越野开拓者应该在Anunoby之后努力

这波特兰开拓者在他们面前度过一个巨大的夏天 - 是的，我知道我每周都这么说。

And while the Blazers may have opportunities in free agency —discussed last week- 由于最近由总经理乔·克罗宁（Joe Cronin）积累的年轻资产，选秀权和贸易例外，贸易桌将是最有效的改善这一阵容的最有效方法。

Ogugua “OG” Anunoby was selected by the多伦多猛龙with the 23rd pick in 2017. You remember that night? The evening former Blazers executive Neil Olshey dealt the 15th and 20th picks to the萨克拉曼多国王第十顺位和扎克·柯林斯的权利，他现在为圣安东尼奥马刺。叹。

It was also the last time the Blazers had a chance to grab lottery-level talent, however passed on Donovan Mitchell, Bam Adebayo, John Collins, Jarrett Allen, Anunoby, Kyle Kuzma and Dillon Brooks.

Fast-forward five years and Portland is back in the lottery. With the seventh pick, they can pick a high upside talent. They can also use the pick to trade for a young, but known quantity, able to fast-track the team’s climb back up the standings.

上周，Bleacher报告的杰克·菲舍尔（Jake Fischer）证实了波特兰对英国出生的翅膀的兴趣的报道。

越野开拓者仍然普遍期望通过第七顺位的选秀权来追求贸易方案，以便与All-NBA后卫Damian Lillard一起增加补充的老将，而Anunoby被认为是他们的主要目标之一。

后来，我们在菲舍尔（Fischer's）上听说，请不要汇总此播客，据报道，开拓者是最活跃的追求Anunoby的人。Scuttlebutt是，Anunoby可能对年度新秀Scottie Barnes到来后在多伦多啄食顺序中的角色不满意，Scottie Barnes恰好扮演着同样的职位。

“不管猛龙是有兴趣感兴趣的还是您有什么，波特兰都反复将我描述为这支球队，他们非常努力地通过他们的贸易例外来加入OG Anunoby与Damian配对。利拉德。”

但是，波特兰为什么要考虑阿努比呢？

Firstly, the 24-year-old is on one of the league’s most team-friendly deals, taking home roughly $18 million a year over the next three seasons, with the final year including a player option. He’s a solid two-way player, with size and length, able to compete on both sides of the ball.

But if you’ll allow me some hyperbole. At 6’7 with a 7’2 wingspan, Anunoby is everything the Blazers have needed at the small forward position since Nicolas Batum was shipped off to the夏洛特黄蜂in 2015. Honestly, aside from Batum’s playmaking ability, Anunoby is the superior player when comparing them in their respective primes. And Anunoby's real prime is still arguably a few years off.

这former Hoosier could actually be one of the best defensive wings in the league, able to expertly guard positions one through four. He’s also capable of holding his own against some centers thanks to his natural defensive instincts.

And as for the other side of the ball, Blazers fans only need look at Toronto’s visit to Portland earlier this season. Anunoby hit 60 percent of his threes (six of 10), recording 29 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists and 3 steals.

Throughout the season, he averaged 14.5 shots, 17.1 points on 36 percent three point shooting, 5.5 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 1.5 steals and 20.5 percent usage. Battling for touches against Pascal Siakam, Fred VanVleet, Barnes and our old friend Gary Trent Jr.

如果他假设要降落在波特兰，那么没有什么可说的是Anunoby将无法在Chauncey Billups的系统中激增。

Anunoby也适合这个阵容，因为他不一定需要将球掌握在他的手中，在进攻方面补充了Lillard和Simons，同时掩盖了他们在防守方面的不足。

它如何完成？

如果Anunoby在桌子上，开拓者应该在即将到来的选秀中获得第七顺位。另一方面，Anunoby的17.3美元合同非常适合波特兰的2000万美元贸易例外，帮助猛龙队篮球业务总裁Masai Ujiri Clear Space，同时通过以需要的位置增加了彩票级别的人才，从而有可能改善他的阵容。

但这很可能是猛龙队想要的更多，他们可能有权获得它。假设开拓者队在今年的第二轮选秀权（第36位）以及大二后卫基恩·约翰逊（Keon Johnson）中投掷，以使这笔交易甜蜜。多伦多也可能要求小纳西尔，但这可能太远了。

第七顺位，第36顺位，基恩·约翰逊（Keon Johnson）为双方公平。这笔交易很方便地在选秀之夜完成，明年所有球员都可以签约，从而消除了7月1日之后与签名和交易有关的任何并发症。

Conclusion

我们不知道是否有Anunoby。但是，菲舍尔显然听到了多种窃窃私语，至少克罗宁问了有关阿努比的问题。

在过去的五年中，这支球队已经派出了两名身材矮小的，进攻性的后卫，这是一个具有“理论”工具的大个子，可以对球的双方产生影响，并在此处插入有限的小型和大前锋。

I’m not trying to downplay the contributions of Al-Farouq Aminu, Maurice Harkless, Carmelo Anthony, Robert Covington, Norman Powell, but they were either limited, one-dimensional or not physically able to play the role they were asked to.

OG Anunoby是一个年轻但已建立的小前锋，他能够在球的两侧以高于平均水平的水平做出贡献。他并没有因为想要球手中的球而进入达米安·利拉德（Damian Lillard）和安弗尼·西蒙斯（Anfernee Simons）的方式，并为最近几个赛季充其量令人沮丧的球队提供了严肃的防守武器。

显然，如果Olshey刚在五年前挑选他，但我们不能生活在过去，那会更容易。给猛龙队第七顺位，基恩·约翰逊（Keon Johnson）和第二轮选秀权。只要完成它。