Event 2024 NBA DRAFT - JUNE 26 & June 27 2024 - WEDNESDAY 5:30 PM PST & THURSDAY - 1 PM PST - ABC & ESPN

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  1. Chris Craig

    Chris Craig (Blazersland) I'm Your Huckleberry Staff Member Global Moderator Moderator

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    ESPN'S TOP 10

    1. Zaccharie Risacher - SF - France

    2. Alex Sarr - F - France

    3. Donovan Clingan - C - UConn

    4. Reed Sheppard - SG - Kentucky

    5. Matas Buzelis - C - G League Ignite

    6. Stephon Castle - PG - UConn

    7. Dalton Knecht - SF - Tennessee

    8. Rob Dillingham - PG - Kentucky

    9. Tidjane Salaun - PF - France

    10. Nikola Topic - PG - Serbia


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    FIRST ROUND PICKS


    #1 - ATL - Zaccharie Risacher - SF

    #2 - WAS - Alex Sarr - PF

    #3 - HOU - Reed Sheppard - SG

    #4 - SAS - Stephon Castle - PG

    #5 - DET - Ron Holland II - SF

    #6 - CHA - Tidjane Salaun - F

    #7 - POR - Donovan Clingan - C

    #8 - SAS - Rob Dillingham - PG
    (Traded to Minnesota)

    #9 - MEM - Zach Edey - C

    #10 - Cody Williams - SG/F

    #11 - CHI - Matas Buzelis - C

    #12 - OKC - Nikola Topic - PG

    #13 - SAC - Devin Carter - G

    #14 - POR - Bub Carrington - G
    (Traded to WAS)

    #15 - MIA - Kel'el Ware - C

    #16 - Jared McCain - G

    #17 - LAL - Dalton Knecht - G

    #18 - ORL - Tristan De Silva - F

    #19 - TOR- Ja'Kobe Walter - G

    #20 - CLE - Jaylon Tyson - F

    #21 - NOP - Yves Missi - C

    #22 - PHX - Dayron Holmes II - F/C

    #23 MIL - AJ Johnson - G

    #24 - NYK - Kyshawn George - F

    #25 - NYK - Pacome Dadiet - F

    #26 - WAS - Dillon Jones - G

    #27 - MIN - Terrence Shannon Jr - F

    #28 - DEN - Ryan Dunn - G

    #29 - UTA - Isaiah Collier - G

    #30 - BOS - Baylor Scheierman - G


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    SECOND ROUND PICKS


    #31 - TOR - Jonathan Mogbo - C

    #32 - UTA - Kyle Filipowski - C

    #33 - MIL - Tyler Smith - F

    #34 - POR - Tyler Kolek - G
    (Traded to NYK)

    #35 - SAS - Johnny Furphy - G
    (Traded to IND)

    #36 - IND - Juan Nunez - G

    #37 - MIN - Bobi Klintman - F

    #38 - NYK - AJ Mitchell - G

    #39 - MEM - Jaylen Wells - F

    #40 - POR - Oso Ighodaro - C
    (Traded NYK via GSW)

    #41 - PHI - Adem Bona - C

    #42 - CHA - KJ Simpson - G

    #43 - MIA - Nikola Djursic - F

    #44 - HOU - Pelle Larsson - G

    #45 - SAC - Jamal Shead - G

    #46 - LAC - Cam Christie - G

    #47 - ORL - Antonio Reeves - G

    #48 - SAS - Harrison Ingram - F

    #49 - IND - Tristen Newton - G

    #50 - IND - Enrique Freeman - F

    #51 - NYK - Melvin Ajinca - F

    #52 - GSW - Quinten Post - C

    #53 - DET - Cam Spencer - G

    #54 - BOS - Anton Watson - F

    #55 - LAL - Bronny James - G

    #56 - PHX - Kevin McCullar - G

    #57 - MEM - Ulrich Chomche - F

    #58 - ORL - Ariel Hukporti - C

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    BLAZERS PICKS

    1st Rnd, 7th Pick - Donovan Clingan C

    1st Rnd, 14th Pick (Via GSW)
    (Top 4 Protected) - Bub Carrington G - Traded WAS

    2nd Rnd, 34th Pick (Via Min) - Tyler Kolek G - Traded NYK

    2nd Rnd, 40th pick (Via ATL) - Oso Ighodaro C - Traded NYK via GSW


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    PREDICT THE PICKS

    Who will the Blazers draft? Will there be any trades?

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    Shouldn't we be thinking about Lottery first?
     
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    Chris Craig (Blazersland) I'm Your Huckleberry Staff Member Global Moderator Moderator

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    think long term development. Grab two or three 19 year olds that Lillard didn't want to play with.

    Eyeball a playoff push in 2029. In the meantime, lose as much as possible for 4 more years, and mmmaybe Portland will get a #1 pick not named Oden.
     
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    Chris Craig (Blazersland) I'm Your Huckleberry Staff Member Global Moderator Moderator

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    Three more days
     
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    So as recently as May 6, those were the top ten for ESPN analysts? Exactly who picked them?
     
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    I think that, especially for the last three Blazer picks, they might be complete shockers for us. Just like Murray and Rupert last year. These guys seem to have opinions that may be off from the consensus and they just go ahead and grab them.
     
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    anyone listen to jakelfisher's dunc'on podcast? He apparently had a section on Portland's plans.
     
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    Not sure how a top10 doesn't have Reed Sheppard.
     
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    Agreed but it does have Walter, Collier and Filipowski and regardless of how unpredictable this draft is supposed to be I don't see any of those three guys getting picked before Sheppard... hell it's virtually a lock that his teammate Dillingham is taken after him.

    Yeah, that's a really strange top ten.
     
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    We wind up with Clinghan + Buzelis by the end of the night.

    Draft night trade?

    Brogdan and Grant get traded
     
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    THE HCP NorthEastPortland'sFinest

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    Hell yeah! Just set the DVR FAMS!!!!!

    LFG!!!!
     
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    I'd be more excited with Clingan + Salaun.
     
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    nothing that juicy. Mentioned that as far as trading their vets, we’ve been quiet and coy. No indication or noise that we are shopping anyone.

    Reiterated that he’s hearing we are active when it comes to inquiring about moving up in the draft.
     
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    Please, show me anything from Cronin's history that shows he has the inclination or ability to make a draft-night trade.
     
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    There is so much wishful thinking here. In previous drafts, one could argue there was much greater impetus to make moves and he sat on his hands.

    Now in this draft, 1) player ratings are largely homogenous and there are a bunch of players in the same tier, and 2) we have potential tax issues if we move up to a higher salary slot (and actual team personnel have acknowledged the FO being happy about dropping in the lotto)....

    Cronin is going to take a player at 7 and 14 and call it a day.
     
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    I wonder if having the second round on a second day is going to affect it. In the old days teams might literally forget about a player because everything's moving so fast. Now they're going to have 24 hours to overthink it and maybe there'll be less chance of getting a steal.
     
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    I've done this the week of the draft the last few yrs but can't remember where i posted it for retrospective analysis.... I'll just put it here.

    My final big board (not a mock!):

    1. Sarr
    2. Risacher
    3. Knecht
    4. Sheppard
    5. Carter
    6. Holland
    7. Williams
    8. Holmes
    9. Clingan
    10. da Silva
    11. Salaun
    12. Buzelis
    13. Ware
    14. Scheierman
    15. Tyson
     
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    I wonder...if they fail to send in their pick in time at their slot and SA gets to pick ahead of them, would that reduce their slotted salary for their rookie? Any chance the FO would actually do something like that to save a few hundred K?
     
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