Adrian Wojnarowski joins NBA Today to discuss the latest on what the Charlotte Hornets and Portland Trail Blazers could do with the second and third picks in the 2023 NBA Draft.
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26 Comments
trade dame! im sick of him man start new dont waste that pick!
Who will the pelicans take at 3
Sources: Wizards, Celtics and Clippers are in strong talks on a trade that would send Kristaps Porzingis to Boston, Marcus Morris and draft compensation to Washington and Malcolm Brogdon to Los Angeles. Sides are still working through details and Porzingis’ $36M player option.
If you're Portland you gotta get PG or Zion
I agree trade dame, start a rebuild, we aint winning anything, sharpe, simons and scoot would be an awesome start
They should trade it for Zach lavine
Brandon miller in the driver seat to be taken number 2 by the hornets
Also Brandon miller: “Paul George is the Goat, not MJ or Lebron.”
MJ : “That’s all I needed. It became personal for me.”
Blazers going to fold like always
Portland and Dame are completely delusional if they think theres anything they can do to tramsform the Blazers into a contender overnight. Best case-they could maybe pull a trade to "compete for 5 or 6 seed." Even thatd be HIGHLY unlikely-but they both need to WTFU,& be real.
If loyalty,& staying with 1 team is more important to Dame-thats his call. As long as hes realistic-you ARE not competing for NBA title in Portland for 3 yrs minimum. If hes good with mentoring a young team,& growing with them-I think thats the wrong decision-but not my life. Just be realistic though-KAT or somebody of similar ilk-isnt turning Portland into a title contender. Anybody they can get isnt turning them into close to that. Best thing for both sides is to part ways-then after Dame retires-hes still going down as the best/most important Blazer ever. Blazers need a rebuild…Dame in my opinion-needs to go to a place like Miami-where OVERNIGHT-hed take them from an overachieving,harrd nosed team that wills its way to ECFs,& Finals-cuz they are tiugher/smarter/more consistent than most teams. But just not quite talented enough-or offensively dynamic enough to get over the top. With Dame-theyd still be all those things-but suddenly on talent par with everybody-at least in the East. Theyd instantly be East favorites my opinion.
But this nonsense like we are gonna make some trade so Dame can stay in Portland,& have a shot to go to the Finals next yr-its delusional. Only KAT in his own mind thinks hed turn Portland into that.(or any of the guys they could trade for + Dame arent close to a title contender). Even if you have an awesome young team-with young stars whove been around for a few YEARS,& you win enough games to have a bright future-& LOOK like a Finals contender-it doesnt happen in those teams 1st playoff run-see Sacramento,& Cleveland this yr.
Unless Milwaukee will send you Giannis,Philly sends you Embied,or Jokic wants to go play with Nurkic-its just not happening immediately. Even Luka + Dame…or Embied + Dame,& rest of Portlands roster would not be a true title contender in yr 1. Jokic or Giannis + Dame would have trouble winning the West right away. I got no dog in this foght-Im a Denver fan-& its in our best interest to see Portland make dumb decisions-cuz they are in our division. So itd be better for us if they dont rebuild,& delude themselves into thinking they can contend.
But I like,& respect Dame,& want to see him with a real chance to make a Finals run-especially in the East…I dont really emwanna see him do it in the west-lol. But there sometimes can be shortcuts if you are LA,NY,Boston…etc. but even then-you see how that worked(didnt)-fpr LAC,& Brooklyn. There are no shortcuts when you are Denver,or Portland. Blazers have smart fans,& I think theyd rather suck for a few yrs,send Dame somewhere he can compete for a title-then in a few yrs-maybe turn into something special like Denver has. Smart fans respect that if you have a plan,are honest,& theres hope for the future.
But if you are trying to con them into thinking Dame+ KAT,or Porzingis or whoever-is good enough to compete-youll be in same spot after 3 yrs of mediocrity,& "competing for the play in." Just in time to get far less for 35 yr old Dame-than you can get today,& after wasting 3 yrs.Worst thing in the nba isnt being awful-those teams have hope.Worst thing is being a mediocre 38-42ish win team in small or medium market.
Basically Dame needs to demand a trade
If the Blazers draft Scoot #2 and don't trade Lillard they're a joke of a franchise.
Scoot will be the best player coming out of this draft, web will sell tickets short term
Hopefully for Brandon Miller's sake MJ had no say in who gets drafted since he sold the team? I mean given his father died to gun violence I'd feel like a part of him would be like nope, drafting Scoot instead. Seriously though what happens if Scoot goes #2??? Would that mess any team's plans up???
Miami fans punching air 😂
It’s on dame now, If he wants to stay loyal, stay in Portland and win nothing that’s ok that is his choice.
Raptors…. Trade your #14 pick, Anunoby, Siakam for #3 pick from Portland.
If I’m Boston Jaylen Browne and some other stuff is getting traded for Dame
I'll be disappointed if the Blazers do not trade Dame. Commit to Anfernee and Shaedon. Do not draft Scoot, unless yourr flipping him
Brandon Miller best fit in Charlotte 🤔🤔🤔
As a way of thanking Dame for his loyalty, I think it’s best if he gets traded to a very good team that has a higher chance to win a Championship. A team like the Miami Heat. If Dame can join Jimmy and Bam, they will be very exciting to watch to win it all.
Hope that 3rd pick can be translated to pg
Portland playing all that hard ball just to end yup signing someone thats no help whats so ever.
Picking Scoot and trading away Dame is the perfect reset/rebuild. You’d get a ton of draft capital for Dame. If they keep holding onto him they’ll end up like the Wizards. Washington held onto Beal for all those years just to dump his salary…
I am predicting the Clippers trade Paul George for the 3rd pick
He needs to leave. That team isn’t even close to winning anything. They aren’t going to get a huge return for the #3 draft pick when all eyes are on wemby. I just don’t see how they can get back enough stars and vets to make a real run. Maybe the nets will trade mikal bridges I doubt it given he was the main piece in the Durant trade for some of their young prospects and they can somehow land Zion and that would help even then I feel like they still might not be contenders. Although would be a lot better then what they have now.
Klay Thompson for #3 pick scoot
GS release some money on luxury tax n get a good future player
Portland gets klay with dame🤔🤷🏾♂️