Im hoping the Chicago GM is the biggest prick ever and demands so much to change the terms of the deal that it hamstrings Portland the entire time, thus saving themselves from themselves. People here throwing picks and swaps around like frisbees.
If Nick Smith JR is there at 23 i bet we take him. Dude was a top five pick and was hurt most of the year. Came back in March to help his team against the wishes of Klutch Sports. It hurt his stock. Kid is the real deal.
Don't you get it? The Blazers give up drafting someone in the 2023 draft so they can give up drafting more players in the future !!
Yeah I don't think we should mortgage future picks unless we add both Embiid and Brown or some insane addition of talent. It's risks setting this franchise back the next decade worse than Olshey did, wasting Sharpes prime, and unlikely to provide a significant benefit.
Very likely we aren’t in the lottery again next year but likely will fall just outside it so Bulls would benefit waiting and grab next years pick which would be higher than 23. That said if there’s a player we really want then keep it and try and work something else out with them
remember the Bulls don't have a first this year because of the stupid Vucevic trade. They certainly could use one
If the Blazers keep the pick, I expect them to use it on a big. I wasn't high on Lively at first, but looking at our roster I think he'd make a lot of sense and with a good development staff I think he could in 3-4 years become a steal at this point of the draft. I also think he is so good at the one thing he does now that he offers limited plug-and-play ability. He also grew up not far from me, so it'd be cool to see him end up a Blazer. Knowing we have Schmitz, though, I'm keeping my eye on Nnaji. I think he's one of the big sleepers here but he's got a lot of upside. His feet and switchability remind me of Bam's. The thing he had over Bam, though, is a 7-7 wingspan. One other slightly-related note: Nnaji gets good marks from scouts for his quickness and athleticism, but Badji, I think, actually is an even better athlete and taller. One other completely-unrelated note: For that second-round pick, if it's not used in a trade, I think there's a high chance it gets used on someone that can be stashed overseas for a couple of years. However, if that doesn't happen, the player I keep floating back to that would make sense for the Blazers roster-wise and I think would be a Schmitz-type pick is Emoni Bates.
BTW, this pick comes at a great value slot in this draft. Between about 14-26, there's not a lot of difference in prospect level, IMO.
Also with the new CBA cap exception Blazers can sign 2nd round picks for a longer deal and set them up to be a restricted free agent. Previously teams had to use the MLE to do that. Thus there's a big increase in value of 2nd round picks, so that is one great element of the GPII trade.
I like Sensabaugh. I think he's undervalued right now on a lot of boards. - He's only 19.6 y/o - Shoots 40.5% from 3 - Can create off the dribble shooting 52.3% from 2 - He was #6 in points-per-minute, leading all freshman - 5.4 rpg (7.9 per36) - He had a 26.4 PER his freshman year (#36 in NCAA) I'd be surprised if he was still on the board at #23.
A bit of an undersized '2' with 3/4 tendencies. He didn't measure at the combine. Anyone know his wingspan?
What about a smaller trade with Spurs 23rd pick, Little and Keon for Zach Collins? Might need to do more to get him but he’d be a nice young vet to add to our roster. Doubt Spurs would do it my hope is they would value the 23rd pick they always seem to find a nugget at end of draft.
to each his own. I really thought he looked good last year for Spurs. Good defender, rebounder, blocks shots and his offense isn’t bad. He can also play center or PF.