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

So the guy above you said we’d be a “laughing stock” and you said we wouldn’t. I know NOTHING about this player….how can you guys have such different takes on the same player. Is he not a first round talent? Honest question.

 

Expectations. I've been a raiders fan for decades. That's laughing stock when you draft a player in the 1st nobody had near the mocks.

Edey was a stud in college. He did well at the combine. Is he meant for the league? Maybe not. But I think he could surprise and at the very least will be a solid backup center. In this draft at pick 14, who cares.

 

And he doesn’t fall under @Mediocre Man ’s WABC mandate right? He’s Canadian?

 

He's a two time player of the year thats talented and a first round prospect 1-30.

 

He's also a very hard worker and perhaps one of the best screeners we'll see in a long time (polar opposite of Aton!), seems very durable so far and can play significant minutes. He can't guard the perimeter but how many C's really can? I have no doubt he'll be a good scorer (who can guard him?) and rebounder, his D will be interesting. In such a weak and FLAT draft he may very well be worth a taking a flier on, worse case is probably a decent backup/role player and you could get that with several top 10 picks this year.

 

Yeah the player of the year in college thing never really impresses of you go back and look at who has actually won that. Curious what you mean by “first round prospect 1-30”?

 

Basically assessing/projecting/guessing that a player that has entered the draft could be taken somewhere between 1&30 of the 1st round.

 

I’ve been told on many occasions that @THE HCP is polarizing!

 

No, I think there's a pretty clear consensus...

 

You are thinking:
po·lar·ize- divide or cause to divide into two sharply contrasting groups or sets of opinions or beliefs.

e.g - Yeah, some say why does the lawn guy think he knows so much about sports, yet some point out that Soccer is obviously played on the green stuff.

But remember, it also means:
cause (something) to acquire polarity.

e.g - The HCP is polarizing like the wrong end of the magnet, he repels people

It also means:
restrict the vibrations of (a transverse wave, especially light) wholly or partially to one direction.

But some would argue that this is just a by-product of the 2nd definition.

 

Except for the first three picks in the draft all the draft projections from all sources is all over the place. If one thing is for sure there is not much concenus in the draft after the first three picks. There is still speculation about the third pick could end up being involved in a trade. Going to be a wild and woolly ride on the first day of the 2024 draft. Most times the first ten picks are fairly solid. We will see how good the GM's are this year with their selections over time.

 

Draft prognosticators have been saying Edey will be a backend lottery pick for a couple weeks now. I am good with him at 14 (although he may not be around then) just don't want to pick him at 7.

 

I think what seperates Edey from Clingan is their conditioning. Edey was known to have very good stamina and was dedicated in his offseasons to lose weight to improve his agility. Clingan was gassed after a few minutes on the floor, which I think played a big part in their head to head battle in the championship game.
My concern isn't their personalities, it's their intensity. Our roster is full of cerebral, unemotional guys. That's okay, but I really want to see a few of our additions have some fire in them. Some toughness and someone who will light a fire. I love Shead in the second round. I just don't see much of it in the lottery though. Salaun shows some excitement from time to time. Castle has some dawg in him.
We have plenty of those "not too high, not too low guys already (Ant, Malcolm, Grant, Ayton, Duop, Sharpe, Matisse. I'd even call a few of them aloof). I want to see a few guys who I know would have my back if needed or wouldn't let any opposing players disrespect our team. Think Vanilla Gorilla.
We have too many nice guys already.

 

Hey, the reason Jokic and Marc Gasol fell so low was that they were chubsters. Things change when you're provided with all the facilities of an NBA team and coaches always on your ass.

I think the major difference is how much younger Clingan is than Edey.

 

Ha Ha Ha
The Twittersphere is going NUTS. Absolutely Bonkers. The You Tube guys are crying again!

 

Me no likey

 

Eastern Conference executive No. 3 on Cody Williams: I saw him a couple of times this year. Saw him at McDonald’s (All American Game), at the Hoop Summit. He’s never played well when I watched him play. I see the skill set. I see the shooting ability. I don’t see an alpha basketball player. His body is very thin and it’s going to take time. He could be very good because of his ability to shoot the ball. But when I saw him, there were times when I didn’t even realize he was on the court.

 

Eastern Conference executive No. 3: I’m a Ron Holland fan. I don’t like his shot, and it’s going to take some time to fix it. But he does everything else pretty well. He gets downhill hard. He’s not afraid. He gets to the basket and gets fouled. Good athlete, long. He’s got alpha mentality. I’m a fan of Ron’s. Shooting always gets better, and hopefully the team will have a shooting coach that can help him. I think it’s form right now, because he brings it to the left side of his body and shoots it on the wrong side of his head. And it has to be a more consistent release point. He’s just got to rep it out and get confidence knocking down shots.

– via New York Times