Was There Any Way We Could Have Drafted Andre Drummond (and Lillard)?

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Mike Rice said he should have went in the 2nd round, if that.
 
magnifier661 said:
You have no idea how hard I was praying for Drummand to drop to 11th. He was picked 9th. I was hoping Oshley would have used our 11th and a player to move up to 9th so badly!!!!
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Who though? Doubt someone like Babbitt would have gotten it done.
 
KeepOnRollin said:
Who though? Doubt someone like Babbitt would have gotten it done.
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At the time it might have. Remember that Drummand was such a big question mark. Many think his drive is hard to bet on. The 9th pick-12th seemed like big question marks. I think a Babbitt or E Will at the time would have easily done it. Remember E Will wasn't injured then.
 
Masbee said:
This guy is the rebounding and blocking monster we needed.

And he is only 19!

I couldn't believe he fell to 9.

http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/d/drumman01.html

There must have been some way we could have traded up. Damn.
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Drummond was a guy I'd wanted on the Blazers so badly. I was praying we'd end up with the #4 so we could draft him. I was posting about him within the weeks after we completed the deal with NJ. I would have been happy with him at #6. Lillard shot up the draft board, though, especially since this was such a weak PG draft. In the weeks leading up to the draft, when we were rumored to be after Lillard, I had previously hoped for Drummond at #6 and Lillard at #11. Unfortunately, Lillard shot up the board (fortunately, he appears to be a worthy talent - a nondescript understatement, I know).
 
we could have likely swapped places with toronto at #8, they picked ross, and one of ross, lamb or rivers would have been there at 11 for them if they really wanted a sg.

we could have thrown in a future #1 or swapped #1s at some point, or a slew of 2nds or ewill, or freelands rights or clavers rights or nolan+ any of that crap and i think it would have got it done :(
 
My vague recollection is that someone from the front office said that they'd have picked Leonard over Drummond if Drummond was available.
 
Wizard Mentor said:
My vague recollection is that someone from the front office said that they'd have picked Leonard over Drummond if Drummond was available.
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I would have. Now, I'm not as sure. Still might though...might.
 
KeepOnRollin said:
Go for it but DET has no incentive to take that deal.
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Or any deal we would reasonably be able to offer without hurting the team. You could argue Drummond is a more valuable commondity than Lillard right now.
 
Wizard Mentor said:
My vague recollection is that someone from the front office said that they'd have picked Leonard over Drummond if Drummond was available.
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One of the Mikes said it on the draft recount. I really really wanted Drummond or Trobb and but i'm really happy with Lillard and I like the hustle Leonard shows but he Drummond is looking damn good. I don't think there was a way to get both so I'm happy with Lillard over Drummond.
 
Rhal said:
One of the Mikes said it on the draft recount. I really really wanted Drummond or Trobb and but i'm really happy with Lillard and I like the hustle Leonard shows but he Drummond is looking damn good. I don't think there was a way to get both so I'm happy with Lillard over Drummond.
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Yeah I think Lillard was the best pick in the draft. I'm sure the other 4 teams (other than NOLA) are kicking themselves for not selecting Lillard.
 
magnifier661 said:
I'm sure the other 4 teams (other than NOLA) are kicking themselves for not selecting Lillard.
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Really, Lillard looks damn good and should be ROY, but if the draft were re-done, I'd put Drummond #2.

Would any of you, if it were offered now, trade Lillard for Drummond? The only reason I would do it is the age difference and I still believe that a dominant C gets you closer to a championship than a very good scoring PG.

FWIW, I think a lot of the success you've had this year has been becuase of improvements in Batum's development....I don't think Lillard alone is the reason you are in playoff contention
 
WarriorFan said:
Really, Lillard looks damn good and should be ROY, but if the draft were re-done, I'd put Drummond #2.

Would any of you, if it were offered now, trade Lillard for Drummond? The only reason I would do it is the age difference and I still believe that a dominant C gets you closer to a championship than a very good scoring PG.

FWIW, I think a lot of the success you've had this year has been becuase of improvements in Batum's development....I don't think Lillard alone is the reason you are in playoff contention
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1,000 times I would pick Lillard over Drummand. The PG are the new dominance in today's NBA.

BTW... Only the Lakers have won a title with a dominant center in the last 10 years. I guess you could argue that Duncan is a center, so I would put them in as well.
 
WarriorFan said:
Really, Lillard looks damn good and should be ROY, but if the draft were re-done, I'd put Drummond #2.

Would any of you, if it were offered now, trade Lillard for Drummond? The only reason I would do it is the age difference and I still believe that a dominant C gets you closer to a championship than a very good scoring PG.

FWIW, I think a lot of the success you've had this year has been becuase of improvements in Batum's development....I don't think Lillard alone is the reason you are in playoff contention
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As a blazer fan I cannot explain in a way that doesnt make me look like a raving lunatic, just how amazing having a young PG who who isnt retarded is. Just watching Lillard is more fun then iv had watching blazer games since Sabonis retired.
There is no argument you can make that would convince me to take Drummond over Lillard.

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Drummond with an 18 point, 18 rebound stat-line tonight. In only 28 minutes to boot.
 
The sad part is I hope Leonard can reach the level Drummond is currently at

Problem is Leonard isn't a physically imposing player
 
RoyToy said:
The sad part is I hope Leonard can reach the level Drummond is currently at

Problem is Leonard isn't a physically imposing player
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True, if we had Drummond we wouldn't even need him to be more than he is this year, his ROOKIE year.
 
Leonard is a fantastic athlete, but he's got a loooooong way to go before he figures out how to play inside with NBA bigs.
 
I was somewhat ridiculed for saying that Drummond would start on opening night if he was drafted by any team in need of a center. Obviously, that's the last thing Detroit needed, but he's sure making me look like I knew what I was talking about. That and Lillard being a strong #2 prospect behind Anthony Davis. Aside from questions about Drummond's motor, he has all the physical tools that made Oden a can't-miss #1. Ironically, Oden had some of the same questions about his motor. It makes me think the main reason Drummond was passed over was because of the still-too-fresh-in-memory sting of Oden.
 
handiman said:
I was somewhat ridiculed for saying that Drummond would start on opening night if he was drafted by any team in need of a center. Obviously, that's the last thing Detroit needed, but he's sure making me look like I knew what I was talking about. That and Lillard being a strong #2 prospect behind Anthony Davis. Aside from questions about Drummond's motor, he has all the physical tools that made Oden a can't-miss #1. Ironically, Oden had some of the same questions about his motor. It makes me think the main reason Drummond was passed over was because of the still-too-fresh-in-memory sting of Oden.
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Which is probably one of the main reason's POR specifically passed on him (that and the pesky fact that we needed a PG badly!).

If we were not POR and didn't have the Oden experience he would have had a better shot of landing here.
 
handiman said:
I was somewhat ridiculed for saying that Drummond would start on opening night if he was drafted by any team in need of a center. Obviously, that's the last thing Detroit needed, but he's sure making me look like I knew what I was talking about. That and Lillard being a strong #2 prospect behind Anthony Davis. Aside from questions about Drummond's motor, he has all the physical tools that made Oden a can't-miss #1. Ironically, Oden had some of the same questions about his motor. It makes me think the main reason Drummond was passed over was because of the still-too-fresh-in-memory sting of Oden.
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Big difference between the two is the fact Oden looked dominant in college and Drummond looked lost.

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Rhal said:
Big difference between the two is the fact Oden looked dominant in college and Drummond looked lost.

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Now no one knows where Oden is and Drummond is dominating the NBA....for a rookie
 
This whole Drummand thing has got me thinking. They already have a decent Center who is starting but has a much lower ceiling than Drummand. You think they would jump on this?

http://espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=bzou6oq

Then we could retain Hickson this off-season, be over cap and still have Max MLE (Being over cap) to offer JJ reddick 5-6 million.

I think Leonard could play back up Power forward/C for them.
 
I'll admit Drummond's surprised me. I thought he'd be good, but it would take him years to get there.
 
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