We got the #3 pick. Discuss the possibilities.

The more I look at it, the more I think we should probably just take Brandon Miller at 3.

Trade Ant/Nurk/other pieces and get an immediate help.

 

Givony said Portland interviewed Miller

 

sure

Portland has an 8.3M TPE. So, for instance, they could trade 3 for Franz Wagner and 6 fitting Wagner into the TPE

 

Feels like a slight overpay. I think Orlando owes a little more here. 3 for 6 and 11 seems fair. Which means they get Simons and Little for free. Or, Simons for 11 seems fair, which means they get the 6 to 3 upgrade and Little for free. I'd ask for WCJ from them, and we play him like GS does looney, 22ish minutes a night, have Sharpe be our 6th man.

Dame
OG
Grant
Draymond
WCJ

And then we close with the lineup you suggested.

 

Done deal! I love that lineup.

 

I always prefer at least 3 good ball handlers on the floor at all times. That group would struggle in the playoffs IMO.

 

I have been wanting to get Draymond at the four. But I still think this team is missing a second star. That's the big issue.

Ant/3 for Butler.
Nurk/Little/Keon/Knox/NYK pick for Draymond.

Throw all our MLE money at Naz Reid.

Dame
Butler
Grant
Draymond
Neid

 

Who is the center, Grant or Draymond? We really want to roll with a 6'2 PG that can't guard a chair and four 6'6-6'7 guys? That is a lineup that would have won the 1949 title probably. The definition of position less basketball for sure.

 

After the 98-99 season we made two significant trades that almost got us a ring.

Rider/Jackson for Steve Smith.

6 players for Scottie Pippen.

Those are the trades we need right now if we're going to try to make a push with Dame. We need two All-Star caliber players to vault us into contention. The two players that seem like they would be a good fit would be Brown and Draymond.

 

Bill Oram said they met with Miller at the combine.

 

Gonna be awfully telling if Scoot and Miller don't come to the practice facility for a workout.

 

Dont think our fo is that dumb to outline our exact plans.

 

Dont let the narrative that some posters here push onto Dame be the accurate one. He is fully invested and will do his due diligence with prospects before demanding we simply throw this pick away for short term gain.

He was fully onboard the Sharpe pick last year no matter how much Marang tells you he wasn't. I found that connection where it seemed like Dame and Sharpe worked out together in Phoenix at the same gym before the draft last year. I'm sure he is going to do the same sort of thing in some capacity this year.

 

Remember, Kolde was only present last year for Sharpe and Daniels.

The fact that he's there watching the Thompson twins tells me that they're in play.

 

Agreed. I think Dame wants what is best for the team. He wants to bring in the most capable players possible.

It the most capable players are available in the draft I think he'll be good with it.

 

Feels like we might trade down.

 

100% agree. Dame is not dumb. Since the report came out that Idiot Ujiri demanded a haul for OG and Dame was okay keeping the 7th Pick, i have a hard time believing that we would gave the 3rd Pick away for anything less than an All NBA Wing.

 

Sharpe came to Portland twice last year. Jeremy Woo unearthed a second workout that he had in town. And there was a workout in Phoenix at the same gym with Dame and Beckner. More than what meets the eye in these public appearances.