TRAIL BLAZERS PRE-DRAFT WORKOUT SCHEDULE

DeJaun Blair please

 

First line of his nbadraft.net profile: "Blair is a man with great girth."

But seriously, if he's on the board when we pick (I don't think he will be), he would be a great pick-up as a backup PF to spell LaMarcus. He's a little undersized height-wise (6-6), but he's got a ridiculous wingspan (7-3). Seems like a Paul Millsap/Brandon Bass type player.

-Pop

 

I haven't looked much at draft sites this year, but among the early posted information, Draftexpress seems to have convenient list. Pargo and Hackett are pretty far down on their list of PGs available. Apparently this year has "many" PGs available, but no mention of their real quality.

http://www.draftexpress.com/rankings/Draft-Eligible-PGs/


This is said to be a relatively poor year for PFs.

http://www.draftexpress.com/rankings/Draft-Eligible-PFs/

 

With work on his jumpshot, Pargo could be a very effective NBA player. He can get to the rim at will everytime.

 

It's interesting to me how far Lester Hudson has fallen. He had a lot of buzz last year leading to the draft, and I haven't heard anything about him this year. Also, Scottie Reynolds is way down that list.

 

I also was surprised by how far down Hudson is. He seemed to have real buzz last year. I guess it likely that his lack of lateral mobility on defense is hurting him greatly. It also might be that the ordering on this list is off. As more information from other sites gets up, it should be clearer what's what.

I also am a bit curious as to the strategy for KP this year. It seems PG is the toughest to project/evaluate. Will they perhaps try to look for a "Rodney Stuckey" type with the desired size and athletic ability, but lesser PG skills, or focus more on quickness? Also, what is their projection for Koppenen? If they believe he is really going to develop, then a "full court press" to get Andre Miller would make considerable sense.

 

Dead on. The real irony, is that the Suns are always complaining about money - but they reject the draft, which is the most cost-effective way to add talent!

 

you missed a lot of names to bold.

 

or Ike Diago

STOMP

 

kp has said that he likes going after players in so called "weak" drafts, and looking to move down in strong drafts. it makes sense, and if he can move up and grab an impact player, even if a project, im all for it.

 

and you know we are going to buy a pick or two in this economy, probably new orleans and...???

cant wait.

 

There seems to be a theme with the guards invited to play.

Wesley Matthews - big guard, good defense (mentioned as a target of the Bucks in the second round)
Garrett Temple - ditto, low on scoring
Cedric Jackson - big guard, good assists, not much scoring
A.D. Vassallo - big guard BUT (shock) strictly a scorer!

No Aaron Brooks clones here...

 

FYI

 

i wondered if they would have casspi in for a work out thasnks for the info

 

update:

 

How long before Gavin Dawson starts a "I'm down with Downs!" draft movement?

 

I would think there would be more names we would know here. Looks like another smoke screen. Bayless never worked out for us last year.

 

more will come in the coming weeks

 

Jerel McNeal sounds like a steal in the 2nd round.

http://www.draftexpress.com/profile/Jerel-McNeal-1161/