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  1. PDXFonz

    PDXFonz I’m listening

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    I don’t see Reggie or Klay in this draft but who knows
     
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    Irish Trader Erin go Braugh

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    What's the old quote the world protects the idiot
     
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    So all Flagg needs to do is refuse to play defense and he will end up a l*ker.
     
    Quatro44, May 12, 2025 at 4:50 PM
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  4. Chris Craig

    Chris Craig (Blazersland) I'm Your Huckleberry Staff Member Global Moderator Moderator

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    And eat a bunch
     
    Chris Craig, May 12, 2025 at 4:53 PM
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    All these occurred within 12 (usually ~6) months of a major trade...

    2025: Luka -> Flagg
    2023: Wemby to SA (his preferred location)
    2019: AD -> Zion
    2015: Love -> KAT
    2012: Chris Paul -> AD
    2011: LeBron -> Irving (+ Bennett, Wiggins in subsequent years)

    Anyone who doesn't think it's possible because the lotto is monitored, should watch McMillions on Netflix.
     
    CJ_is_Gone, May 12, 2025 at 4:53 PM
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    Though it would've been nice that Portland got Flagg so that a 15 year dynasty was secured, I'm of the opinion the team already has "Kobe-Odom". It even has "Bynum" and "Ariza".

    As such, I simply think the key for Portland is to find a Ron Artest. Someone along the Kukoc/Cliff/Kersey tier player that gets selected outside the lottery.

    Trade for assets and then, go crazy and pick up lengthy wings/forwards and international wings in every draft.

    Maybe even gamble on "Pau Gasol" in Sabonis by trading the #11 (many of you have forgotten how Pau Gasol's reputation was similar prior to being an "actual winner").
     
    MrDraftGuy, May 12, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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    Natebishop3 Don't tread on me!

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    If I came on here last summer and told you guys that the Mavs would trade Luka for Anthony Davis and Max Christie and then the Mavs would win the #1 pick with 1.8% odds, you would tell me I was fucking crazy and stupid.

    THAT is why it's extremely hard to believe that this shit is legit.

    Occam's Razor.... when faced with multiple possible explanations for an event, the one that requires the fewest assumptions or variables is likely the correct one. The Dallas Mavericks gave up a young superstar for a bad haul so that they would eventually get the #1 pick. The NBA is an entertainment league. Viewership is down a TON. They're desperate to get eyeballs back on their league. They put one of their top 5 best players back in Los Angeles and now they have rebuilt one of their other dynasties in a matter of four years with one of the best young cores we have seen in a while. Or was it the galaxy that decided the Spurs should return to power?

    Or maybe the Mavs GM is a complete moron and the Mavs beat insane odds to win the #1 pick.
     
    Natebishop3, May 12, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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    Neither did anyone when they were drafted, which is why they went 11.
     
    crandc, May 12, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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    Cugel The epitome of mediocrity

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    So who trades their 2025 picks now?
     
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    Yeah, because anytime you can get big market San Antonio to get a generational prospect over, say, small market Houston, you rig it like that every time.
     
    RR7, May 12, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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    Brutal
     
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    Brooklyn is a big market. Flagg would look pretty good there. Chicago is a big market. He'd look great there. But instead they send him to Dallas as a reward. Seriously, why do you guys fucking watch?
     
    RR7, May 12, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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    Maybe if we had traded Dame to his preferred destination the NBA would have given us a number 1 pick? Naaaah doubt it.
     
    Driew, May 12, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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    I think Camara is close enough to Artest. Size-wise, great defense, scoring (at least when he was with the Lakers)

    Either way, take the best available.
     
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    Nah, Blazers don't get return favors for trading their stars. They are expected to do it to restock large market teams. It's their purpose in the league.
     
    Chris Craig, May 12, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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    Brooklyn is a second tier team in NY.

    Dallas is just as big of a market (8.3M MSA) as Chicago (9.4M).

    It's not necessarily about the market size. Wemby idolized those Spurs old teams....
     
    CJ_is_Gone, May 12, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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    Why do they give a fuck if he idolized the Spurs if they're a smaller market that doesn't drive ratings?

    If it's not about market size and ratings, the conspiracy shit goes poof, no? Since the theory is it's all money based.
     
    RR7, May 12, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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    BoBoBREWSKI BURP!

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    I’m glad Utah, Charlotte, Washington, Phili, & Spurs didn’t get Cooper.
     
    BoBoBREWSKI, May 12, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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    Please explain how those three got the NBA to rig the draft so that Portland landed where they were statistically most likely to, Utah got screwed and Dallas got lucky. Did Jody slip Ernst and Young a billion dollars to fake the results?

    I don't even want to see what Jazz fans are saying!
     
    crandc, May 12, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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    Natebishop3 Don't tread on me!

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    Because where Flagg goes is irrelevant to the equation. Luka in LA is the key. The league is desperate to have a superstar in Los Angeles. Are you guys aware of how dire the situation is right now for the NBA? The Lakers are BY FAR their most watched team.

    People are not watching the league as much anymore. https://www.forbes.com/sites/bradad...4-25-nba-regular-season-ratings-declined-by2/

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    So do you guys really think the NBA wouldn't rig a lottery in order to shift around stars to try to kick start viewership? They don't care about Portland.

    So if it took the #1 pick to get Dallas to dump Luka to LA, the NBA would do that in a heart beat.
     
    Natebishop3, May 12, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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