Hawes would be a solid pickup. The question is how much he's going to command when he hits the market.
Kaman has had a career 14.5 PER, averaged 12/8/1.5 blk per season Hawes has had a career 13.6 PER, averaged 8.5/5.5/1 blk per season You really want that in a lottery pick?
and I have "read" Zeller will be (or already is) a better version of Hawes, whether I or you agree with this is not the point, but some supposed anaylst/s did have that "opinion". Hawes does not impress me at all, serviceable at C but little more IMO I just found that "opinion" I read: "Tyler Zeller’s shooting and passing abilities remind one Western Conference scouting director of Spencer Hawes. "This is a safe pick," the scouting director said. "You're not going to hit a home run, but you know you're at least going to get a single out of this deal. He'll make some elbow jumpers and he's got some low post moves. You've got an accomplished player. At the least, he should be no worse -- ever -- than Spencer Hawes, and probably better." Zeller, a 7-foot, 250-pound center out of North Carolina, may not have the requisite strength to contribute right away. "He seems to be a hard working kid, so you don't worry about that," an Eastern Conference VP said. "That'll happen naturally. He's 22. By the time he's 25 he'll be all right." Via David Aldridge/NBA.com Read more: http://basketball.realgm.com/wireta...aws_Comparison_To_Spencer_Hawes#ixzz1z0WLlKuM
Chad Ford @chadfordinsider Draft Rumors: Bobcats, Wizards, Cavs, Kings, Warriors, Rockets, Jazz + stat head draft rankings http://insider.espn.go.com/nba/blog...ba-draft-draft-nears-trades-shuffle-top-picks (insdier) Nothing specifically relating to the Blazers that I saw
So you're drafting for a chance at someone being the next Spencer Hawes.... or you could just sign Spencer Hawes and use that pick on someone who could be the next..... something better than Spencer Hawes.
I think you need to draft someone that you feel has much higher upside than that in the lottery. Just my opinion
Definitely the way to go. And if we get another lottery pick next year, so be it. The SonThunderIcs had high lottery picks three years in a row and are now reaping the rewards. Wait: Do we even have our pick next year?
See, here we agree, I would "personally" likely opt for more upside in the position the Blazers team is in, that's not my POINT though, it is that a C like Zeller could easily be BPA at #11, in your original response you did not seem to agree with that
Top 12 protected As a small market team, I just don't see another way to build a contending team other than the draft
With my settings, we are on page 170. 30 posts per page. You should all change your settings to 30 or 40... makes the threads easier to follow/read thru.
Damian Lillard @Dame_Lillard Getting hooked up at the @beatsbydre suite #NBADraft http://instagr.am/p/MYeJLpP4tG/
Tim Kawakami @timkawakami NBA source said yesterday that it's possible Austin Rivers goes to Portland at 6 and likely Barnes goes to GSWs at 7 or to Toronto at 8.
Chris Broussard @Chris_Broussard Lots of teams calling Denver to trade for Nuggets' young players. 1of several moves being discussed: Wil Chandler to G State for 7th pick
