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Sharpe @#7.

As someone who selected Gobert and Giannis in 2013, I see Sharpe as being a similar impact player that GMs will later regret not picking up when they had an opportunity.

I think Mathurin and Murray will be good to very good but not great. You want to draft great. It's no surprise to see a Sam Presti salivating over Ivey and Sharpe whereas inexperienced/lesser front offices are not. It would seem Masai is looking at Sharpe, as well, if he's asking for Portland's pick. Let's think logically here....if these two guys who have GREAT track records want Portland's pick, who do you think is the one who is going to get fleeced?

In other words, DO NOT trade the pick for OG. Speaking as someone who also spotted OG back in 2017 and had Portland selecting him at #20, OG will command money in two years and Portland will be without a future. Whereas, if Sharpe develops into a 20+ppg threat who can get his own shot up and command double teams? That's the future and that's a player who will be better than OG.
 
IF....they make the pick for themselves, I want the player that has the highest ceiling. This team needs another star.
 
As of this morning, add NY and Spurs to the list of teams who want in on Sharpe.

There is a reason so many teams are intrigued.

Do the simple thing and take him if he's on the board at 7. None of this OG mess. Start Nas at SF. Let Shaedon develop for a few yrs, and nail the MLE and BAE selections next week.
 
TBpup said:
Not for the price they are asking.
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Definitely. I know that Detroit didn't get much for Grant, and while Grant and OG are similar(ish), I think Grant and Wood set the bar low for return.

I saw one Raptors fan (similar to the youtube channels Portland fans make) that thought that the Blazers should give up the 7 + 2 assets + a future 1st.
 
TBpup said:
IF....they make the pick for themselves, I want the player that has the highest ceiling. This team needs another star.
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Then you want Sharpe... he might have the highest ceiling in the entire draft. I might want what someone would give us for Sharpe that thinks his ceiling is generational talent, if they had the pieces to pay for that generational talent.
 
blazerkor said:
Then you want Sharpe... he might have the highest ceiling in the entire draft. I might want what someone would give us for Sharpe that thinks his ceiling is generational talent, if they had the pieces to pay for that generational talent.
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That would seem to be the case. Betting lines have Sharpe and Duren dropping just a bit.
 
TBpup said:
A discussion is waning....we are more likely to make our pick than we were yesterday.
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Good stuff.

I would be thrilled if we got:
1a. Murray
1b. Sharpe
1c. Mathurin

I would be OK with, but annoyed that we couldn't trade down for more assets if we took:
Daniels

I would be upset if we took without trading down:
Duren
Sochan
 
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illmatic99 said:
Good stuff.

I would be thrilled if we got:
1a. Murray
1b. Sharpe
1c. Mathurin

I would be OK with, but annoyed that we couldn't trade down for more assets if we took:
Daniels

I would be upset if we took without trading down:
Duren
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Still a chance of trading down....but we would keep our #7 pick in that particular discussion.
 
illmatic99 said:
Good stuff.

I would be thrilled if we got:
1a. Murray
1b. Sharpe
1c. Mathurin

I would be OK with, but annoyed that we couldn't trade down for more assets if we took:
Daniels

I would be upset if we took without trading down:
Duren
Sochan
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I don't care about trading down. That requires the cooperation of other teams, we don't have control over that.
 
TBpup said:
Still a chance of trading down....but we would keep our #7 pick in that particular discussion.
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How do we trade down while keeping #7? Are we trading down from 46 lol?
 
ESPN right now saying Daniels is getting looks at 6, Portland likes him at 7, and NO is his floor at 8.
 
B-Roy said:
Gotcha. Don't see what gets us there besides Nas/Keon. Hopefully not the former....
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MrDraftGuy said:
Sharpe @#7.

As someone who selected Gobert and Giannis in 2013, I see Sharpe as being a similar impact player that GMs will later regret not picking up when they had an opportunity.

I think Mathurin and Murray will be good to very good but not great. You want to draft great. It's no surprise to see a Sam Presti salivating over Ivey and Sharpe whereas inexperienced/lesser front offices are not. It would seem Masai is looking at Sharpe, as well, if he's asking for Portland's pick. Let's think logically here....if these two guys who have GREAT track records want Portland's pick, who do you think is the one who is going to get fleeced?

In other words, DO NOT trade the pick for OG. Speaking as someone who also spotted OG back in 2017 and had Portland selecting him at #20, OG will command money in two years and Portland will be without a future. Whereas, if Sharpe develops into a 20+ppg threat who can get his own shot up and command double teams? That's the future and that's a player who will be better than OG.
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I was also someone who wanted us to pick him up with #20 or #26 in his draft. At this point, getting OG would also stunt Little’s growth. Little can become OG eventually—it’s not like OG is any more healthy than Little. He’s spent three years on the team and gotten better every year, getting Little back at cheaper than OG’s contract plus keeping #7 at a rookie deal will be muuuuch better than OG’s $30-35m/yr in a few years.

The dream would be to get both Sharpe (#7) and Sochan (like taking Hayward for #13 then trading up), but realistically, I’d be happy with staying put and grabbing Sharpe.

With all world athleticism and a silky smooth shot already, he’s the first real prospect that actually reminds me of Kobe or Jordan. Sharpe’s 45-48” probably rivals Jorand’s vertical, and he has a little longer wingspan than both guys.

He’s going to struggle defensively, but you have to find a way to find this guy 15mpg and let him develop. Shaedon should be encouraged to develop his playmaking and defense as soon as possible to get playing time. If he develops all the other parts of his game early because he knows he’ll be able to score whenever he wants eventually, he can be a more elite version of Devin Booker.

Portland is probably the best place for Sharpe to thrive. Coming in, he’ll have to play behind Hart, Nas, Grant, and probably another veteran forward.

Any guard that gets drafted to us should be forced by Chauncey to work on their playmaking. If our future backcourt is 6’4 Ant and 6’6 Sharpe—Ant will never be Steph, but Sharpe could become better than Klay. Sharpe will be strong enough to guard 3s eventually.
 
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