Wasserman in today: Williams at 7 Da Silva at 14; would not make me happy. https://bleacherreport.com/articles...-full-2-round-predictions-with-one-week-to-go
Dadiet at 29, Tykler Smith at 33, still got McCullar at 34 (I don't think so) and Dillon Jones at 40.
Would like getting both of them, but i think we need to move up from 14 a few picks to get both. 7 take salaun and then move a few up for holland
I had Williams at 7 so I agreed with him there. But DaSilva at 14? Other than the obvious Colorado connection with Chauncey...No way.
Da Silva's appeal has to be higher to teams looking to contend right away. I love his game, but he just doesn't have a high ceiling, it seems. But, he's a very good defender, 3 level scorer, VERY underrated playmaker/passer and very intelligent. We could do a lot worse. He just doesn't fit a rebuild. If he is our pick, I'd say the direction of this team is a mess.
I would hope that if after we pick at 7, if Cody is our guy there, that we would move up to get Salaun. The Bulls only have one pick in this draft so moving back from 11 to 14 might make sense to them if it netted them pick 34 or even both 34 and 40. Coming out of the draft with Williams and Salaun would make me pretty happy.
I am very tempted by Jared McCain if he drops past Sacramento. He's very young and he's been a winner at every level, and he's a knockdown shooter. Yes, he's a bit of a CJ/Seth Curry, but either one of them at #14 in this draft is a score, and he's also got great intangibles.
New CBS. Still have us taking Clingan at 7 but new at 14: Isaac Collier, "The Blazers need to hit home runs, not singles, and Collier is a high-upside swing as a power guard who was once considered the best player in his draft class. With a strong frame and relentless offensive motor, Collier gets into the lane at will, where he's adept at drawing fouls and getting to the line. The turnover issues and defensive lapses need to be cleaned up, but there's a nonzero chance that Collier is the best player in the draft when all's said and done. Definitely worth a shot for Portland here.: Holland goes at 17 for them. Ware at 15, Dadiet not in fist round. https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/...ers-take-big-swing-knicks-go-offense-defense/
I get that most of these mocks won't incorporate a lot of trades, because that's just too much work/brainpower, but I'll be really shocked if we just sit at 14 and draft. We don't need 4 rookies, even when 2-ways are a thing. If Salaun or one of the wings we like fell to 11, like in this one -- to a team in Chicago with limited draft assets -- using 34 or 40 to go get them just makes too much sense not to. So sure, I'm fine with the justification, plethora of short scoring guards be damned, but I just don't think it comes to that (would also take Holland in that stay-put scenario, but that's secondary to the point...)
I don't think teams should sleep on Collier, but the only way I take him over Holland in that scenario is if our front office has concerns with Scoot. As for Clingan at 7....still too high for me. I am very happy with Ayton's offense and would prefer to put a defender next to him. (like Salaun)
I'll be shocked if Cronin makes a draft day trade. I believe it would be his first. In fact, outside of the Grant acquisition and Dame/Jrue deals, he's never made a trade outside of deadline week. I don't think he has the chops to actually accomplish anything in the next few weeks with our current assets.
I really like Collier in a vacuum but would seem to need some player movement outside of him, and even then... hmm. He certainly is an upside swing--that USC organization was a tirefire this year.
You might be right. I'm probably giving him the benefit of the doubt, assuming he'd do the logical thing. That said, I do subscribe to the thinking that we're mostly a leaderless, rudderless ship of a franchise, so applying that filter, yeah, we'll probably draft 2 more guards and 2 dudes who will never see the court.
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/55...ock-draft-hawks-donovan-clingan-bronny-james/ 1. Clingan 2. Sarr 3. Sheppard 4. Risacher 5. Buzelis 6. Castle 7. Cody Williams (boo) 8. Knecht 9. Carter 10. Salaun 11. Topic (bit similar in skillset to the just-acquired Giddey, I'd say) 12. Carrington (!) 13. Dillingham 14. Zach Edey (!)
Here is a wild one fron Bleacher Report. Includes five first round trades. Portland not involved in any of them and take Williams and Kyshawn George. https://bleacherreport.com/articles/10125486-2024-nba-mock-draft-with-5-trades-in-round-1
