Exclusive 2022-23 Portland Trail Blazers Roster

Literally all these guys will be minimums imo. And Ibaka went back to Milwaukee.

others I’d be interested in to some degree, maybe training camp invites.

Josh Jackson
Robert Woodard
Jay Scrubb

 

good call on Serge. Spotrac had him still unsigned.

There is actually a guy named, "scrubb?" lol

 

Might want to see how he does at SL.

 

Yeah I only know him because he was connected to Portland a couple years ago. At one time there were even rumors we’d take him in the first. Don’t know what that was all about.

 

If Jabari Walker is signed to a two-way contract, he will be the Blazers first draft pick to do so since two-way contracts were started in 2017-18.
2022 - (1) S Sharpe, (2) J Walker
2020 - (2) CJ Elleby {signed 2yr, $2.4M}
2019 - (1) N Little
2018 - (1) A Simons, (2) G Trent Jr {Signed 3-yr minimum}



If they're waiting until after Summer League to sign him to see how he performs, I would question our scouting/drafting.

Also, if the Blazers want to maintain his full Bird rights, I believe they will need to use a portion of the MLE (the full amount was not used by GP2).

 

From that list, I would finally be interested in Blake Griffin if he really does become a "minimum".
Sounds like he is LA bound though.

 

i listed them as BAE because we would have to probably overpay to get them. They probably already have minimum offers from contenders.

The other selling point besides more $ is that they would only really need to be available for the playoffs or if Nurk gets hurt. I think we can get away with what we have for most of the regular season.

 

Trent was a top 40 pick. Elleby was a mid second rounder. Walker was two picks away from being undrafted. Only one guy selected with the last 5 picks of last years draft is on an active roster.

 

So Donavan Mitchell wants to stay with the Jazz now that Rudy Gobert is out? I wonder which small market team will build back faster and better with there star on the team? Will
Danny show Joe and Jody how it’s done?

 

yes to that, totally forgot about him.

 

Where is Moses Brown these days? Seems like he would be a decent option for our bench.

 

You know, if Jabari shows hes good enough to get on the court as a rookie, and guys that can shoot always have a shot, they could move Winslow more to the three. Would lengthen/balance the rotation out. A scenario like that is why I'm not against evaluating the current roster before making further moves.

 

Looks like Portland has a little over 3.5M to play with under the apron. Ignoring roster spots, that’s hypothetically enough for two minimums or Jabari + a minimum.

 

Nobody talking about how Elleby is gone?

 

This day couldn’t come soon enough.

I really only had two problems with Elleby:
1. His offense
2. His defense

 

His defense and rebounding were fine.
He also did a bunch of things that don't show up in the box score. Like hugging Bobby Portis so his teammate could get the rebound.
Or running over from the far corner to get a switch on the guy defending Simons from 6'5" Desmond Bane to 6'0" Tyus Jones.
He was also great disrupting the passing lanes.

I can definitely see Walker being a guy Billups can trust to do similar things.

 

I am ok with the depth and length at PF.
Walker, Watford, and Winslow all backing up Grant

That leaves Little, Hart, and Winslow at SF

Now we need a cheap mobile center with length. Kyle Alexander fits that description with his massive wingspan and a 9'2" standing reach. He also runs the court very well. But to be honest other than what I read about him in the last few days, I know very little about him. If we can do better...fine. But he seems to be as good as any of the 2nd rounders taken. I like what I see from him so far.

 

What happens to Brown in your opinion?