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  1. BigGameDamian

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  2. Pinwheel1

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    Makes sense. Putting a 7' 255 lb PF next to Wiggins and Towns (with Deng backing him up ) looks pretty good to me. The wolves lack outside shooting and Markkanen is considered by some as one of the best shooters in the draft.
     
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  3. Boob-No-More

    Boob-No-More Why you no hire big man coach?

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    MIN was dead last in made 3-pointers this season. They don't really need any more slasher types, they need 3-point shooting. Markkanen was the best 3-point shooting 7-footer in NCAA history. So, he definitely fills a need. Too bad taking him may cause them t pass on a better all around player. It's the classic need vs. BPA decision.

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    With #15, #20, and #26, I'd like to see some combination of
    Justin Jackson
    Bell
    Thornwell
    Rabb
    Giles

    I'm sure that will change as we get closer to the draft, but for now, there it is.
     
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  5. BonesJones

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    Thornwell in the first???
     
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    BonesJones https://www.youtube.com/c/blazersuprise

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    Let's place a bet!
     
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    It just dawned on me that the whole top 10 of the draft could (and maybe more likely will) be a freshman sweep. That can't have ever happened any other year, correct?
     
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    yes. An SG who can shoot, play defense, has size, and can do a little of everything, and is a hard-working, mature 4-year senior. Sounds good to me.
     
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    BBert Weasels Ripped My Flesh

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    I wouldn't offer up Meyers right away. I'd wait and offer him up at the last minute as "sweetener" to seal the deal. Let them feel like they are taking advantage of us.
     
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    I assume this was discussed, but somehow I missed it. Kind of odd.....

    6 days ago – via CSNNW.com
    Gonzaga center Zach Collins met with 13 teams at the NBA Combine, but it was his first meeting – with the Trail Blazers – that left an impression. “It was kind of funny because Portland actually just sent out their team psychologist, and no one else from the staff was there,’’ Collins said. “The lady gave me a computer and I took a personality test, kind of, and she just analyzed who I was as a person, and that was it.’’
     
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    Sounds like Brogdon. He went in the second round. He has also been the best acquisition of 2016 draft so far.
     
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    We could just sign him as an undrafted free agent.

    He's only 6'5 for a SG, too slow to create shots, his release isnt quick, and he's not that great of a shooter. No upside past what he is already.
     
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    They're very different players.
     
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    Wow. That would be amazing.
     
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  15. PtldPlatypus

    PtldPlatypus Let's go Baby Blazers! Staff Member Global Moderator Moderator

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    You are correct. Never happened before.
     
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    Yup! Pipedreams are fun:)
     
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  17. GriLtCheeZ

    GriLtCheeZ "Well, I'm not lookin' for trouble."

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    Indeed a pipe dream, or just a typo, since it would not be possible to trade Davis and Aminu twice.
     
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  18. Nate

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    Pretty sure the / is a either or.
     
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    I don't want to draft an SG but if Donovan Mitchell was available at 15 I'd have to consider BPA and take him and get bigs at 20 and 26 and look to move Crabbe/Turner/Pat C etc. That guy IMO is going to be very good
     
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  20. GriLtCheeZ

    GriLtCheeZ "Well, I'm not lookin' for trouble."

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    I think it was just a typo, and that he didn't mean to add Aminu and Davis to the Ezeli trade. Both trades are reflected in the depth chart he listed so I don't think it is an "either or". He posts so many wild trade ideas that I had to take the opportunity for a "gotcha"

    EDIT I'm wrong. You're right. BonesJones still posts wild blockbuster ass trade scenarios.
     
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