We got the #3 pick. Discuss the possibilities.

His opinion, as he thinks they will be good with either but PDX would want Miller. No legit source just his speculation.

 

I've came to the conclusion a significant portion of Blazers fans will follow whatever direction the Blazers take with excitement and admiration. Thankfully we have a large section of rational posters here at this time. But the irrationally positive ones will always be perplexing.

 

If Brandon Miller is taken #2, how do you guys feel about trading down to #4 to draft a forward and get some Houston assets

 

The only trade down move I like is #5 with Duren for #3/+

ONLY if Scoot is taken at 2

 

What are we doing with Scoot if we have Dame/Ant/Shae on the team ?

 

And how is it not stubborn optimism to assume that a totally unproven rookie PG could “potentially” lead the Blazers to contention when so many great PGs before him couldn’t? (Stockton, CP3, Nash, Iverson)

The fact is that neither sticking with a rebuild around Dame nor a full-on rebuild without him is probable to result in a title. Titles by small market teams are rare in the NBA. If you look back at my posts over this season I’ve been consistently saying that Cronin needs to pick a lane and stay in it. The last thing I want is another half-assed season straddling the fence between a rebuild and a reload. My preference is to have him give a real shot at a rebuild around Dame simply because Dame has been so loyal to this market, he wants to win here, and it would be the sports story of the century in this remote NBA outpost. All of that said, if Cronin can’t find the deals needed to make a realistic shit at a run, he should pull the plug, trade Dame to a decent team and get as much capital for the rebuild as possible. What I don’t understand is why so many of you, based only on a fan’s notion of what Cronin can get this summer, are so quick to demand even taking a look.

 

Literally one of the worst trades in team history, ugh.

 

So the idea of pairing two All-NBA players on our team is stubborn optimism but relying on future draft picks to turn us into contenders in just 3-4 years, is not?

 

I'm terrified by the lack of Affordable housing , and struggling to make ends meet.

 

If they intend on keeping Scoot, then I would imagine they will trade Ant.

 

c'mon man

Lebron didn't win a title till his 9th season; Giannis his 8th season. Jokic is in his 8th season and hasn't won yet; Embiid is in his 8th season and hasn't even played in a conference finals game. And those two guys have won the last 3 MVP's. It took Curry 6 seasons and the construction of an incredible roster. Kawhi was in his 8th season when he won in Toronto. Durant was in his 10th season when he won in Golden State

and they all had all-star teammates; often more than one.

Ja Morant finished his 4th season and Memphis was a 1st round exit miles away from contention, and he's playing with a DPOY in JJJ and a future all-star in Bane. SGA finished his 5th season on a young talented team, much like you describe, and they had a losing record and were in the lottery again

but Scoot is going to do it in 3 seasons? lol

 

do you think it makes a difference whether it's 3 or 4 years?..You said 3. I didn't pull that number out of my colon

 

of all the valid points in his posts you chose this as a point of contention?

 

no but ignoring all of your valid points makes a difference.

 

I can't believe Dame would want them to make a bad trade that hurts the team just to bring in a vet. He wants the team to get better over the remainder of his career, not worse.

 

Or trade down to #4 plus another pick.