2022 draft/prospects thread

[Norm2953]

Doesn't look good tonight with Paul George going into protocols with Covid

[Dame Lizard]

I'm not against us trading the #6 pick, but am very against us trading it for a one year Jerami Grant rental.

Now if we traded #6 for Grant + late 2022 first (let's say around #20), I'd be less mad, but still not happy.

Long story short is that I don't want us to mortgage our future for one last crack with Dame, given my large confidence that our efforts won't be successful. There's just too many teams who are better placed than us.

Olshey really screwed us over. This 'new Portland roster' should have eventuated at LEAST two seasons ago (where we had a bit more margin for error regarding Dame's window).

[Dame Lizard]

We really need to sort out our GM situation ASAP. This is a crossroads moment, and it just doesn't seem appropriate for an interim GM to be the one making this decision.

I don't want Cronin to be our permanent GM (after that attrocious LAC trade), but more than anything I just want someone to be signed to a multi-year deal so they can at least have some opportunity to build something.

Danny Ainge, come on down?

[BlazersBroncos]

Just had some time to check out Gabriele Procida and was pretty surprised how good he looks. Mocked in high R2 right now but I cant really understand why. He is probably the best vertical athlete I have watched from Europe from the G/F spot since Manu (I may be missing someone here but I cant figure who). He has a nice shot, high release, pretty quick release, somewhat odd hitch at times.

But the kid really seems to have alot to like; consistent 3PT shooter on high volume, plus athleticism, excellent motor (Unreal at following his own misses), great open court rim runner from the swing spot, seemingly good BBall IQ (I only watched highlights, you need to watch full games to get a read on that IMO).

Would be estatic if we could snag him w/ 37.

https://www.tankathon.com/players/gabriele-procida

[Goldbum]

I really like Kamagate and Jabari Walker in the second round. Walker is the prototypical second round steal. He can do a lot of combo forward things at a high level. I like that he shoots it well enough to play along side any of our front court guys.

[BlazersBroncos]

I really like Kamagate and Jabari Walker in the second round. Walker is the prototypical second round steal. He can do a lot of combo forward things at a high level. I like that he shoots it well enough to play along side any of our front court guys.

I like Walker too but he sure seems alot like Greg Brown with a bit more polish (Which makes sense since Brown was a FR and Walker a SO).

I think he has alot of McDaniels brothers to him, which would be a great find in R2, just not sure it isnt redundant to take another bouncy tweener F in R2 after Brown (Albeit Greg really didnt show much outside being a pogo stick at times).

[Goldbum]

Walker doesn't have near the athletic pop of GB3 but he is miles ahead in BBIQ. Funny though let's say GB3 figures it out and hits his best case scenario...isn't that almost the perfect PF for this team? IDK I would compare Jabari to Watford before Brown.

[BlazersBroncos]

Walker doesn't have near the athletic pop of GB3 but he is miles ahead in BBIQ. Funny though let's say GB3 figures it out and hits his best case scenario...isn't that almost the perfect PF for this team? IDK I would compare Jabari to Watford before Brown.

I think Brown at best is Mo Harkless without the tendancy to sleepwalk and without the motor of one of those tiny electric cars for children, which is a hell of a role player actually and a huge get in the 40's.

[Goldbum]

Walker doesn't have near the athletic pop of GB3 but he is miles ahead in BBIQ. Funny though let's say GB3 figures it out and hits his best case scenario...isn't that almost the perfect PF for this team? IDK I would compare Jabari to Watford before Brown.

I think Brown at best is Mo Harkless without the tendancy to sleepwalk and without the motor of one of those tiny electric cars for children, which is a hell of a role player actually and a huge get in the 40's.

I like that. I would add he's bigger, stronger, and already shows more signs of developing a steady 3pt shot than MO did while here. (I know he had 1 aberration year that he shot it well but that was a one off... I guess Browns shot could be fools gold too).

[Pattycakes]

If we trade anything for Grant period I want that long term extension to do so. This team doesn’t need to make any more trades that award the other team all of the value in the deal

[Goldbum]

If Dyson Daniels really is 6'8" we shouldn't over think it. Put a Blazer uniform on the kid.

[Case2012]

If Dyson Daniels really is 6'8" we shouldn't over think it. Put a Blazer uniform on the kid.

Sure, if we trade with Charlotte for the 13th and 15th picks. Taking him at 6 would be foolish… Tanking the season for Dyson Daniels? Really?

[BlazersBroncos]

Dyson has some pretty special flashes. I dont think its crazy to think he goes top-8.

I would take him over Griffin for sure, maybe even Mathurian (Who is more polished but older and doesnt have the passing/vision of Dyson, or defensive potential IMO).

[Goldbum]

A lot of fans thought drafting a 6'8" Greek PG was a waste of a pick, and we took CJ. I'm not saying Dyson is that level prospect, but teams would have been a lot happier if they had tanked for that player.

[Case2012]

I was one of the first people on our board to advocate for the freak (if not the first), I was posting videos of him in Greece as a HS kid. I was also for CJ though I wasn’t mad we picked him.

I don’t have Daniels anywhere near that level. The top of my board is Murray, Smith, Ivey, Mathurin, Chet, Paolo, Duren, Davis, Griffin, and then in whatever order Eason, Sochan, Daniels.

[JasonStern]

I really could see Portland use one to draft a European player like Nikola Jovic

Anytime you can draft an MVP - you have to, right?

I was also for CJ though I wasn’t mad we picked him.

I'll eat crow. I liked MCW over CJ. And rookie year, I was right.

This year, the Oregon Ducks and Nevada Wolf Pack both sucked so I didn't watch much college hoops and thus have no opinion.

[BlazersBroncos]

I was one of the first people on our board to advocate for the freak (if not the first), I was posting videos of him in Greece as a HS kid. I was also for CJ though I wasn’t mad we picked him.

I don’t have Daniels anywhere near that level. The top of my board is Murray, Smith, Ivey, Mathurin, Chet, Paolo, Duren, Davis, Griffin, and then in whatever order Eason, Sochan, Daniels.

Sochan is a pretty talented. Most scouts are super high on his defensive potential, more so than Eason even. I wouldn’t be surprised if he is better than Murray and Tari in the NBA. He has a lot to work with and can be a plus defender immediately.

[HoopsFanAZ]

I was one of the first people on our board to advocate for the freak (if not the first), I was posting videos of him in Greece as a HS kid. I was also for CJ though I wasn’t mad we picked him.

I don’t have Daniels anywhere near that level. The top of my board is Murray, Smith, Ivey, Mathurin, Chet, Paolo, Duren, Davis, Griffin, and then in whatever order Eason, Sochan, Daniels.

Sochan is pretty talented. Most scouts are super high on his defensive potential, more so than Eason even. I wouldn’t be surprised if he is better than Murray and Tari in the NBA. He has a lot to work with and can be a plus defender immediately.

At 6, Murray is a high value pick. When I first watched his game, his movement is so smooth that I wasn't seeing the athleticism, his spring, that he has. I was thinking a young Tristan Thompson with offense. The more I watched, the easier to see his fit on the Blazers.
I like him.

Sochan? Has got game. D. Some playmaking. [When Batum was a rookie, he had the beginnings of a host of skills. He progressed rapidly into a legit starter -- though he did not develop into the defender he should have been, and he lacked a constant motor.] Sochan begins as a rookie with less of a stroke, but ahead of Nico Batum on plenty else. I'd want Batum back on the Blazers on the cheap, still! So, I like Sochan.

The 3rd forward I like is Nikola Jovic. The first time I saw his tape was the time I hoped the Blazers could get him as a rookie.

[BlazersBroncos]

Jovic has a really intriguing offensive skill set but I don’t think he can defend either F position. On a team needing defenders idk about his fit, but talent is talent in the end.

Don’t think he is as talented or athletic as Gallo but might have some Turk to him.

[Norm2953]

Imagine the announcers around the league if Jovic gets drafted by Denver to team up with Jokic