Whatever type of Catholic that Demin is, the guy can hoop. With 4 days to go, I’m still praying to the basketball gods that Schmitz, Cronin, et. al....
1. Is Fleming a forward only, or could he effectively play as a small ball, back-up 5 (along with forward minutes, eventually)? If so, then I could...
1. Simons is traded 2. Portland selects Essengue 3. With the 2nd first rounder, Portland selects Raynaud
Trading up: Noa Essengue At 11: [Essengue then Demin gone] Cedric Coward Late 1st rounder/2nd pick: Maxime Raynaud
There are current players on the team who will be gone. The draftee at 11 has a high likelihood of being better than some of the current players who...
When was the last time that the Blazers have forwards who draftees look to? Fascinating.
Now, since this thread is about Noa Essengue — perhaps my favorite target at 11 — a recent comment by Mike Richman to Tyler Rucker (of No Ceilings)...
I agree with your Ayton comments regarding Cronin … and if they want Ayton closer to the hoop and dunking, then get him there. He’s good at the...
If the judgment by Cronin/Schmitz is to trade one or both, good. Don’t stick with them too long just because they drafted them. It’s not a great...
Portland does not need to add a 1st to make a trade. Flat out, I reject that and even knowing some here will disagree and can make a strong argument....
Lively was someone I did not like missing out on in his draft. He is his name. I don’t know if he will ever be a quality starter, but I like him as...
Isaac’s contract has years but at a lower cost and with off ramps as described by others here. I do agree that if someone you love isn’t at 11,...
Houston looks like a great place for Durant and they feel they are close to contending; owning the ‘25 and ‘27 and ‘29 PHX picks helps; and youth —...
1. On low volume from 3 for the past 3 seasons, Sabonis has shot 37.3, 37.9, and 41.7 — so he can shoot the 3; scaling up is an unknown, but he’s got...
His shooting, hands/anticipation on D / awareness (rebounds and assists) — would love to see him go to Portland as a long-term, back-up point guard....
I’ve always been a Sabonis fan, so I’m biased. I believe in the upgrade. He has played PF and C, so with 34 minutes and Clingan playing as many as 28...
1. He is a foreign player who worked on skills in a team game early on. He’s not a pound the rock guy or score first. I am not a fan of PGs who get...
Essengue is getting higher hype than Rupert (who was on some mocks as a first rounder 20 picks higher than where he went 2 years ago), and it would...
Since many posters on this board are highly skeptical of any moves getting done (while I have ordinary skepticism), then the surprise is that...
At 11, a reasonable expectation is getting a starting player or 6th man (using terminology from the 2009 Roland Beech analysis...
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