Who is this player and how do we get him?

[Rastapopoulos]

He's AT LEAST taller than 6'8" with a long wingspan and he's a great rebounder and a plus defender who can defend three positions. And he's younger than 25. Our roster needs this player badly.

 

[julius]

Michael Jordan in 1985. Invent a time machine and kidnap him. And give him lifts.

 

[riverman]

He's AT LEAST taller than 6'8" with a long wingspan and he's a great rebounder and a plus defender who can defend three positions. And he's younger than 25. Our roster needs this player badly.

We missed him by one ping pong ball but the Spurs love him...the other one is with the Thunder and Sabonis is with the Kings..Allen with the Cavs...hmmmm

 

[oldfisherman]

Evan Mobley pf/c
22 years old
7'0"
2023 first team all-defense
16 pts pg
9 reb pg

How to get him from Cleveland? Hire seal team 6.

 

[Hoopguru]

Sohan

 

[barfo]

He's AT LEAST taller than 6'8" with a long wingspan and he's a great rebounder and a plus defender who can defend three positions. And he's younger than 25. Our roster needs this player badly.

Well, that's actually a perfect description of me, except for the height and wingspan and rebounding and defending and age.

barfo

 

[SharpesTriumph]

He's AT LEAST taller than 6'8" with a long wingspan and he's a great rebounder and a plus defender who can defend three positions. And he's younger than 25. Our roster needs this player badly.

Pretty narrow definition - how many of these are in the NBA? Probably less than 5. I'd say every NBA team could use one of these guys.

 

[SharpesTriumph]

Michael Jordan in 1985. Invent a time machine and kidnap him. And give him lifts.

Jordan wasn't close to 6'8" let alone taller.

Most guys taller than 6'8" are centers, maybe some are tall PF's. But ones that can defend 3 positions? Just makes this criteria extremely narrow. Also seems very arbitrary.

Blazers need to build up talent so they can eventually have 5 players on the court providing all the necessary aspect of offense and defense. Its very unlikely to have one player that provides all the frontcourt defensive skills needed. Its also not as valuable as having ~3 rotational players with a bit less individual skills but that can bring up the collective teams play to a much higher level.

 

[PtldPlatypus]

He's AT LEAST taller than 6'8" with a long wingspan and he's a great rebounder and a plus defender who can defend three positions. And he's younger than 25. Our roster needs this player badly.

Jarred Vanderbilt was the first name that came to mind. Jalen Johnson or Jaylin Williams would both fit that bill. Usman Garuba, maybe, though I doubt he can defend SF. Jericho Sims or Onyeka Okongwu, maybe.

The-artist-formerly-known-as-Wesley-Matthews is correct; that is a very narrow criteria set.

 

[PCmor7]

Ben Simmons is 27.

 

[SharpesTriumph]

Ben Simmons is 27.

Wow crazy he's that old already, feel like it was just a couple years ago he was getting drafted as a 19 year old.

I guess not playing basketball for 2 years has a way of derailing your career.

 

[cheesehoff]

Oscar Tshiebwe. I think he'll have an impact for somebody.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Ben Simmons is 27.

He's probably our best bet, but are Brooklyn pretending he's an asset so they don't look bad for giving up Harden for him?