Deni Avdija is best as a point forward. he played PG at high-school. they've changed his role from SF to point forward after the TDL and his numbers went to 20ppg 6apg 8rpg at that part of the season. ending with 15 6 4 the all season. True shooting 60%.
Wizards fan - I love Deni, creative, tough - incredible defense - guarded PF + PG. Incomplete description of trade, here it is: Deni Avdija to Blazers for Malcolm Brogdon, the No. 14 overall pick, the second-most favorable of their three 2029 first-round picks (originally their own, Boston's and Milwaukee's) + two second-round picks." Funny guy. Win for both franchises.
I think as a Blazers fan it is a great trade for Portland. Because Blazers have been weak in their Forward positions for a very long time. Getting a starter quality, huge upside, dual threat hybrid forward, it is worth us giving up the picks. Because I think Grant will be traded or someone else. To recover picks. Blazers will ge fine there. But to get a 23-year-old forward who fits in with the team age and advancement and with team control til 2027. Amazing. But Brogdon I really like. And for the Wizards they got things they needed in this trade. It was good for both teams. Blazers don't need a vet with his contract value. Grant is probably gone next. So it is a win for both.
@@patansy3455 Exactly, it's win for both franchises, the best kind of trade. The Wizards are anchroing their rebuild with Bilal Coulibaly, Alex Sarr (both 19), and the youngsters they just drafted. Deni's contract will be up before the Wizards are any good and it just makes sense for both teams.
@modax0 Brogdon is a really good player and role player. If he isn't flipped, he put up similar numbers as Deni last season as 6th man and part-time starter . He will do anything to help his team and is a great teammate. So if he stays in D.C., you have a new quality player and draft picks. Or flip Brogdon and Wizards will get good assets in return for him as well. He is older but has no major injury history that I know of, and he was voted 6th man of the year in Boston before going to Portland . He is a great role player in Portland, too. And mentored young players as well.
It makes absolutely no sense to trade Ayton right now. He has two years left on his contract through the 2025-26 season which is the right amount of time to figure out what they have with Ayton & Clingan and how to proceed.
Best case scenario this year.... Clingan is clearly the COTF, but splits time with Ayton and we trade Ayton for assets in the offseason. Avdija is an answer on the wing and a point of attack defender we've not had for years. Sharpe stays healthy and takes that next step as a consistent 20/5/5 guy that shows above-average D. Scoot shows the end to the season wasn't a fluke, improves his 3, and comes out as a 15/5/10 facilitator, freeing us up to trade Ant at the deadline. Out for the future: Grant/Ant/Ayton, adding additional ammo to build in the future, as well as Billups, who's a horrible coach. Those 4 (Clingan/Avdija/Sharpe/Scoot) are clear pieces of the future, but the team still struggles enough to be a bottom 3-5 record, and win the lottery, taking Cooper Flagg, who will eventually be the best player on the team. Scoot Sharpe Avdija Flagg Clingan That's a starting 5 that could be dangerous as early as 2026.
A little wishful getting flag, the bottom 3 teams have a 14% chance at #1 overall. Blazers might be bottom of the draft, but there are 3 East teams that could easily be worse. I like where this is going, and I love the lineup in theory, agree with all the trades. We definitely have to thin out the 5, (RobWill, Ayton sent for max value, I keep Reath for depth). I'm super excited about Avdija, might be my favorite player going forward. Great fit. Love Clingan's defense, love how we can play him off ball offensively. Hoping Scoot and Sharpe develop in a big way, both have huge ceilings. This young squad might be just slightly too good to land the top spot for 2025, not sure if we end up in the bottom 3. Probably bottom of the West, but Brooklyn/Detroit/WA are going to be tough to beat to slide into that bottom 3 14% situation.
I think it would have still been a good trade if we gave up #7 instead of #14. It's obviously much better since we got Clingan as well but the type of player Deni is is rare in the NBA, especially considered his contract and age. I'm excited to see how much better defense will be with Scoot, Sharpe, Camara, Deni, Clingan on the court at the same time. Offense will be much more well rounded and versatile as well.
@@gregbors8364 To be clear, I don't dislike the Gobert comparison, it's much more likely than Jokic. I think Clingan has more offensive upside than Rudy, which isn't very controversial. Clingan will be lucky to get a DPOY as that award is about to be Wemby's for the foreseeable future.
The first rule in a good trade is don't be desperate. I don't think It's urgent to trade Grant or Ayton in this summer. Deni is used to play with dominant forward like Kuzma, so he can play with Grant. Clingan probably can't play more the 20 minutes in his first season (he used to play 17 minutes last season in much more friendly schedule and pace then the NBA). There is a time to find the best offer. Simons probably will be traded soon. I think Blazers are might be ready to the playoff in 25-26 season.
This is so common sensical 👍 you have to assume this is the rough plan for the organisation. I’d be very disappointed if they don’t at least aim to cash in on grant and ayton for a full rebuild.
Hold onto Grant until the trade deadline… see how the roster shapes out to start the season and go from there. If Grant is healthy and doing his thing, his value will increase massively by the deadline 💯
I sincerely believe that Deni will help the Portland blazer to elevate to a better wins future game to came. only if the team with Deni, can make this a viable option.
Clogging the middle can be mitigated with ball and player movement. Centering on a three offense requires consistently high 3-%, which is over rated. Players with high 3-% don’t acquire it consistently either, they’ll have a 60% night, then a 25% or less night. It’s a chaotic way to run a consistent offense. Live by the three, die by the three.
Pissed off Wizards fan... but congrats to the Blazers. Avdija ain't the guy to get you to the promised land, and probably won't ever be an All-Star (although he's done nothing but get better every year, so who knows?), but even if he never gets better than he was last year, he's a solid two-way player - a starter on a contender.
I do not see it means the end of DA, it cold be, but it is not as certain as many are saying. 1: Clinton is still young and will be off the bench. 2: Although both centres, two different kind of players. DA shoots more, loves the 15 ft shots offence rebounds. Clingan is more rim protector and offensively more of a pick and roll or dunks. So they can fit the team in different ways. I think the more likely scenario why DA would go if Time Lord was to keep healthy and play well. I do think Clingan and Scoot could be special.
"Outside of selling second round picks for cash so that Jody Allen can pad her pockets" How true is this? Is there no stipulations as to what the Blazers can do with that money? I was hoping they would use it to sign some free agents that otherwise wouldn't come here. Especially with Portland's if having to overpay to do sign/keep players.
This is how I feel, and yall might disagree with me but I feel like our starting 5 should be, Scoot at the 1, Anfernee at the 2, Shaedon at the 3, Deni at the 4, and Clingan at the 5, we should trade Grant and Ayton and let those 5 guys grow together... yes we might have another loosing season, but in time I believe we will be a force.
What about Lakers receive: Jerami Grant, Jevon Carter and the bulls 2029 second round pick Blazers receive: Lonzo Ball, Nikola Vucevic, their own first round pick back from the bulls, the bulls 2028 first round pick, the lakers 2029 First round pick Bulls receive: D’Angelo Russell Rui Hachimura and Robert Williams III
Ayton, to my knowledge, has had no public comment on Clingan. But my gut tells me he'll demand a trade if he's sent to the bench in favor of Clingan. Trust me, Ayton won't sit behind a rookie. He was sour about his minutes and production last year. Now this!
I wasnt crazy about clingan either but IF he somehow has a jumper passing and a handle, and they all transition to the nba floor his ceiling is defensive minded joker( i dont see this happening but i hope it does). Reality baring injury and jumpshot in workouts transfer to nba play i think his floor is marcus camby, which shoots 3s. He threw lobs to LA shot top of the key was money and also locked down the paint.
Camby didn't have a post game and was more mobile and was in the league when bigs didn't shoot but was money top of the key and a decent passer. Clingan is good posting up, but everyone says he won't get touches on the block like he did in college. So, I eliminated that part of the clingans game in my comparison. It's pretty similar for the clingan floor defensive minded bigs that are good, not great on offense.
Blazers are Trash and have really only ever been Middling other than one time in the 70s a couple times in the early 90s and that one time in 2000. Game 7 WCF vs Lakers. remember that disappointment? I sure do.
Clingan is not ready to play. He got abused against Edey and looked average against Ware and Dickinson the 2 7 footers with NBA potential. I wouldn't put much stock in Deni there's a reason he's on that contract he was horrible his first 3 years in league and he he might not be able to sustain the 3pt improvement
Deni Avdija is best as a point forward. he played PG at high-school. they've changed his role from SF to point forward after the TDL and his numbers went to 20ppg 6apg 8rpg at that part of the season. ending with 15 6 4 the all season. True shooting 60%.
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He has to be thrilled to get out of Washington.
Wizards fan - I love Deni, creative, tough - incredible defense - guarded PF + PG. Incomplete description of trade, here it is: Deni Avdija to Blazers for Malcolm Brogdon, the No. 14 overall pick, the second-most favorable of their three 2029 first-round picks (originally their own, Boston's and Milwaukee's) + two second-round picks." Funny guy. Win for both franchises.
It’s a huge L for wizards, and a huge W for Avdija and blazers.
I think as a Blazers fan it is a great trade for Portland. Because Blazers have been weak in their Forward positions for a very long time. Getting a starter quality, huge upside, dual threat hybrid forward, it is worth us giving up the picks. Because I think Grant will be traded or someone else. To recover picks. Blazers will ge fine there. But to get a 23-year-old forward who fits in with the team age and advancement and with team control til 2027. Amazing. But Brogdon I really like. And for the Wizards they got things they needed in this trade. It was good for both teams. Blazers don't need a vet with his contract value. Grant is probably gone next. So it is a win for both.
@@patansy3455 Exactly, it's win for both franchises, the best kind of trade. The Wizards are anchroing their rebuild with Bilal Coulibaly, Alex Sarr (both 19), and the youngsters they just drafted. Deni's contract will be up before the Wizards are any good and it just makes sense for both teams.
Wizards obviously lost the trade.
Trading a future allstar for useless late 1st round picks in 2037 .
With Deni 14 wins
Without Deni 1 win
@modax0 Brogdon is a really good player and role player. If he isn't flipped, he put up similar numbers as Deni last season as 6th man and part-time starter . He will do anything to help his team and is a great teammate. So if he stays in D.C., you have a new quality player and draft picks. Or flip Brogdon and Wizards will get good assets in return for him as well. He is older but has no major injury history that I know of, and he was voted 6th man of the year in Boston before going to Portland . He is a great role player in Portland, too. And mentored young players as well.
Go Deni! what a great player!
It makes absolutely no sense to trade Ayton right now. He has two years left on his contract through the 2025-26 season which is the right amount of time to figure out what they have with Ayton & Clingan and how to proceed.
This didn't age well lol
Best case scenario this year....
Clingan is clearly the COTF, but splits time with Ayton and we trade Ayton for assets in the offseason.
Avdija is an answer on the wing and a point of attack defender we've not had for years.
Sharpe stays healthy and takes that next step as a consistent 20/5/5 guy that shows above-average D.
Scoot shows the end to the season wasn't a fluke, improves his 3, and comes out as a 15/5/10 facilitator, freeing us up to trade Ant at the deadline.
Out for the future: Grant/Ant/Ayton, adding additional ammo to build in the future, as well as Billups, who's a horrible coach.
Those 4 (Clingan/Avdija/Sharpe/Scoot) are clear pieces of the future, but the team still struggles enough to be a bottom 3-5 record, and win the lottery, taking Cooper Flagg, who will eventually be the best player on the team.
Scoot
Sharpe
Avdija
Flagg
Clingan
That's a starting 5 that could be dangerous as early as 2026.
A little wishful getting flag, the bottom 3 teams have a 14% chance at #1 overall. Blazers might be bottom of the draft, but there are 3 East teams that could easily be worse. I like where this is going, and I love the lineup in theory, agree with all the trades. We definitely have to thin out the 5, (RobWill, Ayton sent for max value, I keep Reath for depth). I'm super excited about Avdija, might be my favorite player going forward. Great fit. Love Clingan's defense, love how we can play him off ball offensively. Hoping Scoot and Sharpe develop in a big way, both have huge ceilings. This young squad might be just slightly too good to land the top spot for 2025, not sure if we end up in the bottom 3. Probably bottom of the West, but Brooklyn/Detroit/WA are going to be tough to beat to slide into that bottom 3 14% situation.
@@KevinWheeler-c9v A 14% chance of having an elite roster vs. a 99% chance of being 1st round fodder for a decade is worth the shot.
Tank!
Hopefully the blazers use his playmaking because he is very good at it and can take the load off scoot and sharp
@@Fox250R spacing the floor and facilitating
I think it would have still been a good trade if we gave up #7 instead of #14. It's obviously much better since we got Clingan as well but the type of player Deni is is rare in the NBA, especially considered his contract and age. I'm excited to see how much better defense will be with Scoot, Sharpe, Camara, Deni, Clingan on the court at the same time. Offense will be much more well rounded and versatile as well.
Clingen will be the best Player in the draft!!!! You heard it first!
Jokic 2.0
He can shoot threes
And he is more nimble then everyone believes, his footwork is better then everyone believes
@@gregbors8364 Better passer than Gobert, and the jumpshot doesn't have a hitch
@@gregbors8364 To be clear, I don't dislike the Gobert comparison, it's much more likely than Jokic. I think Clingan has more offensive upside than Rudy, which isn't very controversial. Clingan will be lucky to get a DPOY as that award is about to be Wemby's for the foreseeable future.
Really well thought-out and realistic analysis. I appreciate the non-hot takes perspective. Let’s sell high on Jerami and invest in Donavan!
Grant is delaying Sharpe’s development as he is the focal point of the offense. That alone is a reason for him to go
Sharpe was injured all year . That and no college . He’s still a few years out imo
It remains, Grant is a ball hog, he is not good for the development iyounger players
The first rule in a good trade is don't be desperate. I don't think It's urgent to trade Grant or Ayton in this summer. Deni is used to play with dominant forward like Kuzma, so he can play with Grant. Clingan probably can't play more the 20 minutes in his first season (he used to play 17 minutes last season in much more friendly schedule and pace then the NBA). There is a time to find the best offer. Simons probably will be traded soon. I think Blazers are might be ready to the playoff in 25-26 season.
my guy, you KNOW BALL!
I doubt they trade Ayton, at least not until Clingon gets some experience.
They’re getting ready for Cooper Flagg.
This is so common sensical 👍 you have to assume this is the rough plan for the organisation. I’d be very disappointed if they don’t at least aim to cash in on grant and ayton for a full rebuild.
deni abdjia can play in role 4 because he is tall but he is more guard than power forward
Hold onto Grant until the trade deadline… see how the roster shapes out to start the season and go from there. If Grant is healthy and doing his thing, his value will increase massively by the deadline 💯
I sincerely believe that Deni will help the Portland blazer to elevate to a better wins future game to came. only if the team with Deni, can make this a viable option.
Clogging the middle can be mitigated with ball and player movement. Centering on a three offense requires consistently high 3-%, which is over rated. Players with high 3-% don’t acquire it consistently either, they’ll have a 60% night, then a 25% or less night. It’s a chaotic way to run a consistent offense. Live by the three, die by the three.
Pissed off Wizards fan... but congrats to the Blazers. Avdija ain't the guy to get you to the promised land, and probably won't ever be an All-Star (although he's done nothing but get better every year, so who knows?), but even if he never gets better than he was last year, he's a solid two-way player - a starter on a contender.
I do not see it means the end of DA, it cold be, but it is not as certain as many are saying. 1: Clinton is still young and will be off the bench. 2: Although both centres, two different kind of players. DA shoots more, loves the 15 ft shots offence rebounds. Clingan is more rim protector and offensively more of a pick and roll or dunks. So they can fit the team in different ways. I think the more likely scenario why DA would go if Time Lord was to keep healthy and play well. I do think Clingan and Scoot could be special.
Reeth and Clingan playing together could work. Reeth can hit the three and spread the floor while letting Clingan keep around the paint
U guys streaming for free agency tonight?
Poll: A) Will we be watching the Blazer's tank? B) Find ourselves pleasantly surprised as the Blazer compete for the Play-In?
That cash does not go to Jodi
Babe, get up! Blazers Uprise has a new video!
"Outside of selling second round picks for cash so that Jody Allen can pad her pockets"
How true is this? Is there no stipulations as to what the Blazers can do with that money? I was hoping they would use it to sign some free agents that otherwise wouldn't come here. Especially with Portland's if having to overpay to do sign/keep players.
Nope, no stipulations as far as I'm aware.
@@BlazersUprise damn, that's crazy. Would love to see a video on where that money goes in the future.
Is that a Forest grove highschool hat?
This is how I feel, and yall might disagree with me but I feel like our starting 5 should be, Scoot at the 1, Anfernee at the 2, Shaedon at the 3, Deni at the 4, and Clingan at the 5, we should trade Grant and Ayton and let those 5 guys grow together... yes we might have another loosing season, but in time I believe we will be a force.
deni needs now is the number 8 on his jersey
What do we do with grant?
Trade him for some first rounds?
Trade him to LA for Knecht….
You've already gave up 4 picks for Avdija, the only logic is to get some picks back by trading Grant?
What about
Lakers receive: Jerami Grant, Jevon Carter and the bulls 2029 second round pick
Blazers receive: Lonzo Ball, Nikola Vucevic, their own first round pick back from the bulls, the bulls 2028 first round pick, the lakers 2029 First round pick
Bulls receive: D’Angelo Russell Rui Hachimura and Robert Williams III
Ayton, to my knowledge, has had no public comment on Clingan. But my gut tells me he'll demand a trade if he's sent to the bench in favor of Clingan.
Trust me, Ayton won't sit behind a rookie. He was sour about his minutes and production last year. Now this!
I say start Ayton at the 4 and clingen at 5
Disaster
did u watch the whole video, he explains why it’s not a good idea and I agree!
the rotation us currently congested and some pieces need to be moved on grant and i actually think ayton.
Grant doesnt rebound cause hes a small forward playing against power forwards
Trade everyone if you get top 10 draft picks in 2025 or 2026
Rip city project said it's possible Chicago will trade Zach LaVine for Ayton and 2026 and 2028 first round picks. 🤷♂
Deni is a more finesse Draymond imo
I wasnt crazy about clingan either but IF he somehow has a jumper passing and a handle, and they all transition to the nba floor his ceiling is defensive minded joker( i dont see this happening but i hope it does). Reality baring injury and jumpshot in workouts transfer to nba play i think his floor is marcus camby, which shoots 3s. He threw lobs to LA shot top of the key was money and also locked down the paint.
Marcus camby you need to watch more film buddy he’s a completely different player
Camby didn't have a post game and was more mobile and was in the league when bigs didn't shoot but was money top of the key and a decent passer. Clingan is good posting up, but everyone says he won't get touches on the block like he did in college. So, I eliminated that part of the clingans game in my comparison. It's pretty similar for the clingan floor defensive minded bigs that are good, not great on offense.
Justin Minaya Blazers signing. 😅🤣😂
I dont think billionaires care about a few $100k or minor cash considerations... ;
It sows $$ Back Into the team & roster in the long run... ;
why the hell did deni sign that contract? i know he improved alot but a young player taking a contract that goes down in price?
He signed this contract a year ago. If the contract had been signed at the end of the current season it would have been much higher
@@MagpieR6 could it be as a way out from Washington?
Add a Brandon Ingram for DeAndre Ayton d
😂 blazers had to give up one of their precious 1st rd picks to get rid of brogdan. Celtics fleeced them people.
That's not even how that worked bro
jermie grant is a great player keep him
Trade grant he doesnt rebound
Get rid of jodi allen. Shes supposed to be selling them anyway
We will not get Flagg. Many other worse teams out there.
Blazers are Trash and have really only ever been Middling other than one time in the 70s a couple times in the early 90s and that one time in 2000. Game 7 WCF vs Lakers. remember that disappointment? I sure do.
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Clingan is not ready to play. He got abused against Edey and looked average against Ware and Dickinson the 2 7 footers with NBA potential. I wouldn't put much stock in Deni there's a reason he's on that contract he was horrible his first 3 years in league and he he might not be able to sustain the 3pt improvement
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Deni experienced mental challenges during his first years. Seems he successfully overcome but it took him a while.
We didnt need the 2nds anyway since we have 15 players under contract already.
We have three open 2 way spots and the Remix for prospects