Exclusive Official 2020 Draft Thread

[MickZagger]

Just read where Payton Pritchard has a late first round promise from a team.

Interesting. I mean I like him. But just don’t know how well he’ll score at the next level. He reminds me of a really good college PG named Aaron Craft who went to Ohio state

 

[Pinwheel1]

Interesting. I mean I like him. But just don’t know how well he’ll score at the next level. He reminds me of a really good college PG named Aaron Craft who went to Ohio state

Well, he was shooting NBA 3's last year at a high clip. Even some logo shots. So at least he can spread the floor.

 

[Scalma]

Philly has two picks at the top of the second round. Morey and Olshey have a good relationship. That’s probably where I’d look at a trade up, assuming they would have to move to land Scrubb

 

[tester551]

Philly has two picks at the top of the second round. Morey and Olshey have a good relationship. That’s probably where I’d look at a trade up, assuming they would have to move to land Scrubb

I'm thinking a trade with Boston.
#30 + Kanter -> TPE + Cash

Boston is in the Tax and is looking at a $16M bill before even starting FA. This trade would save them ~$10M.

 

[Scalma]

I'm thinking a trade with Boston.
#30 + Kanter -> TPE + Cash

Boston is in the Tax and is looking at a $16M bill before even starting FA. This trade would save them ~$10M.

yeah Kanter or poirier would work.

 

[Wizard Mentor]

Fearless Prediction:
Neil trades 2 2nd rounders for the last pick in the 1st round (from Boston, which has 3 1st rounders this year).

 

[Scalma]

 

[RR7]

I wonder if Hayward prefers a non cap space team, so trying to work out a S&T with Boston, with the option that if not, he walks to Atlanta and they get nothing.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Fearless Prediction:
Neil trades 2 2nd rounders for the last pick in the 1st round (from Boston, which has 3 1st rounders this year).

Boston has been desperately trying to move up by packaging their picks. They'll probably unload at least #30 if they continue to fail. But Houston is also pursuing another first rounder, apparently:

 

[Rastapopoulos]

I'm thinking a trade with Boston.
#30 + Kanter -> TPE + Cash

Boston is in the Tax and is looking at a $16M bill before even starting FA. This trade would save them ~$10M.

That makes a fuck-ton of sense. However, we don't know how FO feels about Kanter - he has a way of burning bridges.

 

[Scalma]

Jeremy Woo on Chad Ford podcast says he doesn’t buy the scrubb first round hype, and it’s probably agent driven. Does buy that Portland is interested and thinks it’s always been more about 46 than 16. This was recorded before the Covington trade.

 

[hoopsjock]

Stream going live talking about the draft and Rodney Hood opting out.

 

[MickZagger]

Best player in this draft class 10 years from now will be Obi Toppin.

Just like a couple years back I was saying the same thing about Tatum.

 

[TBpup]

 

[TBpup]

 

[PtldPlatypus]

Bulls trying to correct a 14-year-old mistake?

Is Wendell Carter Jr.'s value really equivalent to '06 Victor Khryapa's?

 

[Rastapopoulos]

I don't get it. I thought Carter was one of their few decent players.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Best player in this draft class 10 years from now will be Obi Toppin.

What you don't mention is that he'll also be warming the bench for some shit team.

 

[UKRAINEFAN]

For some reason the Athletic has posted their mock draft (both rounds) for free. Have Portland taking Scrubb at 46.
https://theathletic.com/2198283/202...iseman-anthony-edwards-live-updates-team-fit/

 

[Buffalo Custard]

Best player in this draft class 10 years from now will be Obi Toppin.

Just like a couple years back I was saying the same thing about Tatum.

I'm betting Toppin or Okongwu.

 

[UKRAINEFAN]

For some reason the Athletic has posted their mock draft (both rounds) for free. Have Portland taking Scrubb at 46.
https://theathletic.com/2198283/202...iseman-anthony-edwards-live-updates-team-fit/

Had Xavier Tillman at 30 and Robert Woodard at 28

 

[TBpup]

Had Xavier Tillman at 30 and Robert Woodard at 28

Woodard has climbed a LOT in the passed month.

 

[Buffalo Custard]

Woj saying Knicks will trade picks 27 and 38 to Jazz for pick 23.

 

[Ripcity4life77]

I cannot remember can you buy a pick if your over the cap if so i think Portland will OR trade there pick and cash to move up to 35 to 40 range IF a player they covet is there but we shall see. I think tonight is going to be boring from a Blazer point of view but i expect at least ONE huge rumor / trade to happen tonight involving a Top 20 type player.

 

[glazeduck]

Interesting. I mean I like him. But just don’t know how well he’ll score at the next level. He reminds me of a really good college PG named Aaron Craft who went to Ohio state

Hard pass on Payton. Kid's gonna be a bust. Wish I were wrong, as I'll always root for the homegrown kid, but I just don't see it...

 

[MickZagger]

Hard pass on Payton. Kid's gonna be a bust. Wish I were wrong, as I'll always root for the homegrown kid, but I just don't see it...

I don’t think a player can really be labeled a bust if they’re a projected 2nd rounder. Those are all gambles generally.

 

[Hoopguru]

I don’t think a player can really be labeled a bust if they’re a projected 2nd rounder. Those are all gambles generally.

The thing about Pritchard he's probably outwork everyone on each level he's played and excelled. He could easily be a sold back up pg.
I remember Steve Nash talking about how he had out worked everyone on each level. Not saying Pritchard is in the same league as Nash but he is a crafty player like Nash was and does have a shot.

 

[glazeduck]

I don’t think a player can really be labeled a bust if they’re a projected 2nd rounder. Those are all gambles generally.

Totally fair, although there's been some talk of him sneaking into the first. I guess a better way to say it is that Oregonians and Duck fans tend to inflate/overrate his abilities a significant amount, I think. He was a great college player, unquestionably, I don't see that translating, so the Blazer fan in me wants Neil to stay far away from him.

 

[MickZagger]

The thing about Pritchard he's probably outwork everyone on each level he's played and excelled. He could easily be a sold back up pg.
I remember Steve Nash talking about how he had out worked everyone on each level. Not saying Pritchard is in the same league as Nash but he is a crafty player like Nash was and does have a shot.

I actually think so too. Pritchard would step up his game and play better against the better competition. He’s crafty and a perfect pass first PG to come off the bench.

 

[glazeduck]

I actually think so too. Pritchard would step up his game and play better against the better competition. He’s crafty and a perfect pass first PG to come off the bench.

We'll see, and again I hope I'm wrong. My concerns around PP lie mainly in his lack of athleticism and general lack of conditioning (which makes me question the "hard worker" narrative). I saw a player who routinely played *fine* in the first half, coasted for much of the second, and turned it on late when he needed to -- that was his MO. I saw a player who gambled a lot on defense and often struggled against more athletic players. It could be that some of this was on Altman and his system, but I tend to believe my eyes and what I saw time and time again. Perhaps he'd be better in a limited/backup role, but I'd feel much more comfortable with a DJ Augustin type as Dame's backup.