We got the #3 pick. Discuss the possibilities.

I had a really good feeling about Shaedon Sharpe last year, and I have a really good feeling about Scoot Henderson this year.

I still think the best option is to take Scoot. I understand that might piss Dame off. So be it.

 

I would probably rather have Zion with Dame, Shaedon, Grant and role playing pieces around them that equal the value of PG13 but that's just me. If we start the season with Dame, Zion, PG, Shaedon and Nurk with an towards tweaking things where they need to be tweaked I'll be thrilled to see what that group could do. Far worse things that shooting for the stars but again my preference would be one shot for the stars (Zion) and solid supporting moves than two shots for the stars (Zion and PG) and then trying to fill in the cracks after that.

 

At the end of the day, if the Blazers end up with either Scoot, Miller, or Zion… I will be happy!

 

It's logical, Scoot seems like a real force of nature at PG. I think with the kinds of names that are rumored to be available for Scoot, Dame would have to be livid if we took a rookie PG instead of one of the handful of established talents that are reported to be available at positions where we truly need help. I think picking and keeping Scoot would be the same as telling Dame we're trading him but who the fuck really knows?

 

Hope you’re right!

 

Cool. You keep doing you then. You really seem to have a level head about things. Good luck in your virtue signalling campaign.

 

so...we now have the NateBishop feelings gauge as a template!



everybody should select a box about 7pm Thursday

 

They would like an improvement with someone who can shoot. Both of them have tremendously underperformed their Draft position. There are some people down there that really like Ant and bringing him 'home' is attractive.

 

The Blazers lacked talent at every position off the bench last season.
One way the team could get significantly better is to put together a much better bench.
Scoot and Sharpe (or Simons) could be key parts of a much better bench.

 

I wouldn’t spend it on porn stars.

 

My last post for the night unless something breaks in the next 30 or so but I made a prediction earlier in the day that today not much would happen accept maybe we would get a clearer picture on who the Hornets were leaning towards. Looking like I was right but IF i am being honest I have seen enough of this to kind of know how this dance goes and it is a dance in some ways. Now that I got this part right the next part is the important part as I said I thought about 24 hours out we would have a clearer picture of who might be legit offers on the table and maybe even a juicy rumor with some legs to it. I really hope I am right cause the silence is deafening and listening / reading all the BS on various sites , tweets etc is getting tiresome.

 

If I take Scoot Henderson I don't want to play him off the bench... not even in season one. That dude is a little monster. We can (even though we haven't) get bench pieces. You don't spend the third pick on a bench piece in my opinion. That's gotta be a starter... for me. I get wanting a bench. We did have bench talent at SG/SF last season and that same dude is a restricted free agent that's one out of four pieces we need filled.

 

If Zion really is available, are there any other teams that might want him?
Maybe Houston?

Pels
Zion -> 3 (Scoot)

Rockets
4 + Brooklyn's '24 & '26 picks + Eason -> Zion (into cap space)

Nets
Bridges + DFS -> Ant + Little + Brooklyn's '24 & '26 picks

Portland
Ant + Little + 3 -> Bridges + DFS + Eason (into TPE) + 4 (Amen)

Is that being too gready?

 

It's asking a lot and it sure makes us very forward heavy. I get it that you probably see Amen as a big PG in all of this.

 

Yes, Amen as a PG.

Maybe pull out DFS & Little & ask for 22 back from Nets?

 

If you can grab Bridges and Eason and still come out with picks 4, 22 and 23 that would be pretty impressive. I still want to roll the dice with Zion and think it's more realistic but I do like your trade idea.