The vid I wanted for! I am very high on Portland - I love Scoot and think he can be a star, Sharpe I think can develop into a great scorer (Zach Lavine type), and Avdija is a do-it-all forward (looks like a Derrick white but SF, he is still young and growing). I think Simons should become a sixth man that gets starter level minutes, and Grant and Aston should be traded… I think they are closer to contention then people think. Scoot had a rough rookie season but he picked it up closing the year. This can change how people think about them… I know I wrote a lot but my bottom line is I believe that they should build around Scoot at PG, Sharpe at SG, Deni at the SF, find a PF, Clingan at C, and Simons as a sixth man that can play next to Scoot, next to Sharpe, next to both or alone
@@LiamEdelshtein Yeah obviously a long way to go but they do have some good bones on this team! We just need to find a way to put them in a healthy position for growth now.
@@_AVC_I totally agree, and I think it isn’t that far away. I believe they are 2 moves away from being in a good developing talent position. 1. Is a must - trade Grant. 2. Trade one of the centers - Ayton or Robert Williams. Trading Grant means more on ball reps for the young players (Scoot Sharpe Avdija Simons) and trading a center means Clingan can get all the backup Center minutes (and actually develop)
@@LiamEdelshtein That makes total sense to me! Find some shooters in those trades to put around those guys and you have at least an on court environment that is good for them.
@@MikeJones-js5bt I don’t think we can make that kind of assessment just yet 😅. I think both are incredibly talented and should get a better chance to develop though.
I think there's fantasy value in POR this year, primarily for deeper leagues. All 5 projected starters last longer in fantasy drafts than they should, but it's the early rotation players that really have my interest. I'm paying particular attention to Banton, Clingan, and Camara.
@@matthewmcclure3181 Oh that’s so interesting. I personally don’t know much about fantasy basketball, but what you’re saying makes statistical sense to me!
Hi, Grant fan here. I have a suggestion; as you said, a lot of the video is about the rotation / depth chart. So, why not first briefly show the depth chart, simply, like this: 5 man starting unit. 5 man second unit, show rest of team, by position, under the guys in the starting and second unit. Now, when you start talking about the goal of "balancing the roster", everyone will be right with you. Keep up the good work.
@@_AVC_ Start with it, and go back to it, as needed, to keep everyone up to what you are talking about. (as, like you said, your presentation is basically about the rotation / depth chart.)
Great work again... liking these preview vids! I'm not sure what to make of this team - so much to like and dislike. If they could somehow move Ayton, then a potential Williams/Clingan split at the centre spot would be intriguing. If Rob Williams stays healthy (that's a big if!!!), that could be one of the best-value contracts.
@@Channel45-wn9of You are so tight about Rob Will. Moving Ayton is obviously tough but I don’t think it’s impossible. There is just so much work to be done on this team unfortunately.
Ayton is one of the best pick and roll centers in the league. He can pop and a lob threat. CP3 and Ayton were elite in Phoenix. Scoot is the problem he needs to learn how to use screens.
@@MrJjreid Scoot was one of the most successful PGs we saw in terms of pick and roll efficiency last year… I like the skillset of Ayton a lot, I just don’t like his shot selection. If you go to like positive residuals website you can see a heat map of where he operates. He makes the shots but it’s not a pretty shot chart 😅
Its honestly crazy after seeing the deep dive on this team how it doesn’t make any sense. Clingan needs to see the court but there is such a log jam. Definitely need to make some moves but Ayton might be hard to move
@@jackswanson8236 Yeah it’s a really weird position. That’s why I get annoyed with this franchise a bit in the video. Because how is anyone supposed to succeed in this position?
Starting rotation will be Ant at PG, Shaedon at SG, Deni, Grant and Ayton. Scoot off the bench. Need to move Ant. Ant and Scoot do not play well together. Will need to keep Ayton till at least the trade deadline to get Clingin ready. They will show that Timelord is healthy and then move him. Grant is hurting the development of others such as Camara. So, Grant and Thybulle will need to be moved. Collecting more assets and developing the younger nucleus. Cronin is pragmatic but will get there eventually. I like that he isn't just dumping people for nothing. He did well on the Dame trade. Thoughts? Terry
@@EasyRidingWithUncleDoc Well said lol, they always do. Win a couple games, team looks promising, got a glaring hole, and all the sudden you say “Well those Ayton elbow jumpers do fall pretty frequently…”
@@_generation_youth_x28 Yeah it’s a whole bunch of question marks haha, it’s nice to have a few of those but now you have to play a really complicated game 😅.
In the video u were not sure where the blazers 2029 pick. The Washington Wizards have it via Deni Avdija trade. To fix the blazers roster issue i think they waive graham since i believe hes the only non guaranteed contract and is pushing 30 yrs of age. You wondered why anfernee simons hasnt been traded and thought perhaps he wants to be in portland but well i remember anfernee said a few months ago "We don't want to have another year like this. My sixth year is done now, going into year seven, I want to have the opportunity to win." So to me it sounds like he probably wants out soon But yeah i dont think anyones shocked at the blazers being last in the west. I think moving simons makes sense however when i was looking at teams that could make sense it was hard to come up with any. I mean theres orlando but they just signed kcp and they got suggs so i mean unless someones willing to come off bench. Theres detroit but im not sure ivey, scoot, and shaedon makes sense. Jerami grant would make a ton of sense to be moved at deadline as a lengthy forward many teams would want. Robert williams im afraid his health probably scares teams away. I would probably drop robert williams mins to like 13 and play clingan 14. Display robert a little and not put so much on his body but also u just gotta play clingan. Ik u typically want to make younger guys earn mins however he should be ur big for the future and williams honestly could probably get bought out if he cant stay on the court so u should preserve him in the hopes of getting something. Im curious your thoughts on this random trade idea that took me basically 2 seconds to think of like the concept Bulls receive: ayton, thybulle Blazers receive: vucevic, lonzo, duarte, their own 2025 first round pick back (lottery protected from 2025-28 or else becomes a 2nd). Blazers can buy out lonzo or he can be backup and vet and like robert williams he could play limited mins.
@@M8trix6363 My man always coming through with the details! Let’s gooo! To address your trade at the end there, I actually really really like that. Chicago feels like the right place to let Ayton play out this deal and I think a good pairing with Giddey. Obviously helps Portland clear up their logjam as well. Nice work!!
@@coltondodd3086 I would feel pretty confident saying playing those two together doesn’t work out well. I have no clue how many games he’ll play, I hope it’s a little though! Love his game.
Yup, the franchise has been cursed since Bill Walton’s feet crumbled under him. This is gonna be a key year, as a Blazer fan I hope we see some stars emerge. Having Ayton start with Clingan as his backup seems fine, but I’m hoping we can flip Rob Will early.
@@kneelpdx1 Yeah it feels like a Rob Will trade is the easiest and most needed early on. Totally agree with you there. Then yeah slowly but surely you can start to at least focus in on the rest of the young talent.
Great breakdown. Do you really think there's a narket for Ayton. Hi's a nothing but a cone in defence ( not willing to make any effort), work ethics below 0. I'd trade him for Ben Simmons to get his expiring contract. Simons: what anout Detroit? Simons for Hardaway and pick/s. Or maybe for Hardaway and Thompson/ Ivey. Looks like win win
@@arkadypolonsky2355 It’s not a big market but there are certainly some desperate teams. Funny enough Ayton’s defense wasn’t bad this year, he came in at a 114, and that is with low effort haha. Cuz yeah he should be way better. I’ve seen the Detroit idea quite a bit actually. I don’t mind it at all. I doubt they move Ausar and I don’t know what Ivey does in Portland but I think there could be something there.
@@_AVC_ If i were Cronin, i would prefer getting Hardaway and picks. Ykung players could be offered by Detroit instead of picks. Dedperate team for Ayton? Maybe Hornets. For Grant Williams, Cody Martin. But as you see i'm not fond of this "max contract player")
@@arkadypolonsky2355 Haha yeah I personally don’t like despise Ayton by any means, but I were running this team I wouldn’t want him there. He just isn’t going to help me get anywhere long term with my young core, dude is quite literally in the way haha.
@@_AVC_ Well, checked once again his stats. His best netrating was in his last rookey contract year- about +9. Then he got his max or almost max extension his netrating has crashed down to 0- he still played for the Suns. After the trade the netrating falles down once again to - 8. Looks like he stopped putting any effkrt after gettng the contract. And that looks as an integral part of his nature. If it's true, and despite the fact he could be a very good player i prefer signing Jokic's horse)) over him
@@arkadypolonsky2355 Interestingly enough he has an okay defensive rating and some solid offensive numbers. But yeah the eye test tells you the effort seems low. Why? Well that I think is bad to speculate on. You just never know. But man think of what could be.
@@MrJjreid Monday morning and people coming in with these absolute statements 😂. Let’s change that to start with “I believe” please. Then sure I can respect the take. I personally disagree but who knows. We ain’t fortune tellers.
Obviously a lot of thoughts in this video, but I want to hear from you guys as well! What are we thinking about this team??
The vid I wanted for!
I am very high on Portland - I love Scoot and think he can be a star, Sharpe I think can develop into a great scorer (Zach Lavine type), and Avdija is a do-it-all forward (looks like a Derrick white but SF, he is still young and growing).
I think Simons should become a sixth man that gets starter level minutes, and Grant and Aston should be traded…
I think they are closer to contention then people think. Scoot had a rough rookie season but he picked it up closing the year. This can change how people think about them…
I know I wrote a lot but my bottom line is I believe that they should build around Scoot at PG, Sharpe at SG, Deni at the SF, find a PF, Clingan at C, and Simons as a sixth man that can play next to Scoot, next to Sharpe, next to both or alone
@@LiamEdelshtein Yeah obviously a long way to go but they do have some good bones on this team! We just need to find a way to put them in a healthy position for growth now.
@@_AVC_I totally agree, and I think it isn’t that far away.
I believe they are 2 moves away from being in a good developing talent position.
1. Is a must - trade Grant.
2. Trade one of the centers - Ayton or Robert Williams.
Trading Grant means more on ball reps for the young players (Scoot Sharpe Avdija Simons) and trading a center means Clingan can get all the backup Center minutes (and actually develop)
@@LiamEdelshtein That makes total sense to me! Find some shooters in those trades to put around those guys and you have at least an on court environment that is good for them.
Sharpe is 10x better than scoot lol that’s the star
@@MikeJones-js5bt I don’t think we can make that kind of assessment just yet 😅. I think both are incredibly talented and should get a better chance to develop though.
I think there's fantasy value in POR this year, primarily for deeper leagues. All 5 projected starters last longer in fantasy drafts than they should, but it's the early rotation players that really have my interest. I'm paying particular attention to Banton, Clingan, and Camara.
@@matthewmcclure3181 Oh that’s so interesting. I personally don’t know much about fantasy basketball, but what you’re saying makes statistical sense to me!
Hi, Grant fan here. I have a suggestion; as you said, a lot of the video is about the rotation / depth chart. So, why not first briefly show the depth chart, simply, like this:
5 man starting unit. 5 man second unit, show rest of team, by position, under the guys in the starting and second unit.
Now, when you start talking about the goal of "balancing the roster", everyone will be right with you.
Keep up the good work.
@@LeeSohlden Are you saying start the video like that or show that in general?
Thank you by the way!
@@_AVC_ Start with it, and go back to it, as needed, to keep everyone up to what you are talking about. (as, like you said, your presentation is basically about the rotation / depth chart.)
@@LeeSohlden Oh gotcha gotcha. Guess I figured people could go back to the depth chart as needed but true I could probably do it more.
Great work again... liking these preview vids!
I'm not sure what to make of this team - so much to like and dislike. If they could somehow move Ayton, then a potential Williams/Clingan split at the centre spot would be intriguing. If Rob Williams stays healthy (that's a big if!!!), that could be one of the best-value contracts.
@@Channel45-wn9of You are so tight about Rob Will. Moving Ayton is obviously tough but I don’t think it’s impossible. There is just so much work to be done on this team unfortunately.
Ayton is one of the best pick and roll centers in the league. He can pop and a lob threat. CP3 and Ayton were elite in Phoenix. Scoot is the problem he needs to learn how to use screens.
@@MrJjreid Scoot was one of the most successful PGs we saw in terms of pick and roll efficiency last year… I like the skillset of Ayton a lot, I just don’t like his shot selection.
If you go to like positive residuals website you can see a heat map of where he operates. He makes the shots but it’s not a pretty shot chart 😅
Its honestly crazy after seeing the deep dive on this team how it doesn’t make any sense. Clingan needs to see the court but there is such a log jam. Definitely need to make some moves but Ayton might be hard to move
@@jackswanson8236 Yeah it’s a really weird position. That’s why I get annoyed with this franchise a bit in the video. Because how is anyone supposed to succeed in this position?
Starting rotation will be Ant at PG, Shaedon at SG, Deni, Grant and Ayton. Scoot off the bench. Need to move Ant. Ant and Scoot do not play well together. Will need to keep Ayton till at least the trade deadline to get Clingin ready. They will show that Timelord is healthy and then move him. Grant is hurting the development of others such as Camara. So, Grant and Thybulle will need to be moved. Collecting more assets and developing the younger nucleus. Cronin is pragmatic but will get there eventually. I like that he isn't just dumping people for nothing. He did well on the Dame trade. Thoughts? Terry
@@terrywilber4564 Yeah that’s a busy season of trades ahead 😅. Unfortunately with how the rules work now, you might be lucky to trade 1 of em.
There are a few teams needing center position, none willing to pay Ayton 34mil until they get desperate. They always do.
@@EasyRidingWithUncleDoc Well said lol, they always do. Win a couple games, team looks promising, got a glaring hole, and all the sudden you say “Well those Ayton elbow jumpers do fall pretty frequently…”
This team has managed to log jam every position and potential growing which is great but also really restrictive with growth vs results
@@_generation_youth_x28 Yeah it’s a whole bunch of question marks haha, it’s nice to have a few of those but now you have to play a really complicated game 😅.
And Delano Blanton is a backup point guard.
@@kneelpdx1 Yeah I suppose that’s true, he can play that spot. Felt it first hand in college haha.
In the video u were not sure where the blazers 2029 pick. The Washington Wizards have it via Deni Avdija trade. To fix the blazers roster issue i think they waive graham since i believe hes the only non guaranteed contract and is pushing 30 yrs of age. You wondered why anfernee simons hasnt been traded and thought perhaps he wants to be in portland but well i remember anfernee said a few months ago "We don't want to have another year like this. My sixth year is done now, going into year seven, I want to have the opportunity to win." So to me it sounds like he probably wants out soon
But yeah i dont think anyones shocked at the blazers being last in the west. I think moving simons makes sense however when i was looking at teams that could make sense it was hard to come up with any. I mean theres orlando but they just signed kcp and they got suggs so i mean unless someones willing to come off bench. Theres detroit but im not sure ivey, scoot, and shaedon makes sense. Jerami grant would make a ton of sense to be moved at deadline as a lengthy forward many teams would want. Robert williams im afraid his health probably scares teams away.
I would probably drop robert williams mins to like 13 and play clingan 14. Display robert a little and not put so much on his body but also u just gotta play clingan. Ik u typically want to make younger guys earn mins however he should be ur big for the future and williams honestly could probably get bought out if he cant stay on the court so u should preserve him in the hopes of getting something.
Im curious your thoughts on this random trade idea that took me basically 2 seconds to think of like the concept
Bulls receive: ayton, thybulle
Blazers receive: vucevic, lonzo, duarte, their own 2025 first round pick back (lottery protected from 2025-28 or else becomes a 2nd).
Blazers can buy out lonzo or he can be backup and vet and like robert williams he could play limited mins.
@@M8trix6363 My man always coming through with the details! Let’s gooo!
To address your trade at the end there, I actually really really like that. Chicago feels like the right place to let Ayton play out this deal and I think a good pairing with Giddey. Obviously helps Portland clear up their logjam as well. Nice work!!
How many games do you think Robert Williams will play? Can he play power forward next to Clingan?
@@coltondodd3086 I would feel pretty confident saying playing those two together doesn’t work out well. I have no clue how many games he’ll play, I hope it’s a little though! Love his game.
Yup, the franchise has been cursed since Bill Walton’s feet crumbled under him. This is gonna be a key year, as a Blazer fan I hope we see some stars emerge. Having Ayton start with Clingan as his backup seems fine, but I’m hoping we can flip Rob Will early.
But if this team flips some combination of DA, Jerami Grant, Simons and maybe Rob Williams for quality assets, the picture does come into focus.
The starters will be Ayton, Jerami Grant, Avdija, Sharpe and Simons. Scoot will come off the bench unit they trade Simons.
@@kneelpdx1 Yeah it feels like a Rob Will trade is the easiest and most needed early on. Totally agree with you there. Then yeah slowly but surely you can start to at least focus in on the rest of the young talent.
2 24 minutes per 5 man units we need data more than anything
@@michaelbarnes7391 Like you want more data to see what lineups are best?
Great breakdown.
Do you really think there's a narket for Ayton. Hi's a nothing but a cone in defence ( not willing to make any effort), work ethics below 0. I'd trade him for Ben Simmons to get his expiring contract.
Simons: what anout Detroit? Simons for Hardaway and pick/s. Or maybe for Hardaway and Thompson/ Ivey. Looks like win win
@@arkadypolonsky2355 It’s not a big market but there are certainly some desperate teams. Funny enough Ayton’s defense wasn’t bad this year, he came in at a 114, and that is with low effort haha. Cuz yeah he should be way better.
I’ve seen the Detroit idea quite a bit actually. I don’t mind it at all. I doubt they move Ausar and I don’t know what Ivey does in Portland but I think there could be something there.
@@_AVC_ If i were Cronin, i would prefer getting Hardaway and picks. Ykung players could be offered by Detroit instead of picks.
Dedperate team for Ayton? Maybe Hornets. For Grant Williams, Cody Martin. But as you see i'm not fond of this "max contract player")
@@arkadypolonsky2355 Haha yeah I personally don’t like despise Ayton by any means, but I were running this team I wouldn’t want him there. He just isn’t going to help me get anywhere long term with my young core, dude is quite literally in the way haha.
@@_AVC_ Well, checked once again his stats. His best netrating was in his last rookey contract year- about +9.
Then he got his max or almost max extension his netrating has crashed down to 0- he still played for the Suns.
After the trade the netrating falles down once again to - 8.
Looks like he stopped putting any effkrt after gettng the contract. And that looks as an integral part of his nature.
If it's true, and despite the fact he could be a very good player i prefer signing Jokic's horse)) over him
@@arkadypolonsky2355 Interestingly enough he has an okay defensive rating and some solid offensive numbers. But yeah the eye test tells you the effort seems low.
Why? Well that I think is bad to speculate on. You just never know. But man think of what could be.
Clingan is not a day 1 starter. He can't even play 20 minutes a game. Cligan will be a backup in this league.
@@MrJjreid Monday morning and people coming in with these absolute statements 😂. Let’s change that to start with “I believe” please. Then sure I can respect the take. I personally disagree but who knows. We ain’t fortune tellers.