With the 7th pick in the 2024 NBA Draft, The Portland Trailblazers select. . .

Casey seem to think we have the 13th pick halfway through the article.

 

I am still leery of taking Salaun at 7, but he is a better defender than I thought. Doesn't sound like he will be around at 14 anymore though because he
looks to be the best 4 on the board other than Sarr who is more of a C/PF

 

He’s the closest thing to a Giannis in this class I think.

 

I took that as him wondering what the 13th would be?

 

Which brings us back to the combine measurements being meaningless, so that scenario is covered.

 

again...unless there is a dramatic increase in certainty about who is getting drafting when, the 1st round of the draft this year might have high drama and entertainment value; especially for teams with two lottery picks

and again....fucking Spurs. They get Wemby last season, and while Portland has 7 + 14. they have 4 + 8

 

This dude is old. #14

 

Yeah he is old in terms of upside. His ceiling is lower than the others because of it. He will be a solid player for the next 10 years....but most likely from off the bench.

 

I think the Aaron Gordon comp is better. I got no problem taking him at 7 and Cody or Ware at 14.

 

I am really torn on DK cause I am not sure what you will get from him -- I mean he has a higher floor then most but an average ceiling to maybe slightly above average ceiling then others. I think he could be anything from a Klay Thompson ( best case ) , Wally S , Chase Budinger etc to Pat C ( ex-Blazer ) on the low end.

I really like him and if the Blazers were drafting at 8 to 10 when the chances of a slip guy being there was low then I would take him in a heart beat but for 7 when there are guys who could slip could be there or even a guy who might be a bust but has the "tools" to have a high ceiling then makes me take a real real long pause on wanting him.

HOWEVER saying all that --

He would really take some pressure off of Scoot and Ant and company if he could hover around the 3 point line and be a sniper with chances to drive when over played and either finish or kick it out to one of them for an open shot.

 

I wish Cody would be there at 14, but I would put money that he won't be.

 

I'd say it's 50/50, especially with Topic injury. I also think it wouldn't be too hard to move a few spots up. And worst case scenario, I think Ware is a really good pick here as well.

 

The Spurs won’t out tank us this year though.

 

We out tanked them this year.

 

The way the lotto is set up now 1-4, no guarantees, just ask Detroit.

 

Love this kid's personality. He is a pretty good interview.

 

Yeah he is definitely sounds like he is a student of the game. He said the right things. GMs are looking for guys who will work hard to improve. Saying it and doing it are two different things, but I think he has that competitive fire to do so. I still think Detroit takes him at 5 though.

 

Our defense is gonna be absolutely pathetic lol