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Fun fact: Keon was born in the same year as Banchero, Chet, Ivey, Mathurin, and Johnny Davis, and is younger than Keegan Murray
 
illmatic99 said:
does keon becoming our 10th man really change anyone's opinion on that trade?
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If he ends up better than Norm.....why not? Hell if he just ends up as a younger cheaper equivalent to Norm I would say yes. But then again I am a Winslow fan. (And never was really a RoCo fan-who was not going to resign with us anyways)
 
Pinwheel1 said:
If he ends up better than Norm.....why not? Hell if he just ends up as a younger cheaper equivalent to Norm I would say yes. But then again I am a Winslow fan. (And never was really a RoCo fan)
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He plays a position where we are already loaded. Unless there are injuries, I don't see how he can get the PT required to show he's more impactful than Norm. Hopefully he improves so much that Chauncey will have to find time for him.
 
illmatic99 said:
He plays a position where we are already loaded. Unless there are injuries, I don't see how he can get the PT required to show he's more impactful than Norm. Hopefully he improves so much that Chauncey will have to find time for him.
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Who do you think is playing guard when dame and ant are traded for Durant? (Gf)
 
illmatic99 said:
He plays a position where we are already loaded. Unless there are injuries, I don't see how he can get the PT required to show he's more impactful than Norm. Hopefully, he improves so much that Chauncey will have to find time for him.
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True but at the very least we saved money. Not sure Norm would have gotten that much playing time either. Not with Hart and Ant at SG.
 
HailBlazers said:
Hopefully he improves enough to have some trade value.
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If Keon is good enough to get in the rotation or land a good player via trade, the clippers trade is a win. They weren't gonna pay RoCo and Powell wasn't a fit with the coach or the roster and was a dumb addition to begin with-- thanks Neil. I said it when it happened, that trades success or failure was gonna come down to Keon. Looks like hes on the right track to develop into an asset, whichever way.

btw, why we in a rush to trade a young player that can handle the ball, shoot a three, and defend multiple positions?
 
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Scalma said:
If Keon is good enough to get in the rotation or land a good player via trade, the clippers trade is a win. They weren't gonna pay RoCo and Powell wasn't a fit with the coach or the roster and was a dumb addition to begin with-- thanks Neil. I said it when it happened, that trades success or failure was gonna come down to Keon. Looks like hes on the right track to develop into an asset, whichever way.

btw, why we in a rush to trade a young player that can handle the ball, shoot a three, and defend multiple positions?
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You sure about that?

Scalma said:
Powell is better than Trent and we get his bird rights, but also, wtf? Two open roster spots. Something else is coming..right?
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Scalma said:
Bird rights are more valuable than ever as like 80% of the league is projected to be over the cap this summer. Idk why we would pay Powell and not Trent though. Still, this is an upgrade and frees up minutes for Little..assuming no other moves.
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illmatic99 said:
does keon becoming our 10th man really change anyone's opinion on that trade?
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It might in two years when he's either not the 10th man anymore or is a valuable trade asset.

:cheers:
 
Having a very solid summer league, 17.2 ppg and really happy to see his shooting improvement at 48% and 40% from 3. He shot the 3 near 35% last yr for the Blazers so it seems he is becoming a capable shooter. Kid is only 20 yrs old and could become a very good defender as well. Hopefully this continues and he gets some minutes this season, good stuff so far and yes, it is summer league, but I like what I see
 
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Blazinaway said:
Having a very solid summer league, 17.2 ppg and really happy to see his shooting improvement at 48% and 40% from 3. He shot the 3 near 35% last yr for the Blazers so it seems he is a becoming capable shooter. Kid is only 20 yrs old and could become a very good defender as well. Hopefully this continues and he gets some minutes this season, good stuff so far and yes, it is summer league, but I like what I see
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Improving on defense and 3-point shooting, that's the ticket in the NBA. It would be fantastic if he could shoot 40% on his threes in the regular season. I'm pretty sure his defense will get better and better being able to practice with all the new (from last season and this off season) guys.
 
blazerfan11 said:
Improving on defense and 3-point shooting, that's the ticket in the NBA. It would be fantastic if he could shoot 40% on his threes in the regular season. I'm pretty sure his defense will get better and better being able to practice with all the new (from last season and this off season) guys.
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one of the worries/knocks on him coming into the league was his shooting, looks to me like that is becoming less and less of a concern
 
So what happens if Keon becomes a 3&D slashing 2 guard? How do we remember the trade then?
 
LayneStaley said:
So what happens if Keon becomes a 3&D slashing 2 guard? How do we remember the trade then?
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I can see Keon possibly becoming as good as Norm with much better D, "IF" that happens the trade becomes much better
 
Blazinaway said:
I can see Keon possibly becoming as good as Norm with much better D, "IF" that happens the trade becomes much better
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How does Keon get the minutes to do that though?

Dame/Ant/Nas
Ant/GPII/Hart

This doesn’t even consider the minutes Sharpe will get.
 
If he continues on this trajectory deal at the deadline, not necessarily Keon. Too many smalls.
 
Did some more digging on Keon. After a strong showing, I’m increasingly more excited about his development. Didn’t think he’d progress this far on his scoring.

As others have said, I think the key is to develop him like a PG. He might not need to be one now, but he’s only one year in and can be molded into one imo.

I kind of thought adding GPII would just cut any kind of playing time out for Keon. But in the end, having GPII on the team while Keon is still young might help him develop into a GP kind of defender. Keon already looks like he has instincts to be a really good defender. And 6’3.5 w/o shoes is bigger than the typical PG today.

I love how he’s basically on a launchpad within 5 feet from the basket. If he could shoot even 35% from 3 routinely and play defense, there’s no reason he can’t ever become a Marcus Smart kind of player. Even if he could do a little of everything in his prime (elite defender, 3-4apg off the bench, above average shooter), that’s still a very good 3rd guard behind Ant and Sharpe.

I think the hope is to try and get him the minutes to see what he can do in year 3. If Ant and/Sharpe both look like they’re here for the long term, you’d hope Nas shows to be the SFotF and a package of Keon, a re-signed Grant, Nurk, and presumably all of your 1st rounders to find a young long term fit at PF/C.

Ant/Sharpe/Nas/Keon/Trendon/Walker is a pretty solid core of young guys to build on even if the Dame era fails. If Dame is tired in a few years, an expiring Dame and all of the vets can still fetch a solid haul to add to it.
 
Blazinaway said:
I can see Keon possibly becoming as good as Norm with much better D, "IF" that happens the trade becomes much better
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Keon's shooting isn't close to Norm right now. Norm is real good. Keon may, or may not, get there. We can hope.
 
BankTeller said:
Keon already looks like he has instincts to be a really good defender. And 6’3.5 w/o shoes is bigger than the typical PG today.
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True, however you don't play hoops with the top of your head. His posted combine measurements of an 8'1 standing reach & 185 lbs are right in line with those of Lillard and Simons who are average sized PGs. Fingers crossed on the continued development of his PG skill set & a consistent perimeter shot.

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Keon might be even more of an athlete than Ant and while he lacks Ant's smoothness on offense, maybe that will be why he will develop as a lock down defender. He has the tools.
 
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