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https://bleacherreport.com/articles/10078273-5-hyped-2023-nba-draft-prospects-with-serious-red-flags Wasserman saying both those twins have major red flags Re shooting …if we draft them can’t wait for the meltdown here

https://rocketswire.usatoday.com/2023/06/08/report-orlando-could-try-to-trade-up-for-draft-pick-in-houstons-range/

Lol Jay you have no idea …if they could somehow get him I would run to the season ticket office and I’ve told them lol …talk about a perfect fit

11. Orlando Magic (via Chicago) Gradey Dick Kansas SG/SF Age: 19.5 There's been some chatter that the Magic might not keep both of their lottery picks -- they should certainly have options if they choose to try to move around -- but a scenario like this where Dick is available to them at No. 11 could lead them to stay put. Orlando needs to surround Banchero and Wagner with shooting, and would achieve that here by adding one of the top shooters in the draft. Teams view Dick as a lock to come off the board in the lottery, and the Magic look like a nice landing spot. From Givony new mock today …Come on Weltham trade up …Got us taking Ausar Thompson at 6 …

Thanks for the take Nyce …was just a trade idea …plus one on JI …don’t be a stranger .

TRADE at 6. Trail Blazers (via Magic): Jarace Walker, PF, Houston Portland Trail Blazers receive: Markelle Fultz, Jalen Suggs, Jonathan Isaac, No. 6 pick, No. 11 pick and 2025 first-round pick (top-three protected) Orlando Magic receive: Damian Lillard If the Blazers keep the No. 3 pick, then Lillard can probably start packing his bags. He doesn't want to wait for prospects to develop, and Portland's incoming youth might appreciate not having the pressure of his ticking clock hanging above their heads. So, if that pick doesn't go, Lillard likely does, in this case serving as the fast-forward button for an ascending Magic team that played winning basketball for the campaign's final four months-plus. If Portland leans into a rebuild, it could view Jarace Walker as a tone-setting defender with significant offensive upside. His ceiling is tough to set without knowing how his shooting and handle will develop, but his floor is elevated thanks to his playmaking, finishing and defensive versatility. He does a lot of things that helps teams win, even if he's not always the primary reason for that success. This trade would also get the Blazers their third pick in this lottery, plus a future first with light protection. Markelle Fultz and Jalen Suggs would have ample opportunities to lock down a long-term role on a backcourt with Amen Thompson and Anfernee Simons. Jonathan Isaac would mostly make the money work, but he's theoretically still interesting if he could ever shake his injury issues for good. Zach Buckley of Bleacher Report …would you ?

OveidoRules …what’s up man …3 point shooter or not …and I’m a huge Fultz fan …Scoot has long been considered a generational PG …if the opportunity presents you can’t pass that up …and some pages back I posted a LockedOn video with the Portland and Magic guy …Portland guy wanted to trade back but the Magic guy declined . My 2 Cents …

The Magic look ready to roll in the frontcourt. Between Paolo Banchero, Franz Wagner and Wendell Carter Jr., Orlando has three above-average starters all under the age of 25. The backcourt is a bit of a different story, though. The Magic have guards, but it's unclear if any are long-term keepers. Markelle Fultz can't score from range, Cole Anthony is a defensive liability and Jalen Suggs lacks obvious utility on offense. Orlando has quantity in its guard group, but it needs more quality options. The Magic have two lottery picks (Nos. 6 and 11) to help fill that gap, and if they have a chance to consolidate the picks and move up for a top guard in this draft, they should. https://bleacherreport.com/articles/10077241-every-teams-biggest-need-in-the-2023-nba-draft

This is who they were comparing Cason Wallace too on the previous pages …mostly because of the long wingspan …saw White use those long arms to his advantage on many occasions in tonight’s game …not to mention his prowess from the arc .

Dames buddy CJ …what Portland does might or might not include the Magic …you never know .

As I said Price knows nothing …and I clarified what I meant by smoke …no writer has claimed to have inside info … Edit: Khobi was all over Jabari too cause I was reading it

I’m a huge Fultz fan …but a generational PG to go along with our wing studs is a no brainer imo …and there is smoke all over the internet about the Magic packaging their picks to move up …hypothesizing teams that might want to make a power play …doesn’t mean it’s gonna happen . Khobi Price knows absolutely nothing …I signed up for the Sentinel last summer but quickly dropped when I saw what this guy writes …he has no rapport with management to give him inside info other than the general info they give everybody .

TRADE at 3. Orlando Magic (via Blazers): Scoot Henderson, PG, G League Ignite Orlando Magic receive: Anfernee Simons and No. 3 pick Portland Trail Blazers receive: Wendell Carter Jr., Gary Harris, No. 6 pick and No. 11 pick The availability of this pick might be the worst-kept secret in basketball. As ESPN's Zach Lowerelayed, Portland is expected "to explore the kind of veteran help that pick—plus other players—might fetch for Damian Lillard. While Blazers fans are surely dreaming of bigger names than those listed here, Portland doesn't appear one player away from climbing the standings. Adding a pair of plug-and-play veterans in Carter and Harris would deepen this roster, and the club could explore additional opportunities by moving down the board. Carter is a rock-solid center who can anchor the defensive end and juice the offense as a screen-setter, finisher and ball-mover. Harris is a top-shelf on-ball defender who just buried 43.1 percent of his long-range looks. Both would be effortless fits alongside Lillard (and, ideally, Jerami Grant). Orlando, meanwhile, might be incentivized to pounce if Henderson slips this far. The Magic have a few intriguing options at point guard (Markelle Fultz, Jalen Suggs and Cole Anthony), but the hyper-explosive Henderson has a ceiling that sits several stories above the rest. Adding him and Simons to a core that includes Paolo Banchero and Franz Wagner might give Orlando one of the league's brightest long-term outlooks. https://bleacherreport.com/articles/10077027-2023-nba-mock-draft-3-trade-ideas-to-shake-up-the-lottery Put Shaedon Sharpe instead of Simons and I’d jump on this trade so fast I’d probably beat Usain Bolt

No NBA team has rallied from a 3-0 deficit to win a series; it's happened only once in Major League Baseball, when the Red Sox shook off a 19-8 drubbing in Game 3 to win four straight and top the Yankees in that 2004 AL championship series.

Wallace measured 2½ inches longer and more than an inch taller than expected from the figures we received from the Kentucky pro day in October -- an event that seemed to shortchange several of its players (Chris Livingston's wingspan is more than 3 inches longer and he's over an inch taller, for example). At 6-4 in shoes, 195 pounds with a 6-8½ wingspan, John Wall, Bruce Brown, De'Anthony Melton and Derrick White are some of the comps our database offers, suggesting Wallace has the type of coveted defensive versatility we saw in his lone season at Kentucky. https://www.espn.com/nba/insider/story/_/id/37707731/nba-draft-combine-brandon-miller-interviews-12-teams

I mean, you’re talking Franz, Banchero and a generational PG …all relatively the same age …and I love Fultz …in the Locked on vid previous page Portland was the willing participant …Orlando guy turned him down …nobody knows what’s going on behind closed doors but I don’t see how you can’t consider this if applicable

The only one I heard was the one with Portland where we maybe get 3 and Scoot and they 6, 11 and WCJ …that’s what they were talking about in that vid I posted on the previous page …The Locked on vid Edit think we get Nurcic too

They got the Magic guy on here …he says the Magic don’t need to 2 more young guys …one is enough …anyway, was interesting 2 guys that know their teams very well

How many 8 seeds have won the NBA championship ? No eighth seed has ever won the NBA Finals. In fact, only the 1999 New York Knicks made it to the Finals as an eighth seed. They then got beat 4–1 by the San Antonio Spurs in the Spurs' first of five championships. The Houston Rockets won the NBA Finals in 1995 as a sixth seed. Are we looking at the first in NBA history ?

Come on Soul …it’s cool you like all 3 …but in the draft you can only pick one …what’s your take ? …Just trying to get a feel for how this board is leaning

Grady Dick and Cason Wallace look to be pegged both in that 8-11 range …if you’re the Magic and both are still there at 11 who you taking ? …There are no wrong answers …this is a forum for opinions and I’d like some

The point was that the previous posters were scoffing at Vecenie’s suggestion that Orlando trade 6, 11 and WCJ to draft Scoot …as much as I like Kelle, Scoot is a superstar caliber player himself …I’d definitely consider