So which team does Ezeli end up with, and what do we have to add?

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  1. Denny Crane

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    I also think Nurkic is already better than Plums.

    The only worry is his knees. Blazers. Centers. Knees.
     
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    He's 22....a big plus and at 5 years younger than Mason.....easy decision
     
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    Oden was allegedly 19. But had the knees of a corpse.
     
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    The corpse of a guy who got hit in the knees by a car.
     
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    yep....Oden was a bust #BUZZKILL!!!!!!
     
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    Think of Nurkic as a young, raw..talented Sabonis before his knees went...much better scenario...he's not fast but he's a lane clogger and he can score in the paint
     
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    Speaking of Knees, so is Ezeli at the B-Roy stage? Never to play meaningful minute's again?
     
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    Young sabas was nimble, like the young Shaq, nurkic unfortunately looks like the old, not jumping sabas... Not saying he would not be good, but sabas he never will be
     
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    it was a stretch in response to an Oden comparison....I'd rather dream this 22 Euro big morphs into Sabo than Oden ...Sabo's no look passes are another story or his line drive 3 pt shot...I'm thinking defense..this Nurkic is still growing
     
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    We traded for Nurkic to use as parts to fix Ezeli.
     
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    Don't FUCKING jinx us dude!
     
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    Plums played 28.1 MPG.

    Per 36, he is a 14.2/10.3 C (with 5 assists).

    Nurkic per 36 is a 16/11.6 C with 1.6 blocks.

    I expect Nurkic will get all the minutes he can handle, though he's not a very good FT shooter (this season, he was over 60% the past 2).

    We need a rim protector? We got him. He averaged 2.2 blk and 2.9 blk per 36 the past 2 seasons as well. I believe this year is an outlier.

    Having an inside/outside game is going to be a great new look for us.
     
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    I am not going to say Nurkic is Sabas or anything but he is plenty nimble.

    http://www.nba.com/video/2016/11/20/20161120-move-night

     
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    He's big. I said before, I hope he keeps his weight down
     
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    Afflalo got to Portland and one of his comments was what a relief it was to be away from the Brian Shaw locker room....cancerous..said Portland was so different as a culture with the way players are treated and teammates treat each other....Every player who leaves here says it....every player who comes here gets better except Raymond Felton
     
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    They'll have him doing that cupping thing before you know it! Our staff is pretty good at it
     
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    Crawful.
     
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    I'm thrilled we made the move...seriously thrilled and having 3 first round picks makes me optimistic..Neil is a Slyblazerdog
     
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    and maybe Camby
     
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    Oden was 19. His knees were 138. Knees fractured by a car would have stood out more in a physical, I hope.
     

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