Groupthink 2023 Mock Draft: Pick #3

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Who should Portland pick at #3?

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I think Cha trades with Hou, Hou takes Scoot. Then many of you are disappointed when PDX doesn’t find the deal with Scoot gone then double downs on disappointments(not for me) and takes Amen over Miller after selling Dame on the athleticism and playmaking of Amen.

Then Nurk/Ant/Little are shipped out to Brooklyn for Claxton/DFS/Harris/FutureProtected 1

Dame/Amen
Sharpe/Joe Harris
Amen/Thybulle
Grant/DFS/Watford
Claxton/#23/Walker

Harris provides scoring off the Bench
Thybulle provided D off the Bench

I’m sure Amen won’t start day one but by mid season.

Sharpe/Amen/Grant/ Claxton in the starting lineup would make our D much better.

We continue running dual timelines but if by midseason it isn’t working we trade Dame for a package to fill the holes with young guys that match the other guys timelines.
 
Early in game 1, Nikola Jokic is zero for zero shooting, but he has 6 assists.
Aaron Gordon is 6-8 shooting. All of his points have come at the hoop.

This is how Amen Thompson can be effective in the NBA, with a combination of passing to shooters, and the ability to attack the hoop with his speed / ball handling / athleticism (where Gordon uses his size/strength).
 
I think Miller is a no brainer if he’s available.
 
blazerfan11 said:
Early in game 1, Nikola Jokic is zero for zero shooting, but he has 6 assists.
Aaron Gordon is 6-8 shooting. All of his points have come at the hoop.

This is how Amen Thompson can be effective in the NBA, with a combination of passing to shooters, and the ability to attack the hoop with his speed / ball handling / athleticism (where Gordon uses his size/strength).
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Jokic has the ability to score inside and outside with the 3. That opens the floor for his passing. If Jokic couldn't shoot he wouldn't get as many assists.
 
Ed O said:
Amen Thompson was playing against vastly inferior opponents, is a year older than Henderson, and shot 25% from three point range. He also shot about 10% worse from the free throw line.

A wing that can't shoot is just about worthless these days, and I'm worried that Amen is going to be that. Not that a PG that can't shoot is always awesome, but as much as I dislike Westbrook, he has proven a guy can carve out a spot at the PG spot without being a good shooter.
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Amen is a PG
 
LayneStaley said:
I think Cha trades with Hou, Hou takes Scoot. Then many of you are disappointed when PDX doesn’t find the deal with Scoot gone then double downs on disappointments(not for me) and takes Amen over Miller after selling Dame on the athleticism and playmaking of Amen.

Then Nurk/Ant/Little are shipped out to Brooklyn for Claxton/DFS/Harris/FutureProtected 1

Dame/Amen
Sharpe/Joe Harris
Amen/Thybulle
Grant/DFS/Watford
Claxton/#23/Walker

Harris provides scoring off the Bench
Thybulle provided D off the Bench

I’m sure Amen won’t start day one but by mid season.

Sharpe/Amen/Grant/ Claxton in the starting lineup would make our D much better.

We continue running dual timelines but if by midseason it isn’t working we trade Dame for a package to fill the holes with young guys that match the other guys timelines.
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Love the way you’re thinking, except I would want Amen as backup PG and possibly backup SF when we are closing games and they’re putting pressure on Dame. Would use simons or MLE for a starting SF
 
If Scoot is gone at #2, which is what I voted for, I think Portland will trade the pick unless the offers are piss poor. They won't want the bad press over the gun/murder and there are several other prospects who I like at least as much based strictly on their games. If Portland keeps the pick, which again I don't think they will, my guess is Amen.

STOMP
 
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Brandon Miller's floor is Ingram in my opinion and I think he'll be much better than BI. So yeah that's who I would take and if I didn't let emotional attachment and PR get in the way I would keep Miller with Ant and Shae. I do not think that's the way it's going to go and I'm cool with it because if we have the chance to we need to give Dame the best team he's had around him right now to see if he can take that team all the way.
 
blazerkor said:
Brandon Miller's floor is Ingram in my opinion and I think he'll be much better than BI. So yeah that's who I would take and if I didn't let emotional attachment and PR get in the way I would keep Miller with Ant and Shae. I do not think that's the way it's going to go and I'm cool with it because if we have the chance to we need to give Dame the best team he's had around him right now to see if he can take that team all the way.
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You think Ingram is his floor?! I see that as his ceiling.
 
The only problem with taking Miller, is the blazer fan base and media that will want to bash him left and right due to his incident and bring the team drama. The media won't stop too, those toxic Blazer media outlets like just live on drama
 
PtldPlatypus said:
You think Ingram is his floor?! I see that as his ceiling.
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Yeah, I think he'll be at least as good as Brandon Ingram... he already has those tools in his arsenal and he uses them more aggressively. He is more active defensively and on the boards but that is just looking at college and I know there is a big jump in talent to the NBA... just how I see him not a matter of fact or anything.
 
Ed O said:
(For the purposes of this exercise as we head to draft day, we assume no trades will be made/the draft order is set.)

First two picks:
  1. Victor Wembanyama
  2. Scoot Henderson

Who do you think Portland should take?

Tomorrow at about noon I'll set up another poll with the results factored in.
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What makes you sure Henderson goes second? Givony says every NBA GM he has talked to says Charlotte will take Miller.
 
UKRAINEFAN said:
What makes you sure Henderson goes second? Givony says every NBA GM he has talked to says Charlotte will take Miller.
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There is always the possibility Charlotte trades the pick too. We have been doing all these various exercises here playing the what if game. They very well may be interested in trading the 2nd pick to Orlando for Wagner and 6 also.
 
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