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RonBrewer said:
Miller is a phenomenal player. No question. He can fill it up.

But he has not interviewed greatly and anyway you slice it, he delivered the gun that killed a single mother. There are red flags and none are about talent.
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Unless the text said "Please bring me my gun so I can kill someone" then I am not concerned.
IMO there are a lot of other scenarios that are more likely to have happened. I just can't see Darius Miles typing an elaborate text to him at that moment.
My guess is it was something extremely short. If my friend texted me that he needed his gun my first concern would be that he could be in trouble. I would not turn the car around and go back home until I knew he was ok.
 
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UKRAINEFAN said:
Here is kind of an interesting Mock with trades.
Has them taking Amen Thompson at #3 and here is his reasoning:

  1. If the Hornets are fairly set on Miller, then the draft starts here. Portland could go a number of different directions, and it publicly sounds prepared to trade this pick in order to get Damian Lillard some immediate assistance.

    At the lottery, Blazers general manager Joe Cronin told Yahoo Sports' Jake Fischer his team is "trying to win and trying to maximize Damian's timeline." At some point in this process, though, Portland might conclude this roster has too many holes to ever become a contender during whatever remains of the 32-year-old's prime.

    Should the Blazers embrace life after Lillard (more on that scenario later), they might bypass Scoot Henderson to snatch up the wildly intriguing Amen Thompson.

    ESPN's Jonathan Givony reported the 20-year-old will "get long looks from Portland," and the Blazers might prefer the pairing of Thompson, a 6'7" two-way playmaker with explosive athleticism, with 6'3" scoring guard Anfernee Simons over Henderson's fit in an undersized backcourt.
Then has them trading with Orlando:

  1. Portland Trail Blazers receive: Markelle Fultz, Jalen Suggs, Jonathan Isaac, No. 6 pick, No. 11 pick and 2025 first-round pick (top-three protected)

    Orlando Magic receive: Damian Lillard
Then picking Jarace Walker at #6 and Gradey Dick at #11

I gotta admit. I like it. Not sure about Dick but would be others available.
https://bleacherreport.com/articles...-how-3-blockbuster-trades-could-impact-top-10
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Wait... We trade Dame and also trade down? Bizarre idea and a shitty one that gives very little thought.

Not to mention Orlando is a worse destinstion for Dame to win compared to Portland.
 
illmatic99 said:
Wait... We trade Dame and also trade down? Bizarre idea and a shitty one that gives very little thought.

Not to mention Orlando is a worse destinstion for Dame to win compared to Portland.
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No, the Blazers use the 3rd pick and take Amen Thompson. The draft picks from Orlando come from trading Dame.
 
If we can get Miller, I think it makes a ton of sense to take him.

Getting a player that could be a second option on a rookie scale contract could be HUGE.

If you can get Miller, you trade Ant and maybe Nurk for other pieces. I still like the idea of going after Draymond with Nurk and filler, and then trade Ant for the best player we can get our hands on.
 
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seems dame was enjoying the twins' workout
 
riverman said:
Richman made a good point today on his podcast....Enis Kanter, OG Mayo and Mike Dunleavy Jr were all taken at # 3.....many stars were picked there as well but there are a list of clunkers high in the draft...the Adam Morrisons.
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Dunleavy wasn't a clunker, he was a great 6th man or solid starter. OJ Mayo had some great 20ppg seasons leading teams offense. Kanter was more promising at the start of his career, but it was also a different era of basketball and big men back then, he was a legit 20/10 guy.

I certainly wouldn't consider these 3 guys clunkers - they might not be stars but they weren't busts like Adam Morrision. They were all great backups or decent starters. Ideally we'd of course want more from pick #3 - but if your talking about taking a swing and missing then having a good backup on a cheap contract still has a lot of value.
 
3 for Wagner and 6. Ant, Nurk, 23 and a future first for Ayton and Payne. Draft BPA at 6. BPA at 43. Backup C with the TPMLE.

Dame, Shaedon, Wagner, Grant, Ayton, pick 6, Matisse, Payne, TPMLE backup C. Trendon, Keon, Knox, Drewbanks, pick 43 battling it out for end of bench PT.
 
WesleyMatthews said:
Dunleavy wasn't a clunker, he was a great 6th man or solid starter. OJ Mayo had some great 20ppg seasons leading teams offense. Kanter was more promising at the start of his career, but it was also a different era of basketball and big men back then, he was a legit 20/10 guy.

I certainly wouldn't consider these 3 guys clunkers - they might not be stars but they weren't busts like Adam Morrision. They were all great backups or decent starters. Ideally we'd of course want more from pick #3 - but if your talking about taking a swing and missing then having a good backup on a cheap contract still has a lot of value.
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I'd consider every guy on that list a third pick disappointment considering their careers and impact. Dunleavy to me was basically Pat Connaughton...Kanter couldn't stick and is out of the league now. Both the Blazers and the Celtics could've used his rebounding but Drew Eubanks and Trendon Watford got his job. Just helps to keep draft picks in perspective when it comes to how they'll pan out in the league....TRob drafted ahead of Dame for example.
 
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I mean look at pick #1 - you have Olowakandi, Oden, Anthony Bennett, etc. Theres busts at every single pick of the draft.

Theres also veterans who were thought of for certain allstars then their career ended from injuries or immaturity or being overhyped the next year. Every move has some risk and uncertainty.

Wasn't Fultz #1 just a couple years ago?
 
WesleyMatthews said:
I mean look at pick #1 - you have Olowakandi, Oden, Anthony Bennett, etc. Theres busts at every single pick of the draft.

Theres also veterans who were thought of for certain allstars then their career ended from injuries or immaturity or being overhyped the next year. Every move has some risk and uncertainty.

Wasn't Fultz #1 just a couple years ago?
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This is my same exact thought.
 
WesleyMatthews said:
Anthony Bennett
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I would contend that Anthony Bennett was first and foremost a REACH. Nobody in their right mind would have taken him #1. That draft was pretty weak at the top, but still...... nobody would have taken that guy first other than the Cavs.
 
blazerkor said:
3 for Wagner and 6. Ant, Nurk, 23 and a future first for Ayton and Payne. Draft BPA at 6. BPA at 43. Backup C with the TPMLE.

Dame, Shaedon, Wagner, Grant, Ayton, pick 6, Matisse, Payne, TPMLE backup C. Trendon, Keon, Knox, Drewbanks, pick 43 battling it out for end of bench PT.
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I just can't see this happening. Giving us Wagner to move up 3 spots seems stupid for Orlando to do. I like Wagner, I assume you do as well. I know Orlando does....so why would they do it? Maybe for 11.
 
Pinwheel1 said:
I just can't see this happening. Giving us Wagner to move up 3 spots seems stupid for Orlando to do. I like Wagner, I assume you do as well. I know Orlando does....so why would they do it? Maybe for 11.
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If Scoot is available, and they think Scoot is going to be a superstar, I could see them trading Wagner/6.
 
Natebishop3 said:
If Scoot is available, and they think Scoot is going to be a superstar, I could see them trading Wagner/6.
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Maybe but it seems like these types of wishes are just going to make us disappointed on Draft Night. I would love for it to happen though.
 
Pinwheel1 said:
Maybe but it seems like these types of wishes are just going to make us disappointed on Draft Night. I would love for it to happen though.
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I'm not sure what I expect on draft night. There are so many unknowns.

Who is going to be there at 3?

What stars are even really available?

What value does the 3rd pick really have?

I admit that it's more likely I'm going to be disappointed on draft night. I'd be happy if we just kept the pick and took BPA.
 
blazerkor said:
3 for Wagner and 6. Ant, Nurk, 23 and a future first for Ayton and Payne. Draft BPA at 6. BPA at 43. Backup C with the TPMLE.

Dame, Shaedon, Wagner, Grant, Ayton, pick 6, Matisse, Payne, TPMLE backup C. Trendon, Keon, Knox, Drewbanks, pick 43 battling it out for end of bench PT.
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Not bad, Problem is I think you need pick 23 to go to Bulls to free up trading a future 1st. Might have to be two future 1st for Ayton
 
illmatic99 said:
Wait... We trade Dame and also trade down? Bizarre idea and a shitty one that gives very little thought.

Not to mention Orlando is a worse destinstion for Dame to win compared to Portland.
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No, they don't trade down. They take Amen at three and trade Lillard for 6 and 11 and those three guys.
 
blazerfan11 said:
If Dame is going to be traded it makes no sense to me to pass on Scoot if Scoot is available.
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In their scenario they will still have Simons. so maybe would not want another short guard. Sharpe would be the 2 guard.
 
For those who think Amen should be picked third, what do you think is his ceiling?
 
Natebishop3 said:
I would contend that Anthony Bennett was first and foremost a REACH. Nobody in their right mind would have taken him #1. That draft was pretty weak at the top, but still...... nobody would have taken that guy first other than the Cavs.
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It was an odd draft because there was were like 8 guys all ranked right around each other. I mean look at all the top picks, none of them ended up being very impressive. There is a legit case that CJ at #10 was the best player in the lottery. Of course Giannis was the best player overall at #15.

Just kind of a shit draft at the top. But we knew that at the time, nobody was talking about the top picks being super valuable as in this draft or others. So while all drafts have a lot of risk, there are also a lot of valuable projections that can be made, especially as we get closer to the moment of the draft.
 
GoBlazersGo said:
Can we get another (more serious) petition started, in which it states that whatever pick Grady Dick may be in the draft, that that pick shall FOREVER be referred to as The Dick Pick!?
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I'll only be ok with picking Dick if we also pick up Bona in the 2nd round.
 
AmirIcon said:
The more I look at it, the more I think we should probably just take Brandon Miller at 3.

Trade Ant/Nurk/other pieces and get an immediate help.
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- Draft miller
- Nurk / Nas / 23 for Ayton
- Ant / future draft capital for OG

Dame
Sharpe
OG
Grant
Ayton
Miller 6th Man
Thybulle
Winslow (Big Backup Playmaker)
Backup C ??
 
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