So this is my Big Board top 10 from a Blazer-Centric point of view, not who will be the best. I'm all about BPA unless the talent difference between BPA and our need for size isn't massive. If the difference isn't extreme, I'm taking the player with more size and athleticism. Therefore, here is my list for order the Blazers should target guys with three tiers is as follows: 1. Smith 2. Banchero 3. Sharpe 4. Ivey 5. Duren 6. Holmgren 7. Murray 8. Mathurin 9. Sochan 10. Eason I don't really like taking Ivey or Sharpe for the Blazers, especially Ivey, but they are the BPA by a large margin over the taller guys who come after them.
I said it once, so I’ll say it twice. Once teams get him in for a workout my draft hot take is that he is going to be a top 4 pick. Maybe even top 3. Also depends on how the lottery shakes out. Could see him going #1.
Kinda reminds me of the NFL draft. Aidan Hutchinson has all the production. But the Jags are likely gonna take the DE from Georgia #1 who had a fraction of the production but *off the chart* measurables.
I don't have a hot take yet this year. My hot take last year was Scottie Barnes who I projected here as the best talent in the draft. Today he was named ROY STOMP
If the Blazers determine that a guy like Sharpe is the highest ceiling by a wide margin, I hope they do take him. As much as I think the world of Nassir, he's no guarantee and we need more information. Even if Nassir plays every minute, we still need a backup for him which Sharpe would take. If Portland can find a buy low deal on Simmons or Grant, it will look like a really good roster.
correct. Not a bad player just no multiple all star games for Banchero but what do I (or anyone) know?
Well, ya see, people were saying he was a Chet homer, and now it's been a few days of people not saying he was a Chet homer, so it's like it never happened.
I've changed my mind multiple times. The top 3 are close. What changed is I took a look at bigs than panned out verse bigs that turned into busts and the 4 deciding factors were: Length Rim Protection Shooting Passing Chet is elite in two of them, good at one, and has the potential to be good at the other.
I didn't have Suggs higher than consensus last year and I'm lower on Timme than most. But I'm a homer because I have the #1 player out of the class of 2021 and the ESPN #1 player, as my #1? I haven't been higher than consensus on the last 3 Zags prospects. Hachimura I thought got taken a little too high as well.
It's absolutely comical that you think I come up with my opinions based on what this place thinks of them.
Watching Scottie Barnes create for his teammates in the playoffs made me ask who in this draft can do something like that and the only answer is Paolo. AND he can create for himself too. People get too bogged down by this Randle comp and think that that's Paolo's ceiling. Whatever. This guy remains #1 for me. I don't think some of you guys see the value in having a 6'10 guy who can play make.
That what gave him the edge over smith and Chet for me as well. You can absolutely put the ball in his hands at the end of the game and say go do something with it. The other two not as much
My biggest concern about Chet can he put on the strength and weight to endure the NBA physicality and the schedule. I think he got skills to play in the NBA but with me any red flags I would pass on him. Duren to me is hit or miss type of big I would go with Williams from Duke before I pick Duren.
I think Duren has a high ceiling and a fine floor. I have him as about my 3rd favorite big after Smith and Banchero. I think he has an NBA body and tons of upside. He's the opposite of Holmgren who has lots of upside but is frail to put it lightly by NBA big man standards. Williams is barely on my radar.
I'm starting to think getting a top 3 pick this year is a mixed blessing. Each one of the three has a flaw that could undo them (Smith least, but he may have the lowest ceiling). I'm almost hoping we don't move up so we can just take Sochan. For all of the Scottie Barnes fanboying going on, he's got a lot of similarities.
I see the concern that people have with Duren and I have nothing but my gut to fall back on. I just have a feeling that he will be the player that teams regret passing on in a year or two. He is raw and young but even at that he will impact games.
I absolutely agree. I only have Banchero and Smith ahead of him among bigs. I also have Ivey and Sharpe ahead of him from a pure talent standpoint. If the Blazers got 4th pick I'd really struggle to take Sharpe or Ivey especially over him and might just pull the trigger and draft Duren. He has an IT factor that I can't shake just like you. When I thought we'd have the Pels pick I was all about taking him if he was still on the board.