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blazerkor said:
Is this supposed to read "prefer" rather than "other" and also Utility Sports doesn't get a lot right. It's supposed to be analysis and I didn't know the people there even claimed to have connections in NBA front offices.
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They say they do have connections and that's what they're hearing.
 
I will not be surprised if we keep our pick at 3. Due that we not going give up the 3 pick if we not going get a close to a star player and teams is just not going give up a star player for a player that's haven't play minute in the league. Remember the draft is a crap shoot your hopefully you guess right on player. I think our 23 pick might be in play to gain a quality player for us next year. I believe that's what we need is quality because not one player going to come in a make this team a contender. That player might help us to get in playoffs contention but that's it until we address our bench with quality players we will continue to struggle.
 
AmirIcon said:
He's a lot of things. Best athlete? Not even close.
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I agree, there are probably better athletes. But at 6'9" he's pretty athletic. He's young but I see him like a Porter on the Nuggs and he's not as athletic as Will the Trill was at the same position.
 
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inconceivable said:
I think you're gunna get a Ferrari
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Hoopguru said:
I agree, there are probably better athletes. But at 6'9" he pretty athletic. He's young but I see him like a Porter on the Nuggs and he's not as athletic as Will the Trill was at the same position.
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If we take him, I hope he is way better than Porter Jr. I would not be satisfied with that.
 
AmirIcon said:
If we take him, I hope he is way better than Porter Jr. I would not be satisfied with that.
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For sure, one thing we know is he doesn't have a bad back. Porter they say if he hadn't had that injury could have been a top 5 pick.
 
I don't think this is a hot take but I feel like trading pick 3 for Siakam would be riskier than trading it for Zion. The biggest reason is that Siakam could leave for nothing at the end of next season and unlike Jeremi there is no report out there that Siakam is asking to be traded here to play with Dame. Then there is the fact that when playing Siakam isn't the impact player that Zion is. Maybe I would take the gamble by trading for Siakam if that was the only impact trade available but I'd feel a lot better about trading the pick for Zion or for Bridges and Claxton or even for Franz and 6.
 
blazerkor said:
I don't think this is a hot take but I feel like trading pick 3 for Siakam would be riskier than trading it for Zion. The biggest reason is that Siakam could leave for nothing at the end of next season and unlike Jeremi there is no report out there that Siakam is asking to be traded here to play with Dame. Then there is the fact that when playing Siakam isn't the impact player that Zion is. Maybe I would take the gamble by trading for Siakam if that was the only impact trade available but I'd feel a lot better about trading the pick for Zion or for Bridges and Claxton or even for Franz and 6.
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I get what you're saying. That #3 is being discussed for a haul. Not just one player, even if it's Zion. The pick is going up in price every minute. That's a good thing. I do think Siakam is a fantastic player, All NBA talent and one of the best defenders at the PF position. But there would have to be an agreement made on an extension. The Blazers can gamble with the #23 pick on a player with one year remaining, but not the #3.
 
CJ_is_Gone said:
You're right.
All-star voting is basically a popularity contest. Players who score a bunch are more likely to get into the all-star game. But there's a lot more to winning basketball than just scoring a lot of points.

All-star recognition is fine, as they are good players - but there's a bunch who don't play winning basketball (ie - Bradley Beal, Zach Lavine, etc).
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Does Dame play winning basketball? Beal’s been out of the first round as much as Dame has, I think.

AmirIcon said:
He's played 1/4 of his games in his professional career. Bridges actually PLAYS. He hasn't missed a game. You can have all the talent in the world, but if you're overweight and unmotivated and prone to injuries, it doesn't matter.

Facts are facts. Nobody is going to take Zion with that bloated contract and questionable work ethic. This is Greg Oden all over again.
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Oden never played as well as Zion has. No comparison.
 
blazerkor said:
I don't think this is a hot take but I feel like trading pick 3 for Siakam would be riskier than trading it for Zion. The biggest reason is that Siakam could leave for nothing at the end of next season and unlike Jeremi there is no report out there that Siakam is asking to be traded here to play with Dame. Then there is the fact that when playing Siakam isn't the impact player that Zion is. Maybe I would take the gamble by trading for Siakam if that was the only impact trade available but I'd feel a lot better about trading the pick for Zion or for Bridges and Claxton or even for Franz and 6.
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I agree with your post completely. Unfortunately, I think the part that I bolded is probably the case. Not sure Siakam is available either, but my guess is it is the most likely of the ones listed.
 
Driew said:
Concern? I'd be happy to get lillard to a real contender (except for the lakers) to see him get a ring while we rebuild. I just don't see how we can build a true contender in Portland with his contract and the upcoming tax changes.
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Agree… other than Zion if healthy, no other player we can realistically acquire will change our fortunes with such a short window with Dame being 33 years old.
 
Driew said:
Concern? I'd be happy to get lillard to a real contender (except for the lakers) to see him get a ring while we rebuild. I just don't see how we can build a true contender in Portland with his contract and the upcoming tax changes.
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Were you happy when Clyde got traded to Houston? I wasn't. And people complain about this management. What about the hoser who traded Clyde for a freakin' Yugo ( washed up Otis Thorpe). And were you happy when Clyde won a championship in Houston. I was happy for him, for a millisecond, then i was like "meh" . It's Houston. Shoulda been Portland if we had competent management.

Then we didn't get good again till Trader Bob put his merry band of mercenaries together. The only draft picks i remember on that team were a lumbering Sabonis (half of what he was in his prime in Russia), and Jermaine O'Neal. Who later got traded for another beat up Chevy Chevette in Dale Davis. Imagine if Blazers management had traded for Charles Barkley to add to Clyde. Told Clyde, " we're gonna go get guys" for you. Nope we're rebuilding. Woo Hoo.

Not going after "REAL" players to put around Dame would be repeating history all over again. Big Pass Dog.
 
tykendo said:
Were you happy when Clyde got traded to Houston? I wasn't. And people complain about this management. What about the hoser who traded Clyde for a freakin' Yugo ( washed up Otis Thorpe). And were you happy when Clyde won a championship in Houston. I was happy for him, for a millisecond, then i was like "meh" . It's Houston. Shoulda been Portland if we had competent management.

Then we didn't get good again till Trader Bob put his merry band of mercenaries together. The only draft picks i remember on that team were a lumbering Sabonis (half of what he was in his prime in Russia), and Jermaine O'Neal. Who later got traded for another beat up Chevy Chevette in Dale Davis. Imagine if Blazers management had traded for Charles Barkley to add to Clyde. Told Clyde, " we're gonna go get guys" for you. Nope we're rebuilding. Woo Hoo.

Not going after "REAL" players to put around Dame would be repeating history all over again. Big Pass Dog.
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Well I was seven years old when Drexler was traded so can't really say if I was happy or not haha.
 
tykendo said:
Were you happy when Clyde got traded to Houston? I wasn't. And people complain about this management. What about the hoser who traded Clyde for a freakin' Yugo ( washed up Otis Thorpe). And were you happy when Clyde won a championship in Houston. I was happy for him, for a millisecond, then i was like "meh" . It's Houston. Shoulda been Portland if we had competent management.

Then we didn't get good again till Trader Bob put his merry band of mercenaries together. The only draft picks i remember on that team were a lumbering Sabonis (half of what he was in his prime in Russia), and Jermaine O'Neal. Who later got traded for another beat up Chevy Chevette in Dale Davis. Imagine if Blazers management had traded for Charles Barkley to add to Clyde. Told Clyde, " we're gonna go get guys" for you. Nope we're rebuilding. Woo Hoo.

Not going after "REAL" players to put around Dame would be repeating history all over again. Big Pass Dog.
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Clyde's team with drafted players Porter, Kersey and Robinson, along with Duckworth who played most of his rookie season in Portland, made it to the NBA finals twice.

Whitsitt's team of mercenaries made it to the finals zero times.

Draft pick Jermaine O'Neal, who was traded away to "WIN NOW" , went on to become a 6-time All Star.

The Drexler Blazers traded away draft pick Drazen Petrovic for nothing in return, to WIN NOW.
 
blazerfan11 said:
Clyde's team with drafted players Porter, Kersey and Robinson, along with Duckworth who played most of his rookie season in Portland, made it to the NBA finals twice.

Whitsitt's team of mercenaries made it to the finals zero times.

Draft pick Jermaine O'Neal, who was traded away to "WIN NOW" , went on to become a 6-time All Star.

The Drexler Blazers traded away draft pick Drazen Petrovic for nothing in return, to WIN NOW.
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Exactly. That team had made it's run. Best team might have been 1991 that didn't make it to the Finals. That team would have run all over the Pacers.
This team has never been anywhere close to that teams level. Drexler had risen to a level as high as #2 in the MVP voting behind the Goat and was a dominant force in more than just scoring.

I wasn't happy with what we got in return, but was happy he got a chance to win a ring.
 
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