Hope/Pray for Anthony Davis?

During Sports Sunday Canzano said that he has talked to a few execs and said that if this team lands a huge impact player in this draft (Durant/Rose/etc.-like) that it would reinvigorate Paul Allen's interest to make another run.

There is only one player in this draft that would be that impact player. He wouldn't be that right away but he's going to be a huge defensive impact when he puts on weight.

Ah, to hope. But hey, after what this franchise has been through we deserve a little luck.

 

now the question is.... if we get lets say the 4.... and the 8 or so? is that enough to move up to number one? Granted it depends on the team... but is it worth it and is it enough?

 

If you could move up and get the number one, I'd trade Aldridge for someone like Wall.

 

wizards just got nene i don't think they'd trade for aldridge... i know you said someone like wall but just saying...

 

Nene is nowhere near as good as Aldridge..... but I'm not sure they'd want Aldridge in his prime with nobody else around him. The trade doesn't make sense for them. Rondo actually does.

 

@Sean Deveney ‏
If POR wins the lotto and I'm Anthony Davis, I'm going back to UK for soph year or covering myself in bubble wrap for a long, long time.

 

I don't think Sean Deveney is the only person who thinks that way ... players in particular can tend to be very superstitious folks and I'll bet there are more than a couple of bigs in this draft who genuinely dread the idea of getting drafted by Portland.

 

Everybody says that this is a great draft. It may be a DEEP draft, but if Anthony Davis is the prize, it's a bit light at the top. In 2003 he would have been about 5th or 6th pick, tops.

[And please, no "not bad for a 10 year old!" jokes.]

 

The Warriors say "the fuck you do!"

 

The Warriors? What the hell?

 

its amazing to think that we have a legitimate shot at two game changers, now all we need is a little luck

 

I think Indy is going to get him.

 

I haven't paid much attention to this draft class. Someone told me that the top 5 draft prospects are game changers. Is that true?

 

not really, its a deep draft, but no clear mvp types at the top imo

 

Probably not, but I think there are maybe multiple future all-star types in this draft (3-6?)

 

crap, he has the height for sg almost too

whats your picks for the zurs if we get around #5 and #10 right now nik? i think some combo of lamb/barnes and sullinger/robinson would make me fucking cream my fucking jeans

 

im not as enamored with davis as most but yeah, i could see him, lamb or barnes becoming all stars, maybe robinson, maybe drummond, and depending on the system, rivers

 

Felton is a game changer.

 

Hmmm ... I don't know I guess it all depends on who is actually available. So assuming Draftexpress.com's 2012 mock is something to go by. and Givony has us taking Barnes at #6 and Terrence Jones at #11 I think that gives the Blazers a pretty athletic and long (if a little bit light?) team moving forward with the following starting lineup:

PG: TBD
SG: Nicolas
SF: Barnes
PF: Jones
C: LMA

That looks less than ideal on paper, but maybe if the Blazers can get some help in free agency to shore up some holes it could be doable?

If we got all the stars to align, I'd like to see this team draft Drummond at #5 and then take Bradley Beal around #10 ... lots of "ifs" between now and that happening though.

 

Andre Drummond looks like he could be a better prospect than Anthony Davis imo. He has the physical makeup of Dwight but faster and quicker. Of course, he doesn't have Dwight's defensive presence, but he's only 18 or 19.