It's official, Blazers getting the #1 pick next year!

Nowhere near as generational as Wemby

 

Maybe not but I think he has a chance. He will be for American born players for sure. He is very special and a complete player not what people always say about the next star that is hyped.

 

I remember watching Kevin Durant play with team USA, and thinking "Oh damn, we took the wrong player"

 

Different levels in the sense that if the draft had 29 clones of Wemby, Flagg might go 30th.

LeBron is generational
Dame is generational
Steph
Giannis
Dirk
Duncan
Wemby

Flagg will have to prove it in the league

Not saying he’s not off to a good start. But a start is what it is.

 

I say we are thinking the same thing but in different ways.

 

There’s still a chance that Ace Bailey is the better player.

 

He might be offensively but not defensively. Flagg is one of the best help defensive player I have seen in a while. He is a great all around defender but next level on help defense and shot blocking. He seems to be a complete player offense, defense and play making. You never know when you’re looking at a 17 year old but he looks like the real deal imho. Ace Bailey looks like he is going to be a great offensive player.

I do think if we get Flagg or Ace we go all in and try winning. There are 3-5 other good looking player in the next draft. So we should at least get a real good player. If we only get one of the good players we probably are going to need to tank for a chance at 2026 draft. It is also good with 3-4 good looking players.

 

First year in NBA

2014 Grant
2015
2016
2017
2018 Ayton, Simons, Williams
2019 Thybulle
2020 Avdija
2021 Banton
2022 Sharpe, Walker
2023 Henderson, Camara, Murray, Rupert, Reath
2024 Clingan, Cash
2025 Flagg

After we trade Grant and Thybulle, someone needs to fill 2019 to not break the chain. Rui slots in

 

Honk twice?

 

I’ll be watching Duke Basketball. That boy Cooper Flagg is for real

 

Should be exciting to see somebody other than UCONN win it now that the back to back champion is in the NBA

 

Hopefully this doesn't happen with Edey.

 

Especially if Donovan turns out to be a bust. I wanted Edey over Donovan.

He looked good in his 1st summer league game, 15 rebounds and 4 blocks. He was also going against Walter Kessler.

 

well, the realistic comp for Clingan is Kessler, and after two seasons, Utah is trying to dump him; and Ainge, who always starts out shopping tours asking for the moon, is only demanding one first round pick

 

I was also pro Edey. It’ll be fun to see how it all plays out.

 

Same. If bitting your nails is fun.