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[Blazinaway]

If the picks were so insignificant, why would the knicks want them?

And porzingis' true value is magnified because he plays in New York. He's a good talent. He's not elite. CJ is a better offensive player.

he also is already good and has 2 yrs left on rookie scale and CJ makes near 25 mil per, thats a significant factor as well

 

[Scalma]

I'd probably be interested in giving up 26 for this package.

 

[Scalma]

he also is already good and has 2 yrs left on rookie scale and CJ makes near 25 mil per, thats a significant factor as well

How so?

 

[Wizard Mentor]

Latest DraftExpress:
15: Ntilikina
20: OG
26: Giles

Crazy High Risk, High Reward. I'm generally a bit more risk averse, but it still sounds great to me.
#draftin'defense

 

[Gronk Brady]

Are anyone else's eyes bleeding from staring at their phone too much?

I'd probably be interested in giving up 26 for this package.

yuck... we don't need 4 rookies... if anything we should package our picks to move up

 

[Trackjack]

It looks like Dame is interested for the Blazers to go get Porzingis for us.

 

[PtldPlatypus]

How so?

In that the Blazers' tax situation would benefit greatly from a CJ for KP trade (that won't happen).

 

[Scalma]

In that the Blazers' tax situation would benefit greatly from a CJ for KP trade (that won't happen).

Good for Paul, I guess?

 

[PtldPlatypus]

Are anyone else's eyes bleeding from staring at their phone too much?

yuck... we don't need 4 rookies... if anything we should package our picks to move up

Those aren't mutually exclusive concepts. 15/20 for 10 along with 26 for 36/39 would make a lot of sense, especially if the Kings really are highly interested in Giles, who would likely be just as available at 15 as he is at 10.

 

[PtldPlatypus]

Good for Paul, I guess?

And for the team having a larger MLE and the ability to do S/T deals.

 

[Scalma]

And for the team having a larger MLE and the ability to do S/T deals.

Yayyy

 

[Blazinaway]

I'd probably be interested in giving up 26 for this package.

Crabbe and 26 for those 2nds, I can dream but they likely say no

 

[Gronk Brady]

Crabbe and 26 for those 2nds, I can dream but they likely say no

Now that is a deal that makes sense

 

[Blazinaway]

How so?

I'm talking relative value of each asset, Zinger on his rookie deal for 2 more years vs CJ at 25 mil per adds quite a bit of "value' to Zingers side of the ledger -makes him more valuable

 

[Blazinaway]

If you really want to go high risk high reward take OG and Giles

Geez, aren't we already knees specialists after Oden and Roy?

 

[Scalma]

Crabbe and 26 for those 2nds, I can dream but they likely say no

And that improves our team, how? Not Paul Allens bills. Our team.

 

[dviss1]

It looks like Dame is interested for the Blazers to go get Porzingis for us.

Please do...

 

[illmatic99]

And that improves our team, how? Not Paul Allens bills. Our team.

Don't attach first round picks to drop contracts. I'll be very pissed if we do this.

 

[illmatic99]

Josh Jackson is already 20 years old fwiw.

All this hype about teams climbing up for him might be a smoke screen. Still think he's the one who drops tonight.

 

[Scalma]

Don't attach first round picks to drop contracts. I'll be very pissed if we do this.

Especially this year.

 

[Wizard Mentor]

So, why does draftexpress still list Jeanne in the 2nd round?

 

[TBpup]

So, why does draftexpress still list Jeanne in the 2nd round?

So Portland can pick him up with one of Philly's 2nd rounders.

 

[PtldPlatypus]

So, why does draftexpress still list Jeanne in the 2nd round?

They actually explain that on his page.

with the experience of Austin's comeback working in his favor, there are still some rumblings that Jeanne could be selected late in the second round despite his diagnosis. In a shallow year for international prospects, Jeanne remains on the board for some teams who believe the reward of a medically cleared Jeanne a few years from now outweighs the risk that he won't play again and dwarves the ceiling of selecting most alternatives that late in the draft.

 

[PtldPlatypus]

More ammo for lottery teams looking at taking Kennard.

 

[BoBoBREWSKI]

Rumors say that Damian told Neil to move into lottery to get him more help/talent. (reported by 1080 the Fan)

 

[Sarni]

Well in principle no. 14 is already lottery.

 

[Reep]

Rumors say that Damian told Neil to move into lottery to get him more help/talent. (reported by 1080 the Fan)

I don't buy it. The only guys who could help like that in a starter position will be gone in the first six picks, which I cannot see us getting to. After that it is a bunch of guards until you get to almost 15. Unless Dame is Jonesing for ZCollins.

 

[PDXFonz]

 

[BLAZINGGIANTS]

Erik Gundersen @Erik_Gundersen
about 10 minutes ago
Lots of John Collins-Blazers talk, here's a good scouting report on him from @rafael_uehara basketball.realgm.com/article/246420…

 

[UKRAINEFAN]

Interesting that two teams with a good late round drafting record and a third team with former Spurs exec are interested in Hartenstein.


Marc J. Spears: The Jazz, Spurs and Nets are all tracking versatile big @Isaiah Hartenstein as a possible pick in the 20s of the #NBADraft ,source told @TheUndefeated
– via Twitter MarcJSpearsESPN