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Summary At the end of the day, I don’t want to be the first team that ends up with Brown. The upside athletically is clear. Long term, I’d bet on him being an NBA player if he can iron out the skill stuff and keep learning how to play. His margin for error is enormous because of what he brings to table as a potentially switchable defender who can protect the rim as a four-man. Brown has a lot of the skills that Jerami Grant brought to the table early in his career, maybe even to a greater extent. But it’s going to take so much time that I don’t know that I’m wildly interested in giving him a lot of guaranteed money early. And this ranking isn’t a long-term career ranking. It’s a pre-draft asset ranking discussing what kind of value the team that selects him will derive out of the player. And Grant’s career arc is instructive here. Grant’s first team in Philadelphia didn’t really reap the rewards of his presence. His second team in Oklahoma City started to before moving him. He finally morphed into a true difference-maker on his third team in Denver. But it wasn’t until his fourth team in Detroit that he really blossomed into the level he is now. These guys just take so much time, especially when starting at such a deficit in terms of how they play the game.

From the Athletic. Awesome...we got Jerami Grant in 6 years.
 
Scalma said:
The first two you mentioned were undrafted free agents, who cares if they didn’t work out. The one he actually did draft did.
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Too bad none of the other ones he's drafted did. Unless you count Simons as panning out.
 
wizenheimer said:
Portland would have to use part of their MLE to go past 2 years
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So a guy that probably won't be ready for minutes until year 3, but we may not even have him by then? Great!
 
Paine Tablet said:
Aminu and Ed Davis were top recruits. Also, Nassir and Anfernee could easily work out. I don't really think you have a point here.
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Are Aminu and Ed Davis supposed to be considered wins? That's a pretty low bar.
 
Scalma said:
Imagine crying about the 43rd pick in the draft not contributing immediately.
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Personally, I have no issue with the pick on it's own. I'm crying that we haven't had a 1st round pick in like 8 years who has came in and been a solid starter in Portland, ever.

If we were trading these picks for stars, great... but we're not.

It's not the one pick, it's the long term trend.
 
Tince said:
Personally, I have no issue with the pick on it's own. I'm crying that we haven't had a 1st round pick in like 8 years who has came in and been a solid starter in Portland, ever.

If we were trading these picks for stars, great... but we're not.

It's not the one pick, it's the long term trend.
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If Powell resigns they would have turned a second round pick into a very solid long term starter…big if.
 
South East said:
If Powell resigns they would have turned a second round pick into a very solid long term starter…big if.
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Agreed, with your asterisk, and another...

Not only do we have to resign Powell, but we need to resign him to a contract that isn't bad for a current and long term flexibility. Olshey has backed us into a corner that we can't lose Powell (Gary Trent Jr) for nothing, and might have to overpay for keep him, which causes other problems.
 
First thing I thought was...shit, this is a name Mike Rice could pronounce!
 
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TRAIL BLAZERS ACQUIRE DRAFT RIGHTS TO GREG BROWN III


PORTLAND, Ore. (July 29, 2021)–The Portland Trail Blazers have acquired the draft rights to forward Greg Brown III from New Orleans in exchange for a future second round draft pick and cash considerations, it was announced today by president of basketball operations Neil Olshey.


Brown, 19, was selected by the Pelicans with the 43rd overall pick of the 2021 NBA Draft.


“Greg Brown is a dynamic young player with a high ceiling,” said Olshey. “We’re excited to add him to our roster.”


As a freshman at Texas during the 2020-21 season, Brown (6-9, 205) averaged 9.3 points (42.0% FG, 33.0% 3-PT, 70.8% FT), 6.2 rebounds and 1.00 block in 26 games (24 starts). He was an All-Big 12 Honorable Mention selection and was named to the All-Big 12 Newcomer Team and Freshman Team.


Brown attended Vandegrift High School in Austin, Texas. As a senior, he was a McDonald’s All-American and selected as the 2019-20 Gatorade Texas Boys Basketball Player of the Year.
 
B-Roy said:
Summary At the end of the day, I don’t want to be the first team that ends up with Brown. The upside athletically is clear. Long term, I’d bet on him being an NBA player if he can iron out the skill stuff and keep learning how to play. His margin for error is enormous because of what he brings to table as a potentially switchable defender who can protect the rim as a four-man. Brown has a lot of the skills that Jerami Grant brought to the table early in his career, maybe even to a greater extent. But it’s going to take so much time that I don’t know that I’m wildly interested in giving him a lot of guaranteed money early. And this ranking isn’t a long-term career ranking. It’s a pre-draft asset ranking discussing what kind of value the team that selects him will derive out of the player. And Grant’s career arc is instructive here. Grant’s first team in Philadelphia didn’t really reap the rewards of his presence. His second team in Oklahoma City started to before moving him. He finally morphed into a true difference-maker on his third team in Denver. But it wasn’t until his fourth team in Detroit that he really blossomed into the level he is now. These guys just take so much time, especially when starting at such a deficit in terms of how they play the game.

From the Athletic. Awesome...we got Jerami Grant in 6 years.
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Could his switching teams have stunted his growth? Does team dynamic affect value? Had Grant stayed in Philly would he be a better player? Do these team switches mean anything at all in his development or are they irrelevant trivia as is implied? Frankly, I'm not sure what is being instructed here by this career assessment.
 
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