zzaj wrote:BlazersBroncos wrote:I would be pretty dissapointed if we went Clifford at 11. Shades of Duarte IMO. Dont think he flames out like Duarte but just a guy that is a replacement level starter at best and more suited for a 7-8 man role.
Anthony Parker is another guy that Nique reminds me of. Parker was a great role player but not really someone you swing for with basically a Top-10 pick.
Watching more Carter Bryant highlights and man his functional athleticism is elite. Noa is smooth and gets alot on his wild length, huge hands and excellent 2 footed jumping. But Bryant has insane explosion. I wouldnt be upset at him w/ 11. He has the gifts to be much more than a role player but his game is quite far from that - albeit I am in take the swing mode w/ draft picks.
Make win-now moves, its just going to happen w/ this FO - but swing big on the draft picks.
FWIW, I think Bryant and Noa are both going before the Blazers pick. I would draft both of them for Portland before Coward, even though I actually see Coward with a higher upside than many are saying. Personally, I think that at 11 in this draft the chances of drafting anything more than a "starter" level player are pretty small.
I do wonder if the Blazers go with a handling guard like KJ or Demin at 11 if it's a signal that they plan on moving off of flipping Holiday. I would think so...
Ya, I think Noa and Bryant are gone as well.
If Coward, Demin and KJ are there at 11 I would trade down w/ OKC (Assuming they are interested) for 15 + 24. Chances are 1 of the 3 are still on the board at 15 - and if not settling for Nique' wouldnt be the worst consolation prize.
I expect the pick to be Demin when all is said and done.
Speaking of Demin - is he even a better prospect than Vit Krejic? Vit was a young tall point-forward coming into the draft with a similar issue of shooting. He posted 6'8 and a 7WS and had 11 dunks in 57 games last year playing about 20mpg. Scouting report outlined being soft on defense and an inconsistent shooter (Basically the same as Demin).
I think Vit is a better athlete, better measurables, was a better shooter coming into the draft. Demin has some passing chops on him. But they are pretty comparable. I actually am a really big fan of Vit, but he sure was a developmental guy. Payoff started in his 4th year as he posted 7.2 / 2.7 / 2.6 on .651 EFg w/ .100 WS48, 0.0 OBPM, 0.7 DBPM (These are actually fantastic advanced stats). But again, I think he is quite a bit more of a NBA athlete than Demin. And it took 4 years to get to the aforementioned level.
Vit went 37 in 2020.
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