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Trail Blazers ‏@pdxtrailblazers 5m
We are ALWAYS going to take the best player available! - Olshey #RipCityDraft

Sarah Hecht ‏@sarahhechtNBA 4m
Tony Mitchell, forward from North Texas, sits down with Mike Barrett. Interview coming soon on…

Joe Freeman ‏@BlazerFreeman 3m
New blog post: Blazers first predraft workout features one first-round hopeful http://bit.ly/14b3UVM
 
Chad Ford ‏@chadfordinsider 1m
Here's video from Shabazz Muhammad's workout on Tuesday in Santa Barbara …
 
Thanks for the P3 article! I'm now even more intrigued by Shabazz. The fact that he's a lefty also increases my interest. Even if he's not our starter it sounds like he could be a fantastic 6th man - instant offense off the bench. And we can bring him along slowly from there and once he's developed the lateral quickness for defense maybe then he'd be our starting SG.
 
blue9 said:
Thanks for the P3 article! I'm now even more intrigued by Shabazz. The fact that he's a lefty also increases my interest. Even if he's not our starter it sounds like he could be a fantastic 6th man - instant offense off the bench. And we can bring him along slowly from there and once he's developed the lateral quickness for defense maybe then he'd be our starting SG.
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I can see why some people dont like him but he is that high risk/high reward chance that I think we will have to make at some point.
 
Boise Blazer said:
I can see why some people dont like him but he is that high risk/high reward chance that I think we will have to make at some point.
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Yup. And given that there is hardly any SG talent in the league at the moment, the chance that Shabazz might become a good/great one makes it that much more enticing.
 
blue9 said:
Yup. And given that there is hardly any SG talent in the league at the moment, the chance that Shabazz might become a good/great one makes it that much more enticing.
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My guess is he goes #9 to Minnesota. They are looking for a SG and he would fit in well with Rubio IMO.
 
Candace Buckner ‏@blazerbanter 3m
#Blazers GM Neil Olshey said there will be 9 to 10 more pre-draft workouts coming up. Team does not reveal who's coming in

Candace Buckner ‏@blazerbanter 3m
But we do have from @AdamZagoria that Creighton's 6-9, 260 pound center Greg Echenique will work out with #Blazers on Friday. #retweet

Candace Buckner ‏@blazerbanter 1m
Olshey: "It's exciting to get back in the gym, and look to the future. We spent a lot of time going over this past season and now...

Candace Buckner ‏@blazerbanter 1m
"...we need to start building next season's roster and this is the first step." -- Olshey

Candace Buckner ‏@blazerbanter 1m
Several of the players today said that the #Blazers workout was different than others they've experienced. Shorter but more competitive
 
Joe Freeman ‏@BlazerFreeman 8m
Olshey on draft: "I don’t know if there is a presumptive superstar at the top ... but fortunately we’re not picking up there."

Joe Freeman ‏@BlazerFreeman 6m
Olshey: "I think the draft has really good depth. I think you are going to get quality players and I think it’s all based on ..." (cont)

Joe Freeman ‏@BlazerFreeman 5m
Olshey cont: "... what your level of expectation is. But I think it’s a solid draft. I like where we are positioned."
 
Candace Buckner ‏@blazerbanter 6m
W/ this 1st bunch of #BlazerWorkouts being several guys on the fence (late 2nd round), it makes sense for Olshey to bring up Idaho.

Candace Buckner ‏@blazerbanter 6m
Olshey: "We’re not always looking at guys for the Blazers..."

Candace Buckner ‏@blazerbanter 5m
"but we’re looking for guys that might ... go undrafted who would like to be part of our minor-league system." - Olshey on predraft workouts
 
Chad Ford ‏@chadfordinsider 1m
Cody Zeller shooting the ball VERY well. 72% from NBA 3 point line in drills.
 
Boise Blazer said:
Joe Freeman ‏@BlazerFreeman 8m
Olshey on draft: "I don’t know if there is a presumptive superstar at the top ... but fortunately we’re not picking up there."

Joe Freeman ‏@BlazerFreeman 6m
Olshey: "I think the draft has really good depth. I think you are going to get quality players and I think it’s all based on ..." (cont)

Joe Freeman ‏@BlazerFreeman 5m
Olshey cont: "... what your level of expectation is. But I think it’s a solid draft. I like where we are positioned."
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I like it to. Sounds like a wild card kind of draft where a handful of players have a chance to be impact players in the NBA, but who they are is any GM's guess. With the #10, Blazers have a chance at an impact player without a lot of cap space being spent on the gamble.

I said before, it sounds like the #1 kind of gets screwed. Yes they get the first chance to pick who they think that impact player will be, but they pay the most for that and with no presumptive superstar, maybe the price to pay for that first pick is too much.
 
Pinwheel1 said:
I am thinking McCollum would go sooner. (Detroit) The key is Zeller. I want him to go high so Shabazz or McCollum is there at 10. These guys though may be right. (Except with our pick)

http://www.draftexpress.com/
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I'd be fine with Zeller dropping to us. Would fill the backup PF/C need. I think he is ready to play now, just didn't see him as a TOP pick.

Ideally, Shabazz or Len drops to us.
 
OregonHuskerMan said:
I'd be fine with Zeller dropping to us. Would fill the backup PF/C need. I think he is ready to play now, just didn't see him as a TOP pick.

Ideally, Shabazz or Len drops to us.
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Zeller got abused in the Big 10, or whatever it's called now. Please no more soft perimeter bigs. Between Aldridge, Claver and Leonard, we are covered
 
Detroit and Minnesota seem like the most likely landing spots for McCollum and Shabazz.
 
It's funny that if you go way way back to the first page of this thread (last October) the two biggest
prizes in this draft were Shabazz and Zeller. Now it looks like they may be the consolation prize for us at 10.
 
Pinwheel1 said:
It's funny that if you go way way back to the first page of this thread (last October) the two biggest
prizes in this draft were Shabazz and Zeller. Now it looks like they may be the consolation prize for us at 10.
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Kind of the scary part about tanking for unknowns. I bet at the beginning of the season, Cleveland fans were thinking...tank this season, draft Shabazz, future championship backcourt. Now they might consider Otto Porter at #1.
 
Zeller regressed from his freshman year. His playing weight this past season was in the 240's according to the team trainer. It showed, his lift wasn't there and couldn't finish against athletic bigs like he did the year before.
 
The kid from North Texas was projected to go in the lotto this year but he's yet another PF who wants to play SF and his stock has dropped A LOT. Late first, maybe even early 2nd, is where I think he'll end up.
 
I never really got to see him play at North Texas, but I think we need to find a way to draft Tony Mitchell with one of our picks. The guy reminds me of Kenyon Martin.
 
Rastapopoulos said:
"Celtics have a promise to draft Schroeder"? But they've already got the ACTUAL Rajon Rondo...
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:dunno:

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/...cs-future-or-is-he-bostons-biggest-trade-chip

After signing an extremely team-friendly five-year, $55 million extension in 2009, Rondo, at 29, will be looking for every penny he can get as an unrestricted free agent, and the Celtics most likely won't be in a position to overpay, which is what a five-year max contract would be.

This is why he'll inevitably be dealt, and why the Celtics would be wise to wait until his value is at its peak before cashing out for a strong haul that'll immediately accelerate the team's renovation.
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Shabazz' dad is having a bad few months:

DRAFT, LAW, SHABAZZ MUHAMMAD | SHARE
The indictment states that Holmes and his partners obtained “mortgage loans by fraudulent means to buy houses,” from 2006 to 2009. The U.S. attorney’s office is seeking to recover $2.5 million from Holmes. Shabazz, 20, played one year at UCLA before declaring for the NBA draft. UCLA recruited him while he played for Bishop Gorman High School. According to the court documents, Holmes is being detained pending a detention hearing. Las Vegas Review Journal

Read more at http://hoopshype.com/rumors.htm#VSzHurikrjzBQOAE.99
 
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