Considering Leonard is more intriguing, almost makes me wonder if we aren’t dealing Scoot (why wouldn’t you take the better prospect who was Scoot’s teammate?).
Your not suggesting that Kris Murray is going to be a key contributor to the Blazers making the playoffs this year, are you?
Seems like the Blazers have selected Kris Murray. But I'm just going to talk about Leonard Miller real quick. So, I noticed a trait, one that I used to 'select Eason' last year. If a first round caliber forward (PF/Cs don't count) is 6'8", has a 7'2" wingspan, and 9" hands and plays defense, they pretty much don't fail. They're Nic Batum or Rui Hachimura. If they're uber athletic and have shot creation on top of that, the list is reserved only for a select few: Siakam, Pippen, Ingram, Durant, Kawhi, Giannis. I don't think Miller is good enough for superstardom but he would've been a good fit for Portland, especially next to Scoot, who he has chemistry with. Just remember that, for the future (unless he doesn't pan out, then pretend I never mentioned it).
Kris Murray measured 6' 7.75" without shoes at the 2023 NBA Draft Combine. So when compared to other NBA players ....6.9" ? 212 lbs and a 7' wing. Billas said he was a good defender....which position? Can he guard SFs?
Would have even taken OMax over Murray. Not excited if we keep it. Plus side is he can get in the rotation possibly instead of waiting a couple years for them to contribute.
I'm looking at a couple draft profiles on him and none rate his defense high; kind of surprising that Portland would draft a guy who is not an outstanding defender, now they have drafted two.
