Keeping our pick? This might be a Lottery year

I’m a big Gonzaga fan and I don’t think Chet should be considered for a top 10 pick unless he can put about 30-40 lbs on

 

Good skills....but I've been 6'4" and undered to death with this team. It's almost like they need a 6'8" and over only rule for a while.

 

Interesting. I don't see him having home run potential, either. I feel like he's one leg injury from being another Bol Bol role player. (See what I did there? I'm on a Bol Bol roll today.)

 

As long as he doesn’t have Marfan syndrome I don’t think he should have any trouble bulking up - like young Pau Gasol did.

 

well, in 2019-20 when there was the Covid Pause and the NBA came back in August, he was bubble BolBol

 

Currently basically tied with the Spurs, the projected Lottery picks at #6 and #7 are Jalen Duren, a Dwight Howard type with seemingly better work ethic, and Nikola Jovic, a smooth shooting 6'10" wing with good handles and very good passing ability. Both of them would provide something the Blazers don't currently have which is sorely needed.

 

Squint (at his name) and you see Nikola Jokić. Sign me up.

 

You don't have to squint to see the handles, the Dirk-like, one-legged step back, the passing off the dribble, the ability to post up, shoot from the outside, cover smaller players in space... etc.

 

Major sleeper prospect — a 6’9” defensive menace.

Currently leads NCAA basketball in:

Defensive Rating: 68.3
Win Shares Per40: .38
Box Plus/Minus: 16.9

Seattle native.

 

Defensive menace? That is so un-current Blazer. Would be a welcome addition

 

I don’t see him all that high, if at all, on mock draft boards. Where do you have him projected by March? Are we going to have to be bad by the end of the season to get him? After seeing a few clips, I like him a lot. He and Nas would really add physicality to the wings. Now that’s an exciting future—two starting wings who can be physical with the PGs and Kawhis all night.

 

After that surprising 2-game winning streak, the loss to the even worse Pelicans put the Blazers back in the #6/7 Lotter spot. We are tied in the Loss column with OKC.....let that sink in.

 

I really do believe that Joe Cronin will act like he is fighting for the job of his lifetime because he is. I think he will pull off a couple of moves that make this team more talented and fit together more cohesively. I do not think we will miss the playoffs this season, there is plenty of time to get out of the cellar and we're not that deep in it. Just four games back from sole possession of the fifth seed.

 

Wow this is what I’m looking forward to. Finding a new superstar gem

 

I think they will right the ship as well... enough to get drilled in the 1st round of the Playoffs. They may be 4 games from the #5 Playoff spot, but they are only 2.5 games from being head last in the West which would get them the #3 Lottery ranking.

One of those things would seem more helpful in the future than the other... which we have experienced plenty.

Imagine the excitement of we somehow ended up with a Jabari?

 

If we've made other moves that will help us win next season and going forward with Dame and still miss the playoffs then I would be elated if we won the lotto. That being said, I think if Dame is healthy and we make good moves we won't end up in the lottery. I prioritize Dame's health and getting him a balanced roster that makes sense around him far more than the chance at a chance that a top prospect pans out. I also hope that the moves that Joe makes will make us good enough that even if we have to play the Warriors or Suns, that we won't get drilled but show that we've started to build something for real.

 

whoever thought that court design and jersey color was a good idea needs to be fired.

 

This year’s Thybulle