Because your 'scout friend' has a pristine track record. I would have un-friended him/her a long time ago.
I'd really love to see something official for this trade. I hate how It is all secrets with the NBA Draft. I feel like in the NFL draft you know right away about the trades and who gets what during the draft.
I would guess it will be formalized after the 57th pick (which seems like it might be involved). Ed O.
Would love to see our draft board and if we really had Nolan Smith ranked ahead of Faried. Oh well. It's like passing up DeJuan Blair twice in the draft a couple years ago.
Hamilton? Posters are going to make the call if this trade is an embarassment to the organization or a good trade based on Hamilton. This trade is about swapping out Miller for Felton. Miller just started growing on me as he became more animated on the court than at any point in his career and appeared to really be bonding with his temamates. I've never been a big fan of Felton and the little I see of him isn't very impressive to me. If this is all true, I hope Felton and LA gel as much as Miller and LA. Will Felton help to push the pace?
I think if you look at Miller's career and you look at Nate's career, it's pretty obvious who was responsible for the slow pace of the Blazers. Ed O.