So... whose first rounder are we buying this year? (Merged)

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  1. Rastapopoulos

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    I would've bet on Charlotte's #19, but I think things could be awkward with their new GM. Knicks at 17 so they save money for Chris Paul?
     
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    Re: So... whose first rounder are we buying this year?

    i bet none, maybe a late #1 like chicago at #30, or some 2nds
     
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    Re: So... whose first rounder are we buying this year?

    Clevelands.
     
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    Re: So... whose first rounder are we buying this year?

    If a late 1st rounder is worth $3M in most years, we should pay only $2M in this weak draft or we've been gypped.
     
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    Re: So... whose first rounder are we buying this year?

    Irony would be the New Orleans pick we conveyed to Charlotte in the Wallace trade.
     
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    Re: So... whose first rounder are we buying this year?

    Bump.

    I bet you anything you like, one of those picks is for Nikola Mirotic. Maybe Blazers brass feel they need 3 picks, because one will go on Mirotic (who'll stay in Spain at least as long as Freeland has) and another will be on a player with a BAD KNEE:

    Plus, apparently, if we stay at 21 we won't get a shot at Faried:

     
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    Re: So... whose first rounder are we buying this year?

    I do believe that Faried will be long gone by the time we're picking. He's undersized, but in this barren desert of a draft, he's got one elite skill that almost always translates to the next level (rebounding) and that is going to separate him from a lot of other chaff.

    If we do buy a pick I have trouble seeing us take multiple guys; I'm guessing it will be used to package with our 21st in order to move up to a spot where they can either be sure they get Faried or they try to catch "that one guy" who starts tumbling and represents too much value to pass up.
     
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    Re: So... whose first rounder are we buying this year?

    Whichever one we buy, if we buy one, I hope it's for Motiejunas. He reminds me of a young Sabas with the way he plays. His passing is exactly like Sabas', and with his international experience, he could step in and be a role player for us next season
     
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    Re: So... whose first rounder are we buying this year?

    Faried is no secret. I read that he may go top 15.
     
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    Re: So... whose first rounder are we buying this year?

    That's weird: he's one of the few players I hope we DON'T get. He's one of those "skilled but doesn't like playing" guys. I hate the term "motor", but if such things exist, he hasn't got one. Sabas could outrebound him sitting down. Sabas could outrebound him right now. From his easy chair at the home for retired alcoholics. He probably is.
     
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    Re: So... whose first rounder are we buying this year?

    I think he is worth the risk, but I agree with everything you said
     
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    Re: ESPN: Portland pursuing multiple 1st round picks

    Stashing Euros again? :lol:
     
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    Re: ESPN: Portland pursuing multiple 1st round picks

    Already posted in two other threads.
     
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    Re: ESPN: Portland pursuing multiple 1st round picks

    I love multiple threads about the same topic.
     
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    Re: ESPN: Portland pursuing multiple 1st round picks

    Oh well.....when most teams are trying to zig, you might as well try to zag.

    If everyone thinks this draft is going to stink, but you can buy multiple picks cheap, you *might* get lucky.

    Nah......who am I trying to kid?
     
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    Re: ESPN: Portland pursuing multiple 1st round picks

    With all the threads you have started about yourself, we knew that already
     
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    Re: ESPN: Portland pursuing multiple 1st round picks

    Weak comeback right there!
     
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    Re: ESPN: Portland pursuing multiple 1st round picks

    I figured you prefered them weak since they splatter on your belly instead of your face...

    ...oh wait, wrong use of the word.
     
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    Re: ESPN: Portland pursuing multiple 1st round picks

    I love duplicate replies in multiple threads.
     
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