Monty Williams apparently loves the kid....and he doesn't have a lot of high praise for rookies in general....
Ben Golliver @blazersedge Blazers owner Paul Allen has made at least one trade in eight consecutive NBA Drafts.
I expect no differently this year - though I wouldn't be surprised if it was as simple as using our 2 2nd rounders to move up or trade 1 2nd rounder for a future pick.
LOL, crazy draft when Rivers gets mentioned for the #6, the smokescreen machines are starting to smoke themselves as they get severely overworked
A consensus has emerged the past few days amongst NBA teams regarding Neil Olshey's intentions with this pick. It once appeared that Lillard would be available with the Blazers' later lottery pick (No. 11). But the likes of Golden State, Toronto and New Orleans have fallen hard for the point guard. Lillard had one of those mythical one-on-zero workouts where he could not miss, causing Portland to decide that he is its pick here. Maybe already poste here . . . this is comes from Yahoo mock draft that up until yesterday had us picking drummonds.
Elite athleticism, chip on his shoulder, willing and capable passer, good shooter, likes defense...does that help?
I'm not buying this. The guy went to "prove self" at the combine but played against second round guys and scheduled solo workouts only. If he had a chip on his shoulder he'd have to problem going up against Rivers, Beal, Lamb, Marshall, etc. He didn't.
I like Lillard but have to disagree with the "elite athleticism" part, yes he can jump hign but his agiity scores and sprint were pedestrian results for a PG, and IMO quickness is more important than jumping high for a pG especially. Again I like him but he does not posess "elite athleticism"
