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[Fez Hammersticks]

Priority #1: Retaining Norman Powell

Expects a CJ McCollum trade

Looking for a backup center - Kanter out?

 

[e_blazer]

Priority #1: Retaining Norman Powell

Expects a CJ McCollum trade

Looking for a backup center - Kanter out?

My assessment:

Probably not happening.

Probably not happening.

Not surprising, but more so because of Zach than because of Kanter.

 

[TBpup]

....and they are not making the QO to Zach. He is a FA.

What an epic waste of 2 first round Draft picks.

 

[A Lillard Bit More]

....and they are not making the QO to Zach. He is a FA.

What an epic waste of 2 first round Draft picks.

Three

 

[e_blazer]

....and they are not making the QO to Zach. He is a FA.

What an epic waste of 2 first round Draft picks.

I saw that. Doesn’t mean they won’t re-sign him, but it would have to be a minimum deal for a year, with the opportunity to give him a bigger contract the next season if he gets healthy.

 

[TBpup]

Three

True....but I was just referring to the 2 wasted on Zach.

Then he wastes another one an another PF when he just spent 2 picks to move up to get a PF. If he was that good, why use another pick on a PF?

Just a horrible Draft that again set the Blazers back after the disaster of 2016. Multiple Olympians on that team taken AFTER Zach. Damn!

 

[Scalma]

Quick said a couple weeks ago that Boston was a team with interest in CJ. I’ll be surprised if Olshey pulls the trigger, but Marcus Smart would definitely interest me. Could throw in Tristan Thompson and one of their minimum guys to make the money work.

 

[A Lillard Bit More]

True....but I was just referring to the 2 wasted on Zach.

Then he wastes another one an another PF when he just spent 2 picks to move up to get a PF. If he was that good, why use another pick on a PF?

Just a horrible Draft that again set the Blazers back after the disaster of 2016. Multiple Olympians on that team taken AFTER Zach. Damn!

Such an awful draft. Went from 3 firsts on the table for PG to two wasted picks on PF’s.

 

[UKRAINEFAN]

....and they are not making the QO to Zach. He is a FA.

What an epic waste of 2 first round Draft picks.

I can't help myself, but every time I see Cam Johnson make a good play or good shot, I think about him being a #11 pick and then I think about Leonard and Collins being #10 picks.

 

[Wizard Mentor]

I can't help myself, but every time I see Cam Johnson make a good play or good shot, I think about him being a #11 pick and then I think about Leonard and Collins being #10 picks.

That's OK, just pivot, and think about this:

 

[SlyPokerCat]

That's OK, just pivot, and think about this:
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Don't because Giannis was taken at 15. Thinking about Giannis and Dame on the same team is a total nightmare for me. That would be a championship contender for multiple years.

 

[Wizard Mentor]

Don't because Giannis was taken at 15. Thinking about Giannis and Dame on the same team is a total nightmare for me. That would be a championship contender for multiple years.

Giannis wasn't particularly distinguishable from his brother.

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

Neil can only draft well if it’s in the second round.

 

[blazerkor]

Quick said a couple weeks ago that Boston was a team with interest in CJ. I’ll be surprised if Olshey pulls the trigger, but Marcus Smart would definitely interest me. Could throw in Tristan Thompson and one of their minimum guys to make the money work.

I just really hope we can get a forward out of CJ so Norm can start next to Dame. I think a Dame/Norm back court would be really balanced and we need another starting forward to play next to RoCo... despite how many times people say it the NBA is not a positionless league.

 

[SlyPokerCat]

Giannis wasn't particularly distinguishable from his brother.

Still. He became a superstar. If you're going to show that picture as proof to make us feel better, it kinda does until you think about Giannis there. Still hurts more to me than drafting Zach who became injury prone.

 

[Ripcity4life77]

It's easy to second guess NeO after he failed now to be honest I thought it was a slight reach myself BUT sometimes you have to take a gamble and sometimes it does not pay off. I mean who could see the future that Collins would almost make Oden look durable and the Blazers at the time needed PF to groom and guess what it did not work out shit happens. However I will say this the Blazers have taken chances during Dames time on 2 busts in the lotto -- Myers and now Collins so I will say maybe the scouting dept needs to get some new blood in it. I am NOT taking all the blame off NeO cause he deserves some but it's not ALL on him ( looking at you scouting Dept )

 

[PDXFonz]

That's OK, just pivot, and think about this:
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Former rookie of the year MCW

 

[Wizard Mentor]

Still. He became a superstar. If you're going to show that picture as proof to make us feel better, it kinda does until you think about Giannis there. Still hurts more to me than drafting Zach who became injury prone.

Some fans set themselves up to be unhappy, regardless.

 

[THE HCP]

Surprised we are doing anything roster wise…… wasn’t it Stott’s fault?

 

[MickZagger]

Quick said a couple weeks ago that Boston was a team with interest in CJ. I’ll be surprised if Olshey pulls the trigger, but Marcus Smart would definitely interest me. Could throw in Tristan Thompson and one of their minimum guys to make the money work.

I’d love Marcus Smart. Gritty, tough defender, the opposite of CJ. I’d actually prefer we re-sign Powell though and trade CJ for a decent to good wing player.

 

[MickZagger]

Surprised we are doing anything roster wise…… wasn’t it Stott’s fault?

It’s not one or the other. Stotts wasn’t very good and the roster isn’t very good. If we want a contender there needs to be some changes unless you’re happy with the same ol’

I’m thinking CJ might be gone-zo

 

[SlyPokerCat]

Some fans set themselves up to be unhappy, regardless.

Some fans like to make excuses for many bad decisions by the GM.

I'm not unhappy. It just pains me we didn't take Giannis. It is what it is. CJ was a good pick. Holding onto CJ this long was not a good move.

 

[MickZagger]

Former rookie of the year MCW

Ugh.

Co* ROY

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Neil can only draft well if it’s in the second round.

I'm betting Neil doesn't give a shit about the second round and just lets the scouting department take over for that.

 

[e_blazer]

That's OK, just pivot, and think about this:
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Man, what a crappy draft class that was.

 

[Strenuus]

Man, what a crappy draft class that was.

Man, who is worse? A healthy Alex Len or an empty roster spot... i mean, never-plays-but-when-he-does-he-gets-3-fouls-in-30-seconds and also always injured Zach Collins?

Its len, but just barely.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Some fans set themselves up to be unhappy, regardless.

 

[calvin natt]

I'm betting Neil doesn't give a shit about the second round and just lets the scouting department take over for that.

What why?

 

[Tince]

What why?

2nd round picks are for small markets. Neil is a big market man!

 

[illmatic99]

What why?

neil has a 100% hit rate on every single second round pick in his tenure. doubt he gives up that responsibility to someone else