With the 14th pick in the 2024 NBA Draft, The Portland Trailblazers select. . .

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  1. UKRAINEFAN

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    Where did Vicenie actually rank him though? Can we see his "strengths"?
     
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    Thank you, although I would quibble that I mean FEEL rather than knowledge. You can gain knowledge, but you can't gain natural feel.

    I think this is the mistake people make about defense. The number of people who think defense is just "trying hard" and that anyone can learn to do it (so long as they're athletic enough) baffles me. If you don't have a feel for it, you can try all you like and still be a shitty defender. Conversely, if you have a feel, you can overcome a terrible physique - Marc Gasol being a prime example. Maybe it's that people just don't want to admit that Draymond Green is a fucking natural genius, because they don't like that he's also an asshole.
     
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    Here's Vecenie's ranking:
    This draft has no Tier 1 or Tier 2 players(!)
    Tier 3: High Leverage (?) Starters
    1. Sarr
    2. Sheppard
    3. Castle
    4. Clingan
    5. Risacher

    Tier 4: Starter/All-Star Tool Swings (?)
    6. Williams
    7. Carter
    8. Bub Carrington
    9. Knecht
    10. Holland
    11. Salaun
    12. Buzelis
    13. Topic
    14. McCain
    15. Dillingham
     
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    I think he's a less-polished Wiggins who plays with more energy if he finds his shot (and I thought I saw his FT shooting, being an indicator, was decent), but I could see him being a Gerald Wallace-type if he doesn't find his jumper. He just strikes me as a player that will play D, hustle and be reasonably productive even if it's just by being scrappy.
     
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    a bunch of rando podcasters have Portland taking Edey at #14. I'm pretty sure they've never seen how the Blazers play. Billups wants his guys to push the pace, spread the floor, go go go. It's not a good environment for big slow Centers.
     
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    A big slow center would still be on the defensive end of the floor when Scoot turns the ball over. It would be great for the transition defense.
     
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    What kind of categories are those?

    Can I guess what Tier 1 and Tier 2 are?

    Tier One: Apex Radius Core Players
    Tier Two: Gravity Aspected Bipeds
     
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    I guess I'll take Avdija...
     
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    I like him a lot. Just feel 2 frps was a high price.
     
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    Just think of him as our Mikal Bridges, and then just 2 picks will look like a steal!
     
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    Okay. Damn that was a steal for the Blazers! Hopefully we end up with Sarr or Clingan
     
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    Both of them are going to be disappointed now. (Unless they REALLY slide.)
     
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    The premium to get under the tax threshold probably.
     
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    Thread closed :bgrin:
     
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