The Future of the Portland Trailblazers

talking about them some more
#damianlillardtrade #scoothenderson #deandreayton

[@AFunkyDiabetic]

media day is next week twitter.com/FunkyDiabetic1

[@FourScore460]

The blazers are doing more for Scoot than they ever did for Dame

[@42tribes]

If only they had the opportunity to trade Roy, Aldridge or Oden.

[@thekrazyhatter5063]

It's called learning from their mistakes Also Anfernee Scoot Toumani Robert Williams III Ayton That's gonna be fun to watch

[@42tribes]

@thekrazyhatter5063 If Toumani starts over Sharpe, I'll bathe in saspirella.

[@thekrazyhatter5063]

@@42tribes oh my bad they got Sharpe too....yeah they making the 10th seed

[@Habeev07]

Ayton just toured the practice facitlity in POR and literally was saying how he felt like a rookie again. The change of scenery and perspective should benefit him well. Playing with 19,20, and 24 y/o star players should be relatable to him age-wise.

[@qwertyqwertyqwerty4324]

Not too relatable as majority of his career he’s played with Chris Paul an aging hall of famer making finals runs, vets like DBook and just generally not so young guys like mikal cam Johnson crowder etc

[@matthewlatham-black]

Sounds promising, also if he’s given a leadership role, it might be a good source for motivation for developing.

[@duffal0]

As a Thunder fan, this Blazers team reminds me of us 2-3 years ago. They look super fun and will probably be my 2nd most watched team.

[@KinkoFlix]

This 👏

[@ImMeE19]

Bro loves his mid

[@harissahab2743]

Blazers have a nice young squad, I'm curious to see where Jrue lands and what they get for him.

[@GandalfTheStraight]

He’s going to Boston

[@Juiced_Lemons]

I think Heat (funny enough),Celtics,Lakers(possibly)Clippers

[@imhotepnixon]

Hear me out.. I think the Grizzlies would be a great fit low key depending on how you feel about Smart off the bench and Bane at the 3

[@GandalfTheStraight]

@@imhotepnixon but Smart and Jrue have the same skillset

[@austindaugherty7841]

@@GandalfTheStraight but jrue a better shooter and playmaker tho?

[@OJTheBLAK]

Scoot, Simons, Shadeon, Kris Murray is a solid young core for Portland. Ayton fits the timeline somewhat and depending what they get for Jrue, Portland’s set for the future. I can see them in the playoff picture by 2026

[@markenscastelly]

2028

[@adamk3306]

Likely earlier

[@mattblacke882]

Ayton is only a year older than Simons, so if Ayton somewhat fits the timeline, then it's the same for Simons

[@part6133]

Edit spell Shaedon is correct

[@OJTheBLAK]

@@part6133 Ok Vocab police 😂

[@vvskev]

A Team with a free Deandre, Rookie Scoot, Jerami with Anfernee at the point with a potential 5th really good player (worth Jrue Holiday) sounds like playoff level basketball (To Me)

[@vvskev]

This team defensively is more impressive than Brooklyn to me

[@stretchpunchbeef8982]

I think Scoot struggles early with efficiency but finishes strong and the Blazers make a play in push but fall just short

[@strugglin7525]

I think they'll end up trading Jerami Grant and Anfernee Simons bcuz they'll realize mid year Sharpe and Scoot are the building blocks, and Kris Murray is set at SF so they just need to find a good PF and start better next year

[@samn90834]

@@vvskevdefensively more impressive than Brooklyn? Simons is a horrible defender, Ayton is an average defensive center, we haven’t seen Scoot yet but rookie guards are very unlikely to be above average, Grant is a good wing defender and we don’t know the 5th starter yet? Brooklyn have a DPOY candidate 5 man in Claxton, elite wing defender in Mikal bridges, good wing defenders in DFS and Royce O’Neal and a healthy Ben Simmons is another DPOY candidate. They also signed Dennis Smith JR, who despite his offensive struggles at times looked unreal as a point of attack defender for Charlotte last year

[@CrazyxEnigma]

I'd be surprised if this team wins more than 35 games.

[@manuelr1079]

Man Imagine this lineup Scoot Jrue Tybulle Grant and Ayton nightmare defense

[@cvillalta]

Totally agree with all you said. In my eyes, the Blazers are now basically a little bit like Houston last year/couple years

[@treybidois3901]

As a blazers fan, I’m finally excited again

[@jbwanthony3177]

I'm excited for our future. And super happy for Dame man.. I'm glad we got a great package and Dame has a legit shot at a title. Great off-season to be a Blazer.

[@jeremyfernandez741]

😂😂😂😂

[@LakerTriangle]

​​@@jeremyfernandez741you laughing but this comment is 💯. Portland has a decent future with only OKC and Sac on the same time line.

[@BBallRambles]

The blazers have a very good young core, they just waited a year too long to do what they did

[@yondeefeedz]

Was it too long of a wait to blow it up, yeah most definitely. But blowing it up late got us shae and scoot so I’m happy

[@vicb5738]

Can't wait for Ayton gonna be my fave centre since Joel Przybilla

[@XUndergroundRap]

THE VANILLA GORILLLLAAAA

[@Bossanovawitcha]

Scoot and Ayton can be fun PnR can be fun

[@user-wu8sj3ee3d]

Ayton has the engine of an old 3-cylinder Geo Metro

[@rileymcphee9429]

I don't really understand how people are upset about this trade. Like, how much better could they have done? The names I've been hearing the last few months like Bench Simmons, Tyler Herro, OG Anunoby. Y'all really think those dudes are worth more than Jrue, Ayton, and some solid picks? Sit down.

[@alexescutia4805]

They were gonna get ayton either way in a lot of trades Phoenix just wanted some depth for him and desperately wanted to be apart of a 3 team trade

[@adamsmith9080]

people get mad at Ayton for buying in in Phoenix. he did what was asked of him, but they kept not trusting him, nor giving him the opportunity he wanted as a focal point of the offense

[@alberth1150]

💯 he showed what having him involved in the offense can be in the finals run. First round against the Pels. Suns wanted him to be Claxton while fans knew he has potential to be all star. How you expect someone to happy with every time someone new joins the team you fell down the depth chart. Ayton has his flaws like most players in the league. I’m excited to see how Billups will use him.

[@adamsmith9080]

@@alberth1150 FOR REAL! He showed up big against the Pelicans to keep them alive and then they deferred away from him. Never gave him that chance again too. I would be mad too!

[@alexescutia4805]

@@alberth1150he took as many shots as cp3 does he really excpect to take more shots than kd and booker?

[@glennvastine4118]

I love the future of the Blazers post Holiday and Grant. Two well-executed trades should put them in a perfect position for 2025 and beyond.

[@rosecityusa6120]

I agree with you ☝🏽🎯🏀%‼️ Go Blazers 🥀🤍🖤

[@lukebashian5591]

I mean let’s be real Ayton, Simmons, sharpe and scoot are an elite 4 young talents to build around + whatever you get for holiday, it’s a fantastic rebuild

[@mattwilliams7454]

Maybe they can package Grant with Holiday and do a full reset

[@marktrail8624]

They both have massive contracts, especially Grant.

[@adamk3306]

Portland and OKC will be so fun to watch. Anfernee is going to pop,off this season

[@jacobwood6913]

Can we get an update on this now 😂

[@Hoops_Fan]

Portland might flip Jrue for a first and then surprise us by trading Ayton down the line after he has recovered his value. They might have a better haul resulting from this trade years from now.

[@maxmeier532]

portland should sign Jrue on a generous 4 year deal, have him mentor the young guys. He has chops, has a chip. Every young team needs a vet. And he's a 6'6 established PG, above average defender, that's are rare breed right now. The save so much money on getting rid of Dame's contract, Ayton's contract is much less. They can afford to keep Jrue. And they can still trade him 2 years from now. That being said, I am pretty sure he's going to be traded to Miami in a sign and trade. Portland gets Lowry and Robinson/Hierro, and a pick.

[@ATF-]

I would bet on Ayton. He got potential to be one of them fr

[@ice8erg]

Hypothetical ass boy 😂

[@streettoughfighting]

Only way this season can get even more hyped is that if Jody/Vulcan sell the team to a competent owner, let’s go RipCity!!

[@Isaiah11823]

🔥

[@nflfan5938]

I think the blazers have a really nice team Jrue, Simmons, Grant, Scoot, Ayton, Sharpe, Little I think they got potential to be a solid team play in team 7-9 seed

[@billjones8950]

Imo with the addition of scoot and now letting anfernee Simons get more looks. As long as they trade jrue I believe the blazers improved their championship chances. Ayton is just icing on the cake. If I was them I’d try to package jrue and grant for a trade

[@mr.kwamid-86_43]

scoot solid!!!

[@4kilometers]

gna be fun to watch, 30 wins tops

[@GameBoi36]

Greg Oden's back lol

[@BBallRambles]

It’s funny how you state that statistically Ayton post ups aren’t effective. Then go on to talk about how you still like it. He’ll get plenty of post up’s for you to watch this year (as they win 20 games).

[@indamaking]

Ayton’s a smart player and for the team, you see with how he sacrificed his game in Phoenix for a few years, he should be a star, I believe by this season he’ll be in those talks

[@CrazyxEnigma]

He has the talent. It's about drive with him.

[@rosecityusa6120]

I EMPHATICALLY AGREE WITH YOU ☝🏽🎯🏀%‼️

[@argc]

Hes the 5th option after scoot simons sharpe and grant tho

[@papi-sauce]

if he was smart he would have used his size more and actually play like a center instead of a SF

[@ATF-]

@@argche’s definitely the 2nd option

[@deathofkauan]

Youre the diesel patches of basketball content

[@dannewth7149]

We have some future two way stars😊

[@andysauro1500]

Would like to see Portland trade Anfernee Simons and clear the slate for a Scoot-Shaedon backcourt. Two small guards have shown to never work. If they could flip Simons into someone like OG Anunoby that would be a great 5. Scoot-Shaedon-OG-Grant-Ayton.

[@SabrinaRoseLewis]

Simons will be the 6th man

[@Schmoopies]

I would love that tbh simons can score but fuck me am I tired of being outsized every game

[@cashmeoutside23]

don’t know what you’ve been watching but nothing shows me that ayton is a bad passer he’s a better passer than he’s supposed to be

[@LakerTriangle]

Scoot or Chet - RoTY

[@Ben-xr2tq]

The only thing that matters next season is shaden and scoots development.

[@atticus._]

maybe I’m just biased against small guard duos ala steph Poole, darius Donovan, it’s just not the ideal build for modern nba basketball, so I think the blazers will eventually need to pick a guard to build around, if scoot is who they say he is it should be him really, I’d like to see them trade anfernee for a more versatile player ideally a wing, og, or maybe a guy we don’t know about yet who fits the timeline, for now they should be really fun and shouldn’t rush the process, the offense is gonna be nuts

[@CrazyxEnigma]

You aren't biased, there's never been a championship team built around two small guards.

[@atticus._]

@@CrazyxEnigma idk how many minutes steph and Poole played alongside each other in the playoffs but that’s steph he’s a anomaly, they also had poole off the bench, which is a pretty bad allocation of 30ms or whatever they paid him

[@BenEnlet29]

If i was portland i wouod be pooking to trade Jrue and/or simons to free up the back court for scoot and shaedon

[@henrythomas9174]

I don’t understand why people are already writing off the young Blazers upside… the rebuild quite literally hasn’t even played a single minute in the NBA yet… this team has at least a year or two of bottoming out and acquiring one or two top 5 draft picks who should be wings or forwards Jerami Grant and Brogdon could both be very easily flipped to a contender at the deadline for another unprotected first each adding the already growing bundle of picks the Blazers possess… The Bucks are very old and their first and those swaps could prove to be incredibly valuable once Scoot and Shaedon start to enter their prime and the team begins to compete for playoff seeding

[@nate666]

Blazers historically just find ways to make the playoffs most of the time. They probably will just be back in next season that's what they do 😄

[@joesmoke27]

Can you do a suns video post trade?

[@slime1500_2]

They did what was best for the team that’s all that matters and it’s not ober

[@lolski3656]

do they start simons and scoot together?

[@solidsnake6405]

Portland did very well for themselves.. seems all 3 teams walked away a winner..

[@rileymcphee9429]

It'd be hilarious if Portland is calling Miami now to trade Jrue 🤣🤣🤣

[@maxmeier532]

Jrue has 1 year left on his contract so it's pretty much his own call, where he wants to go. Because if he doesnt agree to a sign and trade (which he will only do if he likes the offer both in term of money and destination), he'll just go do whatever for 1 year and then get a final big contract when he's 34 (and still one of the best 5 PG in the league). And I very much believe that Jrue will seriously consider to go to Miami. Professional organisation, good coach, aspirational young team with Jimmy and they are in desperate need of a good and versatile PG. At 6'6, considering he's a PG, he even adds size to an small team. Miami will keep Jimmy and Bam.

[@rileymcphee9429]

@maxmeier532 I agree with everything you just said, I just think it'd be funny if (after everything that happened with Dame) Portland called them up with a big grin on their faces asking what they want for Jrue. Regardless, I think Portland could get a lot of young talented players and/or more draft capital for him. I don't think they'll keep him even though he'd bring a lot to the culture imo.

[@alexescutia4805]

@@rileymcphee9429Portland cared more about being petty

[@SabrinaRoseLewis]

Shaedon sharpe should be the thumbnail

[@jalenjohnson0339]

As a Rockets fan love the direction Portland is heading it took them a few years but they finally decided to trade Dame. They got there franchise player in Scoot who going to be pretty damn good they got a high flyer in Shaedon Sharp who could be a star in the years to come and you got a nice guard in Simmons. You pair them mainly Scoot with Ayton who can screen and score from the paint and perimeter and they gotten a lot of assets from the trade. They aren’t going to be good but in the next three years wouldn’t be shock if they be playoff contenders and them and my rockets are going to have a lot of battles in the western conference the future is bright in Portland

[@SabrinaRoseLewis]

Shaedon sharpe is thier franchise player

[@jalenjohnson0339]

@@SabrinaRoseLewis Ah I disagree Scoot has the talent to be the legit number one option on this team no offense to Sharpe but Scoot has the higher upside

[@SabrinaRoseLewis]

@@jalenjohnson0339 even if scoot turns out to be the better PLAYER there's NO WAY IN HELL he's going to be a better SCORER than sharpe Sorry but sharpe is easily their #1 option going forward

[@jalenjohnson0339]

@@SabrinaRoseLewis Agree to disagree man I think Scoot just have all the tools to be the guy from the Blazers he really reminds me of prime D-Rose with better passing. Now that Dame is gone wouldn’t be shock me if Scoot is second in the race

[@SabrinaRoseLewis]

@@jalenjohnson0339 second in what race?

[@reyneyplays_mg3056]

I think ant should come off the bench bc of his defense starters should be scoot, sharpe, grant, thybill, and ayton. Good defensive lineup if sharpe&scoot can capitalize. Ant can be a spark off the bench. But trailblazers always do something funky will probably try to play small ball knowing them lmao

[@kellemboyz8360]

Dominayton finna ball

[@hezcobar]

More fun than the pacers? Idk thats a tough sell

[@adamwestvii9310]

Very hyped for the Pacers but shaedon swings it for me, that boy is insane to watch

[@hezcobar]

Imma have to watch, sounds really good though@@adamwestvii9310

[@probablyyourdad]

​​@@adamwestvii9310Benedict over sharpe

[@keithk8275]

Magic was a rookie too.

[@yamandenizocak2186]

Last year they said this team was a playoff team and they went 33-49. Now I hear some casuals saying they're playoff team in this stacked west where 12 teams are going for the playoffs so they might stfu as well.

[@rianshaulis1503]

If I was the Blazers I would trade Jrue for Kuminga and picks

[@maxmeier532]

I dont understand why the dubs are supposed to trade for Jrue. they have the best point guard in the league. Is there something I dont know? Is Steph injured? You dont give up the teams future to have an overqualified substitute point guard. Jrue would be wasted on a warriors team when Steph plays.

[@rianshaulis1503]

@@maxmeier532 they’ve expressed interest in Jrue that’s why I said that and if the Blazers are looking for a forward to add to their timeline I would said Kuminga fits that

[@alexanderdevell7538]

Hello

[@vvskev]

The Portoand Trailblazers will make it to the second round of the Playoffs. Save This.

[@Sqeaky6969]

Are they gonna be buying tickets?

[@ztlabraptor211]

Delusional

[@maxmeier532]

the fact that would be considered a success, tells us all we need to know.

[@CrazyxEnigma]

Blazers fans better hope this FO does a better job building around Scoot and Sharpe than they did Dame.

[@ztlabraptor211]

They already have. When they drafted dame they had a good team that left all at once so they could never build via the draft. This current blazers team already has a young core

[@alexescutia4805]

@@ztlabraptor211terribly low standards

[@ztlabraptor211]

@@alexescutia4805 how

[@alexescutia4805]

@@ztlabraptor211 this core already being considered as way more than they ever got dame

[@ztlabraptor211]

@@alexescutia4805 in terms of their current play? No. But this team projects to be excellent all around in the future. They’ve built a young core bursting with potential they just need to develop. Dame didn’t have that because Portland never bottomed out

[@osubeavers503]

A ton of 'ifs". The starting 5 could be fun to watch, the bench is non-existent.

[@maxmeier532]

I dont care how wrong you may have been applied by the coach, but the way Ayton conducted himself tells me, he doesnt have what it takes to be great. He's doing his job and that's it. Quite an expensive player to have a work ethic like he works at the DMV.

[@juicejuice5013]

He just want to be a star player of a Team since he was drafted number 1 obviously in Phoenix he couldn’t be now he got a chance to prove himself

[@Natejdub]

Funky that ain’t even Portlands current logo in the thumbnail 😂

[@irocklalot]

Which one is?

[@kellemboyz8360]

DA

[@kaiwistoski9858]

the only players we should even talk about posting up is Embiid and Jokic, Ayton is an elite roller and will never be an elite post player and also probably shouldn’t try to be one

[@injintu]

The Blazers won't be close to being any kind of contender for many years to come. They got lucky with a player like Lillard, and now they are forced to trade him just to be left with a guy like Ayton, a weak minded player who's only gift at the moment is youth.

[@SabrinaRoseLewis]

Simons will be the 6th man Honestly Pg scoot 2g sharpe Sf ?? Pf grant C ayton Super sixth man simons Is a VERY VEEEERY talented group going forward Its all about how quick these young guys can become good defenders as far as when theyl start to be competitive

[@wumpl2613]

more likely is sharpe runs the 3

[@SabrinaRoseLewis]

@@wumpl2613 they're not going to have a starting lineup of two 6 ft 2 guards and a 6 4 wing lol

[@wumpl2613]

@SabrinaRoseLewis it's a practically tanking team with 3 young gaurds and one that plays secondary as a wing, it's not that unlikely

[@SabrinaRoseLewis]

@@wumpl2613 it's VERY unlikely Nevermind there's no need to have Simons in the starting lineup they already have sharpe Henderson and grant as scorers

[@only41purpose66]

Simons will absolutely start. Sharpe off bench. Stop reading media nonsese from the East coast HL watchers.

[@ImMeE19]

Remake this video

[@TiagosFitness]

Call me crazy but I think Portland is going to be in the playoffs this year if not really close to that

[@Natejdub]

Blazers fan here, you’re crazy lol

[@adamwestvii9310]

Like the optimism but the West is stacked, think we're gonna be competitive most nights though

[@fourvetperrie457]

Rofl yea for sure yea right

[@cissem4025]

they won't but they have a young exciting team with some special athletes

[@TiagosFitness]

I just think they have a really good starting five and they have a great point guard regardless coming off the bench if holiday decides to stay or if they get assets back I just think they’re gonna be a good team a lot of scoring and they got defending

[@culo9999]

Am I the weirdo that actually really likes the idea of a Portland keeping Jrue for this season to mentor Scoot. Let scoot come off the bench as the sixth man instead. Worked very well for Mathurin and Herro, not that they are the same style of player as Scoot.

[@marktrail8624]

Yeah, unless Portland can land a good rugged PF, i want Holiday in rip city for his veteran savvy for Scoot and Sharp.

[@Alilmis0]

imo blazers dont have a single future superstar on their team. What 6'2 gaurd that cant shoot from 3 consistently lead their team to the finals? simons cant play d. Sharpe has no handles and is small as a sf. Ayton hopefully can turn around his career like wiggins but hes still a bad defender with limited offensive upside.

[@marktrail8624]

Sharpe's primary position is shoting guard. Rarely plays SF

[@benjaminarroyo3813]

third

[@kaiwistoski9858]

why are we assuming Holliday gets traded

[@charlesjohnson536]

SCOOT HENDERSON .. ANFERNEE SIMONS .. SHAEDON SHARPE .. DEANDRE AYTON IS A NICE YOUNG CORE TO BUILD WITH FOR THE FUTURE .. THE PORTLAND TRAILBLAZERS CAN BE NBA 🏀 CHAMPIONSHIP 🏆 CONTENDER IN 2-3 YEARS 👀 ..

[@playoffp2738]

Lay off the meth

[@fourvetperrie457]

Nottt

[@CrazyxEnigma]

No. I doubt this group develops faster than the Thunder and they still haven't made the playoffs with their current core.

[@reidb6327]

Cap

[@apexroots]

Da is super soft, zero killer instinct.. he will be a disappointment for blazers fan

[@ATF-]

Cap

[@grimmy8522]

First

[@SabrinaRoseLewis]

Sharpe is without question going to be the blazers #1 scoring option dude Why does it always take you so long to figure teams/players out? You constantly make these videos predicting how teams will develop or players will develop and all they do is show how little you know about the details of teams around the league

[@simp4makima966]

More like the failblazers

[@Shneezal]

Bro think he Chris Smoove

[@brucedavis6244]

So we traded Dame time for crappy draft picks and Ayton A's blazers fan we're not winning anything until team sold because Joe Cronin is garbage GM and Jody Allan did not want spend she want to run Blazers like Seahawks and they Made playoffs then lost terribly This front office is cheap

[@Tampa81333]

I'll take Jeru over Dame

[@Shneezal]

jeru?

[@Natejdub]

Put down the pipe

[@CrazyxEnigma]

Who's Jeru?

[@maxmeier532]

But what, if you could have both? Jeru the Dameger?

[@Shneezal]

Dameger is the GOAT@@maxmeier532

[@parzival5282]

Deandre Ayton is a big L for Blazers

[@fourvetperrie457]

Yes sir dude is horrible for his hype and attitude garbage player

[@IDK_0402]

nah you tripping

[@anthonycc44]

Ayton is soft and quit on his team.

[@FacialFischl]

Please replace Chauncey as our new head coach. You are better than him

[@rosecityusa6120]

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