You're not wrong... just no bonus credit (in my eyes) for the pick becoming the best player in franchise history!
True, but this is why I’m not afraid of tanking or rebuilding because the lottery is the only way that we seem to be able to add top tier talent.
Roy and Dame were great lottery picks, the Blazers acquired both in trade. Part of the reason if we ever trade Dame that I want the most picks possible and as far out dates as possible. The mediocre veteran names coming back are irrelevant.
that's a little apples/oranges though. Yes, Blazers got a 6th pick for Crash. Thank god for Billy King (and Chad Buchanan) but the trade that got Roy was a 7th pick (+cash) for a 6th pick. Blazers couldn't have got there with a 19th pick or by trading Juan Dixon. Moving up one or two slots (Aldridge), even in the lottery is rather common. Trading a role player for a top-10 pick in a draft 3 months away isn't
That wasn't the trade I was referring to. The Blazers traded Telfair for the 7th pick and swapping Ratliff for LaFrent contract before the draft. I consider that to be the trade which ultimately resulted in the Roy pick.
How can we fire him? I thought we're all convinced that Olshey is to blame (and credit) for everything happening right now.
Please, don't be obtuse. The refuse of every fired GM is bad contracts that are usually sent away for less than their value on the court. The hangover lasts for years. I mean, Andrew Nicholson is still on our cap for the ridiculous Allen Crabbe signing. Turning around a team is like turning around a supertanker unless you get really lucky.
where's Marang crapping on Norman Powell now? The Blazers gave away a solid player for free, just to make the Blazers worse and opposing teams better. Josh Hart was too expensive? He just signed with the Knicks for 12m, that's peanuts for a highly competitive complimentary player. We've heard soo many excuses why the Blazers stink. Lillard wanted out, Cronin is a terrible GM. Cronin won't get fired because the Front Office has only one road to take. Empty stats and ping pong balls.
This is why an experienced GM was needed. Cronin is a puppet and will get taken to the cleaners by someone like Pat Riley. Do you think Danny Ainge would deal Lillard for Herro and picks? Nope. Danny would get the most value.
Powell didn’t make the Clippers better. His first year, they didn’t make the playoffs. His second year, they lost in the first round. Non-factor. Josh Hart did not sign with the Knicks for $12 million. He just picked up his option, something he wouldn’t have done in Portland.
