If you’re expecting them to make both selections, I wouldn’t hold your breath. They might use the GSW pick to secure a future first in draft night, or if they don’t move up, they might use it to move up and get the guy they want. they’re going to have a ton of development players in the roster next year. The scenario where they keep both is where they’ve traded 1+ vets into space and/or moved along from one the young guys.
Is "Magic" Johnson w Blazers need as much talent as they can get, even if it's a weak draft there will be many good players from this draft, do we believe in Cronin and especially Mike Schmidt?
What I oppose is trading the GS for a veteran role player. OKC could have said we drafted Chet and Ousmane, we don't need a third rookie in Jalen Williams... A bunch of mid and lower tier guys. I'm not moving the pick because I have Kris Murray, Rupert, or Bari Walker. That's silly. Using their pick and the GS pick to get Sarr? I'm good with that. Nobody else warrants that value.
No one is saying that’s going to happen, so I think you’re good there. I’m not sure where you’re getting that from.
That’s fine, I’m probably lower on some of those guys than you are—I’m literally telling you what is being reported—according to the Marang guy, they are probably going to move that pick, and not necessarily for a “veteran role player” or however you put it.
I believe in Schmitz as a great draft talent evaluator... I think Shaedon was a helluva pick. Bari is an insane value at the second to last pick of the draft. Everyone thought Scoot was the sure fire third pick and it allowed Cronin to push Dame out and although I don't like that, I think it was what Cronin wanted. The guys drafted around Kris especially after him haven't looked too great and I like everything Kris does besides miss wide open threes. Rayan seems to be a great high risk high reward prospect. As far as Mike Schmidt goes, I believe that he's arguably the greatest third baseman in baseball history.
Small sample size. There's no one better than Sam Presti to do it though. We need bonafide STARS. Role players are easy to find. I like Mike but we need to see what Shaedon and Scoot become. There's a perfectly legitimate argument that can be had that Jalen Williams should have been drafted instead of Shae or Amen instead of Scoot. We won't know for a couple more years...
Two separate sources are saying the same thing in that they want to move the pick which is absolutely stupid unless they're packaging it with their own to get Sarr. Do you give Ant plus 13 for Franz? Not sure Orlando even does that. Likely not. I don't see a lot of good options for moving that pick.
