I think if we could realistically add Jaremi Grant Kyle Anderson AJ Griffin keep Ant Nurk Ingles That would be a realistically good off season, IMO
So, best realistic combination of acquisitions via draft, MLE, and TPE? I'll go with Murray, Warren, and Randle.
I agree with one of Murray or Griffin from the draft. Maybe Sharpe. I will throw in Bagley and Butler via free agency or trade. Both risks but feel we may need to take some to have a shot of it working out.
No, John. I know he's 54 and retired and played football, but I think he could give us the infusion of toughness we need.
That face paint would intimidate the fuck out of the opposing players. The funny thing is even though he seemed monstrously big on the gridiron, he'd just be another undersized guard (6'1").
Randle would be disgustingly bad. Low IQ player that doesn't defend or shoot well on a big contract... That's exactly what we need!
While I disagree, it doesn't really matter since I was supposed to be naming someone we could acquire with our TPE, and Randle obviously isn't that--we could only get him using Bledsoe's expiring. So I'll switch and say I'd want to gamble on Johnathan Isaac's health, if Orlando looks to shed his deal after drafting another PF to replace him.
Balls bounce our way and I’d like to see this…. Dame/Williams Ant/Hart/Keon Grant/Nas/Winslow J Smith/Watford Nurk/GB3
TJ Warren would be interesting, depending on his medical report. He is only 28 and shot over .400 on threes in his two years before the injury.
No--Anne Murray, Warren Beatty, and Randall 'Randy' Quaid. If our team can't be good, at least they can be entertaining.
I don't see how the team gets Grant and Griffin, we would trade the pick away for Grant. Then sign Anderson as an MLE free agent (I'd be ecstatic). So that seems like a best case scenario to build a win now team for next year. So that would give a rotation of; Nurk Winslow Grant Watford Anderson Little Simons Hart Dame Where does this team rank in the west next year? I'd say likely behind these teams; Phoenix Memphis Golden State Dallas Utah Denver Minnesota New Orleans LA Clippers So 10th in the west? If Davis and LeBron are both healthy and the Lakers get useful additions they could be ahead of the Blazers, but I wouldn't be shocked for them to have another mess of a season. Then who knows knows what teams will have injuries, usually 2-3 teams have big injuries or massive underperformance so that would bump the Blazers up to 7th/8th. Of course the Blazers would have big trouble if Dame/Nurk missed a huge chunk of the season with injuries. Maybe the Blazers get really hot and jump into a full playoff spot avoiding the playin. That seems like the absolute best case scenario. But they'd have no realistic way to contend and no assets to acquire a star in the trade. So they'd be a first round fodder or second round playoff team, as DameCJ accomplished about half of their seasons together. If the year goes bad or Dame/Nurk/etc have injuries the Blazers are back in the lottery. So the downside is a lottery cellar dweller, and the upside is a team at best is as good as they have been during multiple seasons of DameCJ. I'm so disappointed with the direction of this team. Its depressing that Cronin traded away 4 starters for peanuts and left the future as a bunch of roads leading nowhere. Glad to have Olshey leave, but shocked its now much worse.
I am not so sure that Detroit cares about yet another lottery pick in this draft. They already are very young and it seems like they are more interested in making a "splash" with a free agent. So maybe a future draft pick would be more important to them than another one this year. Our TPE could be the more important asset here.