Trade CJ McCollum to New Orleans

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  1. maxiep

    maxiep RIP Dr. Jack

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    Ashes. That's what we have when the smoke clears.
     
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    How good will fan support be if Lillard is irrelevant or gone and the team is in the lottery the next 5-10 years? Yeah at the end of the jailblazers there were a few of us posting here about Ha Sung Jing, but most of Portland didn't care about the team, attendance was shit, and the team had financial losses.

    I'm not saying it will happen. Just that if it did, first step is a crappy owner like Jody running the franchise into the ground. That is the path we seem to be on.
     
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    PtldPlatypus Let's go Baby Blazers! Staff Member Global Moderator Moderator

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    Come on--how are we supposed to lose enough games with that roster?
     
    PtldPlatypus, Feb 8, 2022
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    Can't trade Johnson though with other players, right?
     
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    We'd have to throw probably 3 FRP to Detroit if that was even enough.
     
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    There's the problem. Everytime this subject comes up some people act as if the average fan is an important consideration.
     
    oldmangrouch, Feb 8, 2022
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    I think you can if you don't have to aggregate his salary.

    Seems like the deal could be easily constructed with other players in his place if need be.

    The main issue is why the heck Detroit does this.
     
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    I think there is always this perception that rebuilds are supposed to take forever. And they can, if you are the Sixers and their "Process" that went on forever. Then you have the Cavs - this year with a few good decisions are fun to watch and winning. It happens. So I dont think losing Lillard means they are shitty for another ten years, assuming they make the right moves going forward. There is no way to grade the moves this week, in my opinion.
     
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    Wrong, just can't aggregate his contract to match.
     
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    No we wouldn't
     
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    It's possible a rebuild is really quick. But its also very possible it follows a TWolves/Kings/Knicks timeline and takes two decades.
     
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    May I say I find your faith both cute and disturbing. :devilwink:
     
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    The key to this thinking is this part of his column:

    "Frankly, McCollum should have held negative trade value because of his contract. Instead, the Blazers are getting considerable positive value in return."

    I actually think he's right. CJ's contract is nasty for the next couple of years and it makes no sense for a bubble team (Portland or NO) to pay it.
     
    Ed O, Feb 8, 2022
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    Trade is not done because jerami grant might be coming to Portland. Stay tuned….
     
    blazedanugz, Feb 8, 2022
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    Or not
     
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  19. Chris Craig

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    I'll believe it when I see it
     
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    Yeh I like this better than the one where you were giving away that FRP we just got.
     
    UKRAINEFAN, Feb 8, 2022
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