Reminder of why we don't want to lose our draft pick

[ripcityboy]

I thought Olshey was a pretty good judge of talent. But apparently he's one of the "best in the business...." That's 4 or 5 star in the Michelin guide, right?

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[tlongII]

Fuck the draft pick.

That's what KingSpeed said.

 

[kjironman1]

http://www.blazersedge.com/2016/1/7/10723414/portland-trail-blazers-2016-nba-draft-neil-olshey

So what you are really saying is that because Neil Olshey is so good at evaluating talent that missing this pick would be a very bad thing?
I have another scenario completely.
How about they make the playoffs if they can and then make a trade and get another pick anyway?
Or how about this scenario. They play pretty good and only just miss the playoffs keep the pick but it just doesn't turnout to be much of a pick?
I say play hard all the time and do the best the team can and let the chips fall where they may.

 

[Binx]

Good article. Another reason we need a lottery pick is that it's our best way to potentially get a great player. The cream of the crop just don't come to Portland through the free agency route.

 

[TBpup]

This was a pretty good example of the kind of help that Dame needs. When up against a playoff team with a quality defensive SG, CJ really stuggled, Aminu, Plumlee, Meyers, Vonleh, Harkless, Henderson and Davis combined for 31 points and while Crabbe's stats are nice, he scored a 1/3 of his points in the last couple minutes of absolute garbage time.

This team needs another star, plain and simple. Since they don't come here via Free Agency, it's either a Trade or the Draft. Since the above shows we don't have much to trade, that leaves one thing. The rest of the season needs to be 'The Drive for #5".

 

[Blazer4ever]

Are we moving an unprotected pick? Cause if not the best Neil draft pick was probably Eric Bledsoe at number 18. I'd be OK with that

 

[Sinobas]

Fuck the draft pick.

Fuck having GS destroy us in their sleep.

 

[Strenuus]

Last night was a good reminder....

 

[Natebishop3]

Isn't this exactly what SOME of us have been saying since Halloween?

Halloween? Shiiiiiiiiiiiit I think some of us have been saying it since July.

 

[KeepOnRollin]

Are we moving an unprotected pick? Cause if not the best Neil draft pick was probably Eric Bledsoe at number 18. I'd be OK with that

Uh, Olshey drafted Blake Griffin, not to mention Damian Lillard. Bledsoe is a great get for his draft spot though.

 

[UKRAINEFAN]

After reading this, it seems that since the draft picks for this year will be such valuable financial assets, maybe our trade deadline trades should be for another draft pick; another asset to be used if Olshey can find a trade for a difference-maker.
By the way BE published a counter argument to this, but the guy assumed we would want to tank for TWO years (in order to never have to give the pick up) and I don't think any of us are proposing that. http://www.blazersedge.com/2016/1/8...rs-2016-nba-draft-western-conference-playoffs

 

[santeesioux]

It looks like Dragan Bender has fallen a bit, and unless he has some Porzingas type workouts, he might be in our range. There's Sabonis too. If only we could get in the top three and get one of those top sfs though...