lasts that long and if he does, he goes early in the 2nd.

 

[illmatic99]

http://www.blazersedge.com/2016/5/14/11675274/nba-draft-thon-maker-portland-trail-blazers

One month ahead of the 2016 NBA Draft, Thon Maker has met with 12 teams, including the Portland Trail Blazers, according to Andrew Seligman of the Associated Press. The 19-year-old Sudanese-Australian 7-footer made headlines last month when the NBA ruled him eligible to enter the draft out of high school, having received his diploma in 2015 before spending a fifth year at Athlete Institute Prep. If selected, Maker will be the first player to go from preps to the NBA since the colloquially known "one-and-done" rule was established in 2005.

 

[ripcityboy]

#35 or #38, Boston is going to package a few of those picks into a trade. Might as well be us. Neil ..... where are you?

 

[Boob-No-More]

#35 or #38, Boston is going to package a few of those picks into a trade. Might as well be us. Neil ..... where are you?

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Boston it going to look for a home run with someone like Boogie. SAC will once again be rebuilding (how can you rebuild something that was never built?) and looking for picks and young players on cheap contracts. I doubt if we get any picks directly from BOS, after all, 2nd rounders aren't guaranteed contracts, so BOS can stash players in Europe, but we may get a 2nd round pick or two by acting as a facilitator in a 3-way or 4-way trade. This is typical Neil, basically lend a helping hand and get a little something for our trouble.

BNM

 

[e_blazer]

I wonder if the Blazers might try to use the 2018 pick they got from the Cavs as trade bait to get into the first round this year.

 

[JfizzleBlazer]

Are we going to have a roster spot available?

Kaman is likely gone and probably Henderson. Those two probably get replaced in free agency. We have youth and not sure how much more we can develop.

Id assume roberts is gone. Hendo and kaman as you said. And honestly i wouldnt be sad if pat, montero, or cliff were cut (even though most around here seem to be in love with montero)

 

[TBpup]

Boston it going to look for a home run with someone like Boogie. SAC will once again be rebuilding (how can you rebuild something that was never built?) and looking for picks and young players on cheap contracts. I doubt if we get any picks directly from BOS, after all, 2nd rounders aren't guaranteed contracts, so BOS can stash players in Europe, but we may get a 2nd round pick or two by acting as a facilitator in a 3-way or 4-way trade. This is typical Neil, basically lend a helping hand and get a little something for our trouble.

BNM

That is like Neil to get something for facilitating. What happened to the days where Paul just flat out bought picks?

Id assume roberts is gone. Hendo and kaman as you said. And honestly i wouldnt be sad if pat, montero, or cliff were cut (even though most around here seem to be in love with montero)

Anyone going to be surprised to see Tim Frazier back here as a back-up PG instead of Roberts?

 

[handiman]

I look at making the playoffs as the financial payoff to offset buying a pick that we lost as a result. If one is available, I don't see PA blinking regardless of roster flexibility.

 

[ripcityboy]

Boston it going to look for a home run with someone like Boogie. SAC will once again be rebuilding (how can you rebuild something that was never built?) and looking for picks and young players on cheap contracts. I doubt if we get any picks directly from BOS, after all, 2nd rounders aren't guaranteed contracts, so BOS can stash players in Europe, but we may get a 2nd round pick or two by acting as a facilitator in a 3-way or 4-way trade. This is typical Neil, basically lend a helping hand and get a little something for our trouble.

BNM

But most good players in Europe that aren't projected to go in the first round pull out of the draft now. Those second round picks aren't worth what they used to be. Like that Spanish player we took last year. What are the odds he ever plays here?

 

[TBpup]

But most good players in Europe that aren't projected to go in the first round pull out of the draft now. Those second round picks aren't worth what they used to be. Like that Spanish player we took last year. What are the odds he ever plays here?

Draymond Green and Isaiah Thomas say hello. Every once in a while there is a nugget.

 

[RR7]

Random names in the 2nd that could be interesting:

GPII
Thon Maker
Caris Levert
Prince Ibeh, seems like a boom or bust. Likely bust, but could be one of those like whiteside who 4 years or so after the draft, figures things out. Or, he could be in China.
Chinanu Onuaku

 

[BonesJones]

Draymond Green and Isaiah Thomas say hello. Every once in a while there is a nugget.

Common theme? Undersized.

What I've noticed about 2nd Round gems are:

They're usually pretty skilled coming out of college, but GMs get scared away because of a perceived slight.

Isaiah Thomas and Draymond Green were undersized
Chandler Parsons, Wesley Matthews, and Khris Middleton werent athletic enough.

When drafting in the 2nd round, you always take the most skilled guy, no matter what. Those are the pretty much only guys that have a chance at becoming great players. Marc Gasol is another example.

You have to hope that their first round level skills overcome their slights (Isaiah Thomas), or that their slights aren't as big of an issue (Draymond Green)

 

[BlazerDuckSeahawkFan94]

Common theme? Undersized.

What I've noticed about 2nd Round gems are:

They're usually pretty skilled coming out of college, but GMs get scared away because of a perceived slight.

Isaiah Thomas and Draymond Green were undersized
Chandler Parsons, Wesley Matthews, and Khris Middleton werent athletic enough.

When drafting in the 2nd round, you always take the most skilled guy, no matter what. Those are the pretty much only guys that have a chance at becoming great players. Marc Gasol is another example.

You have to hope that their first round level skills overcome their slights (Isaiah Thomas), or that their slights aren't as big of an issue (Draymond Green)

Kay Felder confirmed all star! Draft him Neil! Lol

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

Second round? Uthoff or Felder.

 

[BonesJones]

Kay Felder confirmed all star! Draft him Neil! Lol

He reminds me a lot of Isaiah Thomas. He doesn't fit our team, but I could easily see him putting up 15ppg for the 76ers next year.

 

[BlazerDuckSeahawkFan94]

He reminds me a lot of Isaiah Thomas. He doesn't fit our team, but I could easily see him putting up 15ppg for the 76ers next year.

He could fit if we decided not put CJ as bench leader

 

[Trackjack]

I wonder if the Blazers might try to use the 2018 pick they got from the Cavs as trade bait to get into the first round this year.

That what I am thinking Neil might maybe Boston at 23.

 

[BigGameDamian]

Hopefully gp2 would be there at #35 or #45

If hand checking was still allowed in the NBA GP2 would go a lot higher in the draft. GP2 would likely be a lotto pick. He plays a lot like his father.

 

[Chris Craig]

The Blazers will get a 2nd rounder or two for pra tically nothing, draft a couple guys like GP2, Felder, or Baker just to have the right to sign them should we decide too, but I don't see the draft being a large part of the Blazers plans this summer...this is phase 2....Free agents, trades, and development of the current squad will be our mainstay...almost seems like getting second rounders from the draft would be going backwards...

 

[Charcoal Filtered]

We may end up using our cap space in a lop sided trade that requires us to include some of our young prospects (like Alexander and/or Montero). We may also have to renounce Meyers to clear cap space if we go the free agent route. So, we may end up going pick shopping to fill out the end of our bench.

BNN

I would be surprised if any of our end of the bench guys have value. Unfortunately the draft is before free agency.

If Neil loves a prospect, I am fine with buying a pick. Also ok with doing nothing and waiting for free agency.

 

[rasheedfan2005]

He reminds me a lot of Isaiah Thomas. He doesn't fit our team, but I could easily see him putting up 15ppg for the 76ers next year.

That would double their team average!