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illmatic99 said:
I think "lack of defense" could be an exaggeration.
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We really can’t roll the dice on a guy who hasn’t shown much effort in that department. At least Daniels is not only a good defender but also tall enough and long enough to play three positions. I’m confident that Daniels can develop his shot here.
 
Natebishop3 said:
We really can’t roll the dice on a guy who hasn’t shown much effort in that department. At least Daniels is not only a good defender but also tall enough and long enough to play three positions. I’m confident that Daniels can develop his shot here.
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so Daniels is BPA in your mind moreso than BPA? kinda seems like youre looking at fit and need (for certain skills) more than overall talent?
 
illmatic99 said:
so Daniels is BPA in your mind moreso than BPA? kinda seems like youre looking at fit and need (for certain skills) more than overall talent?
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Sharpe is such a enigma that I can’t say he’s BPA.

Mathurin is BPA offensively but there’s two ends to the court. I’m not sure he’s BPA overall. We don’t need offense.
 
The Home Run…

7/TPE for Collins/16

16/Nas for 12 - Draft Duren

S@T Nurk/Mil Pick/Future 2s for OG

Toronto may laugh but if…

Dame/BWill
Ant/Hart/Keon
OG/Winslow
Collins/Watford
Duren/GB3

Just imagine adding Dame trade pieces to that starting lineup if winning with Dame didn’t work. Gotta love fantasy trade season.
 
LayneStaley said:
The Home Run…

7/TPE for Collins/16

16/Nas for 12 - Draft Duren

S@T Nurk/Mil Pick/Future 2s for OG

Toronto may laugh but if…

Dame/BWill
Ant/Hart/Keon
OG/Winslow
Collins/Watford
Duren/GB3

Just imagine adding Dame trade pieces to that starting lineup if winning with Dame didn’t work. Gotta love fantasy trade season.
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we need to stop proposing sign and trades that revolve around Nurk + scraps for OG. Not happening.
 
Freshtown said:
we need to stop proposing sign and trades that revolve around Nurk + scraps for OG. Not happening.
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Agreed. I think the idea that Toronto needs a higher value center is overblown. I'm not sure they'd even want to sign Nurk at his market rate if they had the cap space to do so. He's not a great scheme fit for what they like to do defensively.
 
Natebishop3 said:
Sharpe is such a enigma that I can’t say he’s BPA.

Mathurin is BPA offensively but there’s two ends to the court. I’m not sure he’s BPA overall. We don’t need offense.
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I just dont think Bennedict is the kinda defensive turnstile you think he is. He's not that bad on that end.
 
Predator said:
Ppl are gonna hate my comps but it’s a bigger Jason Kidd or I actually like his comp where he compares himself to Lonzo Ball. But I think it’s more a Lonzo / Tony Parker since he’s got the TP floater, which will make him better than Lonzo. More like what people thought Lonzo would be.

This ISNT a comp but he reminds me of Tim Duncan. Just plays the right way and constantly does all the right things. Isn’t flashy nor super athletic but plays a winning brand of basketball.
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Why would people hate those comps? Lonzo Ball especially. Could be a good/great back court mate to Simons someday.
 
Natebishop3 said:
We really can’t roll the dice on a guy who hasn’t shown much effort in that department. At least Daniels is not only a good defender but also tall enough and long enough to play three positions. I’m confident that Daniels can develop his shot here.
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I'm confident Mathurin can become a good defender.
 
Freshtown said:
we need to stop proposing sign and trades that revolve around Nurk + scraps for OG. Not happening.
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Center is a huge need that Toronto has to fill and then we're giving up three first rounders? That's not scraps. He's not Jrue Holiday but that's damn close to a Jrue Holiday haul for him. So I don't know if our team is willing to mortgage their future for OG but acting like that deal would be bad for Toronto is like you've never paid attention to any deal made in this league before.
 
"give em their lil shine..."



this guy.

More shocking is the Kings posting this part of that interview on their official acct.
 
illmatic99 said:
"give em their lil shine..."



this guy.

More shocking is the Kings posting this part of that interview on their official acct.
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Maybe trying to get us to trade up if they know we value Sharpe.
 
Driew said:
Maybe trying to get us to trade up if they know we value Sharpe.
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it's not really a flattering look at his mindset. he's night and day compared to Daniels in terms of maturity.

obviously a fine line between confident v arrogant, i think he lies more on the arrogant side than otherwise.
 
illmatic99 said:
it's not really a flattering look at his mindset. he's night and day compared to Daniels in terms of maturity.

obviously a fine line between confident v arrogant, i think he lies more on the arrogant side than otherwise.
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I think I'm most turned off on him because of his attitude and how things played out at Kentucky.

It smacks of Ben Simmons. I think he'd want out of Portland asap if we draft him.
 
Natebishop3 said:
I think I'm most turned off on him because of his attitude and how things played out at Kentucky.

It smacks of Ben Simmons. I think he'd want out of Portland asap if we draft him.
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I don't see the issue with anything he said. They used to criticize Anthony Edwards when he spoke too. Also, we'd control the first 8 or 9 years of his contract so I wouldn't be too concerned about him wanting to jump ship.

If they project him, like so many others do, to be a star, that's all that matters.
 
AmirIcon said:
I don't see the issue with anything he said. They used to criticize Anthony Edwards when he spoke too. Also, we'd control the first 8 or 9 years of his contract so I wouldn't be too concerned about him wanting to jump ship.

If they project him, like so many others do, to be a star, that's all that matters.
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Oh I’m not specifically talking about the interviews. I’m talking about what I have heard about how things went down at Kentucky. He has a camp that’s advising him and it’s not good advice.
 
blazerfan11 said:
Why would people hate those comps? Lonzo Ball especially. Could be a good/great back court mate to Simons someday.
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Some people don’t think he has that playmaking ability — and Lonzo was a better shooter @ UCLA. Kinda depends on how you feel his shooting will carryover.
 
I was listening to one of the podcasts that got posted on here and I’m still very intrigued about Tari Eason. I’d love to pick him up later in the draft.
 
Natebishop3 said:
Oh I’m not specifically talking about the interviews. I’m talking about what I have heard about how things went down at Kentucky. He has a camp that’s advising him and it’s not good advice.
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Good point. I wonder what his "camps" next advice is going to be.
 
CJ_is_Gone said:
We had Daniels on the team 4-5 years ago.... his name was Evan Turner
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Plays nothing like Evan Turner.
Evan Turner was known to be only effective with the ball with questions about how he’ll fair with a normal usage rate.

Daniels is a better cutter, moves without the ball, doesn’t need the ball in his hand and proved to be valuable off the ball.
 
Natebishop3 said:
I think I'm most turned off on him because of his attitude and how things played out at Kentucky.

It smacks of Ben Simmons. I think he'd want out of Portland asap if we draft him.
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I think if that were the case he probably wouldn't have come to work out for the Blazers.
 
illmatic99 said:
Here was Ant in his two workouts in Portland.




I dont really see the parallels. Ant comes off as a pretty humble kid.
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Well if we're comparing the two you need to show Sharpe's interview with the press in person like Ant's. Not some awkward zoom one haha.

 
And I wasn't talking about being humble or whatever--just that Sharpe seems like an introvert and that can sometimes come off as distant or standoffish in interviews.
 
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