Link to podcast where this is mentioned: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-ringers-nba-draft-show/id1652760062?i=1000658759524
Obviously a somewhat dubious source in KOC but this is definitely notable to share.
Who would be a trade partner that makes sense? I’ve seen Detroit floated by some.
What would the package be?
Who would be your ideal 2 players in the top 10?
by AceMcStace
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Secure 2 top 10s? So what player along with #14 and one of our seconds would be enough for which team to make that deal??
Guessing we want Clingan and someone like Knecht or Salaun.
I bet we’re looking at Brogdon and #14 and trying to partner with ~~Chicago~~ Utah
I wonder who their targets are? Smoke around Knecht (meh), Clingan (not my favorite but not the worst). Obviously if this is legit Info I guess. You would hope it wouldn’t cost as much as normal to move up in this draft
Jerami Grant heading back to Detroit or Malcolm Brogdon to Houston?
I personally would rather trade back and acquire more assets.
Holland edey cling
likely trying to consolidate since we just have too many picks/players rostered for this year, don’t mind it
I like the idea of moving off grant or brogdon to move up. We’re probably going to be the worst team in the west this year anyways so if we can cash out some assets and free up minutes for young guys I like it.
As long as they’re not trading up to get Knecht, great.
I can see it if they can dump a couple second rounders. They have too many picks in this class right now.
Trading up in this draft is the most Blazers thing ever.
Brogdon + 14th pick for 10th pick from Jazz seems to be the move.
This is just speculation, I don’t think there is any real reporting here. KOC mainly said this is what Portland should do, and it’s been aggregated into this tweet.
I’m still skeptical that Portland will move up unless someone really wants our vets and doesn’t mind taking on lots of money.
I’m not sure if this is the draft where you would trade up for another top-10 pick but the Front Office knows more than I do
Brogdon + 14 to the Spurs for 8
RWill + 14 to the Grizz for 9
Simons + 14 to the Pistons for Ivey, Fournier, 5 and a future pick
Hopefully we take Buzelis and Knecht
I like the Pistons one the best… rotation would be Scoot, Sharpe, Camara, Grant, Ayton, Ivey, Knecht, Buzelis, RW/Walker/Reath
I don’t care if its a weak draft, id be stoked to have 2 top 10 picks. My personal hope is that we end up with a Knecht and Williams. Clingan and one of those guys would be cool too.
Rob Williams fits into the Adams TPE that Memphis has.
Rob + 14 for 9?
Or if Portland wants to shed a ton of salary. It could be Grant/Rob/34 for Clark/Kennard/9
Which would give us 3 lottery picks.
Someone that will be good in 2 years. That way we keep our eyes on Flagg next year and have a good piece for the future – I’m thinking Knecth for the spacing and maybe Holland for the upside or Clingan to take Ayton’s place when the contract is up
This seemed confusing but I tried to reason it out:
1st rounders in future drafts seem to have gone up in price under the new cba. Doubt Josh Hart would get us a 1st rounder in a future draft now.
Cronin has probably tested the waters on his players market value and is probably not getting adequate future, lightly protected, 1st rounders for our players.
Thus this might be the only 1st round in a long while that is going to be liquid like this and that’s why we are making moves.
Yes please. Do not trade up from 7. We will get someone good at 7 like Salaun or Matas.
But I am super down to package our 2nd rounders with 14 and see how high up we can get.
In case anyone is wondering, KOC starts discussing this at roughly the 12 minute mark in the pod
All of these proposals about 14+Brogden for a higher pick are nonsense, especially if the team is sending no salary back.
Far more likely is using one or two of the second round picks to move up.
I’d rather keep Brogden until the trade deadline and sell to the highest bidder then.
One of Buzelis/Salaun/Holland + Knecht and we’re cooking
There are rumors that Hawks like Clingan. Wish we can do a trade with them for Sarr.
Stop listening to the ringer!
Why waste assets to trade up in an incredibly weak draft?
If any attempts to move up require future draft picks, it’s a terrible idea.
I just want to say (and not even really endorsing this as a good idea) that I floated this possibility on here on lottery night post-results and some a-hole called me a “galaxy brain”. Tough crowd here sometimes.
Even though its a weak draft this is probably our best option considering we have too many players for our roster spots and cap and would have to cut a lot of guys otherwise
if schmitz and cronin are convinced of someone in this draft i’m all for it. i think i’d rather try to get a 25 first but no potential lottery team wants to give those up
It could be 14 and seconds to move up a bit if they don’t want to draft 4 guys?
I don’t buy it!
The suggested trade they make of Ant, #7 and #14 for Houston’s #3 is insane. The fact that they bring it up nonchalantly is shocking. Maybe in next year’s draft a trade such as this makes sense, from our perspective, but not this one.
Not sure where the “Portland is trying to secure two top-10 picks” part came from. In the podcast they talk about Portland packaging 7+14 to move up, nothing about wanting two top-10 picks.
KoC threw out Simons+7+14 to Houston for #3 as an example. Pretty horrendous lol
Sidery throws a bunch of shit against the wall hoping for something to stick. I really wouldn’t pay much attention to aggregate click-baiters like that.
This makes sense to me as there is a massive drop off from 10 to 11. We’ll get 2 very useful potentially foundational pieces if we can get up 4 spots. I think Timelord +14 for 9 makes so much sense for both teams, especially if we take Clingan at 7. Clingan + Williams/Holland/Risacher/Castle or Buzelis is a big step forward for the rebuild. Just nabbing a screener like Clingan is huge..
No pun intended.
At least it’s not Neal Olshey running the team. He’d trade both picks for Zach Collins and ruin the entire franchise.
San Antonio for Brogden and Robert Williams
Risacher as a safe 3&D guy + Ignite guys or Salaun as an upside swing?
I only want to move up for Risacher. Aside from him I don’t see anybody worth it.
Clingan and Salaun are the targets
Trade up in bad draft to get role players? Ok. I guess. This is gonna be a bad draft. But hey I’m sure the front office knows what they are doing
The 3 v 3 with Edey, Holland, etc., was yesterday right? I wonder if the front office found a player they really want.