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SheedSoNasty said:
Bill Simmons says a reliable source told him that Zion won’t be with the Pels past Thursday. Makes you wonder if it’s to us or Charlotte.
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They want Scoot, so most likely Charlotte. Leaving us with the option of drafting a 20 year old prototypical forward that we’ve needed for virtually Dames entire career and being able to have 2 20 year old lottery talent wings or trading the pick for a 30 year old PF that can opt out next year.
 
Someone suggested a 3 way where Knicks get Zion and we get Randle and stuff. What do you guys think about that?
 
Windhorst mentioned we’re also shopping the 23 pick. This is the first time I’ve heard that being explicitly reported.
 


Talks about Dame here.

Mentions specific players the Blazers have tried to trade for with #23 and Windy doesn't think any of them are as good as Josh Hart.....which was always my problem with the Hart trade. I swear if we move the 23rd pick for a vet that is worse than Hart what even are we doing?
 
What were we trying to do are you serious it was obvious -- the Blazers did it they ended up with the 3rd pick by tanking and NOW if they get lucky they could get another star to help Dame out. -- this was the plan and so far part one of the plan fell into place now we see if Cronin can finish the deal and put in part 2 -- getting Dame help.
 
B-Roy said:


Talks about Dame here.

Mentions specific players the Blazers have tried to trade for with #23 and Windy doesn't think any of them are as good as Josh Hart.....which was always my problem with the Hart trade. I swear if we move the 23rd pick for a vet that is worse than Hart what even are we doing?
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It’s not about getting a better player than Hart. It’s about getting a better player than the nothing we would’ve gotten when Hart left.
 
Looking at who would be worth #23:

https://www.basketball-reference.com/contracts/players.html

Problem is we don't even have any salaries to aggregate. Hard to send out Nurk with 23 unless we're getting an upgrade at center, and I don't think the Pacers would take Nurk + 23 for Myles Turner when they already have 26, 29 and 32.

Kevin Knox + Jeenathen Williams can get us someone at $8.2 million or less.
Kevin Knox + Jeenathen Williams + Keon Johnson can get us someone at 12.5 million or less.
Kevin Knox + Jeenathen Wlliams + Keon Johnson + Nas Little can get us someone at $19 million or less.

Everyone is either worth more or worth less than the 23 though.

23 for Batum? Win for the Clippers (they would take Keon back too - great Powell trade!)
23 for Gary Harris? Ew
23 for Gafford? Eh maybe
23 for Delon Wright? Overpay
23 for Fournier? Sure NY would love that
23 for Bojan Bogdonavic? Maybe but don't think Detroit does that
23 for Olynyk? Ew
23 for Royce O'Neale? Uh
23 for Finney Smith? Nets don't do that
23 for Cody Martin? Possibly

I would take Josh Hart at $18M AAV over all these guys.
 
KingSpeed said:
It’s not about getting a better player than Hart. It’s about getting a better player than the nothing we would’ve gotten when Hart left.
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I keep hearing this bullshit about how Hart would have left for nothing. I don't believe it. I know about his wife, and I know he wanted to be starter. But he's going to come off the bench in New York. If we paid Hart, he would have stayed.
 
BIG Q said:
I just heard Windy on ESPN Radio say he does not think that Zion alone gets the 3rd pick. We know salary has to match, but he meant Zion is not worth the 3rd straightup.
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I have heard the same thing about Bridges. The pick has a lot of value. Zion is a reclamation project at this point.
 
BIG Q said:
I just heard Windy on ESPN Radio say he does not think that Zion alone gets the 3rd pick. We know salary has to match, but he meant Zion is not worth the 3rd straightup.
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Ooh link?
 
B-Roy said:
Looking at who would be worth #23:

https://www.basketball-reference.com/contracts/players.html

Problem is we don't even have any salaries to aggregate. Hard to send out Nurk with 23 unless we're getting an upgrade at center, and I don't think the Pacers would take Nurk + 23 for Myles Turner when they already have 26, 29 and 32.

Kevin Knox + Jeenathen Williams can get us someone at $8.2 million or less.
Kevin Knox + Jeenathen Williams + Keon Johnson can get us someone at 12.5 million or less.
Kevin Knox + Jeenathen Wlliams + Keon Johnson + Nas Little can get us someone at $19 million or less.

Everyone is either worth more or worth less than the 23 though.

23 for Batum? Win for the Clippers (they would take Keon back too - great Powell trade!)
23 for Gary Harris? Ew
23 for Gafford? Eh maybe
23 for Delon Wright? Overpay
23 for Fournier? Sure NY would love that
23 for Bojan Bogdonavic? Maybe but don't think Detroit does that
23 for Olynyk? Ew
23 for Royce O'Neale? Uh
23 for Finney Smith? Nets don't do that
23 for Cody Martin? Possibly

I would take Josh Hart at $18M AAV over all these guys.
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I did the same math his morning. I also read ‘not teenagers’ from Windy to mean this player is also not that old potentially (Gafford). Else, I think Bojan. A lot of these guys are an overpay at #23, quite honestly.
 
It was on the Greeny show after he talked to our local guy here, John Gambadoro. Some guy is filling in for him. It was around 0730 this morning. I'm headed out for my sons soccer training, sorry.
 
B-Roy said:


Mentions specific players the Blazers have tried to trade for with #23 and Windy doesn't think any of them are as good as Josh Hart.....which was always my problem with the Hart trade. I swear if we move the 23rd pick for a vet that is worse than Hart what even are we doing?
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getting someone who wasn't going to leave this summer
 
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Seems like Charlotte might snag Scoot just so they can trade him. I can’t believe we are gonna get jumped.
 
I love how Charlotte's asking price for the #2 pick is essentially "Older, worse rebounding, worse defensively Brandon Miller" ...
 
Natebishop3 said:
Seems like Charlotte might snag Scoot just so they can trade him. I can’t believe we are gonna get jumped.
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This is what I've been saying to everyone saying they're going to take Miller. Totally predictable.

It's bad if we had a trade lined up. Good if we didn't love that trade and can keep whoever we draft at 3.
 
Predator said:
Perfect.

Brandon Miller falls right into our lap :dancewithme:
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What happened to your narrative that Miller is the better prospect and the consensus is that they'll take him over the inferior Scoot?

Ah, yes. Whatever that'll fit your agenda.

I'm also not entirely sure Blazers will draft Miller at 3. I'd be excited at whoever we took and kept at 3.
 
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