Notice Blazers draft Greg Brown!

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  1. Wizard Mentor

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    Coaching is going to be crucial for his development.

    Otherwise he’ll end up like another 6’9” 210lb athletic freak: Travis Outlaw
     
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    I can tell you right now he’s better than Blevins
     
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    Kinda reminds me of Tyrus Thomas. Hopefully he pans out.
     
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    Hope they can be patient. hahahahahah
     
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    Olshey loves former top recruits.

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    most noticeable thing for me is his frame. There’s a lot of projection there physically.
     
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    B-Roy If it takes months

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    Yeah, that’s basically all he looks at. Also remember Cliff Alexander and Jaylen Hoard were ranked pretty high.

    none have worked out outside of Gary Trent Jr.
     
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    The first two you mentioned were undrafted free agents, who cares if they didn’t work out. The one he actually did draft did.
     
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    also, we love athletes?
     
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    Portland would have to use part of their MLE to go past 2 years
     
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    I missed it but what did we give up? Was it just cash?
     
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    Summary At the end of the day, I don’t want to be the first team that ends up with Brown. The upside athletically is clear. Long term, I’d bet on him being an NBA player if he can iron out the skill stuff and keep learning how to play. His margin for error is enormous because of what he brings to table as a potentially switchable defender who can protect the rim as a four-man. Brown has a lot of the skills that Jerami Grant brought to the table early in his career, maybe even to a greater extent. But it’s going to take so much time that I don’t know that I’m wildly interested in giving him a lot of guaranteed money early. And this ranking isn’t a long-term career ranking. It’s a pre-draft asset ranking discussing what kind of value the team that selects him will derive out of the player. And Grant’s career arc is instructive here. Grant’s first team in Philadelphia didn’t really reap the rewards of his presence. His second team in Oklahoma City started to before moving him. He finally morphed into a true difference-maker on his third team in Denver. But it wasn’t until his fourth team in Detroit that he really blossomed into the level he is now. These guys just take so much time, especially when starting at such a deficit in terms of how they play the game.

    From the Athletic. Awesome...we got Jerami Grant in 6 years.
     
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    apparently a future 2nd round pick plus cash
     
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    Too bad none of the other ones he's drafted did. Unless you count Simons as panning out.
     
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