Give me Willaims and Salaun in that scenario all day. If we passed on either of them if they were available at 14 for Edey, I'd be pissed.
There’s nothing in this draft where I’ll be hugely disappointed or extremely excited about. That said for some reason I’m still excited for the draft
I would be pissed. He’s a lumbering big man that can’t spread the floor. He’ll get switched on every time on defense and find himself in no man land. There’s a reason why he’s a borderline lottery pick after such an illustrious college career. He doesn’t fit todays NBA where versatile wing players are paramount.
Yeah I'd be good with that. I still think if you take Edey you better have a trade on the table for Deandre that makes sense.
I find it bizarre that a team that has Ayton, Williams III, and Reath under contract is looking at drafting center prospects who will likely be far worse than the guys we already have. Can we not turn over a rock somewhere in the draft or trade market and find a power forward prospect?
I have no effin' clue how good Edey will or will not be in the NBA, but you guys really seem to believe in an end of the bench undersized guy (Reath) and the best player in the orthopedic ward...
Yup, this is me. I'd prefer him to, say, da Silva at 14... but taking him at #7 is inconceivable to me.
I don't find Reath's size to be a major factor as a backup center. There are tons of similar guys around the league who are smaller, but fit today's game. Reath has consistently shown the ability to rebound and score from the 5 spot. I don't know what Williams future looks like relative to injuries, and I don't really have a problem with moving him if a suitable trade shows up. I'm just saying that if Grant is going to get traded, as seems highly likely, the Blazers have far greater need at the 4 spot than the 5.
This is a draft that is wildly overstocked in point guards and bizarrely understocked in power forwards. Unless you count Sarr, the only PF projected in the lottery is probably Salaun. I would be well on board with taking Enrique Freeman in the second round - he was in the top 10 in the nation in rebounding and he's definitely not a center.
Agreed. Reath should not be a factor in future decisions of the Blazers at all. He's pushing 30 (he turned 28 today! Happy birthday to you if you're reading this!) and lucky to have an NBA roster spot. Williams is always hurt. This doesn't mean that we should take Edey (or Clingan, or Missi, or any other big guy) but it's not like the team is deep enough there (or anywhere*) to avoid taking the best prospect because of who's on our team. * Small guard might be an exception just because Scoot is young and we have to move Brogdon and/or Ant to get any minutes for a fourth guard, so a small guard needs to be MUCH better than the alternative to be selected IMO.
I just think that all of these people that are all hyped up about Zach Edey aren't trying to reinvent the wheel but more so it's like trying to reinvent the floppy disk. The wheel is still relevant but these Edey worshipers are trying to Make Basketball Great Again... or some shit like that.
Were you guys excited about Kris Murray? Because Dalton Knecht and Zach Edey are the SG and C versions of Kris Murray.
I would be less upset than you, maybe, but taking both would be fantastic in my mind and there'd be no need to take Edey just because we took a forward at #7.
