Event With the 16th pick, Blazers have selected Hansen Yang

[illmatic99]

Hey, just because I'm disappointed in the draft doesn't mean I want a disappointing trade too

they already did that with the holiday move

 

[Rastapopoulos]

as long as Yang go on to be a superstar, all good

Is that too much to ask?

 

[PDXFonz]

I bet Jrue really doesn’t want to play here now

 

[Rastapopoulos]

they already did that with the holiday move

I LOVE that trade. This is a carbon copy of last year: I loved the Deni trade and then hated that we traded away all but one of our picks.

 

[Hoopguru]

Its wild that he happened to be there NY if he was to be a second rounder? Maybe he knew Portland was taking him all along? New Owner?

 

[inconceivable]

this video changed my mind

 

[Chris Craig]

This feels like the script to "Major League".

This feels like the spoof of a spoof

 

[SlyPokerDog]

We are taking a swing on a 19 year old with hopefully big upside and got more picks.
And lets be honest, this is without a doubt a good business decision/pick. Chinese brands have a lot of money and will be lining up to be Blazers sponsors, especially the jersey patch.

You know what's a good business decision....

Winning.

 

[blazerkor]

So we’ve given up on Clingan already?

I'm hoping that we're just giving up on Ayton and Williams. Fingers crossed.

 

[PDXFonz]

this video changed my mind

He showed those pesky Mongolians

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

He looks more like Divac than Jokic IMO

 

[LayneStaley]

Maybe the conductor is gonna turn Yang into a stretch 4.

 

[crandc]

I honestly couldn't give a fuck about this. You don't draft the player your fans want, you draft the best player. That's why the Pacers took Reggie Miller instead of local hero Steve Alford and got booed for it.

Fans don't know jack. I know, I am one.

Remember all those who wanted to draft Adam Morrison?
Oh, I am no one's brother so I will pass on your light refreshment.

 

[RonBrewer]

If a second round player only mocks up to late first round and gets taken middle first round, its a shitty pick. Youre right, there is no debating. The fact is its a shitty pick.

Neato

fact is you don’t know shit from shinola

we got 3 picks to go along with it. One being a first

we will see how it shakes out

 

[inconceivable]

He showed those pesky Mongolians

he moves like Jokic indeed

 

[LayneStaley]

At least trade into the back of the 1st and take Fleming. Come on.

 

[Natebishop3]

So far really unimpressed with the offseason. Holiday and a reach for another big man. This is a Neil Olshey special.

 

[LayneStaley]

He looks more like Divac than Jokic IMO

I’d consider that a home run considering what I’m think right now.

 

[crandc]

I’d consider that a home run considering what I’m think right now.

Agree

 

[Wizard Mentor]

 

[SlyPokerDog]

 

[HailBlazers]

You know what's a good business decision....

Winning.

Team's for sale and their market just exploded...

 

[Rastapopoulos]

I remember a lot of people really hated the Clingan pick and fell in love with him in Summer League. I'm going to predict a repeat.

 

[Five Second Violation]

All of you people saying "we could've got him later" -
(a) how do you know? You don't know who else fell in love with this guy. Just because we don't know who the fuck he is doesn't mean people whose job it is to know didn't.
(b) maybe we couldn't get a lower pick. I get the impression this was all rushed and we got the only trade down that was there.

The Pelicans/Hawks deal was announced after ours, don't know if a similar offer may have been available to us at that time but I think I'd rather have Molasses Man at #23 + the 2026 unprotected pick from New Orleans than getting him at #16 + a 2028 pick from Orlando that's likely to fall into the 20s somewhere.

 

[UKRAINEFAN]

From The Athletic's draft guide:
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The summary is not optimistic reading.

 

[Natebishop3]

I remember a lot of people really hated the Clingan pick and fell in love with him in Summer League. I'm going to predict a repeat.

That was a historically weak draft….

 

[BoBoBREWSKI]

reminder that we also got an unprotected future 1st round pick

 

[PDXFonz]

I remember a lot of people really hated the Clingan pick and fell in love with him in Summer League. I'm going to predict a repeat.

Except we are going to be speaking mandarin and worshipping Mao Zedong.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

He looks more like Divac than Jokic IMO

You mean he's not a clone of the most unique current-best-player-in-the-world? For shame.

 

[Natebishop3]

reminder that we also got an unprotected future 1st round pick

And that would have been fucking amazing…. If we had taken KJ.