Who would you trade up for?

[Reep]

Are there any players in this draft you would really like to see the Blazers trade up to get? Realizing that the top picks probably mean trading someone of value to get that pick. I'm leaving off small guards as I don't see Portland trading up for another 6'3" guard.

The only one I see a somewhat realistic chance on is ZCollins at 10. But, I'm starting to see how nice Isaac could fit on this team--I'm just not sure how to get him. He would also fit nicely between KAT and Wiggins, so you might have to jump to 6 to get him. Not sure how to do that.

 

[Blazer4ever]

I wanted Dennis Smith Jr. but cooled on him.
Didn't watch many prospects but I would obviously trade up for Lonzo Ball

 

[TBpup]

^^^ .../thread.

 

[Minstrel]

I'm hoping we trade Lillard (and any picks necessary to sweeten it) for the right to select Lonzo Ball.

 

[Blazer4ever]

Wouldn't go that far. I would trade our 3 picks for Boston's and take Ball

 

[Trackjack]

I wouldn't trade Dame for Ball. Ball will be school so much next year due to his father put a target on his back.

 

[Wizard Mentor]

Lillard/McCollum/Josh Jackson/Vonleh/Beast

seems really good to me.

 

[ant]

I would love to move up to get Tatum or Jackson.

What would it take to trade up to Philly at #3?

Would #15/#20/#26 plus next year's first rounder be in the realm of interesting to them? They don't have much dead weight to take on (some version of Crabbe + those 4 first rounders for #3 and Splitter?)

 

[Reep]

I wanted Dennis Smith Jr. but cooled on him.
Didn't watch many prospects but I would obviously trade up for Lonzo Ball

I'm hoping we trade Lillard (and any picks necessary to sweeten it) for the right to select Lonzo Ball.

Wouldn't go that far. I would trade our 3 picks for Boston's and take Ball

I didn't see any green font, but can't tell if you guys are serious. Ball, the committed L@ker fan, and his broken jump shot, his poor defense, inability to score on quick guards and his psycho father? It thought most of us wanted him to go to the L@kers. And where does Ball play on this team? Backup point guard?

 

[Reep]

The biggest challenge is we have enough to easily get to 10, but getting up higher than that would probably require giving up a player. We seem to have only two types of players on the roster right now: 1) Dame, CJ, Nurk untouchables; and 2) overpriced underperformers. The first we won't trade and the latter we cannot. Hard to see how to move up above 10 unless somehow another team sees untapped value in Crabbe, Harkless or Biebs.

 

[Blazer4ever]

I didn't see any green font, but can't tell if you guys are serious. Ball, the committed L@ker fan, and his broken jump shot, his poor defense, inability to score on quick guards and his psycho father? It thought most of us wanted him to go to the L@kers. And where does Ball play on this team? Backup point guard?

He doesn't want to go to Boston so we trade them our picks, select him number 1 and if he doesn't play for us he goes to europe

 

[PtldPlatypus]

He doesn't want to go to Boston so we trade them our picks, select him number 1 and if he doesn't play for us he goes to europe

Considering the way his dad stared down the shoe companies, I guarantee he'd be willing to sit out a year and re-enter the draft if he were drafted to a team for whom he was unwilling to play.

 

[Blazer4ever]

Considering the way his dad stared down the shoe companies, I guarantee he'd be willing to sit out a year and re-enter the draft if he were drafted to a team for whom he was unwilling to play.

He can do that? And what do we get in that case? Nothing?

 

[Blazer4ever]

Also if he does that the Lakers need to tank another year or he forces a trade like Kobe?

 

[Boob-No-More]

He doesn't want to go to Boston so we trade them our picks, select him number 1 and if he doesn't play for us he goes to europe

And we get nothing? How does him playing in Europe help us win more games? Great plan. We over pay for an over rated player who does not address any of our needs.

BNM

 

[PtldPlatypus]

He can do that? And what do we get in that case? Nothing?

Error on my part--he'd actually have to sit out a full three years before we'd lose his rights.

http://www.cbafaq.com/salarycap.htm#Q51

• If the player was eligible to play in college before he was drafted but does not go on to play college basketball, then the team retains the player's draft rights until the draft the player would have entered had he not declared early. For example, if a team drafts a college sophomore in 2012 and he does not return to college and play intercollegiate basketball, they retain his draft rights until the 2014 draft.

In any of the above cases, if the team does not sign the player in the allotted time, the player can enter the next draft. If the team that selects the player in the next draft doesn't sign him either, he becomes a rookie free agent on the date of the following draft.

 

[H.C.]

Wait @Blazer4ever does this mean Ball is T-Rob 2.0?

 

[Scalma]

Isaac or Collins.

 

[Sarni]

I'd move up to get Collins for two of our picks. Would comfortably trade all of them for Isaac, Tatum or Jackson.

I'd trade CJ and #15 if it allowed us to get both Jackson (stick him at 2) and Tatum (3), somehow.

 

[Scalma]

I'd move up to get Collins for two of our picks. Would comfortably trade all of them for Isaac, Tatum or Jackson.

I'd trade CJ and #15 if it allowed us to get both Jackson (stick him at 2) and Tatum (3), somehow.

Never trade a sure thing for a maybe unless it's necessary.

 

[ripcityboy]

If I could have any player on the board worth than it would probably be Dennis Smith Jr. He's a burst to the basket that is just ridiculous.
I know there are better players on the board, but this is about who we'd prefer to pick and I love Smith's game.

 

[Harry's Raincoat]

I'd trade up (using all three picks if necessary) to get Markkannen.

 

[BBert]

Wait @Blazer4ever does this mean Ball is T-Rob 2.0?

Not close. Everyone liked TRob and wanted him to succeed. Plus, TRob didn't have psycho daddy baggage.

 

[PtldPlatypus]

I'd trade up (using all three picks if necessary) to get Markkannen.

Ugh.

 

[BlazerDuckSeahawkFan94]

I'd trade up (using all three picks if necessary) to get Markkannen.

 

[BonesJones]

Wouldn't go that far. I would trade our 3 picks for Boston's and take Ball

He doesn't want to go to Boston so we trade them our picks, select him number 1 and if he doesn't play for us he goes to europe

LMAO you really think that's even close being in the realm of possibility? Are you out of your goddamn mind?

 

[BonesJones]

I want Tatum. If he falls to 5 we better be offering SAC the house.

 

[Reep]

I want Tatum. If he falls to 5 we better be offering SAC the house.

What do we have besides this year's three picks and a future first? That might be enough, but it feels like it would take more--unless Sac is enamored with one or our bigger contracts.

 

[BonesJones]

What do we have besides this year's three picks and a future first? That might be enough, but it feels like it would take more--unless Sac is enamored with one or our bigger contracts.

They might like Harkless, and a 2019 1st would be valuable to them because they don't have their pick even if its #1.

 

[BlazerDuckSeahawkFan94]

Collins and Isaac are the only realistic guys I'd trade up for and even then, I'm not sure I'd commit to that.