We have a ton of threads covering all the action, but it's nice to be able to look at the total picture. Here it is. First round with the 10th pick, Blazers select CJ McCollum. A PG/SG combo who has many of the same attributes as Lillard. A better shooter and a worse passer, and of course we have no idea if he has that intense star power Lillard has to take over games. http://www.draftexpress.com/profile/C.J.-McCollum-5860/ A great interview with our first round selection. [video]http://youtu.be/UswSNrZNIqI[/video] Second Round Cavs select Allen Crabbe with the first pick of the second round and trade him to the Blazers for two future second round picks. Allen Crabbe is a 6'6" SG with an impressive 6'11" wingspan. He is a very good shooter but has had some personal issues and has clashed with coaches. With the 39th pick in the draft the Blazers select Jeff Withey, a 7 footer with a tremendous 3.9 blocks per game last season.. However, his offense is a real issue, and he has a very hard time not getting pushed around at the college level. If the Blazers can add a bunch of lower body strength, he could be real interesting. With the 40th pick Blazers select Grant Jerrett but trade him to the thunder for cash With the 45th pick the Blazers select Marko Todorovic from Europe.. I know nothing about him other than his stats suck. That's it, if I got anything wrong, please correct me.
To be fair, his clash with Montgomery was bullshit on Montgomery's part. I was surprised that Crabbe didn't straight-up knock him out... a coach should never place their hands on a player like that... it's unfair for a person in a position of authority to push around someone that can't push them back. [video=youtube;9RQ74cAZT1M]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9RQ74cAZT1M[/video]
I completely agree, but his personality was thought to be one of the main reasons he didn't go 15 picks earlier. Mostly his calm laid back attitude. He does not have that fire most stars possess.
That video is nothing. A love tap. Stotts may have to kick him in the pants to get him off his pulpit into playing hard.
This seems to be the best place for "cleanup" tidbits: I don't know which 2 "future 2nds" are going to CLE for Crabbe. But the inventory we have is as follows: 2014: No 2nd-rounder. Goes to DEN with no protection/qualification. 2015: Our own 2nd, plus (from MIN) the worse of MIN or DEN's 2nd. 2016: Our own 2nd, plus (from NYK) their 2nd if it's 38 or worse. If 31-37, NYK's obligation is extinguished. I'm more confused that, over the past two years, PA's traded the 41st and 40th pick for pure cash. Not future 2nds (even with some protection). And he hasn't purchased any--in fact, he hasn't used the 3M+ cash he's allowed to by the CBA for trade purposes. Just seems a bit weird to me.
Substitute "Olshey" for "PA" in your sentence. Pritchard liked to trade 2nds for the next year's 2nds. He didn't know how to trade 2 2nds for a higher 2nd like Olshey did yesterday without adding $2M.
We need a center and a forward to get to 15 players. C -Hickson Leonard -Jeffries +Withey F Aldridge Batum Claver Barton -Babbitt -Pavlovic Freeland G Lillard Matthews +McCollum Maynor -Smith Williams +Crabbe Left in Europe Todorovic
C -Hickson Leonard -Jeffries +Withey F Aldridge Batum Claver -Babbitt -Pavlovic Freeland +Papanikolou G Lillard Matthews +McCollum -Maynor Barton -Smith Williams +Crabbe Left in Europe Todorovic
