Too early for the draft thread?

Waynearchetype · Post #1 » by **Waynearchetype** » Fri Feb 9, 2018 7:24 pm

Troy Brown might be available later in the 1st round and the Duck would be a perfect fit at SF...

blazersbucs40 · Post #2 » by **blazersbucs40** » Fri Feb 9, 2018 7:30 pm

I don't know about that... his weakness is 3 point shooting. I think his game is familiar to Evan Turner

Waynearchetype · Post #3 » by **Waynearchetype** » Fri Feb 9, 2018 7:53 pm

He's taking about 3 times as many 3's as turner (in college) per game and his form doesn't look bad. His solid FT shooting in his freshmen year gives me hope.

GEE · Post #4 » by **GEE** » Fri Feb 9, 2018 8:22 pm

Versatile player. I think he backs up the PG spot for the ducks as well.

Fitz303 · Post #5 » by **Fitz303** » Fri Feb 9, 2018 9:36 pm

If we're looking at potential good fits, I'll throw out Hamidou Diallo. Still not super efficient, but extremely athletic, long, and a ton of potential. Probably going before we pick though, and not sure we have the assets to move up this year. Not a fan of the back half of this draft this year TBH. At least not this early in the year. Maybe I'll see someone who pops out a little later, but so far, I'm a bit underwhelmed, especially in our areas of need

Dzon Dilindzer · Post #6 » by **Dzon Dilindzer** » Fri Feb 9, 2018 10:44 pm

I can see Neil Olshey going after Dzanan Musa, hes SF/SG, hes white and Olshey drafted a lot of white players and hell be in our pick range...

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Soulyss · Post #7 » by **Soulyss** » Sun Feb 11, 2018 12:19 am

I suspect our draft position will be somewhere around 20ish. I am very meh on Brown who feels like on those ok at everything but elite at nothing players you can grab late in every draft. He doesnt shoot well enough from the wing to fit stotts offense. Honestly Mo Harkless comes to mind when I think of Brown.

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Norm2953 · Post #8 » by **Norm2953** » Sun Feb 11, 2018 12:48 am

Most of us would celebrate if we used the pick to dump Turner

zzaj · Post #9 » by **zzaj** » Sun Feb 11, 2018 5:50 am

Currently been deep diving into Musa and Vanderbuilt...the guy I liked last year and still like is Mikal Bridges.

dunlop212 · Post #10 » by **dunlop212** » Sun Feb 11, 2018 1:25 pm

I would like to see them draft an upperclassman or mature euro with a non lottery pick. It is fine to draft a teen like ZC who you think will be a rotation player right away, but guys like that are not often available late in the first round. Guys who are only ready to play when they become RFAs are bad investments. A couple of years at the end of the bench followed by an overpay.

Soulyss · Post #11 » by **Soulyss** » Sun Feb 11, 2018 7:37 pm

zzaj wrote:Currently been deep diving into Musa and Vanderbuilt...the guy I liked last year and still like is Mikal Bridges.

I don't think he's going to slide into the late teens / early 20's... I do like Diallo, Knox, Musa, or if we get lucky someone like Miles Bridges gets (Mich. St.) "overthought" because he didn't come out last year. He feels like the kind of guy who might slip to the Blazers.

Pattycakes · Post #12 » by **Pattycakes** » Sun Feb 11, 2018 9:20 pm

We need a guard who can distribute or a 3&D SF, pretty good on shooting guards and pretty good on big men.

HoopsFanAZ · Post #13 » by **HoopsFanAZ** » Mon Feb 12, 2018 12:17 am

Too early? Are you serious? The 2017 draft was ages ago.

An early, interesting candidate for a SF who can shoot and make basketball plays: Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk from Ukraine.
A senior listed at 6'8 playing SG at Kansas. And he looks like he can play SG, but at 6'8, he may fit the need Evan Turner was supposed to fill -- secondary ball handler with some play making. I'll have to see more video ...

zzaj · Post #14 » by **zzaj** » Mon Feb 12, 2018 1:30 am

Soulyss wrote:
zzaj wrote:Currently been deep diving into Musa and Vanderbuilt...the guy I liked last year and still like is Mikal Bridges.

I don't think he's going to slide into the late teens / early 20's... I do like Diallo, Knox, Musa, or if we get lucky someone like Miles Bridges gets (Mich. St.) "overthought" because he didn't come out last year. He feels like the kind of guy who might slip to the Blazers.

Yeah, I would doubt it too...but he hasn't shown much expansion of his game so far this year. Honestly, outside of 3 or 4 players I'm not that high on this draft. There are a lot of players with some pretty major holes in their games if they are going to be good players in the current NBA. I'm not seeing a lot of shooters, for one thing...

Soulyss · Post #15 » by **Soulyss** » Mon Feb 12, 2018 1:35 am

zzaj wrote:
Soulyss wrote:
zzaj wrote:Currently been deep diving into Musa and Vanderbuilt...the guy I liked last year and still like is Mikal Bridges.

I don't think he's going to slide into the late teens / early 20's... I do like Diallo, Knox, Musa, or if we get lucky someone like Miles Bridges gets (Mich. St.) "overthought" because he didn't come out last year. He feels like the kind of guy who might slip to the Blazers.

Yeah, I would doubt it too...but he hasn't shown much expansion of his game so far this year. Honestly, outside of 3 or 4 players I'm not that high on this draft. There are a lot of players with some pretty major holes in their games if they are going to be good players in the current NBA. I'm not seeing a lot of shooters, for one thing...

I think the draft is very good in the top... 7. After that it is pretty Meh

Andre 2999 · Post #16 » by **Andre 2999** » Mon Feb 12, 2018 2:40 am

Miles Bridges, por favor! :clap:

Norm2953 · Post #17 » by **Norm2953** » Mon Feb 12, 2018 3:08 am

This draft could be very important if what the league thinks happens which is Portland listening to
offers for CJ

Goldbum · Post #18 » by **Goldbum** » Mon Feb 12, 2018 5:34 pm

Norm2953 wrote:Most of us would celebrate if we used the pick to dump Turner

I read that as dump Trump Lol.
I was like yep but how is that possible?

Full disclosure.
I'm currently sitting in the Doctor's office half dillusional from meds and my 2nd flu this year...

Goldbum · Post #19 » by **Goldbum** » Mon Feb 12, 2018 5:36 pm

HoopsFanAZ wrote:Too early? Are you serious? The 2017 draft was ages ago.

An early, interesting candidate for a SF who can shoot and make basketball plays: Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk from Ukraine.
A senior listed at 6'8 playing SG at Kansas. And he looks like he can play SG, but at 6'8, he may fit the need Evan Turner was supposed to fill -- secondary ball handler with some play making. I'll have to see more video ...

Yep, I really liked himast year. Seems like the type of guy who greatly out produces his draft position.

Wizenheimer · Post #20 » by **Wizenheimer** » Mon Feb 12, 2018 5:51 pm

as long as it's a draft thread. how about an 'analysis' of expectations based upon draft slot; from Draft Express:

http://www.draftexpress.com/nba-draft-pick-expectations

there is a good interactive chart there that you can control with your cursor.

for instance, if Blazers have the 19th pick, the expectation chances are:

5% - all-star
11% - starter
41% - backup
29% - end of bench
14% - will not play in NBA

they have definitions in a box on the right side of the page

where Portland will likely be picking doesn't offer much hope for a difference-maker