We got the #3 pick. Discuss the possibilities.

It sure would be interesting to know what Damian Lillard thinks and how he feels. Or anyone for that matter.

 

My guess is Dame will be at most of the workouts or at least Miller and Scoots. You want to get his buyin if you decide to keep the pick

 

I think it’s very likely that Joe knows he can’t make the moves that will make Dame happy, and he is just trying to put him off until the right time to trade him.

 

Lay off of the Zima bruh

 

Yeah, if I could get Carter, 6 and 11, for 3 and Nurk I'd feel good about getting Brown or Bridges for Ant, 6 and 11 not to mention 23. How could those teams turn that down, especially if Dame has those dudes asking to get traded here.

I think we could get either of those guys for Ant 6, and 11. I think we could get Hartenstein for 23 and we could get both an upperclassman PG at 45 and a sixth man with the TPMLE.

That's Dame, Shaedon, Bridges/Brown, Jerami, Carter, TPMLE, Hartenstein, Matisse, pick 45 and/or Mays as our nine man rotation with guys like Nas, Trendon, pick 45 or Mays and more fighting for spot minutes. That could really be an impressive roster.

 

I don't know about "very likely" but this is the other side of the coin. I think Joe is either working really hard right now or pretending to work hard to get the best veteran, all star returns for our draft capital in this draft and the future. I think that the side of the coin that you're looking at is that Joe doesn't think he can get fair value for all of the draft capital we have and will tell Dame that, draft who he wants with Shae and trade Dame and anyone else that doesn't fit his vision for a future that doesn't start contending for at least three or four years. As far as keeping his job, this might be the smartest way to go but it isn't the most competitive path that Joe could choose. Again, we wait and see.

 

If the Lakers owned this pick, you know how much more valuable it'd be in hypothetical trade negotiations?

Almost every trade idea I see involving this pick is straight-up bad. If Scoot falls to 3, I think the Blazers will get a much better deal for the pick than people are expecting.

You have a ton of Nets fans who think they can trade Ben Simmons and a couple late 1sts for Dame but Mikal Bridges (someone who's never even been an all-star before) is worth much more than Scoot Henderson (someone who'd go #1 in a lot of drafts).

I know "every fanbase overrates their own players", but my goodness does it seem like every trade idea thrown out there involving the Blazers has to have them getting absolutely fleeced.

 

Is this a team that can make noise in the playoffs?

Dame
Sharpe
Bridges
Grant
Claxton

Would need to absolutely go in on the right MLE FA and the 23rd pick contributes somewhat, and think we'd be decent.

 

Which team is better?

Dame
OG
Grant
Siakam
Nurk
Sharpe - sixth man

 

Thats not really possible. We would need Nurk's contract to add up to the 55 mil that OG AND Pascal make.

 

Send them Nurk, they give us Poeltl to compensate. Not sure that adds up either

 

Poeltl is a FA so nope unfortunately.

I proposed 3 + 23+ Ant + Nurk for OG and Pascal earlier this week.

We'd have to land a usable C in the FA for our MLE but Id roll with Pascal as small ball center tbh.

OG/Grant/Siakam is a super switchy lineup. Just go zone all the time

 

The first team…..easily

 

I can roll with acquiring any two of Mikal Clax OG Siakam

 

I just watched a documentary about th 96 draft. Unbelievable amount of talent that year.



I learned Steph Marbury and Ray Allen were drafted 4 and 5 then immediately swapped minutes later

 

One issue here is Sharpe. I'm a huge Sharpe fan, but he's still 19. Unlikely hes even as good as Ant next year. Now 5 years out I love his upside. But if your talking about only next season, and a team trying to contend, he's the weak link of that lineup. Really need another guard, Hart would've been perfect as a gatekeeping starter or great backup.

But if the Blazers can get Bridges and Claxton for #3 and Ant that might actually be good enough to proceed with. I'd hold out for Nurk in place of Ant. I'm doubtful the Blazers would get offered either though.

 

from everything both Dame and Cronin have said I don't think that's likely at all, at least not the part about putting him off. It sure sounds like Cronin communicates with Dame constantly. In fact, that level of communication my be something that will make Dame more reluctant to ask out

now, it could very well be that there no good trade will materialize around the draft; at least none that makes sense and doesn't have Portland significantly overpaying. But I've seen enough of Dame to believe that he'd recognize a lop-sided trade where Portland is getting screwed and be OK with the Blazers turning it down

if Dame does ask out, my hunch is it won't come at the end of June or the middle of July as many in the trade-Dame-now camp are hoping. I think he wants to stay in Portland badly enough that he would give the Blazers the rest of the off-season and till next season's trade deadline. More big trades happen around then anyway

 

I don’t get the OG love, dude has missed 88 games the past 3 seasons. No thanks.