Wallace to Portland, For 2 first rounders, Pryzbilla + Dante Cunningham

[YoungPanthers89]

ewwwwww. damn i will miss GW

[CarolinaPanthers8789]

...wut?

This draft is terrible... C/C- at best. I could easily see the best talent staying in school, especially with mediocre seasons from Barnes and Leslie and the injury to Kyrie.

There's nothing that really points to Jimmer being a GREAT NBA player but he could be the next Steph Curry so it's a big risk there.

Don't get me wrong, I'd love to add Enes Kanter, Jan Vesley, Jonas Valanciunas, or Donatas Motiejunas but you can never truly count on those Euro bigs.

Honestly I'd love to see us get Kanter and Chris Singleton with those pick. If that's how it shakes down, this trade is definitely a win for us.

Um I believe you sir are on crack

All Averaging over 15 points a gameKeith Benson

C- Aaric Murray- LaSalle- 15.3 ppg

C- Keith Benson- Oakland- 16.9 ppg

C- Denzel Bowles- James Madison- 17.0 ppg

PF- Terrence Jones- Kentucky- 17.6 ppg

PF-Jared Sullinger- Ohio State- 17.9 ppg

PF- Derrick Williams- Arizona- 19.1 ppg

PF- Trey Thompkins- Georgia- 18.1 ppg

PF- Marcus Morris- Kansas- 15.7 ppg

PF- Kenneth Faried- Morehead State- 18.8 ppg

PF- Jon Leuer- Wisconsin- 19.3 ppg

PF- JaJuan Johnson- Purdue- 19.4 ppg

SF- Jordan Hamilton- Texas- 19.6 ppg

SF- Kyle Singler- Duke- 17.9 ppg

SF- Tobias Harris- Tennessee- 15.5 ppg

SF- Chris Singleton- Flordia State- 15.6 ppg

SF- Kirs Joseph- Syracuse- 15.1 ppg

SF Kawhi Leonard- San Diego State- 15.9 ppg

SG- Alec Burks- Colorado- 20.1 ppg

SG- Klay Thompson- Washington State- 22.3 ppg

SG- LaceDarius Dunn- Baylor- 22.5 ppg

SG- Scotty Hopson- Tennessee- 16.5 ppg

SG- Marshon Brooks- Providence- 23.8 ppg

SG- Antoly Bose- Nichols State- 23.2 ppg

SG- Austin Freeman- Georgetown- 17.9 ppg

SG- E'Twaun Moore- Purdue- 18.8 ppg

PG- Kyrie Irving- Duke- 17.4 ppg

PG- Kemba Walker- UCONN- 25.5 ppg

PG- Brandon Knight- Kentucky- 17.4 ppg

PG- Jimmer Fredette- B.Y.U.- 26.1 ppg

PG- Demetri McCamey- Illinois- 15.0 ppg

PG- Nolan Smith- Duke- 19.5 ppg

PG- Corey Fisher- Villanova- 15.1 ppg

PG- Jacob Pullen- Kansas State- 17.9 ppg

These aren't even half of the guys. On a team that needs point production this is the best draft in ages.

[Cat]

depressed

[Implied Volatility]

I hate to see Wallace go. But I think this was a good move by MJ. I never thought we would get 2 first rounders for Wallace - considering his injury prone reputation - and a young athletic PF like Conningham.

Speaking of Cunningham, I've seen him play quite a bit. I really like his game and I think he will bring a lot to this team - he had 18pts & 13 boards in 24mins 3 games ago for Portland. If Tyrus can come back healthy, hopefully we can move Diaw in the off-season. I think Tyrus+Cunningham can be a good combo at PF for the future.

[RedMage138]

Um I believe you sir are on crack

All Averaging over 15 points a gameKeith Benson

C- Aaric Murray- LaSalle- 15.3 ppg

C- Keith Benson- Oakland- 16.9 ppg

C- Denzel Bowles- James Madison- 17.0 ppg

PF- Terrence Jones- Kentucky- 17.6 ppg

PF-Jared Sullinger- Ohio State- 17.9 ppg

PF- Derrick Williams- Arizona- 19.1 ppg

PF- Trey Thompkins- Georgia- 18.1 ppg

PF- Marcus Morris- Kansas- 15.7 ppg

PF- Kenneth Faried- Morehead State- 18.8 ppg

PF- Jon Leuer- Wisconsin- 19.3 ppg

PF- JaJuan Johnson- Purdue- 19.4 ppg

SF- Jordan Hamilton- Texas- 19.6 ppg

SF- Kyle Singler- Duke- 17.9 ppg

SF- Tobias Harris- Tennessee- 15.5 ppg

SF- Chris Singleton- Flordia State- 15.6 ppg

SF- Kirs Joseph- Syracuse- 15.1 ppg

SF Kawhi Leonard- San Diego State- 15.9 ppg

SG- Alec Burks- Colorado- 20.1 ppg

SG- Klay Thompson- Washington State- 22.3 ppg

SG- LaceDarius Dunn- Baylor- 22.5 ppg

SG- Scotty Hopson- Tennessee- 16.5 ppg

SG- Marshon Brooks- Providence- 23.8 ppg

SG- Antoly Bose- Nichols State- 23.2 ppg

SG- Austin Freeman- Georgetown- 17.9 ppg

SG- E'Twaun Moore- Purdue- 18.8 ppg

PG- Kyrie Irving- Duke- 17.4 ppg

PG- Kemba Walker- UCONN- 25.5 ppg

PG- Brandon Knight- Kentucky- 17.4 ppg

PG- Jimmer Fredette- B.Y.U.- 26.1 ppg

PG- Demetri McCamey- Illinois- 15.0 ppg

PG- Nolan Smith- Duke- 19.5 ppg

PG- Corey Fisher- Villanova- 15.1 ppg

PG- Jacob Pullen- Kansas State- 17.9 ppg

These aren't even half of the guys. On a team that needs point production this is the best draft in ages.

Scoring isn't all that matters and a lot of those guys have low-to-no upside. We need to get guys who are going to improve on the NBA level.

Also look at the amount of teams trading their 1st rounders this year. Doesn't that tell you something about this clas?

[theyhateme45]

^ We have three first round picks in what could possibly be one of the most stocked draft classes in recent history.

One particular site had us taking

Jimmer Fredette

Josh Selby

Chris Singleton

That would be solid all we need to do is sign a really good center.

That may not be true....

The picks we got from Portland are 2011 New Orleans first round pick and Portland's 2013 first.

If we do get the NO Pick it may not turn into a 1st round pick if we are very unlucky

# 21 - Portland receives New Orleans 2011 1st Round Pick (protected top 7 in 2011, top 8 in 2012-14, or will be 2015 second round pick and 2016 second round pick) for Jerryd Bayless.

http://www.mynbadraft.com/2011-NBA-Mock-Draft

[cdandi1]

Im still not sure about protected vs non-protected..what does it mean

[RedMage138]

Im still not sure about protected vs non-protected..what does it mean

Basically, the pick is not traded if certain criteria are met. A top 7 protected pick means if that pick is pick 1-7 it stays with the original team and is not trade. Lottery protected means a lottery pick would not be traded etc.

[theyhateme45]

Basically, the pick is not traded if certain criteria are met. A top 7 protected pick means if that pick is pick 1-7 it stays with the original team and is not trade. Lottery protected means a lottery pick would not be traded etc.

This.... So If we have New Orleans pick and it's top 7 protected in 2011 and that pick ends up being the #6 pick, then the pick stays with NO as it is protected. Now in 2011 if the pick is #8, then it would go to us because it is only top 7 protected.

If the pick was unprotected then it would not matter where the pick is as it would go to us, rather it's the #1 or #30 pick.

[cdandi1]

Basically, the pick is not traded if certain criteria are met. A top 7 protected pick means if that pick is pick 1-7 it stays with the original team and is not trade. Lottery protected means a lottery pick would not be traded etc.

Thanks, I kind of thought based on assumption thats what it meant, but glad to know for sure.

[Carl Spackler]

Yea.... He confirmed it all right :rolleyes:

Sad, I do hate to see G-Force go, But I agree with the move. Still a bitter sweet day. This is the type of move that can help us get out of this cycle of mediocrity.

You got it, no longer are we 8th or 9th in the East, now we're 13th or 14th. Hooray.

[Liminy]

I love how some people can make such a bold statement without seeing anything these new guys bring to the table. Ok, It sucks, we lost GW, and Nazr is gone too, but did they really bring everything to this team to make us 8th or 9th in the East? I just don't see how without those two players we automatically become the fuging Cavs or something.

[Carl Spackler]

Look at our roster now. That is 13-69 material if I've ever seen it next year. If the Hornets get a top-7 pick, we won't get anything out of this deal til 2013, when the Blazers are competing for a title and we're 5-51.

[Carl Spackler]

Fans hate this move, ticket sales will drop even lower than they are now, Jordan will keep losing money, Bobcats will keep finishing 14th or 15th in East til he sells the team and it's moved to Seattle. Thanks MJ, I'll just watch the Hurricanes now.