We got the #3 pick. Discuss the possibilities. (2 Viewers)

[illmatic99]

So you acknowledge offensively they work fine, and that Siakam is a much better rebounder, yet they are a "horrible" duo?
I still don't agree with this at all. Who would work better and still give us what Siakam brings offensively? I am guessing that most other
options will also have a weakness somewhere in their game. Siakam is a solid 230 lbs. Grant is a solid 210. I don't see a whole lot of similarities in their game.

They're nothing alike. Siakam can also playmake off the dribble. Grant can't.

 

[SharpesTriumph]

But it could be said that while they drive the price down artificially, more suitors would then drive the price back up. It's not like Dame is gonna get worse.

But then again, we had the dumbest fucking GM this side of the dude who did the Brooklyn/Boston trade, so maybe I'm giving other GMs too much credit.

I think we're not totally aligned on discussing the same scenarios - I'm just saying Blazers might have two plans;

Plan 1 - trade picks for vets now to win with Dame
Plan 2 - trade Dame for picks to rebuild

Some teams might be a partner for only plan 1, or only plan 2. Other teams might be a potential partner for both - either plan 1 or 2 (Toronto/Boston/Brooklyn). If they think there is a chance at plan 2 happening, they may be less receptive to being a party on plan 1 getting executed than if there was no possibility of plan 2. So no, I don't think those teams would depress the value of Dame being traded if eventually thats what happens. But yes - they could prevent the win now with Dame plan 1 from being executed since they smell blood in the water with Dame being available and hold out for the chance at plan 2.

 

[wizenheimer]

Bridges is a star but Siakam is not? What in the world?

Just for your reference, Pascal has made two all nba teams but Bridges has yet to make a single all star game.

for some reason, some people are convinced that Grant and Siakam are pretty much the same player. It's loopy

personally, I think the potential of Dame-Sharpe-Grant-Siakam is really intriguing

 

[SharpesTriumph]

Grant is not a reason to upgrade the roster talent.

Besides Grant/Siakam can play together at either the SF/PF or PF/C. My preference would be Grant at SF because he's a terrible rebounder.

Well considering Grant is likely signing for some insane $150 million type of contract that basically locks in a Dame/Siakam/Grant trio yes his fit needs to be a major concern of that roster trying to win immediately.

 

[SharpesTriumph]

Not only Miller, but there are guys taken in EVERY draft outside the top 10 who contribute right away.

Let's get one.

Yes we should draft BPA at #23 and hope it hits!

 

[SharpesTriumph]

for some reason, some people are convinced that Grant and Siakam are pretty much the same player. It's loopy

personally, I think the potential of Dame-Sharpe-Grant-Siakam is really intriguing

It has a lot of positives and yes I'd like to see it. But he is nearly 30 and going to be paid over $200 million and its unlikely to make the Blazers a contender now with Dame 33. Find a way to add Siakam for #23 plus two future firsts and I'm on board to try that experiment.

For pick #3 - hell no.

 

[twobullz]

Not only Miller, but there are guys taken in EVERY draft outside the top 10 who contribute right away.

Let's get one.

when is the last time the Blazers drafted a player who was ready to contribute now, and not a high upscale project?

 

[BIG Q]

for some reason, some people are convinced that Grant and Siakam are pretty much the same player. It's loopy

personally, I think the potential of Dame-Sharpe-Grant-Siakam is really intriguing

My concern is that Siakam has been on a team loaded with he, VanVleet, Barnes, OG, Trent Jr and Poeltl and managed to lose to Chicago in the play in game. That lineup is better than Dame, Siakam, Grant and Sharpe. I would be furious if we gave Ant and 3 away to maybe lose in the play in. If they even got there. It's just facts. Toronto has a good lineup and basically were in purgatory.

 

[blazerfan11]

when is the last time the Blazers drafted a player who was ready to contribute now, and not a high upscale project?

This is game 1 of last season. Looks like Simons and Little are the projects.

 

[SharpesTriumph]

My concern is that Siakam has been on a team loaded with he, VanVleet, Barnes, OG, Trent Jr and Poeltl and managed to lose to Chicago in the play in game. That lineup is better than Dame, Siakam, Grant and Sharpe. I would be furious if we gave Ant and 3 away to maybe lose in the play in. If they even got there. It's just facts. Toronto has a good lineup and basically were in purgatory.

Yeah Siakam is a nice player like Grant - and yes I'd rate him much above Grant - but he's just not a superstar or close to it. That Raptor title team where he was #2 had a ton of guys such as Lowry/FVV/Siakam/Gasol/etc that played awesome, so it wasn't like it was just Siakam and Kawhi as the two big stars carrying that team on their backs. I just don't see a duo of Siakam and Dame being close to the duos of Denver/LAL/LAC/GS/Phx/ etc in the playoffs.

Just seems like a totally Neil Olshey plan of trading away our draft picks to "contend now" that actually has zero realistic chance to contend now.

At least with Brown or Bridges they are young enough to either improve more or contribute to a second window built around Sharpe/others. Siakam will be way overpaid and a diminished player by that point.

 

[twobullz]

This is game 1 of last season.

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Great why don't you show game two's box score? or game three? He was not ready to be a contributor right away. He had occasional good games but was not someone you could count on. When is the last time someone came in and contributed right away. The Blazers don't draft those sort of players, they go for players that need a year or two to be consistent contributors.

 

[SharpesTriumph]

Great why don't you show game two's box score? or game three? He was not ready to be a contributor right away. He had occasional good games but was not someone you could count on. When is the last time someone came in and contributed right away. The Blazers don't draft those sort of players, they go for players that need a year or two to be consistent contributors.

Who cares if picks contribute on game 1? Teams hold their rights for a decade.

Blazers have done very well in the draft. They haven't had many lottery picks and have nailed the majority of them. LaMarcus, Roy, Dame, CJ, Sharpe.

Blazers suck ass with trades, who is the best player they have acquired in the last 24 years - Rolo and Gerald Wallace?

Free agency for the Blazers aint been a lot better than trades either.

 

[Natebishop3]

I like Siakam.... but he's getting older, he's a free agent soon, and I have real concerns about giving up our future for him.

 

[illmatic99]

I like Siakam.... but he's getting older, he's a free agent soon, and I have real concerns about giving up our future for him.

Hes 29. And has fewer NBA miles than others his age because he entered the league at 22.

 

[Natebishop3]

I posted this in another thread, but if I had to guess, I think the trades will be:

Simons/#3 for Brown.

Nurk/Little/couple second rounds for Draymond.

I think at that point we would need a backup point guard and hopefully another big man. Plumlee will be a UFA. Would be interesting to bring him back. It would also be interesting to go after someone like PatBev to be the backup point guard.

Is this a good team?

Dame/PatBev
Sharpe/Thybulle
Brown/Reddish/Knox
Grant/Watford
Draymond/Plumlee/Eubanks

 

[twobullz]

Who cares if picks contribute on game 1? Teams hold their rights for a decade.

Blazers have done very well in the draft. They haven't had many lottery picks and have nailed the majority of them. LaMarcus, Roy, Dame, CJ, Sharpe.

Blazers suck ass with trades, who is the best player they have acquired in the last 24 years - Rolo and Gerald Wallace?

Free agency for the Blazers aint been a lot better than trades either.

You seemed to have left out Zach, Nas, Caleb, Nolan, Elliot, Meyers and VIctor. The Blazers are batting less then 50% with their draft pics and techniallly the Blazers traded for LaMarcus, and Dame.

Plus you might reread the post I was responding too that said there are players taken outside the top 10 who contribute right away ever year.

 

[tykendo]

Eww. Siakim isn't even worth the 13th pick.

You're better than that. Siakam is worth way more. He's an All NBA player.

 

[tykendo]

I feel like so many people on this forum don't realize how good Siakam is. The multiple comparisons to Grant as if they're equals.... Baffling. The guy averaged 24/8/6 last year and we are nitpicking about stuff? He'd be a definitive #2 that fits a positional need. And he plays defense.

The only worry for me is to ensure he has an extension in place.

And keeping Nurk while also having 13 and 23 gives you a chance to find a better fitting center as well. I think that deal is a solid triple for us if not a homerun.

Siakam is their dominant player. It sure as hell ain't Scottie Barnes (inconsistent), OG ( same, and pouty), Van Vleet (very good PG, holds & grabs too much on defense, and is a flopper).

 

[Strenuus]

You're better than that. Siakam is worth way more. He's an All NBA player.

It's my opinion that he's not worth the 13th pick. Im perfectly content with where im at in that opinion, I dont need to be better because he's not better than a low lottery pick. lol.

 

[Strenuus]

I posted this in another thread, but if I had to guess, I think the trades will be:

Simons/#3 for Brown.

Nurk/Little/couple second rounds for Draymond.

I think at that point we would need a backup point guard and hopefully another big man. Plumlee will be a UFA. Would be interesting to bring him back. It would also be interesting to go after someone like PatBev to be the backup point guard.

Is this a good team?

Dame/PatBev
Sharpe/Thybulle
Brown/Reddish/Knox
Grant/Watford
Draymond/Plumlee/Eubanks

I feel Little would be thrown into the Brown deal, and then id agree with it all (nurk/2nds for draymond. actually, fuck GS lowball the fuck out of them)

 

[tykendo]

Brooklyn also has their own picks in 2028, 2029, 2030. Yes they have plenty of unprotected picks to trade out - those Phoenix unprotected picks are great. What do they have - probably 6 years of them or something like that? Compared to a team like the Lakers or Clippers or Heat / etc that have just 1 or 2 years.

Yeah eating Simmons contract is fine - first the Blazers have to match salaries next season which is a wash. Then Simmons deal is an expiring contract. News flash - the Blazers are tanking the next two years if they trade Dame, they don't need production from that salary spot.

What is there; a 5-10% chance Simmons regains value as an expiring? Its not likely, but not impossible either. If so its a bonus. If not, well fine the point was getting the picks. Simmons is just salary filler, and would potentially get the Blazers even more picks to take that on which is great.

I wouldn't let Simmons within 10o feet of the Practice facility.

 

[theprunetang]

You seemed to have left out Zach, Nas, Caleb, Nolan, Elliot, Meyers and VIctor. The Blazers are batting less then 50% with their draft pics and techniallly the Blazers traded for LaMarcus, and Dame.

Plus you might reread the post I was responding too that said there are players taken outside the top 10 who contribute right away ever year.

He specifically mentioned hitting on lottery picks.

 

[Phatguysrule]

when is the last time the Blazers drafted a player who was ready to contribute now, and not a high upscale project?

Sharpe was great as a rookie, once he started getting playing time. He was ready to contribute.

If we could get the next Sharpe at PF that would be pretty great.

 

[Phatguysrule]

Great why don't you show game two's box score? or game three? He was not ready to be a contributor right away. He had occasional good games but was not someone you could count on. When is the last time someone came in and contributed right away. The Blazers don't draft those sort of players, they go for players that need a year or two to be consistent contributors.

Because the Blazers typically pick late. When they've picked early they've obviously had better luck. Dame, CJ, even Zach Collins was ready to contribute right away. He was just injured. Shit happens.

 

[Natebishop3]

I feel Little would be thrown into the Brown deal, and then id agree with it all (nurk/2nds for draymond. actually, fuck GS lowball the fuck out of them)

The bench worries me a lot. Doesn't seem to be much firepower. There would be some defensive stalwarts but zero scoring.

 

[blazerfan11]

If I was Boston I'd want Siakam for Brown. Something like that is where to start.
Boston is in actual "can win now" mode.

 

[TBpup]

This is a better resource for picks:
https://basketball.realgm.com/nba/draft/future_drafts/detailed
and
https://basketball.realgm.com/nba/draft/future_drafts/team


Atlanta '23
Atlanta '24 - (Portland already had partial control of the pick with protections - Atlanta removed all protections now)
Atlanta '25 - (Portland only gets it if Atlanta's pick is 31-40 - otherwise it goes to OKC.)
Memphis '26 - (Portland only gets it if Memphis' pick is 43-60 - otherwise it goes to Utah.)
GSW '28

The Hart trade, Portland gave up
'27 - Better of NOP and POR will go to CHA. The worst of the two will go to POR.
Portland '29 - Goes to PHI

Very good. It was never 5 actual picks. It was 3 picks with conditions on 2 more. That said, GP2 out was addition by subtraction. He never wanted to be here and told a client of mine basically as much last summer. So we got something for nothing.

Odd that it got to the place that both Payton and Brooks representing UO and OSU are persona non grata.

 

[illmatic99]

So we got something for nothing.

I wouldn't say it was nothing. We gave him the full MLE and handcuffed our books last yr preventing us from going after anyone else of significance because we were hard capped. That opportunity cost was real.

Just because we got out of a mistake shouldn't excuse the fact that it was made in the first place.

Even more alarming about what you say is that our FO not only didn't do its due diligence on the injury front, but also in his character/committment to the team.

This doesn't really inspire confidence in the team's ability to make smart moves this summer.

 

[twobullz]

Because the Blazers typically pick late. When they've picked early they've obviously had better luck. Dame, CJ, even Zach Collins was ready to contribute right away. He was just injured. Shit happens.

Your original post said there are players taken after 10 every year that contribute right away. I responded to that, he then brought up only lottery picks, which had nothing to do with your or mine original post. I was saying with those later picks the blazers go for players who have a higher ceiling but are not ready to contribute right away. The original posts had nothing to do with lottery picks, but now that is all people want to talk about, instead of going back and reading your post I responded to.

 

[illmatic99]

If I was Boston I'd want Siakam for Brown. Something like that is where to start.
Boston is in actual "can win now" mode.

I think a Trae Young for Brown deal makes sense for both teams. And Brown is from the ATL area.