We got the #3 pick. Discuss the possibilities.

Discussion in 'Portland Trail Blazers' started by Strenuus, May 16, 2023.

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What are you hoping for with this pick?

  1. Draft Scoot and keep him

    27.6%
  2. Draft Miller and keep him

    28.6%
  3. Draft someone else at 3 and keep him (please specify)

    3.1%
  4. Trade down, but still draft in the lottery

    10.2%
  5. Trade the pick for a starting forward

    30.6%
  1. Predator

    Predator The Godfather

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    Whitmore is 20(?)lbs heavier, more athletic, more explosive and attacks the basket a lot more because he has a great first step, Reddish is slow
     
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    lined up with trash for our treasure
     
  3. BassPlaya

    BassPlaya Puntificator

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    So how many in here were sure that we were going to trade the #7 last year?
     
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    SharpesTriumph Well-Known Member

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    I'd much prefer that lineup to Dame/Sharpe/Siakam or especially Dame/Sharpe/OG
     
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    I wasn't sure we were, but I would've bet that we were going to... and I would've lost my money!

    Unless there was a better deal than the ones rumored, Cronin maximized value by keeping the pick.
     
  6. Hoopguru

    Hoopguru Well-Known Member

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    Like Siakam wouldn't be a good get?
    25ppg, great in transition and a hell of a defender.
     
  7. B-Roy

    B-Roy If it takes months

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    Jaylen Brown will be a Blazer.
     
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    Apparently the shiny new pick is better than a guaranteed all star (he might be). I would be estatic if we could get Siakam, even if it cost us 3rd pick and Ant.
     
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    I really thought it was dependent on who was available. At 3 virtually everyone is available. At 7, it depends on your draft board much more.
     
  10. Mediocre Man

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    :cheers:
     
  11. Natebishop3

    Natebishop3 Don't tread on me!

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    Yeah..... he sure doesn't look like he's worth 300 million.
     
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    It depends on the cost. Siakam’s on an expiring contract. Definitely can’t give up Scoot Henderson/Brandon Miller for that.
     
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    I hate it. Siakam is on an expiring contract, almost 30, and the Blazers will have to spend 200 million to resign him. So your stuck capped out with Dame Siakam Grant Sharpe and a bunch of scrubs the next 6 years. That's not contending now and no way to improve down the road.
     
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    I think if the Blazers acquired him they wouldn't be able to pay him the same supermax that Boston can?

    Actually kind of a blessing, he deserves the max but I wouldn't want to pay him the supermax.
     
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    There's a lot to be said for the cost control and youth that comes with that shiny new pick. Siakam by himself doesn't make us a contender. So great, we trade 2 valuable, young assets to lose in the 2nd round for the next couple years instead of the first, all the while paying Siakam a mass deal until Dame bounces or retires? Pass at that price...
     
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    illmatic99 formerly yuyuza1

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    Wonder what number Jaylen will wear in Portland
     
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  17. Strenuus

    Strenuus Global Moderator Staff Member Global Moderator

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    Okay fair point, I didn't think about that side of things.
     
  18. South East

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    I think Portland continues to play 2 time lines.

    Orlando trades 6, 11, WCJ -> 3 and Nurkic
    Portland trades 3, Simons, Nurkic -> OG, WCJ, 11, 13
    Toronto trades OG, 13 -> 6, Simons

    Orlando gets their PG of the future
    Portland gets upgrades but has flexibility to get more support with 3 firsts.
    Toronto gets better assets then they wanted last year so add the first
     
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    B-Roy If it takes months

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    If he looked like he was worth 300 million we wouldn't be talking about being able to possibly get him (and we still probably won't).
     
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    fair, but no matter how many people say these two guys are guaranteed to be all stars someday. Seems like we hear that about the top 3 picks every year and there is a miss or two. Siakam, Dame, Grant, Sharpe and even Nurk is a very strong team maybe top 5 in west now that there has been a drop off by some top teams that are aging. If you free up NY pick then you could use Nurk and 2-3 1st rounders to upgrade center position maybe try and get Naz
     
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