Poll: The draft is tomorrow, call it

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What are we gonna do?

  • We draft Scoot

    Votes: 28 43.8%

  • We draft Miller

    Votes: 7 10.9%

  • We draft Amen

    Votes: 2 3.1%

  • We trade the pick (or pick then immediately trade)

    Votes: 22 34.4%

  • Victor Wembanyama miraculously falls to us

    Votes: 5 7.8%

  • Other

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Total voters
    64
I have no idea. This thing is spinning faster than the spin cycle. I think most of it is posturing at this time. But there's a lot of other team potential moves now coming out. Could help reset the market. I do get the feeling the Blazers are not giving up the #3 for peanuts. And that's a great thing. Phoenix fleeced the Wizards, but the Wiz are completely breaking it down according to new trade rumors. They're looking at getting off all big contracts to achieve that 10 to 15 wins area for the season.
 
Draft Scoot
Trade Keon, #23, and a handful of 2nd rounders for a new friend for Damian. Keep the fun to watch but not very good Blazer action rolling, then tank for new top 6 pick next season.

Illusions of a playoff team during what is a full blown rebuild is instrumental moving forward.

Look at all these stats! Isn't this fun Blazer fans?
 
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I think there's a three-way where we get Zion and the #6 (and perhaps #11), send the #3 to NO, and send Anfernee to Orlando. Of course, the timing may not happen immediately and there may be other pieces, but that is the core of the trade to me.

So, who would we target at #6 and perhaps #11?
 
I will call my shot now and it will come down to Zion or Brown and I think the Blazers will trade the 3rd pick and Ant to Boston for J. Brown -- I am sure there will be more to the trade but that is the bones of the deal but I could see a 3rd team involved too but who knows at this point.

I kind of want Zion more then Brown even though the risk is much greater but another reason for Zion because risk is greater the team might be able to get more from the Pels like a Herb and other parts to help the roster I just do not think the Pels will do it. I think they are comfortable in the end giving Zion one more season cause if they are wrong and Zion blows up in Portland that would be major egg on that GM's face even if Scoot and Ant work out.
 
From all of the hints, rumors, and tea-leaves scattered about, I think...

1. We have (or will have soon) a deal in place for Zion +

2. I get the sense that they're hunting for more/better/safer, so working from that for either Bridges/Claxton or Jaylen Brown.

I think one of those 3 deals happens for 3 tomorrow night (or obviously, as soon as they can happen).
 
tykendo said:
I have no idea. This thing is spinning faster than the spin cycle. I think most of it is posturing at this time. But there's a lot of other team potential moves now coming out. Could help reset the market. I do get the feeling the Blazers are not giving up the #3 for peanuts. And that's a great thing. Phoenix fleeced the Wizards, but the Wiz are completely breaking it down according to new trade rumors. They're looking at getting off all big contracts to achieve that 10 to 15 wins area for the season.
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Kuzma opted out. Wants a bigger contract. I would hear rumblings of Blazers getting Kuzma cheap for a year before a new fatty contract, but that idea just fell through the ropes
 
glazeduck said:
From all of the hints, rumors, and tea-leaves scattered about, I think...

1. We have (or will have soon) a deal in place for Zion +

2. I get the sense that they're hunting for more/better/safer, so working from that for either Bridges/Claxton or Jaylen Brown.

I think one of those 3 deals happens for 3 tomorrow night (or obviously, as soon as they can happen).
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This is what I think and I just watched Woj and I'll embed the video below but he's saying while no offer has been good enough yet the best offers start to roll in as it gets closer to our pick and he could see a trade happening last minute... basically. I honestly think because of the risk and upside Zion+ is what we will do. When I say Zion plus I mean we'll likely include a third team and get an upgrade at C that fits and a bench piece or two plus Zion for pick 3, Ant and Nurk.
 
blazerkor said:
This is what I think and I just watched Woj and I'll embed the video below but he's saying while no offer has been good enough yet the best offers start to roll in as it gets closer to our pick and he could see a trade happening last minute... basically. I honestly think because of the risk and upside Zion+ is what we will do. When I say Zion plus I mean we'll likely include a third team and get an upgrade at C that fits and a bench piece or two plus Zion for pick 3, Ant and Nurk.
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Marang (I know, I know...) said an hour ago on 1080 that he didn't think Zion alone was enough for Ant +3 -- said Murphy/Jones and 14 would likely need to be added.

I think that's where we're at. Agree that it'll likely be NO that we end up dealing with and can definitely see a 3-team deal emerge sending Ant elsewhere, but I think between Zion's baggage, injuries and contract, we're going to get another impact player/asset or two back.

Which I'm stoked about.
 
glazeduck said:
Marang (I know, I know...) said an hour ago on 1080 that he didn't think Zion alone was enough for Ant +3 -- said Murphy/Jones and 14 would likely need to be added.

I think that's where we're at. Agree that it'll likely be NO that we end up dealing with and can definitely see a 3-team deal emerge sending Ant elsewhere, but I think between Zion's baggage, injuries and contract, we're going to get another impact player/asset or two back.

Which I'm stoked about.
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Yeah if we got Zion, Herb, and pick 14 for Ant and it would either have to be Nas or Knox and Keon... then I'd go for it. With Matisse, Herb and Trey we would be stacked with wings off the bench. So I'd look to trade Nurk, Nas, picks 14 and 23 to upgrade starting C and get a really good backup big and backup PG... maybe we'd snag one of those two backups with the TPMLE.

So I'd do this, I think. It can be two separate trades but one of the picks would have to be made by us and the rights to it traded because of that motherfucking bastard Stepien. Add a good backup big with the TPMLE.
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glazeduck said:
Marang (I know, I know...) said an hour ago on 1080 that he didn't think Zion alone was enough for Ant +3 -- said Murphy/Jones and 14 would likely need to be added.

I think that's where we're at. Agree that it'll likely be NO that we end up dealing with and can definitely see a 3-team deal emerge sending Ant elsewhere, but I think between Zion's baggage, injuries and contract, we're going to get another impact player/asset or two back.

Which I'm stoked about.
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If I were N.O I would no way. They are not giving us Murphy. Maybe 14 or Jones but not both.
 
surprised people are think it's will be Zion for 3

if I were gauging the chance, I'd put it around 10-15%
 
blazerkor said:
Yeah if we got Zion, Herb, and pick 14 for Ant and it would either have to be Nas or Knox and Keon... then I'd go for it. With Matisse, Herb and Trey we would be stacked with wings off the bench. So I'd look to trade Nurk, Nas, picks 14 and 23 to upgrade starting C and get a really good backup big and backup PG... maybe we'd snag one of those two backups with the TPMLE.

So I'd do this, I think. It can be two separate trades but one of the picks would have to be made by us and the rights to it traded because of that motherfucking bastard Stepien. Add a good backup big with the TPMLE.
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New Orleans would never give that much, even after just getting CJ for basically free.
 
I'm pretty surprised some of you are thinking Zion

right now, if I was gauging the chances, I'd put it around 10-15%
 
I think Scoot is going #2. Either Charlotte wants him, or they want what they can trade him for. Our choice is between Miller and whoever we can trade him for.

I voted trade, but it's a coin toss between trading or just drafting Miller for me. The small chance that Charlotte takes Miller convinced me to vote for trading #2.
 
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Chris Craig said:
New Orleans would never give that much, even after just getting CJ for basically free.
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I actually think if we tried to get that we could end up with Zion and 14 for 3, Ant, Knox and Keon. I'd be happy with that. Then I do think getting Indy 14, 23, Nas and Nurk might net us Turner and McConnell.

Dame, Shaedon, Jerami, Zion, Turner, McConnell, Matisse, a big we get using the TPMLE and see which of our end of bench guys pop or split the TPMLE between a big and a forward. I think that could give a lot of teams problems in a seven game series. If Zion were healthy.
 
Phatguysrule said:
I think Scoot is going #2. Either Charlotte wants him, or they want what they can trade him for. Our choice is between Miller and whoever we can trade him for. I voted trade, but it's a coin toss between trading or just drafting Miller for me. The small chance that Charlotte takes miller convinced me to vote for trading #2.
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Did you write this yesterday and just get around to posting it?
 
glazeduck said:
Just passing on what he said.
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I know that I was just saying Marang is crazy if he thinks NO would give us that package. That is bad as the scenarios I was listening to on my drive home today on NBA radio. They were asking if the Clippers would consider #3, Sharpe, and Ant for Paul George. Not if the Blazers would do it, but would the Clippers? I had to calm myself down before getting into an accident.
 
Phatguysrule said:
I think Scoot is going #2. Either Charlotte wants him, or they want what they can trade him for. Our choice is between Miller and whoever we can trade him for.

I voted trade, but it's a coin toss between trading or just drafting Miller for me. The small chance that Charlotte takes miller convinced me to vote for trading #2.
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Yeah, that's the thing. If Charlotte wants Zion, they can snatch him by drafting Scoot before us. We are trying to hardline a deal with added players, picks. NO could just get Charlotte to take less than or what is already being offered.
 
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