I think the plan is to trade the pick

[Kell]

Those who have offered up sharpe in potential moves, what are you seeing that I am not that would make you even consider moving on from him? He is my number one hands off most important developing piece. If anyone asks for Deni, Toumani or Donovan or sharpe it better be for an amazing player in return but I would likely say no. This draft is decently deep into the early teens by what all of the talking heads are saying so that pick and a combination of Vetrans should be what is moved.

let the rest of that cake bake!

 

[Mediocre Man]

In Portland. If New Orleans is sick of him he can at least still enjoy some good food in Portland

So the thought is Portland has as good of food as New Orleans?

 

[Phatguysrule]

So the thought is Portland has as good of food as New Orleans?

No. The thought is that New Orleans is no longer an option if they are done with him.

 

[1 Eye Jack]

My impression is that NO is just sick of him and it would not take that much to get him.

can they can be sick of him and stick get a kings ransom considering teams know his star potential. All it takes is a couple of teams to be interesting and it becomes a bidding war. Can’t tell me there aren’t at least 5 teams interested in him

 

[1 Eye Jack]

Those who have offered up sharpe in potential moves, what are you seeing that I am not that would make you even consider moving on from him? He is my number one hands off most important developing piece. If anyone asks for Deni, Toumani or Donovan or sharpe it better be for an amazing player in return but I would likely say no. This draft is decently deep into the early teens by what all of the talking heads are saying so that pick and a combination of Vetrans should be what is moved.

let the rest of that cake bake!

Agree can’t believe fans would want to trade him. Kid has all the tools to be superstar or at very least an all star

 

[HoopsFanAZ]

Agree can’t believe fans would want to trade him. Kid has all the tools to be superstar or at very least an all star

Wanting to trade Sharpe? I don’t understand that, either. I agree he has the abilities and has worked on his skills and play.
Including him in trades for a star? Reasonable depending on who it is, but there aren’t that many who make sense, fit the timeline, etc.

… and I really like the draft … and getting extra picks …

 

[blazerkor]

can they can be sick of him and stick get a kings ransom considering teams know his star potential. All it takes is a couple of teams to be interesting and it becomes a bidding war. Can’t tell me there aren’t at least 5 teams interested in him

I can tell you if a fanbase like ours who is starving for a superstar feels iffy about giving up a couple of FRPs for the guy, most likely all of the teams interested are going to be hedging their bets.

Sure there could be a bidding war but I don't think it gets too high... I doubt he gets enough that if we really wanted him that we'd have to get the Bulls involved to unlock the future picks the deal with them keeps from being dealt. Who knows though?

 

[UKRAINEFAN]

can they can be sick of him and stick get a kings ransom considering teams know his star potential. All it takes is a couple of teams to be interesting and it becomes a bidding war. Can’t tell me there aren’t at least 5 teams interested in him

If that's true, I would not want to get in a bidding war. Would only want to take a chance on him if the price was not too high.

 

[Pinwheel1]

So the thought is Portland has as good of food as New Orleans?

For decades, I have been going to New Orleans several times a year for work, and I love their food, mostly because you can't find it anywhere else. But it is not for everyone. I think Portland has more eclectic food than New Orleans.

 

[Natebishop3]

Gotta attach a pick to get rid of Ayton. I think Ant is an asset that can be traded for assets. Jerami IMO would have to go to a team looking for a last piece to fit a championship puzzle.
That team would have to not care about going over the cap.

Or we could just….. let him walk away after next season?

 

[Idog1976]

I think our main positional need is a small ball 5 to offset what Clingan isn't. I actually like Rasheer Fleming for that and he happens to be a knockdown shooter. I think we could acquire a pick that makes sense for him from the Magic for Ant if we're not taking back anything else that the Magic really value. We could trade back pick him and a high upside guy.

I think we have pretty good secondary playmakers in Shaedon and Deni but maybe we're defining that role differently. For sure you're right we need some really consistent shooters. Tou, Shae, Deni and Scoot all have the potential to be knockdown shooters but I would love to add a player or two that has/have already developed a knockdown jumper out to three point land.

Rasheer Fleming is for sure my pick. Athleticism, quickness, jumpshot. Everything we need. If he's a true 6'9" he could be the PF of the future and super helpful on spreading the court and causing havoc in the passing lanes. He's also projected right in our range. I'm super curious about the Draft Combine. Those measurements are so important to verify. Heck sometimes these guys are growing and have better measurements than expected!

 

[Mediocre Man]

Rasheer Fleming is for sure my pick. Athleticism, quickness, jumpshot. Everything we need. If he's a true 6'9" he could be the PF of the future and super helpful on spreading the court and causing havoc in the passing lanes. He's also projected right in our range. I'm super curious about the Draft Combine. Those measurements are so important to verify. Heck sometimes these guys are growing and have better measurements than expected!

Love this guy

 

[STOMP]

Rasheer Fleming is for sure my pick. Athleticism, quickness, jumpshot. Everything we need. If he's a true 6'9" he could be the PF of the future and super helpful on spreading the court and causing havoc in the passing lanes. He's also projected right in our range. I'm super curious about the Draft Combine. Those measurements are so important to verify. Heck sometimes these guys are growing and have better measurements than expected!

Agreed that the Combine measurements are very important as they let you know what a player is working with. I'm pretty good at sizing players up just seeing them though and I'll be surprised if Fleming comes in sub 6'8 barefoot. I'll also be interested in seeing his foot speed in the various drills.

I will note though that at the ripe age of 19 years old on, science reveals pretty much no one still has a significant growth spurt in them... rumors to the contrary is almost always fans being overly hopeful.

STOMP

 

[Idog1976]

Agreed that the Combine measurements are very important as they let you know what a player is working with. I'm pretty good at sizing players up just seeing them though and I'll be surprised if Fleming comes in sub 6'8 barefoot. I'll also be interested in seeing his foot speed in the various drills.

I will note though that at the ripe age of 19 years old on, science reveals pretty much no one still has a significant growth spurt in them... rumors to the contrary is almost always fans being overly hopeful.

STOMP

My picks in order are:

Flagg
Bailey (a close 2nd to flag in my mind)
Fleming
Queen

I am pretty sure we can get one of those guys by either jumping in the draft (yes please) or trading up a spot or two. I think any one of those guys is from a good fit, to team changing in the case of Flagg and perhaps Bailey.

 

[inconceivable]

My picks in order are:

Flagg
Bailey (a close 2nd to flag in my mind)
Fleming
Queen

I am pretty sure we can get one of those guys by either jumping in the draft (yes please) or trading up a spot or two. I think any one of those guys is from a good fit, to team changing in the case of Flagg and perhaps Bailey.

How often does a team with a top four pick trade down?

UTA WAS CHA NOL are unlikely to accept Grant and 9 for 4

 

[dviss1]

Or we could just….. let him walk away after next season?

Nah, he needs to not be on the roster. Benching him ain't gonna sit right with him and he's gonna act like a lil' bitch in the locker room.
He was traded from PHX because he was a quitter/malcontent. Just another one of Cronin's stupid moves.

 

[ant]

Nah, he needs to not be on the roster. Benching him ain't gonna sit right with him and he's gonna act like a lil' bitch in the locker room.
He was traded from PHX because he was a quitter/malcontent. Just another one of Cronin's stupid moves.

Yeah, I don’t love Ayton, but super happy we made that trade and landed TC.

 

[Phatguysrule]

Nah, he needs to not be on the roster. Benching him ain't gonna sit right with him and he's gonna act like a lil' bitch in the locker room.
He was traded from PHX because he was a quitter/malcontent. Just another one of Cronin's stupid moves.

If that's the cost to land Camara I'm loving it. Anything extra we get out of Ayton is gravy.

Or if he's a problem tell him to disappear.

Either way, good trade.

 

[riverman]

Nah, he needs to not be on the roster. Benching him ain't gonna sit right with him and he's gonna act like a lil' bitch in the locker room.
He was traded from PHX because he was a quitter/malcontent. Just another one of Cronin's stupid moves.

PHX is about the most dysfunctional franchise in the league....even Durant wants out of there..they even made Monty Williams look like a bad guy.....DA was never their problem but Chauncey is DA's solution. Name a Phoenix player who has something good to say about their lockerroom....not easy eh? DA got to the finals with Phoenix. I love having him and Clingan as a tag team 5 rotation. Th dude is a 20/10 big...something every team needs. He's also young.

 

[Pinwheel1]

Nah, he needs to not be on the roster. Benching him ain't gonna sit right with him and he's gonna act like a lil' bitch in the locker room.
He was traded from PHX because he was a quitter/malcontent. Just another one of Cronin's stupid moves.

Those are pretty harsh words. So no possibility that he has matured since he was with Phoenix? Has he been a quitter or a malcontent playing for Chauncey? With all of the Suns' bad decisions since they reached the finals (with Ayton), I am willing to give him the benefit of the doubt.

Yes, he needs to be a better defender (and set better screens), but I am not ready to question the man's character over what happened in AZ. And yes, he was paid too much by the Suns, but I don't think we can blame him for that either. Either way, I value his ending contract. Keeping him for one more year is worth the gamble for trade purposes. If none happen, so be it. But I doubt he is going to pout, because as it stands now, we need his offense, so he will play.

 

[Natebishop3]

Nah, he needs to not be on the roster. Benching him ain't gonna sit right with him and he's gonna act like a lil' bitch in the locker room.
He was traded from PHX because he was a quitter/malcontent. Just another one of Cronin's stupid moves.

Stupid move that got us Camara…… come on bro.

 

[riverman]

Nobody we traded for Ayton and Toumani are even on the Suns roster anymore...I'd say we won that trade big time. I don't think Little is even in the league...Johnson is with Watford on the nets and Nurk is in Charlotte and I think he's a free agent this summer. We got value for those 3 guys in the Suns deal.

 

[Natebishop3]

Nobody we traded for Ayton and Toumani are even on the Suns roster anymore...I'd say we won that trade big time. I don't think Little is even in the league...Johnson is with Watford on the nets and Nurk is in Charlotte and I think he's a free agent this summer. We got value for those 3 guys in the Suns deal.

The only guy who is still on their team is Allen, as he’s part of the trade, but I never wanted him on our team.

 

[Ha Seung-Boumtje-Boumjte]

The only guy who is still on their team is Allen, as he’s part of the trade, but I never wanted him on our team.

Nate Bishop. There he goes again. Casually tossing out, “I never wanted him on our team,” like that’s not the most pathological lie since “I only watch Duke games during March Madness.” Brother, you’ve never stopped watching Grayson Allen.

Let’s be honest. This isn’t about basketball. This is about a fixation. You’ve been haunted by Allen since he came crashing into our national consciousness as a damp-haired demon in a Duke jersey, throwing elbows and drawing charges like a smirking narc. You watched him in 2015 and said, out loud, to no one: “I will hate this man until the earth falls into the sun.” And you meant it.

Don’t act brand new. You’ve posted about Grayson Allen more than his own mother. And you say you “never wanted him.” Come on. Allen has been the central villain in the telenovela of your sports fandom for a decade. He is your Batman-Joker dynamic, your white whale, your cursed mirror. He completes you, Nate, and you know it. You don’t just hate Allen. You track him. You time-stamp his turnovers. You screenshot his fouls. You keep a notebook titled “The Tripping Years,” filled with rage-sketches of his face and the words “NEVER AGAIN” scrawled in red Sharpie.

Here’s the twist, Bishop: if Allen retired tomorrow, you’d feel a hollow space open in your chest. You’d try to pivot to hating Dillon Brooks or Austin Reaves, but it wouldn’t hit the same. You’d scroll through games, dead-eyed, whispering, “It’s just not Grayson.” You’d miss him like an old wart. So say it again: “I never wanted him.” Let it echo through your sports-traumatized psyche. But know this—Grayson Allen is your dark twin, your sweaty fever dream, your personal Duke of Hazard.

 

[Phatguysrule]

Nate Bishop. There he goes again. Casually tossing out, “I never wanted him on our team,” like that’s not the most pathological lie since “I only watch Duke games during March Madness.” Brother, you’ve never stopped watching Grayson Allen.

Let’s be honest. This isn’t about basketball. This is about a fixation. You’ve been haunted by Allen since he came crashing into our national consciousness as a damp-haired demon in a Duke jersey, throwing elbows and drawing charges like a smirking narc. You watched him in 2015 and said, out loud, to no one: “I will hate this man until the earth falls into the sun.” And you meant it.

Don’t act brand new. You’ve posted about Grayson Allen more than his own mother. And you say you “never wanted him.” Come on. Allen has been the central villain in the telenovela of your sports fandom for a decade. He is your Batman-Joker dynamic, your white whale, your cursed mirror. He completes you, Nate, and you know it. You don’t just hate Allen. You track him. You time-stamp his turnovers. You screenshot his fouls. You keep a notebook titled “The Tripping Years,” filled with rage-sketches of his face and the words “NEVER AGAIN” scrawled in red Sharpie.

Here’s the twist, Bishop: if Allen retired tomorrow, you’d feel a hollow space open in your chest. You’d try to pivot to hating Dillon Brooks or Austin Reaves, but it wouldn’t hit the same. You’d scroll through games, dead-eyed, whispering, “It’s just not Grayson.” You’d miss him like an old wart. So say it again: “I never wanted him.” Let it echo through your sports-traumatized psyche. But know this—Grayson Allen is your dark twin, your sweaty fever dream, your personal Duke of Hazard.

I don't know how true any of this is. But I read it 3 times.

Well done.

 

[Natebishop3]

Nate Bishop. There he goes again. Casually tossing out, “I never wanted him on our team,” like that’s not the most pathological lie since “I only watch Duke games during March Madness.” Brother, you’ve never stopped watching Grayson Allen.

Let’s be honest. This isn’t about basketball. This is about a fixation. You’ve been haunted by Allen since he came crashing into our national consciousness as a damp-haired demon in a Duke jersey, throwing elbows and drawing charges like a smirking narc. You watched him in 2015 and said, out loud, to no one: “I will hate this man until the earth falls into the sun.” And you meant it.

Don’t act brand new. You’ve posted about Grayson Allen more than his own mother. And you say you “never wanted him.” Come on. Allen has been the central villain in the telenovela of your sports fandom for a decade. He is your Batman-Joker dynamic, your white whale, your cursed mirror. He completes you, Nate, and you know it. You don’t just hate Allen. You track him. You time-stamp his turnovers. You screenshot his fouls. You keep a notebook titled “The Tripping Years,” filled with rage-sketches of his face and the words “NEVER AGAIN” scrawled in red Sharpie.

Here’s the twist, Bishop: if Allen retired tomorrow, you’d feel a hollow space open in your chest. You’d try to pivot to hating Dillon Brooks or Austin Reaves, but it wouldn’t hit the same. You’d scroll through games, dead-eyed, whispering, “It’s just not Grayson.” You’d miss him like an old wart. So say it again: “I never wanted him.” Let it echo through your sports-traumatized psyche. But know this—Grayson Allen is your dark twin, your sweaty fever dream, your personal Duke of Hazard.

Confession Time: My “Friend” Totally Loves Grayson Allen (Definitely Not Me Though)

Alright, y’all. Buckle up. I’ve got something to say, and I swear this post wasn’t written by AI… except it absolutely was, because apparently that’s what my "friend" (let’s call him Ha Seung-Boumtje-Boumjte) does now.

So he’s been walking around saying I love Grayson Allen. Like, me. As if I have posters of Grayson in my room, or named my fantasy team “Grayson’s Grit.” Ridiculous, right?

Let me be clear: I am a Blazers fan. I believe in pain. I believe in heartache. I believe in losing in the most creative ways possible. Grayson Allen? That guy? Not even on my radar… except for when my friend brings him up CONSTANTLY.

“Oh, Grayson’s been really consistent from three lately.”
“Grayson brings that Duke-level intensity.”
“Grayson’s misunderstood, man.”


Sir. Please. You’re quoting post-game interviews like bedtime stories.

This man once described Grayson’s defense as “gracefully aggressive.” Who even says that? That’s poetry. That’s love. Don’t put that on me!

He even asked ChatGPT to “write a silly post about Grayson Allen and make it sound like my friend is obsessed with him.” Like—this post! This one! Right now! The layers of denial are thick and spicy.

So anyway, just wanted to clear the air.
Do I appreciate Grayson Allen’s... uh, unique approach to basketball? Sure.
Do I think he’s the Blazers' secret key to a championship? No. That’s AI talking.
Do I write love poems to him in my Notes app at 2AM? Again, NOT ME. That’s my “friend.”

Anyway, go Blazers. And Grayson... if you’re reading this, my friend thinks you’re neat.

Sincerely,
Ha Seung-Boumtje-Boumjte

P.S. If this post self-destructs in 3...2...1, you’ll know why.