We got the #3 pick. Discuss the possibilities.

That's not super applicable IMO, particularly because Brandon Miller started moving up boards during the season due to his play.

Dereck Lively and Nick Smith were supposed to be top 3 picks before the season.

I highly doubt Schmitz would take either of those players over Miller if he knew what he knew now.

Could be wrong though.

Still would be interested in his analysis.

 

Click on this and scroll left to right to see each starting 5. I like A or D.

 

Oh the irony.
All of those lineups include the #7 pick from last years draft.
Why can't he be paired with the #3 pick of the 2023 draft?

 

Where is Dame in those choices?

 

It's C or D for me. I'm pretty much done with Nurk and have absolutely no interest in Dray.

 

If we blow it up, we should be able to get Amen and another lottery pick or two.

 

this year? how?

Dame can't be traded before July 10, 3 weeks after the draft

 

There's certain folks claiming Pascal can play center.
Have they ever seen a Raptors game?
Siakam is a big name, but he is not a Center.

 

He played a lot of center for the Raps last season. Going small ball with him at the 5 at times is an attractive consideration, but I've cooled on the idea of him because of his salary, age, and questionable fit with Grant.

 

There’s a thought, draft Scoot, start Sharpe at the 2 and have Dame be our “small” (very small) ball center.

We’d only be giving up a little over three rebounds per game (based on last year stats) and would have much better scoring and assists from the C position.

Yeah, that’s the ticket.

 

Toronto has a bunch of lanky FORWARDS. They did pretty good on defense last season. Plopping Pascal as the lone big man in Portland with small GUARDS that are not strong defenders, and Jerami playing Pistons style defense, may not work out as envisioned.

 

Lone big man? No, nobody said that. But his versatility gives you options to go small which can be an advantage.

 

Because of Dame, who was the number 6 pick

 

Also irony.
The pick that a "win now" Brooklyn team traded away to get a 29-year-old All Star / 1st team defensive team member Gerald Wallace.
Lots of Blazer fans have hopped on the bandwagon to "get 'er done" so we can celebrate our own Gerald Wallace trade.

 

ya who needs a 29 yr old all nba caliber forward who put up 24/8/6 last year

 

I don't think that can be your main alignment if you want to be successful.

Siakam's a good rebounder, but, as others have mentioned, the Raptors have length at other positions that mitigate playing someone like Siakam at the 5 when they go small. Their primary 5 still is Poetl.

I don't want to watch Siakam trying to go against Jokic, AD, Sabonis, Ayton, Steven Adams and their like for any real length of time -- that's a recipe for disaster -- especially if Jerami Grant is one of your forwards and Dame and Ant is your backcourt.

 

If Siakam is our 4 and Nurk stays, a line-up Dame / Shae / Grant / Siakam / Nurk doesn't feel too bad. But what are we ready to give up? Ant + #23 seems not enough and Ant + #3 way too much