Exclusive All Things Brandon Miller

Agreed yes the element that makes it very hard for me to emphatically say if the Blazers should or shouldn't pick Miller is the legal situation. I suspect its mostly the risk of a civil case. I'm pretty comfortable the Blazers will do their due diligence here and pass if they aren't comfortable, so I don't worry the Blazers will make that wrong choice. I just suspect we'll never have enough details publicly known to make that judgement so I'll have to trust whatever direction the team takes.

 

there may not be much of any legal case with Miller. And he may be so peripheral to the situation to not have much civil exposure; although he'll soon have the kind of deep pockets civil litigants and attorney's target

I think what could happen if teams gauge Miller on par with another player, they may take the other player to just avoid potential PR headaches. If they gauge Miller's talent well about everybody else they'll take Miller and have a Tylenol wholesaler on speed dial

I'd say if Miller didn't have the legal issue and hadn't shit the bed, shooting-wise, in March Madness he'd be the clear-cut #2. I will say I'm uncomfotable with how low his release seems to be on a lot of his shots. That's probably correctable though

 

If you're that high in the draft, you gotta look for the high ceilings. Even with Sharpe, you need more high ceiling guys.

 

If you watch his tape in HS, his release point is higher on his mid-range jumper, so he has shown the ability to have a higher release point.

Maybe also why his midrange in HS was phenomenal but sucked in college.

 

I wouldn't change his release. We seem to discuss that every year about someone. I know we did with Dame.

Miller's has a quick release and great range....don't mess with it. If a few get blocked so be it. Most of the time the defender is either not close enough to make a play or too scared to be in his "landing space"

 

And it's not like we will be facing Robert Williams every game.

 

Lol yes agreed - its not a small deal to change a 20 year olds shot, its like saying how about we change somebodies golf swing when they're in the PGA tour.

I think a bunch of posters here would talk about changing Steph Curry release because he doesn't set it up properly and its to low or who knows what.

 

"Miller's camp says it is hoping he can do enough on his June 10 visit in Charlotte to convince the Hornets to give him assurances they'll pick him at this spot, something that might hinge more on how he performs in his interview than his workout. He sat down with 12 teams at the draft combine in Chicago, but arrived holding a legal brief written by his attorneys informing teams that he would not be able to comment on specific details regarding his involvement in the lead-up to the fatal shooting of Jamea Jonae Harris. It's the biggest factor holding him back from being the easy choice at No. 2, as many expect to be the case in Charlotte. Miller's fit with Charlotte's roster looks ideal, and he is considered the front-runner here if he can do enough to alleviate off-court concerns."

-- Givony

 

If Scoot drops...... I just don't know what to do.

 

For the players, what are the incentives of being a 2nd pick instead of 3rd other than bragging rights? I'm talking difference in $$

 

Thank our lucky stars Charlotte overdrafted Miller and pick Scoot.

Start a bidding war for him and if we get no deals, keep Scoot and move Ant.

 

About 900k in starting yr salary. Adds up to like 5 mil over the course of a 4 yr contract.

 

* last season the #2 signed for 20.3M over the first two guaranteed seasons; and 24.6M over the next 2 seasons. So, about 45M over the 4 year rookie scale

* the #3 pick signed for 18.2M over the first two guaranteed seasons, and 22.1 over the next two seasons. so, about 40.3M over the 4 year rookie scale

that was last season, the projection for next season is a 9-10% increase in the cap. Same increase applied to rookie scale

* so next season the difference between #2 and #3 would be around 2.3M over the first 2 seasons, and about 5.5M over the 4 year rookie scale. That's pretty significant

 

I suggest you continue to watch the draft on TV like most of us will do.

 

Pick Scoot then sell him to the highest bidder for Amen/Ausar/Whitmore

 

Might upset some, but we probably need to do our due diligence and gauge offers for Dame as well. If Ant and Scoot are getting low-ball offers, but Dame could fetch a massive haul, can't really ask for a better strategic opportunity to transition to a new era.

Going into training camp with all 3 would be shocking but I'd personally love to see it, would be more entertaining than probably any season since LaMarcus.

 

Hope he absolutely shits the bed and falls into our lap, would be great

 

Is this new meetings or the story a week ago we've already heard many times?

 

I don't live on here. Sorry to waste your time