We got the #3 pick. Discuss the possibilities.

what I noticed most about that was the shit about building for the future with Simons....geeeezuzz. What if it's Scoot. Which one of Scoot/Sharpe are the Blazers going to bring off the bench for the next few years while Simons is starting?

I think trading Simons is imperative no matter which lane Portland picks

 

I’ve read the entire thread. Just posting the tweet.

 

Honestly, every single time I listen to Dame, you can tell he's tired of straddling as much as we are. He wants to win. He wants to go for it. He even said in the interview with Stephen A that he's tired of hearing that we tried to do something.

 

I agree. I want Simons gone. He's not a point guard. He's too short to be a shooting guard. I'm tired of these guys who should be filling the Jamal Crawford/Lou Williams role thinking that they're stars and that they need to be starting. Nope. The NBA has had people like you for decades. They are called combo guards, they have historically come off the bench, and they're usually only good for one thing. Nothing has changed. Simons is no different than any of those guys that came before him.

 

Givoni’s final mock:

#3: Scoot Henderson

#23: Ryan Rupert

#43: Seth Lundy

 

I don’t know about that. They can’t finalize a trade of pick til they know what Charlotte is doing and sometimes trades we hear about happen. Last year, we heard about a Grant trade for months and then it happened. I agree with your last sentence.

 

If Scoot falls to three which is not desirable how about a sign and trade for #3 in draft for Kyle Kuzma.

 

You forgot the green font.

 

I can't imagine picking Rupert when Leonard Miller is still there, but whatevs.

 

Here's the whole thing.

 

Ayton is already a pretty good defensive player with upside to get better. DDR is good but if you want to have him and Shae in the starting lineup, you're going to be hurting defensively and treading water. We need to address our defensive woes if possible.

 

lol

 

I refuse to think that this is a real opinion.

 

Last season the Trail Blazer added Shaedon Sharpe to the roster without trading any assets for him.
Minnesota was "going for it" and added Rudy Gobert. To get him, they traded away:

Malik Beasley
Patrick Beverley
Leandro Bolmaro
Walker Kessler (No. 22 pick in 2022 Draft)
Jarred Vanderbilt
2023 first-round pick
2025 first-round pick
2026 pick swap
2027 first-round pick
2029 first-round pick

If Dame wants to be on a team like Phoenix and Minnesota or Cleveland who are "going for it," then I think it's time to trade Dame to one of those teams, the one that will get the Blazers the best return.

 

You've got to trade both Dame and Simons if it's Scoot...

 

Did you mean 23?

The 3?
For Kuzma?

My lord.

 

Tone is different for sure. "Thread the needle"

Both Highkin and Marang stated on draft night that moving up to #3 may make it actually harder to trade the pick, like what Windy said.

 

I’m going to be sick if some how Sharpe ends up traded with the 3rd pick.

 

Just asking guys take a chill pill. He is 27 in his prime averaged 19 ppg and is 6'9". Is that similar or less than Miller at three. All things being equal maybe not such a bad option. Unless we keep scoot then its a whole different ball game.