Interesting proposition, but there’d have to be some sweetners involved, instead of just a 1-for-1. This year is a deep draft, and we’ve got two high picks in the second round (practically first rounders), and a 55 pick (too low for anything good).

If we dealt the two high picks straight across, we wouldn’t get equal value next year (I’m guessing the Magic will wind up with the 45th-50th pick). So the only pick the Blazers would trade straight up would be the 55th, but if you can wait till 55, why not wait and sign them as free agents after the draft?

Just ramblings and thoughts…feel free to dope-slap me if I’m missing something…

2nd round picks aren’t free, after all…

But we’re open to the discussion. I’m just saying, you get the 2nd round picks you guys crave, and get some salary cap space by trading Dwight Howard. We’ll have to eat his contract, but in a small way, we both win (with you winning more).

We’ll throw in RLEC (Raef LaFrentz’s Expiring Contract) to make the numbers work. He can still shoot it though, so really we lose.

I don’t think one of our 2nd round picks can be bought outright, as we don’t need the money, but I could see it traded for a future pick. Otherwise I’m assuming we’re stashing Euros from Burglistania or wherever Euros come from.

I can’t wait for Oden to play Dwight Howard. Also, I’m waiting on pins and needles for the Channing Frye/Brian Cook matchup, so we can finally answer once and for all who has the better tissue soft mid-range shooting PF.

Thanks for letting us know about the rumor, and welcome to Blazers Edge! I’m gonna be swayed by your plug and go check out your website.

Mortimer

NY’s pick + Jack for a lottery protected 2009 first.

I rather like Mortimer’s idea of Howard. We might even throw in one of any number of B-Edgers who would be loaned by the Magic to the Sentinal to tutor their writers on the finer points of English. (Even our beloved Spanish Amlmart wouldn’t write “EITHER Portland AND Seattle.”) I’m sorry, that’s probably unfair, but how can I value anything from that news source when the writer misspells AND misgrammers in his opening sentence? I’m glad to see that you have stolen adopted Dave’s rules for your blog and I hope you are fortunate enough to amass a community as incredible as the one we have here.

Personally I have no problem in trading one of our 2nd round picks. Can we interest you in #13???

Two 2nd round picks for JJ Redick

I really don’t see it being possible for the Blazers to actually use all of their draft picks. In fact, for roster size limits, its obviously impossible. But even for playing time, it would really help us to tighten the roster a good bit.

So yes, if the Magic are actually looking for a 2nd rounder, that’d be a good deal. I don’t know if they’d give up players for it or what, but Dooling would be a great piece for the Blazers to look at.

Cause Portland is trying to become Little Euroleague Town.

We will send you the second rounder if you dump JJ Redick in the ocean at least fifty miles from land.