Notice Chad Ford has the Blazers going heavy on international prospects in mock draft.

worked for me.

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OK, a guy who can't rebound or block shots is now the definition of a "prototypical NBA 4"? I feel old, now, thanks.

 

Kostja Mushidi is a high IQ player with the build of PJ Tucker.

Could be a Malcolm Brogdon type of combo guard. One comp I've seen used for his ceiling: Andre Miller.

 

Random Note:
Sac has picks 7 and 10.

10 for 17 and 20?

Sac went quantity last year, but still have a lot of oldies on the roster.

 

Lol. That dude is such a clown.

On a different note: I'll probably have a 1st-round mock draft contest this year, and score it like such:

Correct Pick: 5 Points
Within 1 Pick: 3 Points
Within 3 Pick: 1 Point
Correct Team, Wrong Pick: 2 Points
(So say someone had us taking Hartentstein 16th, and we took him 20th, that'd be 2 points).

Maybe I could hook the winner up with something. It'd be fun and bragging rights for the winner. Would also score DraftExpress, Chad Ford, and others to see how some of us stack up against the "experts".

 

At this point aren't they just slotting players and not taking team needs into account?

 

draftexpress, nbadraft: yes
Chad Ford: no

 

I definitely think they'll trade down. They need young talent badly, and don't have their 2019 pick (it's unprotected to Philadelphia, idk how PHI pulled that off).

Ntilikina would probably be available at 10, and he'd be a great pickup. He's a 6'5 PG with no weaknesses in his game. His jumper is iffy, but if he develops that, he'd be the top 6th man in the league and would give us a beastly 3-guard rotation. Would probably be as effective as Turner, with more potential, and would allow us to dump Turner's contract.

HELL, I just looked and apparently Ntilikina has a 7-FOOT WINGSPAN!! My god, the dude could probably play SF. He has PG skills. This is my new favorite pickup.

 

@Rastapopoulos @Fez Hammersticks I haven't heard either of you talk about Ntilikina. What do you guys think about him?

 

Not if we were in the position we're in now.

I'd honestly try to send them 16th, 20th, a 2019 Top 5 Protected 1st, 2 future 2nds, and Evan Turner for 10th. Maybe you include 26th as well.

It would act as a cap dump that would have no affect on Sacremento (they won't be able to sign anyone), and it'll give them a pick in a year they don't have one. The trade down makes sense. Trading down 6 spots to add the 20th pick and 2 future 2nds makes sense for them.

For us, Ntilikina would replace Turner and save us about $15M dollars.

After that, all we'd have to do is move Crabbe and Leonard (Brooklyn where ya at?) and we'd be $8M or so under the salary cap (if we cut Ezeli). That's with us still holding onto Aminu and Davis.

 

Not straight up, but I'd consider a deal involving 17 and 20 for 10, especially in a "deep" draft..... They can have a 7 foot unicorn to go with the picks

 

I only know what I read: he's a lanky PG with great BBIQ but not amazing athleticism. Supposedly starred for France in U18 competitions.

 

If we didn't have CJ this cat would be #1 on my wishlist. He doesn't have any giant holes in his game. Elite length for a PG/SG: 6'5" with a 7'0" wingspan. Even though he'd top my wishlist he's going to be way out of our reach unless we trade way up - I think he'd be a lock to go to NY, and they'll pick around #5.

 

This video gives you some highlights but the ranking seems unusual (Vesenkov has proved in Barca that he's a borderline NBA talent). This website is usually good:
http://www.eurohopes.com/

 

Now we're cookin'!

 

5 teams with 40 losses now including Portland.......At this point with no center healthy, I kind of would rather have the better pick.

 

I hope your right.

 

Why wouldn't we keep all three picks? Especially with our payroll.