You have the #1 pick in 2013

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  1. VanillaGorilla

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    I don't know if it's just his shot but he looks like James Harden 2.0
     
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    Can we? The last one was Brian Grant?
     
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    Yeah I agree we should not count on it happening, but I don't think it is all about PDX.

    Difference makers rarely become free agents, and the ones that do want to go to a team with championship potential, that has a big need at their position, and that has the money that particular year. So the odds in general are never good.

    But I think if there is a SG available next year we will have a decent chance of getting him if we over pay for him.
     
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    Andre Miller and Wesley Matthews were difference making starters on a playoff team that almost beat Dallas, that year's champions.
     
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    I gotta go with Shabazz.

    I see Shabazz as a Vince Carter kind of guy. He's the next flashy, high-dunking SG. But unlike Carter, his willpower and work ethic is without question. He seriously could be a better Clyde Drexler or a Kobe. The only question mark I have about him is his passing game, as I don't see him passing the ball that much. That said, it's not like young Kobe or young MJ did either.

    On the hand, I feel that Zeller is a better Brook Lopez. Maybe that makes him Kevin McHale or LaMarcus Aldridge caliber. Very fluid, versatile, and unstoppable in the post. Not a brand-name superstar but a great player, nonetheless.
     
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    Looks like Elliott Williams ll

    ?
     
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    Not that I think Zeller or Shabazz is either (b/c I haven't seen much of either), but I'd much rather have the next Kevin McHale than the next Vince Carter with work ethic. But that's just me, and I could listen to the other side.
     
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    This.

    Zeller has the skillset and intangibles to be a go-to-guy.
     
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    When was the last time there was a player like McHale in the league? I've never even seen clips of him play, so I have no idea.
     
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    Whoever ends up being better!
     
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    James Harden doesn't have half of Shabazz's athleticism.
     
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    Zeller the next McHale? You gotta be kidding me. I'm gonna need to see more post moves (he doesn't have HALF of McHale's extensive post repertoire) from him to say that.
     
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    NBAdraft.net updated their comparisons for these two FWIW:

    Cody Zeller: LaMarcus Aldridge
    Shabazz Muhammad: James Harden/MKG
     
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    There hasn't.

    Maybe if Pau Gasol had Zach Randolph's post game.
     
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    Shabazz, no question. Zellers not even close to Shabazz.
     
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    Seeing that we're in the process of a rebuild, that pick we traded CHA could really haunt this franchise.

    IIRC the pick is protected until 2015, hopefully this team is (still) not a doormat then.
     
    Fez Hammersticks, Sep 15, 2012
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  18. Fez Hammersticks

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    Scouts have said that the next two drafts are top-heavy with very few franchise guys. It's a "dropoff" after certain (franchise caliber) players:

    2013: Cody Zeller, Shabazz Muhammad, Nerlens Noel.
    2014: Andrew Wiggins, Julius Randle, Jabari Parker.

    Randle sounds like he has a very Zach Randolph-esque post game, but also very athletic.
     
    Fez Hammersticks, Sep 15, 2012
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    As of right now, Zeller.
     
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    I don't think so. It's a top 12 protected pick until 2015. Next season we won't relinquish the pick (35 wins tops).

    Also, a lot can happen between now and 2015. Aldridge could be traded.
     
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