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Would Bobby Portis be a good option as a back up power forward or center?
Wood, Kis, Grant, Siamons , Lilard //// Nurck, Drew, Cam, Sharpe, Scoot ok
Ohh my gawd Torey, stop with the blazers are going to trade Dame.
What deals are there for Dame?
Are the blazers willing to trade Dame for ten cents on the dollar but not willing to trade the #3 pick for 80 cents on the dollar to get Dame help.
Nothing about trading trading Dame makes sense at this point.
National media all said Charlotte should pick Scoot and believed they would be great together.
Why Charlotte and not Portland?
If a trade is done, doesn’t it make more sense to trade Anfernee Simons for a big?
Relax, Dame will remain in Portland, Portland will be dominant in a couple years, and this will be remembered as the best summer ever. . .
Back up i think he can start
Love this pick
Murray was picked because Dame is staying
He’s more a starting PF than Grant; well, at lest his rapid trajectory looks better than his brother. The team will have Sharpe and Lillard at the three, keep him close to rebound, same for Jab.
People's expecting him to be part of the rotation 😂😂😂 naw that was you torey expecting him to be part of the rotation
Kris will be excellent in the 3 and D role because he's had a lot of experience backing up his brother. I really like this pick to back up Jerami grant as a 4. With how bad the center market is he might even have to play next to grant for a couple minutes
I can hear the disappointment in your voice and I feel your pain.
We’ve been mid and we chose to remain mid. 😩
Jamal Cain is the future
Some better snag him up before heat have another Dimond in their Rotation on a minimum contract.
I think his percentages should go back up now that he won’t be asked to be the #1 option on offense. Even if they lose Dame, he will have guards making plays for him the entire time he’s on the court. Your comparison with Walker is very interesting and I’d never thought about that, but I agree that I’m more confident in Kris’ 3pt shooting than I was in Jabari’s
Agree with your sentiment about Miller, but taking upside guys at 3 and 43 made it a bit more understandable to make a safe pick at 23. Even if they rebuild, having role players on cheap contracts is always nice. Every single redraft has role players in the mid-late lottery, so if the scouting department is that confident that he’ll be a high-end role player and liked whatever they saw from film breakdowns and his combine workouts, I have no reason not to trust their assessment. For whatever mistrust I have in the front office’s decision-making and negotiation skills, I wholeheartedly trust the capabilities of the scouting department. Besides, as with Rupert asking other teams not to draft him because he wanted to come to Portland, there may have been something like that or some other character issue they didn’t like about Miller that kept them from drafting him.
I’m excited about Kris and think he can fit in on Portland regardless of their direction
Is there a chance Jabari could play backup center?
Nice Kris Murray breakdown here but I don't know why you're pushing that Dame wants to leave now. The only people saying he wants out or speculate about it is ESPN and other media outlets that are flagrantly trying to push narratives and wild trade possibilities for him going to a larger market contender. I think they need to trade one of their guards but it doesn't have to be Dame. Cronin and the Blazers have made their commitment to him pretty clear. I also feel like you overreacted to the Blazers drafting Scoot. It's all good man! They took the best player available and he's going to be awesome. What else were they supposed to do if they couldn't get what they wanted for the third pick?
We starting over with or without Dame. Teams that want him are broke 😆😅🤣
Fortunately we'll be must see TV!! Dame, Scoot, Ant and Sharpe…..wow. We coming y'all!!
Murray and walker are not real power forwards….even if they gained 25-35 lbs they are only 6’7”
his jumper is sooo smooth
Great breakdown Torey