Event 2025 NBA DRAFT LOTTERY, COMBINE, AND DRAFT

He isn’t going back to Duke, Dal might not be his dream destination but at least he will be in the playoffs next year with a healthy Kyrie and AD. I do think it’s fucked they won with a 1.8% chance but didn’t Atlanta do the same last season?

I’m still mostly mad about the one ball away from winning the Wemby draft.

 

They can always try to suck harder next year.

 

Doubt it. They'll barely miss or barely make the playoffs.

 

since 2000, Portland's 1st round picks outside of top-10 (includes draft day trades):

Erick Barkely
Zach Randolph
Qyntel Woods
Travis Outlaw
Sebatian Telfaire
Sergei Monia
Jarett Jack
Sergio Rodrigues
Joel Freeland
Rudy Fernandez
Jerryd Bayless
Nicolas Batum
Victor Claver
Luke Babbitt
Elliot Williams
Nolan Smith
Caleb Swanigan
Meyers Leonard
Anfernee Simons
Nassir Little

and, Portland's top-10 picks:

Martell Webster
Lamarcus Aldridge
Brandon Roy
Damian Lillard
CJ McCollum
Zach Collins
Shaedon Sharpe
Scoot Henderson
Donovan Clingan

pretty clear case of Quality curb-stomping the hell out of Quantity

the books on Sharpe-Scoot-Clingan haven't been written yet, so set them aside for the moment. That leaves 17 players selected 11-30 and 6 players selected in top-10. The Top-10 players have combined for 19 all-star games and 12 all-NBA selections. The 11-30 crowd have combined for 0 all-star games and 0 all-NBA selections

say what you want about the exceptions like Giannis or Siakam or Jokic. Portland's history is that they don't find those diamonds; they generally find coal. Maybe this time it will be different; I hope it will be. But Blazer history is not encouraging

 

Mike Schmidt wasn't part of that history. I find him encouraging.

 

maybe, but it's not clear yet

Sharpe-Scoot-Clingan....one of those players needs to pay-off, big time. If three top-7 picks end up as role players, no gold stars. But that's why I set those guys aside until their trajectories are clear. If it was Schmitz who advocated for Camara and Avdija, they yeah, that's encouraging

 

Commenting on this again because of how much it pisses me off.

You really can’t convince me that Flagg would have rather gone to a degenerate franchise like the freaking Hornets or Wizards rather than seeing DAL land the #1.

Anybody saying anything else is the case based off of Flaggs look of surprise in the moment is just whoring out a storyline for content.

This biased ‘reporter’ might as well have written an article which says “Flagg disappointed in Mavericks pick order over Spurs”.

If Flagg would have rather played in WAS/CHA/UTA/NOP then he should be on bust alert for mental incompetence. Dude actually dodged multiple bullets (or wizards) yesterday.

If you have a social media account you can say w/e you want today. If 100,000 idiots follow you and share your stupid takes it just means you are a successful clown.

 

Thats the great thing about this conspiracy - no matter what happens we can just type a new narrative to perfectly explain why its rigged!

Now I'm reading that its rigged for small markets that traded away stars, and to combine stars together on small markets.

Will be interesting what the narrative is next.

 

Maybe we can keep Ayton/Grant/Ant starting so our core of Scoot/Sharpe/Clingan can sit on the bench for a 3rd year.

Also put that #11 pick on the bench too. Maybe we start the year benching Deni again just like last year - otherwise he might take some of Grant's shots.

 

Kyrie has a major knee injury and won't play most of the year, very possible he won't play at all.

 

Conveniently left off Meyers “The Legend” Leonard from the 11th spot on that list.

 

Still think they make the playoffs.

 

Randolph should have been an All Star. But he’s pretty much the only one on that first list.

 

I don't think that's a foregone conclusion.

If you take Grant, Ant, Ayton and maybe Timelord and Matisse, this roster isn't built to be as good next year as this year ... unless they somehow swing another Deni-type return. No one in this draft aside from Flagg is going to be ready for prime time next season. The Blazers will be competitive, but I don't think they'll have the savvy to win a lot. It'll be growing pains as a couple of the younger guys experiment with becoming leaders and closers.

It's fine with me, too. I like the top of next year's draft better than the top of this year's. Get a complementary piece this offseason, learn and hope to pick in the top four a year from now, where I think you have several talents that would have gone ahead of Flagg had they been in the same draft.

 

you're right....my bad

 

I just thought it was funny. Not Bad at all.

 

Very good work by the way.

 

Apparently, per Zach Lowe, if the last ball in the lottery was 6 instead of 7, the Blazers would have won the #1...



Somewhere around the 25 mark (not exact)