Notice Blazers Pick Shaedon Sharpe With #7 Pick

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  1. Rastapopoulos

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    Rastapopoulos, Jun 24, 2022
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    OG's a good player, but yeah, he's not the needle-mover that Sharpe has the potential to be, and the Raptors wanted a king's ransom for him.

    If the Blazers sign Jalen Smith AND they drafted Sharpe, that's a lot better than trading for OG. A lot better. Better now. Better over the next few years.
     
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    Hello,

    Care to explain/support your stance?
     
    SharpeScooterShooter, Jun 24, 2022
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  4. Rastapopoulos

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    Randle is ass.
     
    Rastapopoulos, Jun 24, 2022
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    Because we’re signing and trading ant as part of a Durant package in a few weeks :)
     
    Freshtown, Jun 24, 2022
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    Got it. Personal bias influenced.
     
    SharpeScooterShooter, Jun 24, 2022
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    Ant, Sharpe and a couple of future firsts for Durant?
    I am on board.
    …And i cant stand the guy.
     
    SharpeScooterShooter, Jun 24, 2022
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    Then why trade for Grant? Why trade a future asset for a "win now" player (who won't actually help that much) and then turn around and draft a guy who even if the hype is real is years from contributing?
     
    oldmangrouch, Jun 24, 2022
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    no
     
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    Yeah but how does do they fit on Dames timeline? Or maybe we already have enough for a championship?
     
    BigGameDamian, Jun 24, 2022
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    I should start a poll and demand an explanation to the answers. What would be your reason for not making this move?

    It would bring in a star in a position of need, it balances the roster, fits the Dame/Nurk/Grant timeline much better. Etc.

    Seems like a no brainer to me?
     
    SharpeScooterShooter, Jun 24, 2022
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    Sharpe blowing up is our best shot at winning a ring with Dame.
     
    Natebishop3, Jun 24, 2022
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    I wanted Grant for the TPE (and Milwaukee's pick) and Sochan at #7. A PF for now and a PF for the future. Now that was based on thinking Sharpe would be gone by the time we picked. Regardless why not cover your ass by getting someone now to help immediately and a player who you can be patient with? I thought it made perfect sense.

    Plus Grant is young enough to play for Portland for another 4 years. I know we all tend to prefer if we could set up the perfect team (at every position) that we can roll with for the next decade, but in reality, 4 years is probably the most realistic time frame. (Injuries have a way of screwing those long term plans up)
     
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    Julius sounds too Roman for @Rastapopoulos
     
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    Grant's looming contract negotiations could also screw up any long term plan.
     
    oldmangrouch, Jun 24, 2022
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    Someone posted a chart recently about Grant's playing time. He very rarely plays any position but PF - which makes he and Randle pretty redundant.
     
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    Thanks. I didn't see the chart. Is that due to his situation in detroit playing him out of position by chance? From what i have heard is he is likely better as a SF?
     
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    Dame needs another star to go far.
     
    blazerfan11, Jun 24, 2022
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    cronin is trying to thread a needle of attempting to compete while also keeping in mind a path for long term success. It's very similar to what Toronto did in paying and not trading Van Vleet and Siakam, while also prioritizing development time for Barnes.

    Grant, a healthy Dame, an improved Ant, and Hart/Nurk/Nas etc gets us to a 45 win team. We can elevate that projection with hits using our MLE/BAE. In two years when Sharpe is ready, we potentially have a player to either keep or trade for another star that could move us up a tier.

    It was the kind of swing for the fences that this team has not taken in a decade. I applaud the effort.
     
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