Damian Lillard likes tweet that suggests the Trail Blazers should send No. 7 pick for Lu Dort

[BigGameDamian]

https://okcthunderwire.usatoday.com...il-blazers-should-send-no-7-pick-for-lu-dort/

 

[Haakzilla]

1000% yes. /

 

[B-Roy]

It's Dort AND Grant.

 

[Predator]

LOL no

 

[Predator]

Dort is 6’3.

TALL. LONG. ATHLETIC.

OR

FUCK OFF

- Me, if I’m Cronin

 

[SharpeScooterShooter]

I would do that. However id try to trade Bledsoe and Milwaukee 25’ for Grant and use the pick this year.
Let OKC have 7 for Dort and 12.
Trade 2025 1st and Bledsoe for Grant. Draft at 12.

In: Grant/Dort/12th pick

Out: #7 pick/2025 1st/Bledsoe


I would do that.

 

[KSF-ERIC]

A BILLION PERCENT YES. This is EXACTLY the kind of player we need to start with Dame. He’s an elite defender. The only way to win a title with Dame is to surround him with elite defenders. And he’s only 23. Next step should be to get Jonathan Issac if he’s healthy.

Dame/Dort/Grant/Isaac/Nurk is a Top 5 defense.

 

[KSF-ERIC]

LOL no

You don’t know how good Dort is.

 

[Hoopguru]

Hart is a better player than Dort and 2" taller. Hart gets more steals per game and shoots better.

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

Dort is 6’3.

TALL. LONG. ATHLETIC.

OR

FUCK OFF

- Me, if I’m Cronin

He’s the only 6’3” player on earth who can play SF full time

 

[KSF-ERIC]

Hart is a better player than Dort and 2" taller. Hart gets more steals per game and shoots better.

Dort’s a better defender and younger. Trade Simons. Start Dame/Dort. Bring Hart off bench.

 

[HoopsFanAZ]

Dort as a 6th to 8th man? Sure. Grant is gettable on his own without 7, otherwise he costs too much. So, no.

 

[Hoopguru]

Dort’s a better defender and younger. Trade Simons. Start Dame/Dort. Bring Hart off bench.

Not a very good shooter though.

 

[PtldPlatypus]

Not a very good shooter though.

As @wizenheimer pointed out the other day, Dort is basically a carbon copy of Marcus Smart. If you know that and plan around the expected limitations, he can be a very effective piece.

 

[blazerfan11]

A BILLION PERCENT YES. This is EXACTLY the kind of player we need to start with Dame. He’s an elite defender. The only way to win a title with Dame is to surround him with elite defenders. And he’s only 23. Next step should be to get Jonathan Issac if he’s healthy.

Dame/Dort/Grant/Isaac/Nurk is a Top 5 defense.

Yuck.

 

[blazerfan11]

You don’t know how good Dort is.

He's so good his team doesn't need him.

 

[Phatguysrule]

I don't know anything about him, but I don't like that he's only 6-3. Maybe trade Simons for him?

 

[KSF-ERIC]

Look who likes Dame!

 

[illmatic99]

Lu Dort has trained with Dame and Beckner in the past. Don't think too much of this

 

[SlyPokerCat]

He's so good his team doesn't need him.

Do you feel the same way about Josh Hart?

 

[HoopsFanAZ]

Simon’s ceiling is up there.
Dort is a good defensive player. Dort vs. Hart is arguable.
7 for Dort + 12 isn’t horrible, theoretically. Practically, Dort isn’t a SF any more than Norman Powell. As a back-up guard, he’s a baller.

 

[Phatguysrule]

Simon’s ceiling is up there.
Dort is a good defensive player. Dort vs. Hart is arguable.
7 for Dort + 12 isn’t horrible, theoretically. Practically, Dort isn’t a SF any more than Norman Powell. As a back-up guard, he’s a baller.

Then no, I'm not interested. Would prefer to get a long SF and a PF. We need another player with All Star pedigree... 2 would be great.

 

[SlyPokerCat]

Dame included Dort as one of the 3 best defenders in the league in his mind. Not outrageous for him to want him.

We would still need a star on our squad for Dame. Grant and Dort wouldn't be bad, if we had another pick that we were able to use on some upside.....

But Grant and Dort keep us in purgatory.

 

[Mediocre Man]

Neither Dort nor Grant have star potential, so giving up that opportunity at 7 gets us right back where we started. Not good enough or bad enough to be anything but average

 

[SharpeScooterShooter]

I would do that. However id try to trade Bledsoe and Milwaukee 25’ for Grant and use the pick this year.
Let OKC have 7 for Dort and 12.
Trade 2025 1st and Bledsoe for Grant. Draft at 12.

In: Grant/Dort/12th pick

Out: #7 pick/2025 1st/Bledsoe


I would do that.

Dame included Dort as one of the 3 best defenders in the league in his mind. Not outrageous for him to want him.

We would still need a star on our squad for Dame. Grant and Dort wouldn't be bad, if we had another pick that we were able to use on some upside.....

But Grant and Dort keep us in purgatory.

Ahem! Hachoooi!!! *cough,cough*

 

[blazerfan11]

Do you feel the same way about Josh Hart?

Yes. I wouldn't trade the 7th pick for Josh Hart either.

 

[Predator]

Read a good chunk of those comments and OKC fans think the trade has a chance because they say Dort is overrated by others and they’re pretty much trying to find a sucker dumb enough to do that trade.

 

[Predator]

He’s the only 6’3” player on earth who can play SF full time

Not for my team.
The ability to do something … and the ability to do something that leads to a championship are very different things.

 

[SlyPokerCat]

Yes. I wouldn't trade the 7th pick for Josh Hart either.

I wouldn't either. Doesn't mean Dort is trash.

Not sure anyone would want Dort straight up for 7.

 

[Predator]

Neither Dort or Grant have star potential, so giving up that opportunity at 7 gets us right back where we started. Not good enough or bad enough to be anything but average

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