With the #7 pick, the Portland Trail Blazers select....

It the Blazers can use 7 and change to get Collins and Grant, that would be a very very successful off-season. Even if they stand pat with everything else.

I'm all for it. Bring Nurk and Ant back with that.

 

I agree. it would certainly be a worthy off-season, IMO

I don't know if they can swing that or not; probably not. But, at least on paper, that would be the best Blazers team since the Aldridge days; maybe even better

 

We’re going to regret not keeping Duren

 

We don't now or ever have had anyone by that name that I can remember.

 

One thing is for sure, if a trade does happen, after the draft we'll know which players the Blazers could have had with the 7th pick. Even if the 7th pick goes to the Eastern Conference, picking #8 is New Orleans and #9 is San Antonio.

 

It's wild how we all have these arm chair gm ideas, or, must take place scenario's ,for this to happen, without really knowing anything about what's really going on behind the scene.
Im guessing its possible we trade up to get the guy Chauncey wants, Banchero or Murray. Or maybe the unexpected will happen, not that trading up is really expected?

 

I think it's a problem because both those guys are poor on-ball defenders. I don't see how we improve our defense by going for a starting lineup with five below-average point of attack defenders.

 

Agreed. They would be the best forwards combo since LA/Batum, but is it enough to be a title contender. Do you think our defense can at least be average with them?

 

fuck them picks, trade that thing for a player who can contribute right now

once dame is gone, trade everyone and focus on total rebuild (like houston & okc), but as long as you have dame, you ride with him

 

I do. Add Collins & Grant, re sign Nurk & Ant, add in a 1st time in over 3 years( Healthy Dame), and look out. Plus the bench, with Junkyard dogs Josh Hart ,Nassir Little, & Joe Ingles, "Oh My" as the great Dick Enberg would say.

 

i dont see how can we add two good players with one pick... if we had two (our & pelicans pick) it would be doable

paul george you prick, go fuck yourself

 

In your opinion, who's the best on ball, point of attack player in the draft? Thanks

 

At 7? Dyson Daniels.

 

I'm tired of the NO-style retreads in the hopes they will make a difference and take us over the top. Likewise, good, but not all-star potential, draftees. Thinking of the names I continually see bantered around here as far as trades go here are my thoughts (and I'm not as knowledgeable as others here but my .02)

• Grant - Difference maker? No. Upgrade? Probably. Worth the cost? Absolutely not - guy wants a big payday and isn't going to take anyone anywhere. Strictly a complimentary piece who sees himself as something more. Proven nothing as far as helping take a team to the next level.
  
• Ayton - Difference maker? No. Upgrade? Perhaps. Worth the cost? Absolutely not - another guy who wants a big payday and while is decent, he is no difference maker and shouldn't be paid what he thinks he is worth. Cautionary flags - appeared upset Suns didn't max him out and not sure he really gave his all. Game addict at the cost of sleep (and perhaps conditioning and improvement), want nothing to do with him. Rather keep Nurk at a better price. Not sure he has proved a lot as far as taking the Suns to the next level.
  
• Collins - Difference maker? Not sure. Upgrade? Yep. Worth the cost? Not sure. He is a proven very good player but is it enough? Could be talked into this - especially if we get a later pick in the trade.
  
• Duren - Difference maker? Doubt it. Upgrade? Probably. I think he has some good potential but he doesn't strike me as a Duncan, Hakeem, Shaq, Embiid, etc. difference-making center. The game has moved away from centers and I just don't see him as a player that takes the Blazers anywhere. Probably do a fine job of keeping us middle-of-the-pack but not over-the-top.

There is a lot of talk about win-now but I don't see anything, trade-wise, that takes us over the top and some of the proposed trades I've seen put the financial handcuffs back on.

Would love to win it all - especially with Dame, but unless something becomes a clear "duh!" opportunity, I'm not seeing it and don't want to entirely sacrifice the future for a hope that someone who suddenly be better here. That was NO's modus operandi and although we may be targeting higher level hopes, they still require the player to really step-up/improve to help us. Grant > Covington but is he that much better? Not IMO. Been there, done that. Pass.

Swing for the fences. Tired of singles hoping to be able to turn it into a double.

Swing, swing, swing. We make whiff, but we could also catch the next Dame.

 

that’s mostly where I’m at. These names connected as trade targets are essentially all role players. Role players are important but sacrificing a top 8 pick for one? Eh.

Ayton- we already have a good center. We can debate Ayton vs Nurk all we want, but what we can’t argue is that Ayton gonna be much more expensive. Center isn’t a position we should be looking at sacrificing top assets for. There’s a reason Phoenix probably doesn’t wanna pay him.

Grant- his value is what Aaron Gordon went for aka not a lottery pick.

Collins and OG- these are the two that I could see possibly developing into all stars, so I’d at least think about giving up the pick. But they’re not at that level now so there’s still a lot of risk involved. But I trust Billups to develop guys so I’d feel good about the potential to unlock another level from them.

Personally I want to draft Daniels or trade down and take Duren. Will be content with trading the pick for OG or Collins. Pissed if we trade it for Grant, unless it’s a trade down scenario. Zero interest in Ayton.

 

My swing for the fence would be Sharpe. Most unknown but also, I think, most potential. Again, I am not near as knowledgeable as others so my opinions aren't worth much. That being said, Murray strikes me as a solid player, not necessarily an all-star but a very solid player. Daniels, I think has more swing than Murray in that he could turn out to be more valuable/flexible but could also comes with more risk. Hence going with my swing for the fences mentality (at least this morning), I'd go:

• Sharpe
• Daniels
• Murray

 

I’ve been excited about the thought of picking up Collins more than OG because of how few games OG has been playing. After looking at the numbers, Collins hasn’t been all that durable either.

 

Thanks, but I was curious with regard to the whole draft?

 

With the #7 pick Portland takes a time machine to the night of the draft so we can all have final answers on the immediate future!

Arrghhh. The agony of waiting. Patience is NOT a virtue. Its an annoyance!