Running list of prospects meeting/working out with Portland

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  1. UKRAINEFAN

    UKRAINEFAN Well-Known Member

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    Why bother bringing Mathurin in?
     
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    What's up with Ousmane Dieng? We had heard Portland was interested weeks ago and recently I heard someone say they thought he was a top 8 or 9 after seeing him at the Combine.
     
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    Dude this draft is fucking crazy. For sure Dieng could go 8 or 9 but he's in a huge tier of players. I think from what I've read and heard that Jabari, Chet, Paolo, Ivey, Sharpe, Daniels and Murray are kind of seen as the top six right now not necessarily in that order but after that Griffin, Mathurin, Davis, Branham, Duren, Sachron and yeah Dieng are in some kind of group together... some people have Mark Williams in there with those guys, some people are super high on Agbaji or Eason. Not one of those guys is a pure PG like TyTy. Jovic is an absolute freak with the skills he has at his size.

    So 7-13 is a pretty big jumble and that could be extended by 5 more spots.
     
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    Build value in the pick?
     
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    A top 6 with 7 players… interesting ;)
     
  6. PtldPlatypus

    PtldPlatypus Let's go Baby Blazers! Staff Member Global Moderator Moderator

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    Yep--it had been a "top 6", but then Daniels has jumped up the boards

    Honestly, Daniels' rapid ascent has probably built more value into the pick than anything the Blazers could have done.

    Can Cronin take advantage of that fact? Stay tuned, I guess...
     
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    It's also hard/impossible for the team to develop someone who is 28 years old. If they can't shoot now they probably won't be able to shoot in the future if they are 28.
     
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    I'd be down to draft Daniels. He sounds like a terrific prospect.

    Daniels, Sochan, Eason would all be acceptable. I'd like to see the Blazers end up with one of them.
     
  9. illmatic99

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    The team is being sold and the pick is being traded.
    The Blazers will be fun to watch at times next year but are still 2-3 years away from thinking about a deep run in the playoffs.
    Chauncey Billups will get a chance to coach the team with actual starting caliber players.

    There. That about sums up the situation. (And about 6 or 8 threads)
     
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    Daniels.... and a bunch of second rounders.

     
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    Keeping up appearances that we are keeping the pick....or seeing if Daniels is worth taking/keeping as new GM Schmitz says.
     
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    Been saying the same thing. FA don't sign here, unless it's an amount that handcuffs the team. Trades won't provide All-stars when you have marginal value to offer up. The only way this team will acquire top talent, or could have in the past, is to make better draft picks. And after his off-season surgery, I'd say Dame has several years of highly productive play.
     
  14. illmatic99

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    i don't think it's a smokescreen.
     
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    Your going a lot players coming to work out due to we got 2 second round picks.
     
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    illmatic99 formerly yuyuza1

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    Looks like we'll get an interview as well. Been a while since we saw these. Happy to see the normal draft process resume after two years of Covid interruptions.

     
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    theprunetang Shaedon "Deadly Nightshade" Sharpe is HIM

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    He looks like he could be a Curry brother, or at least cousin or something.
     
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    Can someone create an excel sheet of who wants to trade the pick so in a year or three when the 7th pick becomes an all star we can all make fun of them thanks
     
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    Kinda hope Daniels is drafted before the Blazers can get him so that can dash the Blazers trade for OG and they can hopefully take and keep Murray for themselves.
     
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