Event With the 16th pick, Blazers have selected Hansen Yang

I think they would have hoped that he'd have made it to their early second round pick. I think he took another step forward this year and in conjunction with his reshaped body and combine performance that just wasn't as likely this year.

 

Yeah, but do you think we will have 5 to start the season? History shows that we usually need 3 because one will get injured.

 

https://www.reddit.com/r/ripcity/s/u8zbgFdipp

This is definitely copium, but it definitely seems like Yang knew he would be picked in the first round. Both the reaction and him actually coming to the draft seem to indicate he had enough intel on that. Still not a fan of the pick, but it is what it is. I will say though, as an Asian American, I am a bit excited about the extra coverage the Blazers are gonna get over the next few years.

 

Nope, instead they followed up the Nurkic 1st rounder with Emmanuel Mudiay the following lottery...

 

https://www.reddit.com/r/ripcity/s/8nO88pqfmQ

Minny workout ^

All kidding aside the shot and passing ability look pretty good to me. I guarantee he’s gonna be a great teammate.

 

I keep seeing people calling him a slow footed drop big. Based on what? His player type? There’s hardly any scouting on him and in the limited vids of him he actually doesn’t look that slow. Certainly faster than Clingan, and probably compares well to Edey. Not saying you want him out on the perimeter full time, but let’s not judge him when no one on here has ever seen him play an actual game.

Edey is actually a good comparison, because before the draft lottery last year he was a projected late first/early second. He just got so much buzz and hype during the draft process that at the end of it, him going 9th was normalized among draft folks.

 

I guess the Lakers hosted Klutch clients and Yangs workout was HORRIBLE

I root for the player but I am done with Cronin -- fuck him there is nothing short of trading for Giannis that MIGHT change my mind on him. Now I am praying that Cronin does not trade someone who is a legit part of the future and that the new owner comes in ASAP and fires the clown brigade in the front office cause this is just a joke kind of how the Blazers are around the league right now.

 

The Blazers are in love with “projects.” Have you noticed this? While other teams draft players with solid credentials from strong college programs who are universally regarded as top prospects, we go after the guys on the fringe who “might” turn into great players someday if everything works out and we keep our fingers crossed: Qyntel Woods, Darius Miles, Martell Webster, Travis Outlaw, Sebastian Telfair, Anfernee Simons, Shaedon Sharpe, and Hansen Yang.

What explains the Blazer’s fascination with high-risk players? Is it the conviction that they have to look harder for future stars because they know proven NBA stars never choose Portland as a destination?

 

They better blast this shit ^ at Moda.

 

Lakers didn’t even have a pick.

 

no certainty in any of this...except that after watching the playoffs the last 5-6 years, that old saying "you can't have too many bigs" is dead, burned, and buried; and has been replaced by "you can't have too many wings". That's where the power is in the NBA and, IMO, if a team swings for the fences they need to swing at wings

obviously, there still needs to be a little balance, but Portland's 5 C's represent imbalance gone amuck. Indiana had 2 C's in their rotation: Myles Turner and Thomas Bryant: and both of those guys are mobile enough to defend the perimeter. OKC was similar with Holmgren and Hartenstein. Now, Hartenstein was the least mobile C in the finals but he is still more mobile than Ayton/Clingan/Yang

now, maybe drafting Yang is striking gold. He could be the best C on the Portland roster next season. Apparently, Blazer scouting was all-in on him so they might have hit a homer. And, since a roster is always a work in progress, having 5 C's in the off-season probably doesn't mean much. Reath is likely gone anyway so it's probably 4

 

This kid's footwork is elite. High BBIQ.
Court mapping is a skill that does not get measured at combine, and I believe he has it.
Willing passer. Everything I love about centers.
Can't wait for summer league.
I also believe Jrue and RW3 are heading to Denver for MPJ and 2031 pick.
That still leaves Grant and Ayton. I believe Grant is heading to Bulls for Ball and Ayton to GSW in S&T for Kuminga.
We get bench of Ball, Thybule, Kuminga, MPJ and Yang.
Deep as hell. Do it Joe!!!

 

Zilla and Kong baby.

 

For a second I thought you were saying Yang is Jewish. Oi vey! He and Deni chatting in Hebrew!

 

https://www.reddit.com/r/ripcity/s/IqdOdIy2NC

Portland is his favorite city he visited because it rains a lot and is good for sleeping lol.

 

I was just being a smart-ass because I remember that what Olshey said after drafting Meyers was remarkably similar to what Cronin said yesterday

I've always thought the BPA argument was hollow boiler-plate bullshit. No team intentionally drafts the 4th best player available. BPA is so subjective it's devolved to meaningless deflection. Every draft bust was drafted as BPA. The judgement was just bad

and yes, I know that every once in a while a team might draft for need, but I'd estimate that most of those times they still think their choice is BPA

 

Kid's got Joker's dry sense of humor. Love it.

 

Fuck it, I’m drinking the Kool-Aid. This isn’t the kinda player I can root against. I’d rather be the “I told you so” guy about him being good than bad anyway.

 

B-Roy -- Does that even matter that is the thing you want to call out -- plus if you can read I said "guess" meaning it was hearsay so just going off something i heard meaning might have been true might have been BS.

BTW -- Lakers have a 2nd round pick so it is possible they were inviting 2nd round type talent plus it is the Lakers and we all know other teams like to help them out.