Event With the 16th pick, Blazers have selected Hansen Yang

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    JFizzleRaider, Jun 25, 2025 at 10:56 PM
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    Yeah not sure if your talking about Blazers revenue or NBA revenue. Blazers probably wouldn't care too much if at all about increasing NBA revenue - which they only get 1/30th of. A lot of the things mentioned above are NBA revenue and not directly going to the Blazers.
     
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    JFizzleRaider, Jun 25, 2025 at 10:58 PM
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    Houston traded their youth for old man KD. And Detroit got good by signing vets like Beasley, THJ, and Tobias Harris.
     
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    You all realize he will be an All Star within 5 years if he is even just solid ... the China vote might push him in alone so solid chance the Blazers have an All Star so maybe Cronin is not a complete idiot ... then I woke up from my fever dream and realize Cronin is even dumber then I thought - he did the impossible did not think that was possible to think he was more stupid but he did it.

    Also if the Blazers get a new sponsor ( China Biz ) worth a lot then we know who really made this pick -- Bert FUCKING Kolde so more money would be brought in. -- this might be a crazy thought but it might make more sense then any other reason to this point.
     
    Ripcity4life77, Jun 25, 2025 at 11:01 PM
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    You were against our winning last year but if we had won three more games, we would’ve gotten Cooper Flagg!
     
    KingSpeed, Jun 25, 2025 at 11:06 PM
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    If you pick two big men in successive drafts and one is a superstar, that’s a good thing, right?
     
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    If he was the best player available (in their opinion) then I'm glad we took him.
     
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    Phatguysrule, Jun 25, 2025 at 11:21 PM
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    Need size to hang with Wemby and Chet. They’re the future.
     
    KingSpeed, Jun 25, 2025 at 11:23 PM
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    We need the best assets possible. Position doesn't matter.

    If they think this guy is going to be a more valuable NBA player than anybody else on board then you take him and you don't worry about what any other player thinks.
     
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    Phatguysrule, Jun 25, 2025 at 11:31 PM
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    Lol
     
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    It remains to be seen how he fares, but I’ve been on this “Trust in Schmitz” train for awhile. I’ll say, getting an extra 1st in 2028 is what is huge to me.

    That’s two 1sts in back to back years between ‘28-‘29.
     
    BankTeller, Jun 25, 2025 at 11:35 PM
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    Agreed. Especially if this kid turns out to be the best player available outside the top 10.
     
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    This didn’t happen with Yi Jianlian. It didn’t even happen with Jeremy Lyn when he was on top of the world. Yao was a superstar.
     
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    Live from Brooklyn one incredible observation. The Chinese journalist delegation is MASSIVE. They were like 40 medias him for his national media availability.

    In comparison I was alone for my guy Yanic that got drafted by the Clippers @30. 1 vs 40 when comparing Switzerland vs China, we still win by a wide margin. But it was impressive to see all these journalists here only because of him.
     
    SwissBlazer, Jun 25, 2025 at 11:40 PM
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    I don't disagree. I don't think this dude was bpa though.
     
    JFizzleRaider, Jun 25, 2025 at 11:42 PM
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    Odds are he wasn't. With hindsight, the majority of picks aren't BPA, especially in this range.
     
    Tince, Jun 25, 2025 at 11:55 PM
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    Actually, there are owners all over the league talking to themselves about how Jody just raised the value of the franchise by billions, maybe TRILLIONS.
     
    Tince, Jun 25, 2025 at 11:57 PM
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    If our answer to Wemby and Chet is fucking Yang Hansen we should switch places with the Portland Fire
     
    GoZers, Jun 25, 2025 at 11:59 PM
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    Yeah maybe that one will turn out to be a really good pick in one of the best drafts in years like #11 or something that would be awesome
     
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