Could the Trail Blazers Trade Up in the NBA Draft to Land Donovan Clingan?

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@danielschomburg2140 8 ай бұрын

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@elischonbrod4563 8 ай бұрын

Yeah, I just can’t get onboard with Clingan. At best, he plays the backup minutes to Ayton? We don’t need backups. We need high upside swing for the fences moves.

@ScoobyDoobyDoo4444 8 ай бұрын

Blazers really need to get the next two drafts right. I have my favorites for this June but I have no idea if im right or not. Blazers don't have that luxury. They need to nail it even if the picks take 2-3 years to develop. Not sure if it makes sense to move up to get Clingan...I'd probably try to get Risacher if Blazers are wanting to move up...but I may be wrong. Holland and Salaun seem to be promising high-motor players. I have concerns over Williams motor. Clingan, Topic and others might be good players but I'm not sure either makes a ton of sense unless you ship out existing players.

@rjejames28 8 ай бұрын

Holland looks intriguing to me

@RonnieLeeDuck 8 ай бұрын

I don't think Clingan would be a bad pick. But they lost me at the words "trade up". Chomche is a big guy I think the Blazers should get. They can probably trade down for him.

@charlesdoyle7600 8 ай бұрын

Blazer better served moving back and drafting Edey.

@MojoMan007 8 ай бұрын

Perhaps the Blazers are looking down the road to playoffs possibilities of meeting up with Chet and OKC or Wemby and the Spurs, not to mention the Bucks, Twolves, Jokic, et al. Someone at least 7 feet tall must guard these dudes for any decent defensive efficiency in the paint. The L-T status of the present centers can't be banked on. Moreover, when you're fielding the league's worst defense, what have you got to lose? How many chances will you get to draft a real 7-footer if you don't do it now? #7, #3, whatever it takes. I'm in!

@greglyon1402 8 ай бұрын

Teams will need Clingan or Edey to matchup with Wemby. He will donate the league for the next two decades.

@Eee-I-Eee-I-Oh 8 ай бұрын

We need high motor and upside with a personality that fits our locker room

@DT77-gx6jo 8 ай бұрын

Donovan Clingan is Joel przybilla

@AaronLawson-fv7yd 7 ай бұрын

I like this pick for blazers

@ccthree329 8 ай бұрын

Not only No but Hell No. If Edey is availabke he is 7'4 with a soft touch and can play D by simply standing there, Clingon is a wasted pick.

@LockedOnBlazers 8 ай бұрын

Haha I would say the no. 1 concern with Edey is that he may in fact be limited to playing defense by “simply standing there”

@ccthree329 8 ай бұрын

@@LockedOnBlazers Yep but Edey playing D by standing there is better than Klingon trying to move around in the long run, not to mention Edey can rebound and score by simply standing there. Imagine if he works on moving around some.

@ccthree329 8 ай бұрын

@jonathanevers8019 Ha, The big Taco has no shooting touch or passing skills however compared with Edey who is in great condidtion. If Edey was a lousy shooter I'd agree with you to a point. Dude is 7'4 in a weak draft and was college player of the year not to mention the tons of rebounds available in a 3 happy league both on offense and defensively. Just imagine at times playing alongside Ayton, 3 guys heaving up 3's and all the first 2nd and even 3rd chances till one goes in. Plus Edey is a good foul shooter.

@ccthree329 8 ай бұрын

@jonathanevers8019 Well if you wanna do that then imagine Jerami Grant playing iso ball while Clingan just kinda watches and the announcers talk about his never ending "potential"

@talltim9579 8 ай бұрын

You need bigs with speed and agility in today's NBA. I'm not seeing that with Clingon. He looks like a guy that will get in trouble on switches and wont be able to get out of the paint to free up our drivers. If they bring him in, then maybe they see something I'm not seeing. This week we should get a good idea who they want to get.

@jamesdonaldson7396 8 ай бұрын

Portland will have to take Williams at 7 if they want him. He'll be gone before 14. I wouldn't mind seeing them consolidating their second-round picks for another first, if possible, and going after Deron Holmes.

@X-NiNjAGhoStx 8 ай бұрын

We need a better bench

@123Redinger 8 ай бұрын

I’d move up to 3 for a Buzelis and get Edey at 14 for a good backup role player

@greglyon1402 8 ай бұрын

Blazers would have to give up 14 to move up into the top three.

@friskyfixedit 8 ай бұрын

How you going to move up to 3 without giving 14 😂

@123Redinger 8 ай бұрын

@@friskyfixedit giving up 7 & 14 would be dumb then

@rileymcphee9429 8 ай бұрын

I think we're better off trading for Spur's 8 than Rocket's 3. I could imagine Spurs taking 14, 34 & 40 for 8 or 4. And that would be a lot better for us than giving 7 and 14 just for 3.

@friskyfixedit 7 ай бұрын

@@rileymcphee9429 why would the spurs do that? 14 and junk for 8

@livingthefight3539 8 ай бұрын

Hopefully this is just talk. Trading up for cling is a bad idea. Even taking him at 7 is an iffy move. I’m hoping this is a move to get the trade vibes going. Clingan got abused by Edey. Some say he’s Rudy Gobert. Rudy Gobert got sauced in the playoffs.

@TheDon1966 8 ай бұрын

I would give Washington all 4 of our picks to get the 2nd pick.

@LockedOnBlazers 8 ай бұрын

This is bold

@TheDon1966 8 ай бұрын

@@LockedOnBlazers you have said it yourself. There is maybe 2-3 impact guys in this draft. Get me one of them or trade out of the draft.

@AdamPFarnsworth 8 ай бұрын

@@TheDon1966 2-3 impact guys doesn't mean picks 1-3 are *the* impact players. Probably 1 of the top 5, then a couple from 6-15 will pop

@greglyon1402 8 ай бұрын

The 2nd round picks are total crap shoots. Might as well.

@greglyon1402 7 ай бұрын

Sorry, #1 for all of the Blazers picks is not going to cut it. Second round picks are crap shoots. Last year #7 was Coulibaly and #14 was Hawkins. Would you trade Scoot for those two? Not me. Best hope is to trade #7 and #14 for #3.

@doublee3886 8 ай бұрын

You said it, Mike. Edey is special. Is Clingan? His health is a concern. Eday will make every team that passes him by regret it. Will Clingan? These are all good questions. I have Edey rated higher.

@LockedOnBlazers 8 ай бұрын

Yeah I’d lean Clingan over Edey but I’m not truly excited about either of them. They’re tall though!

@doublee3886 8 ай бұрын

@LockedOnBlazers "They're tall though!" LOL. Actually, Saar is a better fit given how Scoot and Shae are downhill. Also, he's rangy and matches up better against Wemby than either Clingan or Edey.

@bryanjacobsen5005 8 ай бұрын

@doublee3886 You can't trade up to get Sarr though, so that speculation is irrelevant.

@doublee3886 8 ай бұрын

@bryanjacobsen5005 Maybe, but as a fan, I expect Joe Cronin and rest of the Blazer GM staff to try.

@greglyon1402 8 ай бұрын

I do too. Totally dominated Clingan in the NCAA finals.

@larryloveday2845 7 ай бұрын

Salaun at 7 , and Ware at 14 , please .

@greglyon1402 7 ай бұрын

Not bad. But you hope one of them pans out.

@Eee-I-Eee-I-Oh 8 ай бұрын

The Colorado connection. HC and GM =CU alumni

@LockedOnBlazers 8 ай бұрын

Joe Cronin did not go to CU. But he is from Colorado ...

@rileymcphee9429 8 ай бұрын

Forget the Rockets, I'm more interested in trading with the Spurs. I'd much rather have 4/8 & 7 than 3, 34, & 40.

@greglyon1402 7 ай бұрын

??? What are you giving up for #4 or #8? The 14th pick? Not how it works. Got to give up something to get something.

@rileymcphee9429 7 ай бұрын

@@greglyon1402 the most realistic trade we could make is probably 8 for 14, 34 & 40. Unless Spurs really want a player we have, which I doubt.

@CarloBarlo69 8 ай бұрын

Regardless, I’m not trading up or using #7 on a back to the basket non shooting big man. That’s just not where today’s NBA is headed.

@daimos6686 8 ай бұрын

You just keep on repeating without getting to the conclusion, the point is no one knows what this players would become

@fuzzybunnyluv 8 ай бұрын

E.S.P.............N

@greglyon1402 8 ай бұрын

Best option is to draft best player at 7 and Edey at 14. Or trade the picks to move up into top three. Trading 7 & 14 for #3 is like trading Coulibaly and Hawkins for Scoot Henderson last year. Seems like a no brainer. Neither Coulibaly nor Hawkins did much last season and Scoot flashed his potential. Of course pick #2 was Miller and #1 was Wemby. This year, you don't have the quality as last year. I see Sarr, Risacher, Clingan, Topic as quality picks. So if the Blazers want quality, they are going to have to trade up. Sarr is going to cost #7 & #14 plus another first. Risacher is going to cost #7 #14 and a second. Rockets would probably take #7 and #14 and throw in their second round pick #44. Not bad to get a top three pick and have two hit or miss picks in the second round.