Official 2013 Draft thread

Seems like a lot of teams are shopping their pick. #10 might not be worth much . . . on a the bright side, it might be worth as much as the #6-8 pick . . . which still isn't much.

 

yeah realistically a guy picked at #10 could end up being as good as guy picked in the top 3,

 

This draft is so bad Nic for the #1 wouldn't even excite me. Nerlens Noel sucks. Oladipo is now way overrated. Otto Porter is nothing special.

Just draft Shabazz at 10 and go from there.

 

It is weak. My favorite player in this draft is a mid-first rounder! (Larkin)

I see the value for a rebuilding team. Noel, like the Oden saga, sell the fans fluff about his comeback. Build the anticipation, Cavs.

 

Apparently Anthony Bennett measured a full 6'8" in shoes -- does this sway any of you on his upside?

Roughly the same size as Milsap, only much more explosive.

 

That's why I'm kind of iffy on his potential -- he floats away from the basket and tries to be more of a SF. But he does have the potential to be a beast, if a coach is smart enough to keep him in the paint. . He's a wide body and can jump out of the gym.

 

Sounds like Rodney Rogers, i.e. a tweener.

 

http://sportige.com/nba-rumors-clev...lph-thaddeus-young-or-ersan-ilyasova-05-2013/

Just a person's opinion but could be good for discussion

 

http://www.sportsoutwest.com/2013/05/nba-draft-2013-shabazz-muhammad-blazers/

 

If I were the Raptors, I think I'd offer Rudy Gay for the #1 pick. And if I were Cleveland, I'd turn it down.

 

God I hope Muhammad goes in the top 9.

 

I've really cooled on him, but i still go back and forth. It really depends on who drops to ten i guess.

 

It will be interesting to see how his work outs go. Especially with Portland. As I have posted before, every single draft pick will have to get better in order to stay in the NBA. And that is pretty much true every year. They all have a part of their game that has to get better.

So after you determine who can physically compete in the association, the next question is who is willing to work hard enough in order to improve and earn the next contract. Hopefully the Blazers can cut though the bullshit that these guys will be instructed to say, and determine who has what it takes. Supposedly Shabazz is one of those hard workers. Only time will tell.

 

Interesting tweet thought:

Vincent Goodwill ‏@vgoodwill 7m
PJ3 and Jeremy Lamb were at the end of OKC's bench. How high would they go in this draft?

 

Just for the sake of conversation (certainly not saying that I WOULD do this, but it's intriguing to think about at least) - what if we, the Blazers, acted on both of these Cleveland trade "rumors" in one?

Cleveland wants a 3 for the 1st pick, interested in Aldridge, needs to make a bold move to get back into the playoffs. Cleveland has cap room, multiple 1st round picks this season and more in the future, along with young players with potential...

A trade of LMA and Batum to Cleveland would certainly net us the 1st and 19th picks this year, Tristan Thompson, and likely all of their future picks w/ minimal-no protection and we could likely get Zeller or (if we wanted him) Varejao.

As far as incoming vs. outgoing assets in year 1 are concerned, we'd be getting hosed in this kind of deal, but (again, for the sake of conversation) it wipes the slate clean and allows us to build around Damian.

To me, Noel seems like the perfect fit next to Meyers who, despite his defensive faults, showed this season that he's a capable low post scorer. 2 more picks in the middle of the 1st + 3 (possibly more coming from Cleveland) 2nd round picks could be enough to move up to get another lottery type player OR add multiple solid bench guys. Add in a massive amount of cap room that we could hold over into next off season (potentially one of the biggest ever), multiple picks - at least one (ours) guaranteed to be a high lottery pick in a great draft next year, and it feels like one step backwards could allow us to put together a really intriguing group of young talent moving forward.

Crazy, I know, but worth thinking about, at least from a fan's perspective?

 

PJ3 would still be low, and I see Lamb about the same spot as before. He's not head and shoulders better than the other 2G prospects to think he's top 5 or anything.

 

Thats way to much to give up even in a "wipe the slate clean" kind of sense. Batums age makes him perfect to fit next to Lillard for years to come and its not like we have a person to suddenly come in and replace lillard. We already have a good core around Lillard there is no reason to "build a new one around him" just for the sake of doing it.

 

Chris Haynes ‏@ChrisBHaynes 39s
Note: PF Tony Mitchell told me he patterns game after K. Faried. Says he was questioned by teams at combine for lack of effort in college.