We got the #3 pick. Discuss the possibilities.

Unless the text said "Please bring me my gun so I can kill someone" then I am not concerned.
IMO there are a lot of other scenarios that are more likely to have happened. I just can't see Darius Miles typing an elaborate text to him at that moment.
My guess is it was something extremely short. If my friend texted me that he needed his gun my first concern would be that he could be in trouble. I would not turn the car around and go back home until I knew he was ok.

 

Wait... We trade Dame and also trade down? Bizarre idea and a shitty one that gives very little thought.

Not to mention Orlando is a worse destinstion for Dame to win compared to Portland.

 

Is that a free site? Or can you post the body of the article?

 

No, the Blazers use the 3rd pick and take Amen Thompson. The draft picks from Orlando come from trading Dame.

 

If we can get Miller, I think it makes a ton of sense to take him.

Getting a player that could be a second option on a rookie scale contract could be HUGE.

If you can get Miller, you trade Ant and maybe Nurk for other pieces. I still like the idea of going after Draymond with Nurk and filler, and then trade Ant for the best player we can get our hands on.

 

Sorry i misread that.

 

seems dame was enjoying the twins' workout

 

Love seeing Dame smile

 

I think this pic suggest that Dame is not averse to drafting a 19-year-old, since our pick is so high...

 

Dunleavy wasn't a clunker, he was a great 6th man or solid starter. OJ Mayo had some great 20ppg seasons leading teams offense. Kanter was more promising at the start of his career, but it was also a different era of basketball and big men back then, he was a legit 20/10 guy.

I certainly wouldn't consider these 3 guys clunkers - they might not be stars but they weren't busts like Adam Morrision. They were all great backups or decent starters. Ideally we'd of course want more from pick #3 - but if your talking about taking a swing and missing then having a good backup on a cheap contract still has a lot of value.

 

3 for Wagner and 6. Ant, Nurk, 23 and a future first for Ayton and Payne. Draft BPA at 6. BPA at 43. Backup C with the TPMLE.

Dame, Shaedon, Wagner, Grant, Ayton, pick 6, Matisse, Payne, TPMLE backup C. Trendon, Keon, Knox, Drewbanks, pick 43 battling it out for end of bench PT.

 

I'd consider every guy on that list a third pick disappointment considering their careers and impact. Dunleavy to me was basically Pat Connaughton...Kanter couldn't stick and is out of the league now. Both the Blazers and the Celtics could've used his rebounding but Drew Eubanks and Trendon Watford got his job. Just helps to keep draft picks in perspective when it comes to how they'll pan out in the league....TRob drafted ahead of Dame for example.

 

I mean look at pick #1 - you have Olowakandi, Oden, Anthony Bennett, etc. Theres busts at every single pick of the draft.

Theres also veterans who were thought of for certain allstars then their career ended from injuries or immaturity or being overhyped the next year. Every move has some risk and uncertainty.

Wasn't Fultz #1 just a couple years ago?

 

I would contend that Anthony Bennett was first and foremost a REACH. Nobody in their right mind would have taken him #1. That draft was pretty weak at the top, but still...... nobody would have taken that guy first other than the Cavs.

 

I just can't see this happening. Giving us Wagner to move up 3 spots seems stupid for Orlando to do. I like Wagner, I assume you do as well. I know Orlando does....so why would they do it? Maybe for 11.

 

If Scoot is available, and they think Scoot is going to be a superstar, I could see them trading Wagner/6.

 

Maybe but it seems like these types of wishes are just going to make us disappointed on Draft Night. I would love for it to happen though.