I'm a Brandon Roy fan for the next few weeks...

[DJ_Money]

I really, really hope this dude has some killer workouts.

Hear me out...

I think we lost out by getting dumped to #5. This is being viewed as a four player draft. You've got the three big men (Aldridge/Thomas/Bargnani) and Morrison. They are likely to be the first four picks, in some order. If I had to predict now...I'd say Bargnani to Toronto, Aldridge to Chicago, Morrison to Charlotte, Thomas to Portland.

At #5, there's no legit C or PG prospect available that is worth the pick.

We have three scenarios, in my mind...

1. Roy puts up some off-the-chart numbers in his workouts. Portland falls in love with him, they make him the pick at #4. We get whichever big man is left at #5. I'd prefer Aldridge, but I have a feeling it will be Thomas, who I'd take, but I wouldn't be overly excited.

2. Roy has great workouts and we start getting calls from teams looking to get up to #5. New Orleans holds picks #12 and #15. With J.R. Smith stuck in the eternal doghouse, maybe they come up to get a backcourt mate for CP3. At #12 and #15, maybe we can come away with O'Bryant and Williams/Rondo. I could live with that.

3. We take Roy. Stick him at the SG spot, tell JJ to enjoy running the point, and we go from there. I think Roy will be a All-Star caliber player, so it calls into question the whole BPA vs. drafting for need element again.

Ho hum...I'll see you at the Open House next weekend.

[y2kenta]

You forget that POR has a bunch of young PGs....So that theory is possible like anything is, but it's very unlikely, son.

[CrawDaddy]

What does Portland's PG situation have to do with them liking Roy?

[Seano]

I'm half expecting to see Portland take one of the local boys, either Morrison or Roy. Both would be a really good draw, and both have the reputation of being good citizens and high character type players- something the Jailblazers seem always in need of.

Here's a mock that has Bargnani dropping to us. Inside Hoops

[Yeti]

You are right on. That is exactly the situation in Portland.