Running list of prospects meeting/working out with Portland

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  1. Mediocre Man

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    Same could be said of a vet
     
    Mediocre Man, May 23, 2022
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    Exactly. Just because someone is a "vet" doesn't mean they are going to get us to contention. In fact, almost every vet of that caliber is untouchable or a HUGE roll of the dice. Legit the only one I can think of that might be available for cheap is board favorite (sarcasm) Ben Simmons. I don't think I would trade the #7 for him, tough I guess I would consider it. In fact, I'm not aware of any trade possible that get's us a borderline All-Star or better player outside of Simmons at a position of need (wing). I'm 100% certain a guy of that caliber is at 7 or later. Yes certain because they have them in very close to every draft in history. Also, many guys of that talent level make a big impact within 2 years of being in the league. If there is an All-Star wing we can get for the #7 then sure trade it. A role player like Jerami Grant? Gtfoh!
     
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    get vets...we have enough young bench players now.
     
    riverman, May 23, 2022
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    How many of those "young bench players" legitimately have the talent to become all stars?

    How many of the vets that we might pursue have that level of ability?

    We might, in theory, have enough "young bench players". What we don't have is enough "talent". Or "size". Or "length". Or "defense".
     
    PtldPlatypus, May 23, 2022
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    Ant will now be on a huge contract so I don't consider him a young bench player.

    The only young guy we have is little who is very injury prone.

    All our other young guys are scrubs that might be out of the league soon. This team desperately needs young talent, even more so that they have a lack of veteran talent to contend any time soon.
     
    SharpesTriumph, May 23, 2022
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    the 10 could have landed Donovan Mitchell or Bam Adebayo so it would have been smart. Staying at 15 & 20 and drafting John Collins and OG Anunoby or Jarret Allen would have been smart too

    too bad Blazers had a dumb GM
     
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    Okay? So there's players that have a high impact right away and players who don't. So to act like either is for certain is ridiculous.
     
    BonesJones, May 24, 2022
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    Give me the chance at a star instead of a guaranteed role player. One is a lot harder to find elsewhere.
     
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    Exactly. I’m also tired of this team mortgaging it’s future on moves that barely keep us relevant.
     
    Natebishop3, May 24, 2022
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    I think dyson daniels might be the new guy @ 7 for me
     
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    You seem to think Ant, Nas, Trendon Watford and Keon Johnson or Brandon Williams and Greg Brown or Did Louzada have no talent.......ok......are the draft targets all that much better than all those young guys we've have? I'm not so sure.......as to Ant....I sell high on Ant in a sign and trade if I'm GM and get that 2 way player to replace him....a bigger 2 guard or slide Hart there and get a Power forward. I think they'll pay Ant but there's risk that he just becomes the next CJ and we end up with no point of attack defense....other than Dame and a few other guys on the roster I think everyone is tradeable this off season.....I don't follow college ball other than Iowa at times so I never get hyped for draft prospects like most do. Joe knows more than I'll ever know...I"m going to trust his judgement until I feel he's put together a shitty team....so far I think he's done what needed to be done and we don't have a roster that will be starting at tipoff next season yet....Ant has been coming off our bench until Dame went down so yeah...I call him a bench player at this point. I know if he's here he'll start next year
     
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    Well, no, that's not at all what I said. But I will say:
    • Ant may have all-star talent, but I doubt he can realize it playing with Dame;
    • Nas may have all-star talent, but unless he can stay healthy, it's irrelevant;
    • Keon and Brown have all-star athleticism, but I don't believe they have the ability to develop all-star skill;
    • Watford is just the opposite, IMO
    So no, I'm not saying that we don't have players with talent; I'm saying we don't have enough talent in our youth.

    Thus, unless we are able to bring in multiple big, long, defensive-oriented vets who can shoot capably from the perimeter (I've given a blueprint for this in other threads), I feel we need to gamble on the potential of adding young talent if we want this team to contend.
     
    PtldPlatypus, May 24, 2022
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    Fair enough...I just think the league has changed drastically with a flood of players who can't find a job now...there will be more this summer after this draft and the playoffs have teams making changes after they lose...etc...as a bench 3rd string big I want an Ed Davis and I like Drew Eubanks as a backup....at 7 can you get that kind of security to make a run with Dame now? Joe seemed to me to be leaning towards building the best Chauncey ball team he can and if that means you use Josh Hart instead of CJ McCollum at a fraction of the cost...I'm all in.
     
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    No new workouts? Three guys who will be second rounders and Mathurin?
     
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    Everything I read and see seems to say that the pick is getting traded. I'd be really surprised if they draft there...they might trade down but I don't see them finding what they're looking for at 7
     
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    (clears throat) WE ARE TRADING OUR PICK. IT DOESNT MATTER
     
    Mediocre Man, May 24, 2022
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    Plus he’d have Joe Ingles to help translate.
     
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    Daniels is also the most likely to contribute as a rookie imo.
     
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