Serious question: who (if any) among our new acquisitions are you most excited about?

[Rastapopoulos]

I guess I can get kind of enthused about Thybulle. Anyone else? I honestly couldn't name all of them or pick them out of a lineup.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Bonus points if you pick one of the more obscure ones and have a good reason for it.

 

[andalusian]

Thybulle for being who I hoped GP2 would be for us.

I guess like any rags to riches story, would not mind seeing Cam actually becoming the hype he had before the draft, but I do not really believe it will happen.

 

[Natebishop3]

Curious to see if we can get something out of Reddish.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Thybulle for being who I hoped GP2 would be for us.

I guess like any rags to riches story, would not mind seeing Cam actually becoming the hype he had before the draft, but I do not really believe it will happen.

He can have all the minutes he wants at backup center or point guard...

 

[damianlillard]

We know what we will get out of Thybulle. But Reddish little more of a mystery. Be awesome if he can develop into a consistent 3D forward

 

[andalusian]

He can have all the minutes he wants at backup center or point guard...

Oh, this team needs bench scoring. He will get minutes at SF I am sure. They are certainly going to give him the ball to see if he can score there. If he can, he certainly solves some of the bench problems the Blazers have.

 

[Whyachi]

I was banking on Svi Mykhailiuk posting nightly frenetic fast paced double doubles, but unfortunately Cronin traded him too.

 

[B-Roy]

I guess Cam Raddish?

 

[julius]

I like whoever helps the team fall into the #1 pick in the 2023 NBA draft.

 

[PtldPlatypus]

None. I'm not excited about any of the new acquisitions. Thybulle is the only one with a bankable skill, and I think the rest of his game is too pedestrian for that one skill to be utilized effectively. I think the 5 second-round picks are probably the best pickup of the deadline.

 

[Chris Craig]

Thybulle I guess.

I guess we will see if Reddish or Knox are truly busts. Who trades for two thought to be busts who were traded for each other?

 

[Chris Craig]

I like whoever helps the team fall into the #1 pick in the 2023 NBA draft.

Arcidiacono it is

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Oh, this team needs bench scoring. He will get minutes at SF I am sure. They are certainly going to give him the ball to see if he can score there. If he can, he certainly solves some of the bench problems the Blazers have.

But don't we have plenty of bench forwards already? Including ones that need minutes to develop? Meanwhile, I can see Chauncey giving Winslow minutes (if he ever gets healthy) just because he can handle the ball, and there's a severe shortage of ball handlers on our roster.

 

[andalusian]

But don't we have plenty of bench forwards already? Including ones that need minutes to develop? Meanwhile, I can see Chauncey giving Winslow minutes (if he ever gets healthy) just because he can handle the ball, and there's a severe shortage of ball handlers on our roster.

2 rotation players went out. There will be minutes.

 

[glazeduck]

Arcidiacono it is

Without question my least favorite. I don't think I've ever had a string of letters break my brain as badly as his last name does.

 

[Cugel]

none.

 

[glazeduck]

HAS to be Reddish. Knox is toast and Thybulle is a known commodity. But Reddish looks the part, has offensive flashes, has the draft capital and the narrative of being stuck under arguably the 2 worst coaches for young players in recent NBA history.

If his career arc continues in a Blazers jersey, he'll be a FA in a handful of games, but if he plays well enough to look like anything we might either be able to profit off of or an asset worth continuing to develop, he's icing on the FRP cake.

 

[1 Eye Jack]

Honestly I think we will sell this off season….that’s what I’m most excited about

 

[Pinwheel1]

Curious to see if we can get something out of Reddish.

One thing that could help is he shoots almost 90% from the line (58-65 in his 35 games in NY)
So maybe he can close out games if he can defend.

 

[Chris Craig]

Honestly I think we will sell this off season….that’s what I’m most excited about

Dame?

 

[blazedanugz]

The FRP

Player wise it’s reddish. Most talent/highest ceiling

 

[1 Eye Jack]

Dame?

I think Jody will sell Blazers

 

[Chris Craig]

I think Jody will sell Blazers

Oh. Good.

 

[PtldPlatypus]

HAS to be Reddish. Knox is toast and Thybulle is a known commodity. But Reddish looks the part, has offensive flashes, has the draft capital and the narrative of being stuck under arguably the 2 worst coaches for young players in recent NBA history.

If his career arc continues in a Blazers jersey, he'll be a FA in a handful of games, but if he plays well enough to look like anything we might either be able to profit off of or an asset worth continuing to develop, he's icing on the FRP cake.

What good coaches has Knox played under? I mean, seriously, what can be said about Reddish that can't also be said about Knox?

 

[glazeduck]

What good coaches has Knox played under? I mean, seriously, what can be said about Reddish that can't also be said about Knox?

Fair callout. I think I differentiate the two by their bodies of work and the marginal amount of success that Cam has had, whereas Knox even struggled in the summer league. But yes, according to my logic, he'd be 1b to Cam's 1a. Just not the guy I'm holding my breath for.

 

[Tince]

I'm excited to see if the NYK 1st round pick can be traded for something of value in the next couple months.

Other than that, none of the additions excited me, and none of the departures were a bummer. Hart might've been a bummer if it weren't for the fact that most realized back in the fall that he'd have to be traded.