We should add another lottery pick

[Natebishop3]

I have posted this in other threads, but I love the idea of adding another lottery pick in a draft that I think people are undervaluing.

Couple different scenarios:

I'd love to move up and grab Risacher. I think he could be plugged directly into the starting lineup as a 3&D small forward or power forward. We just don't know if he's going to be picked 1, 2, or 3. He could go anywhere, so obviously moving up to grab him would depend on what happens at the top.

I'd either like to pick up another pick and then package to move up, or just pick up another pick because I think there are intriguing guys in the later lottery that I'd love to take a flyer on.

Picks 3/4/5/6 don't make sense unless there's someone specific we really want. Maybe it's Castle or Holland. I don't think we'd want Topic/Sheppard/Dillingham. Moving up for any of those picks don't make sense unless Risacher falls or if we really want Castle.

I would love to grab one of the picks after ours. 9/10/11. I really like the idea of getting Knecht. I think he'd be amazing to pair with Scoot. I just don't want to use 7 on him. If we could end up with some combination of:

7 - Castle/Holland/Buzelis/Williams

9/10/11 - Knecht

14 - Ware/Missi

That would be a great infusion of young talent.

 

[Natebishop3]

Referencing an idea in the trade thread, Grant/14 for #5 from the Pistons.

I wonder if Memphis would do Kennard/#9 for RWIII. They supposedly wanted him last year before he got hurt. If he's healthy, he's an immediate impact player for them. It would be a gamble for sure.

Or Brogdon to the Bulls for Ball/#11.

Rumor is that Utah wants to move #10 but I wouldn't want to try to deal with Danny Ainge. Not worth the trouble.

 

[RR7]

There's no chance RWIII returns 9. Maybe with 14 attached

 

[Pinwheel1]

There's no chance RWIII returns 9. Maybe with 14 attached

So essentially RW3 and Ware (or Missi or Edey) for #9? That is not too bad for Memphis if Center is their priority. They get a Vet for one year and a prospect for the future.

 

[B-Roy]

Your valuations of our players are completely off lol

 

[oldfisherman]

I agree with you on trading up to pick Risacher. However, I believe HCP overrates the first round.

The ONLY player worth tying up first round cap space, is Risacher.

Get out of the first round. I have no problem with taking a flyer on a basket full of second rounders. But no first rounders other than Risacher.

 

[Whyachi]

if Ayton becomes a rent-a-Blazer, how are Blazer fans supposed to react?

• much needed versatile Center
• still young, fits the rebuild timeline
• DA enjoys being a Blazer
• buckets in bunches
• excellent rebounding
• a player that refused to tank

when i hear local media using trade Ayton as Cronin's backup plan, i cringe a little bit. That move would set this rebuild back even further.

 

[42N8Bounce]

Keep in mind that if the Blazers acquire more picks, they have to make roster room.

The Blazers currently have 4 draft picks, and only 1 roster spot open (Moses Brown URF).

The only non-guaranteed contracts are: Banton, Walker, and Camara. Do the Blazes not pick up the option on one or more of these players to make room for a rookie?

Do the Blazers really need to go younger than they already are?

 

[Natebishop3]

Your valuations of our players are completely off lol

Ok?

 

[HansenYang]

Keep in mind that if the Blazers acquire more picks, they have to make roster room.

The Blazers currently have 4 draft picks, and only 1 roster spot open (Moses Brown URF).

The only non-guaranteed contracts are: Banton, Walker, and Camara. Do the Blazes not pick up the option on one or more of these players to make room for a rookie?

Do the Blazers really need to go younger than they already are?

Both second rounders can be signed to 2-way contracts and play for the Remix.

 

[BigGameDamian]

There's no chance RWIII returns 9. Maybe with 14 attached

 

[SheedSoNasty]

if Ayton becomes a rent-a-Blazer, how are Blazer fans supposed to react?

• much needed versatile Center
• still young, fits the rebuild timeline
• DA enjoys being a Blazer
• buckets in bunches
• excellent rebounding
• a player that refused to tank

when i hear local media using trade Ayton as Cronin's backup plan, i cringe a little bit. That move would set this rebuild back even further.

Ayton seems like the type of center we would hope to land in a trade or in the draft. I’m down with keeping him and see what happens with more Scoot and Sharpe in his life.

 

[Samuel]

I have posted this in other threads, but I love the idea of adding another lottery pick in a draft that I think people are undervaluing.

I love the idea of waiting past the draft, just a few days, when future picks can be traded, vs dumping any more assets into this year's draft.

Just for fun, here's a list of the 'developmental players' on the team already:

1. Lottery pick 1, 19 or 20
2. Lottery pick 2, 19 or 20.
3. Rupert, 20
4. Scoot, 20
5. Sharpe, 21
6. Walker, 22
7. Murray, 24
8. Camara, 24

Plus likely another 2way guy in the mix. That's not counting Banton or Ayton who—let's face it—are still figuring out what they are.

That's 8 roster spots dedicated to 'let's see how it goes' type guys.

that's a lot! And they usually carry 14 players, so that's only 6 additional spots for vets.

No more 2024 picks, please.

 

[Natebishop3]

I love the idea of waiting past the draft, just a few days, when future picks can be traded, vs dumping any more assets into this year's draft.

Just for fun, here's a list of the 'developmental players' on the team already:

1. Lottery pick 1, 19 or 20
2. Lottery pick 2, 19 or 20.
3. Rupert, 20
4. Scoot, 20
5. Sharpe, 21
6. Walker, 22
7. Murray, 24
8. Camara, 24

Plus likely another 2way guy in the mix. That's not counting Banton or Ayton who—let's face it—are still figuring out what they are.

That's 8 roster spots dedicated to 'let's see how it goes' type guys.

that's a lot! And they usually carry 14 players, so that's only 6 additional spots for vets.

No more 2024 picks, please.

Walker and Camara need to show that they can score. Murray hasn't even shown that he's an NBA player. Rupert is still a major project. We need to pick up more guys that project out to actual rotation players.

 

[Samuel]

Walker and Camara need to show that they can score. Murray hasn't even shown that he's an NBA player. Rupert is still a major project. We need to pick up more guys that project out to actual rotation players.

We have two lottery picks and two 2nd round picks. We're probably trading other players, possibly Ant, so we'll be bringing back young talent that way too.

 

[BLAZINGGIANTS]

Your valuations of our players are completely off lol

so we can’t deal banton for Michael Jordan?

 

[Natebishop3]

so we can’t deal banton for Michael Jordan?

Which is hilarious because apparently Brogdon isn’t worth a guy who hasn’t been healthy in 2 years and a “lottery pick” that most experts say would be around 10 picks later in any other draft, so essentially the 21st pick last year.

 

[BLAZINGGIANTS]

Which is hilarious because apparently Brogdon isn’t worth a guy who hasn’t been healthy in 2 years and a “lottery pick” that most experts say would be around 10 picks later in any other draft, so essentially the 21st pick last year.

Well, everything for Blazers is on at half-value anyway.

 

[Predator]

If we acquire another late(ish) pick I want Dadiet

Holland/castle/whoever

#14 Ware

?? Dadiet

 

[HansenYang]

If we acquire another late(ish) pick I want Dadiet

Holland/castle/whoever

#14 Ware

?? Dadiet

I was REALLY hoping that he'd go unnoticed & we could pick him up with one of the seconds.
He's gotten enough publicity recently, I think it would require a late 1st now.

 

[HoopsFanAZ]

More 1st rounders = tanktastic.
I’m in.

Risacher > Cody Williams > Salaun > Furphy

 

[SharpesTriumph]

I have posted this in other threads, but I love the idea of adding another lottery pick in a draft that I think people are undervaluing.

Couple different scenarios:

I'd love to move up and grab Risacher. I think he could be plugged directly into the starting lineup as a 3&D small forward or power forward. We just don't know if he's going to be picked 1, 2, or 3. He could go anywhere, so obviously moving up to grab him would depend on what happens at the top.

I'd either like to pick up another pick and then package to move up, or just pick up another pick because I think there are intriguing guys in the later lottery that I'd love to take a flyer on.

Picks 3/4/5/6 don't make sense unless there's someone specific we really want. Maybe it's Castle or Holland. I don't think we'd want Topic/Sheppard/Dillingham. Moving up for any of those picks don't make sense unless Risacher falls or if we really want Castle.

I would love to grab one of the picks after ours. 9/10/11. I really like the idea of getting Knecht. I think he'd be amazing to pair with Scoot. I just don't want to use 7 on him. If we could end up with some combination of:

7 - Castle/Holland/Buzelis/Williams

9/10/11 - Knecht

14 - Ware/Missi

That would be a great infusion of young talent.

Certainly think the Blazers should explorer adding a pick, or moving up to Detroit/Houston/etc teams that don't want rookies.

Just comes down to how much we have to give up and how high Schmidt/Cronin value those guys.

 

[Predator]

I was REALLY hoping that he'd go unnoticed & we could pick him up with one of the seconds.
He's gotten enough publicity recently, I think it would require a late 1st now.

Reminds me of Jeremy Sochan.

He was pegged as a (late) 2nd and I was like WHAT? He’s like 8th on my big board how tf? And of course, he flew up boards.

 

[SharpesTriumph]

I love the idea of waiting past the draft, just a few days, when future picks can be traded, vs dumping any more assets into this year's draft.

Just for fun, here's a list of the 'developmental players' on the team already:

1. Lottery pick 1, 19 or 20
2. Lottery pick 2, 19 or 20.
3. Rupert, 20
4. Scoot, 20
5. Sharpe, 21
6. Walker, 22
7. Murray, 24
8. Camara, 24

Plus likely another 2way guy in the mix. That's not counting Banton or Ayton who—let's face it—are still figuring out what they are.

That's 8 roster spots dedicated to 'let's see how it goes' type guys.

that's a lot! And they usually carry 14 players, so that's only 6 additional spots for vets.

No more 2024 picks, please.

You got 3 late second round picks listed here that to date are total scrubs. Jabari Walker is on an expiring deal and shot 29% from 3 last year which was the highest of his career. Perhaps Murray 3rd year option will be declined and he'll be an expiring deal as well, he looks like a total waste to date especially for being 25.

Scoot and Sharpe are the only players of any value here. Lottery picks 1 and 2 are unknown so yes have potential of value, but statistically its likely one busts, or maybe both do. Hell Scoot is pretty raw still and might even bust or be a career backup. Blazers should certainly look at adding a pick that would be their 3rd-5th most valuable young piece, if the price isn't too high. The Blazers can carry 15 players.

 

[Sheldon Shape]

If we acquire another late(ish) pick I want Dadiet

Holland/castle/whoever

#14 Ware

?? Dadiet

A Holland/Ware/Dadiet draft would be awesome.

 

[Samuel]

You got 3 late second round picks listed here that to date are total scrubs. Jabari Walker is on an expiring deal and shot 29% from 3 last year which was the highest of his career. Perhaps Murray 3rd year option will be declined and he'll be an expiring deal as well, he looks like a total waste to date especially for being 25.

Scoot and Sharpe are the only players of any value here. Lottery picks 1 and 2 are unknown so yes have potential of value, but statistically it’s likely one busts, or maybe both do. Hell Scoot is pretty raw still and might even bust or be a career backup. Blazers should certainly look at adding a pick that would be their 3rd-5th most valuable young piece, if the price isn't too high. The Blazers can carry 15 players.

I’m not against developmental players but why people insist on the 2024 draft as the only way get there is silly. I know we’ve been staring at the 2024 draft pool for months now but we could very easily have 3-4 new young players coming onto the roster via trade and/or our 2nds without adding a single additional 2024 pick.

No one is arguing this roster is stacked with talent. No one. It’s just a LOT of young players.

Never go full pistons.

 

[Sheldon Shape]

I’m not against developmental players but why people insist on the 2024 draft as the only way get there is silly. I know we’ve been staring at the 2024 draft pool for months now but we could very easily have 3-4 new young players coming onto the roster via trade and/or our 2nds without adding a single additional 2024 pick.

No one is arguing this roster is stacked with talent. No one. It’s just a LOT of young players.

Never go full pistons.

If teams don't value this draft as much as others, it might be easier to move vets for picks. Instead of generalizations about the draft, we would need to identify actual players. If they like guys like Dadiet theoretically, why not move off of a guy not in our long-term plans and get back someone we project to be a good long-term fit?

I'm all for taking more shots at finding a long-term piece. Better if the draft is undervalued.

 

[Natebishop3]

If teams don't value this draft as much as others, it might be easier to move vets for picks. Instead of generalizations about the draft, we would need to identify actual players. If they like guys like Dadiet theoretically, why not move off of a guy not in our long-term plans and get back someone we project to be a good long-term fit?

I'm all for taking more shots at finding a long-term piece. Better if the draft is undervalued.

Exactly. My whole point is that a lot of people are undervaluing this draft and there’s a chance that we could steal a couple of good players from teams who want to trade out.

 

[Sheldon Shape]

Exactly. My whole point is that a lot of people are undervaluing this draft and there’s a chance that we could steal a couple of good players from teams who want to trade out.

Some how some people forgot we're in talent acquisition mode. The draft isn't as strong at the top, but it'll have great players throughout if we can identify them.

 

[Tince]

Going all-in on the 2024 draft will be like going all-in during 2016 free agency!