Thomas Robinson to Portland

[ElPigto]

Per Woj.

Portland will send Houston two future second-round picks and the draft rights to two foreign players

[DStebb716]

Thomas Robinson will be a very good NBA player down the road.

[PleezeBelieve]

Had to basically give him away. lol

[Xsatyr]

Per Woj.

Portland will send Houston two future second-round picks and the draft rights to two foreign players

Good deal.

I hope Robinson can rebound from all of this. He has a lot to work on but he has the right mentality.

[Bobcats2013]

Sac town and Houston are going to regret treating Robinson like a scrub.

[CLTHornets4eva]

I really wanted the Bobcats/Hornets to go after him.

[Dr. Cheesesteak]

Portland doesn't look too bad now w/ an actual bench. Adding Crabbe, CJ McCollum, Withey, and TRob. But are they keeping JJ Hickson, Babbitt, or Maynor?

[ElPigto]

Sac town and Houston are going to regret treating Robinson like a scrub.

If we get Dwight, it will all be worth it.

[JimmyMcAdocious]

Good deal for Portland. They needed depth in a bad way.

Would be hilarious if T-Rob turns out to be like many expected. The guy was barely even given an opportunity as a rookie.

[ElPigto]

Good deal for Portland. They needed depth in a bad way.

Would be hilarious if T-Rob turns out to be like many expected. The guy was barely even given an opportunity as a rookie.

I do wish him the best of luck. I'm pretty sure the Rockets would rather not give up Thomas, but we had no choice if we needed the cap space.

[(e)]

Surprised it took that long to unload him. I'm actually surprised a team didn't give up a late first round pick to get him with how meh this draft was.

2 second rounders and I'm assuming 2 player that won't see NBA time? That's a steal for Trob.

[KG215]

Time to set an over/under on how many times he gets traded in his career. Starting his second season on his third team.

[ALBballer]

Surprised it took that long to unload him. I'm actually surprised a team didn't give up a late first round pick to get him with how meh this draft was

How does someone go from being a top 5 pick a year ago to be given away for 2nd rounders? Nuts...

[daily]

Lin and Asik next on the block. Pretty soon Howard's going to start asking himself what will be left in Houston to make it a title contender

[daily]

Good deal for Portland. They needed depth in a bad way.

Would be hilarious if T-Rob turns out to be like many expected. The guy was barely even given an opportunity as a rookie.It's a real nice pickup. Olshey did good

[Inferno]

Portland doesn't look too bad now w/ an actual bench. Adding Crabbe, CJ McCollum, Withey, and TRob. But are they keeping JJ Hickson, Babbitt, or Maynor?

Maynor and Babbit aren't staying, and I doubt Hickson does unless he's fine with coming off the bench.

[ALBballer]

Lin and Asik next on the block. Pretty soon Howard's going to start asking himself what will be left in Houston to make it a title contender

Harden and Parsons.

The rest are replaceable....

[irondarts]

Nice trade for the Blazers.

[Inferno]

Nice. He can definitely improve under LMA. Now Portland just needs a solid starting/veteran center.

[Inferno]

So Portland's looking like:

PG: Lillard/McCollum
SG: Mathews/McCollum/Barton/Crabbe
SF: Batum/Claver
PF: Aldridge/Robinson/Freeland
C: Leonard/Withey


Not bad.

[HarryCallahan]

Portland getting a top 5 pick for two 2nd rounders..?

:applause:

[RedBlackAttack]

Surprised it took that long to unload him. I'm actually surprised a team didn't give up a late first round pick to get him with how meh this draft was.

2 second rounders and I'm assuming 2 player that won't see NBA time? That's a steal for Trob.
That is actually quite revealing. I'm sure teams would have been all over him if they felt he was anything close to what was being projected this time last year. There's a reason Houston basically had to give him away.

I'm not saying the guy will never contribute in the NBA, but he has a ways to go.

[longtime lurker]

Portland getting a top 5 pick for two 2nd rounders..?

:applause:

Makes you wonder why more teams didn't just at this. I'd laugh if moving forward T-Rob ends up being better than Dwight.

[Meticode]

To bad for T-Rob. Stuck behind another power forward. But in one hand Aldridge can take him under his wing or Robinson might get a chance if the Blazers can't lock Aldridge up longterm.

[OG LeeTSkeeT]

Wish he coulda gone somewhere where he can start and contribute right away like a team that's tanking or rebuilding like the Celtics.

[RIP CITY]

Sac town and Houston are going to regret treating Robinson like a scrub.

This.

[ProfessorMurder]

Jesus Christ, I hope he's just been renting a place in Houston.

[Dr. Cheesesteak]

So Portland's looking like:

PG: Lillard/McCollum
SG: Mathews/McCollum/Barton/Crabbe
SF: Batum/Claver
PF: Aldridge/Robinson/Freeland
C: Leonard/Withey


Not bad.
Yeah not bad. But dang, they're young...but nice. I still think it'd serve them best to keep Hickson, if only for some veteran presence in the middle.

[Inferno]

Yeah not bad. But dang, they're young...but nice. I still think it'd serve them best to keep Hickson, if only for some veteran presence in the middle.

Yeah, but he can probably get a better deal and more minutes somewhere else playing as a PF instead of an undersized center, and he'll probably take it.

[shoops]

It was pretty much necessary to give up TRob in order to clear up salary for getting Howard. I don't think it was too bad, because I feel TRob is still really raw and will probably need quite a bit more development before he's a rotation player. Didn't think he had a good feel for the game at all. Unless he improves by leaps and bounds, I don't really see him as more than a role player, despite his draft position.

[andremiller07]

Sac town and Houston are going to regret treating Robinson like a scrub.
You can't fix someone not be able to catch a ball @ the age of 20 something and you can't teach IQ. Kings mistake was drafting him (over studs like Drummond/Barnes) not trading him we got a better player back in Patterson so no we will not regret anything.

Houston has Terrance Jones who's a bigger more skilled Robinson so there's no point having him. Robinson will be ok player but nothing to regret only regret was wasting a lottery pick on a guy who is not worthy of being one.

[chazzy]

I don't get how his stock dropped that much since draft night. Was he expected to be great right away?

[leopoldstotch]

I can't wait to see Meyers Leonard get more minutes next season. I can see this guy blossoming into a solid starting center.

[Xsatyr]

I don't get how his stock dropped that much since draft night. Was he expected to be great right away?

He is just incredibly raw. Can't catch, can't shoot, horrible footwork, undersized, low basketball iq, inconsistent, etc.

[spiegel]

more signs that were confident of getting Dwight by clearing more cap space.

[Dr. Cheesesteak]

He is just incredibly raw. Can't catch, can't shoot, horrible footwork, undersized, low basketball iq, inconsistent, etc.
sounds like me. Guess I should apply for the 2014 NBA Draft.

[alexd]

the 2 european guys are Marco Todorovic from Barcelona and Kostas Papanikolaou from Olimpiakos

[All Net]

Houston nearly there,,

[El Kabong]

So do we assume the Blazers don't sign Hickson now?

[Inferno]

So do we assume the Blazers don't sign Hickson now?

Yup. Pretty sure he's not returning when he knows he can get a bigger role on another team.

[Myth]

I'm happy with this move, especially since I wanted us to make a similar move for the Mav's pick. Now I'm wondering if this year's 13th or T-Rob will be better.

[El Kabong]

I'm happy with this move, especially since I wanted us to make a similar move for the Mav's pick. Now I'm wondering if this year's 13th or T-Rob will be better.
Would have to have given up more for #13. You've essentially given up nothing for T-Rob.

[BlazerRed]

Welcome T-Rob! Hopefully the dude can contribute something off the bench, we need it bad!

[Myth]

Would have to have given up more for #13. You've essentially given up nothing for T-Rob.

Didn't Boston essentially give up nothing for the 13th?

[bdreason]

Nice pickup by Portland. They needed frontcourt depth desperately.

[El Kabong]

Didn't Boston essentially give up nothing for the 13th?
They gave up #16 and two seconds. Doubt you would have gotten it for just the two second rounders.

[Wavves]

Awesome, love this trade! Robinson will be fantastic coming off the bench, and has potential to be able to start down the track if Lamarcus Aldridge leaves

[RoseCity07]

I thought Robinson would be a bust before he was drafted. High motor is great but you need skill. He isn't very skilled and he's undersized. If the Rockets and Kings gave up I think that's a sign he won't ever live up to expectations.

I expect literally nothing from this guy. This is Thabeet all over again. There is a reason he's being traded. Guys don't rot on the bench when they are good.

[b4uc.23]

Overrated guy.. PF without post moves and outside shooting

[BlazersDozen]

Mark my words, this is going to turn out just like JJ Hickson did for Portland. Hickson, like Robsinson did not have a solid home in the NBA but proved he can play tough with a high motor and rebound. Robinson is the same with a high rebound rate

If Portland gives him 25 minutes a game I can see 10/7, especially playing next to Aldridge who will command double teams and will also pull a big man from the paint which will help Robsinson just like it helped Hickson.

I LOVE this move.

[Inferno]

Now all the Blazers need is a starting center...

[fragokota]

Now all the Blazers need is a starting center...

how about Oden :confusedshrug:

[Inferno]

how about Oden :confusedshrug:

Pretty big risk :confusedshrug:

[boozehound]

I thought Robinson would be a bust before he was drafted. High motor is great but you need skill. He isn't very skilled and he's undersized. If the Rockets and Kings gave up I think that's a sign he won't ever live up to expectations.

I expect literally nothing from this guy. This is Thabeet all over again. There is a reason he's being traded. Guys don't rot on the bench when they are good.
this. Dude was massively overhyped and couldnt even compete in the summer league last year. There is a reason two teams have sold him for peanuts

[noob cake]

this. Dude was massively overhyped and couldnt even compete in the summer league last year. There is a reason two teams have sold him for peanuts

Two teams had a close look at a him, still decided to let him go for close to nothing. I wouldn't expect much from him.

Morey has a habit of giving "busts" opportunities. Terrance Williams, Thabeet, Robinson. He hasn't hit a homer yet, maybe someday.

[BlazersDozen]

this. Dude was massively overhyped and couldnt even compete in the summer league last year. There is a reason two teams have sold him for peanuts

What?
:biggums:

First of all, the Kings shouldn't have drafted him anyways due to their depth at the 4 & 5 which is why he was traded. 2nd, the Kings didn't trade him for "peanuts".

Also, Robinson was being hyped by casual fans, ESPN and the normal hype machines because of his NCAA tourney run. If you read scouting reports, they clearly say he is not yet there offensively but he has POTENTIAL to be a pick & roll/pick & pop player in the future & that he is all around green on both ends of the floor. One scouting report have him becoming, at most, a good role player at the PF spot, which is what I also see.

He works very hard, plays with a lot of energy & rebounds at almost the same rate as JJ Hickson. He'll be able to develop offensively learning from LaMarcus Aldridge.

[El Kabong]

Two teams had a close look at a him, still decided to let him go for close to nothing. I wouldn't expect much from him.

Morey has a habit of giving "busts" opportunities. Terrance Williams, Thabeet, Robinson. He hasn't hit a homer yet, maybe someday.
Thought this move was more about clearing $ for Dwight. Robinson makes like $4 million a year, might as well dump him if it helps up Dwight's offer.

[RedBlackAttack]

What?
:biggums:

First of all, the Kings shouldn't have drafted him anyways due to their depth at the 4 & 5 which is why he was traded. 2nd, the Kings didn't trade him for "peanuts".

Also, Robinson was being hyped by casual fans, ESPN and the normal hype machines because of his NCAA tourney run. If you read scouting reports, they clearly say he is not yet there offensively but he has POTENTIAL to be a pick & roll/pick & pop player in the future & that he is all around green on both ends of the floor. One scouting report have him becoming, at most, a good role player at the PF spot, which is what I also see.

He works very hard, plays with a lot of energy & rebounds at almost the same rate as JJ Hickson. He'll be able to develop offensively learning from LaMarcus Aldridge.
He was taken 5th overall in a very deep draft. Sure, there was a ridiculous amount of hype around him led by general fans and ESPN among others, but obviously at least one GM thought enough of him to take him in front of Damian Lillard, Andre Drummond and Harrison Barnes, among others.

That isn't just casual overrating of a prospect... I never understood the hype around him and still don't. Portland has nothing to lose by taking this gamble, so it's smart in that way, but I wouldn't expect much to come from it.

As for the comparisons to JJ Hickson, he already had an impressive start to his career. Hickson was a starter on a 60+ win Cavs team as a young, developing guy. Sure, his departure to Sacramento didn't turn out well, but people had already seen JJ play at a pretty high level.

Robinson? There's a reason he couldn't get minutes in either Houston or Sacramento and it wasn't due to depth. Top 5 picks shouldn't be relegated to garbage time, especially Top 5 picks that spent three years in college.

[33teeth]

Awesome, love this trade! Robinson will be fantastic coming off the bench, and has potential to be able to start down the track if Lamarcus Aldridge leaves

Look, I have no problem with people supporting this kid and hoping he sorts it out some day, but this sort of post just makes me throw up in my mouth.

You clearly have not watched this kid play in the NBA.

How is he going to be fantastic coming off the bench all of the sudden? He was horrible coming off the bench this year. Really bad.

He has to work hard to be a serviceable bench player, not to be a star.

In a few years he'll have either got it sorted out and found a role as an energy guy and rebounder or he'll be playing in China.

[Wavves]

Look, I have no problem with people supporting this kid and hoping he sorts it out some day, but this sort of post just makes me throw up in my mouth.

You clearly have not watched this kid play in the NBA.

How is he going to be fantastic coming off the bench all of the sudden? He was horrible coming off the bench this year. Really bad.

He has to work hard to be a serviceable bench player, not to be a star.

In a few years he'll have either got it sorted out and found a role as an energy guy and rebounder or he'll be playing in China.

I completly understand why people would say the things they do about him, for the most part what they do say is partially true. But I saw some games that he played for Houston where he came in and scored 10 points with some great rebounds.

His per 36 numbers are pretty good, which proves that he hustles and makes an impact when he is on the floor. I like the kid, hopefully he can turn out to be better.