It’s pretty obvious on this sub (and probably every sub of teams are that are doing badly) that there’s a huge disparity of views around tanking. I thought it might be worth starting a thread to debate that here. I’ll put my own point of view out there first. I totally understand the appeal of building through the draft. For a team like Portland, it probably represents the best chance of unearthing a superstar. There’s also something very satisfying about rooting for the guy your team drafted (e.g. Dame). However, drafting is such an imprecise science and the idea of deliberately tanking is c ..read more

1) Scoot wins Most Improved Player next season. 2) Lottery gods favor us and we end up with Sarr who proceeds to win ROY. 3) Chauncey gets possessed by the ghost of Red Auerbach. 4) We have a healthy squad and do not tank. 5) Scoot x Shaedon duo makes an impactful playoff push. submitted by /u/jackalope503 [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

Turns out the league (us) should value players drafted by the heat more. Crazy. A 6-6 scoring wing with vet moves and a shooting passing big that could play next to ayton would look awwwwfully nice rn. submitted by /u/kid_kai [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

Several former blazers are contributing in the playoffs right now. Nearly a starting lineup of Dame, CJ, Nance, and Nurk. For years Olshey would make a fringe move to try to get a piece that would fit with our backcourt. With Derrick Jones Jr and Nance contributing as they are, you can see what Neil was hoping for. For whatever reason, it just never worked out in Portland. I'd toss Josh Hart in that group too, but he was after N.O. seems like they're all playing better now than they did for the Blazers. submitted by /u/Reasonable-Put6503 [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

Fun little stat for the offseason. He finished well behind all of them in actual assists, which can't be too surprising considering the shooting that he was playing with. But great to see him right at the top with the premier playmakers in the game. Right behind Scoot was Harden, Lebron, Dame, and Haliburton. Potential assists Doncic: 17.5 Jokic: 15.9 Young: 15.7 Henderson: 15.6 submitted by /u/Classics22 [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

Assuming nobody misses a significant amount of games, will this team be too good for bottom 3 and miss out on potentially drafting Cooper Flagg? Will they need to trade players to make it happen? submitted by /u/hurryupandbuyy [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

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Both have different strengths and weaknesses, both are polarizing. Who do you guys think is the better choice for a franchise center? Disclaimer: For the sake of discussion id like to omit age. As a rebuilding team, Ayton is a better choice just because hes younger but thats boring. Lets just compare them as players submitted by /u/Throwawaybob2225 [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

Damn. What could've been. submitted by /u/Smilechurch [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

Currently, in the Billups era, he's won a total of 81 games in 3 seasons. Assuming he's the head coach next year. Does the team win 19 games to give him 100 career wins as a head coach? submitted by /u/RoseGardenForever [visit reddit] [comments ..read more