Exclusive 2019 Trade Deadline Thread

Yup. He's a fine bench player, but Terry will NEVER play him as a bench player.

 

For those thinking that Olshey's only objective is to get under the tax line...

What I'm really hoping for is the type of trade(s) that both improve our team this year AND help our cap situation. Deals like Turner, Swanigan, and a 1st for Prince and Lin get us both closer to the tax line and improve our team this year and possibly in the future with Prince. That would knock about $3.4 million off the $7.9 needed to get under the tax. Then you make another similar trade for the last bit.

As much as I like the good Harkless if we could make this trade without giving up a pick I think it has to be considered. Combine it with another trade for a wing like the Prince one above and I think we are both better and below the tax. That's a win-win in my opinion.

I've been advocating for this trade since ET became trade eligible two years ago. Thompson can't shoot but he's one of the few bigs in this league that can hold his own against quicker guards when switched on pick and rolls.

 

I hope you are correct - but I'm afraid Olshey has reached the point he doesn't care if he alienates Dame or anybody else. He knows he won't be fired until the team is sold and that he almost certainly will be fired when they are. A man living his life without consequences is a scarey thing.

 

This rumor doesn't involve the Blazers, nor does it come from a reputable source (Bleacher Report), but it's an interesting trade nonetheless...

Nets get JR Smith and Julius Randle

Cavs get Allen Crabbe, Solomon Hill, Frank Jackson, Shabazz Napier, Two 2019 1st round picks (I'm assuming one from each), and Two 2020 2nd round picks

Pelicans get Kevin Love and Rodney Hood (if he accepted the trade)

This would be considered a last ditch effort to try and keep AD.

 

Sounds like a desperate plan to make AD demand a trade. How does clogging their capspace with a guy who is 30 going on 60 make the team a more desirable place for AD to stay?

 

Because there are a lot of stupid GMs out there (Demps included of the Pelicans). I would rather have Randle at this point than Love but they are worried he'll leave for nothing after this season. This definitely fits their MO of always trading away 1st round picks.

 

As one of the few Olshey fans here, I am quite sure he'll "be aggressive." However, my educated guess is that that means
he'll make a lot of phone calls.... which means nothing. He's always making a lot of phone calls. So, not news.

He's been gunshy since the Afflalo trade. Most all of his trades have been "value" trades. I'd like to see him get back
on the horse and make nonconservative trade.

tl;dr: Neil needs a balls check. I don't think he'll succeed. No significant traded will be made this deadline by the Blazers.

 

I'd rather have Mirotic than Love...

 

My dream trade that won't happen:

CJ + Turner + Harkless +1st for Porter + Beal

works in the trade machine.

Improves their locker room??
They get out of contracts a year earlier??
Me making excuses because I want Washington to do it??

 

So that'd be a man with nothing to lose and nothing to gain who's looking ahead to being unemployed and has been stagnant his whole tenure here?

Yikes.

 

Lowe rehashed it on his own pod today. Said we would be buyers and put our pick in play and try to get a needle moving guy

 

Nurkic/Leonard
Davis/Aminu
Prince/Layman/Trent
Layman/Simons
Lillard/Curry

My GM'ing is over.

 

So we traded CJ, Turner, Harkless, Stauskas, Swanigan, Baldwin, and Collins and ended up with Anthony Davis and Taurean Prince? Sign me up!

Edit: Or did we trade for Ed Davis and we signed Tayshaun Prince out of retirement?

 

You forget Jeremy Lin.

 

Tayshaun would come cheap, wouldn't he?

 

I'm getting the feeling that Kyrie will be traded. He has proclaimed that he will sign an extension, but he really seems like a shit leader. Why does he think they'll offer him a supermax? Ainge is calculating enough to move before it can get worse and he walks for nothing in return. Something like this with picks from BOS and NY going NO's way.

 

Why in the world would NYK do that? I mean, they are a poorly managed organization - I'll give you that. But even if Zeke was still calling the shots I don't see why they'd do that.

 

Kyrie is theoretically the hometown kid and if they find a taker for Hardaway, they can open up enough space for KD in the summer. KD and Kyrie in NYC is sick.

And quite a bit or risk involved in maxing KP after he comes back from injury.

 

Hmmm. Okay. I still think it'd be stupid of them to trade a great player (though injured) for a super overrated player they'd have to give a SUPERMAX. Basically, I don't know why anyone would want to trade for Kyrie.

 

I don't believe that for a second. If Neil got Terry someone who was clearly better he would start him over Aminu..... no question.
The problem is that as much as Aminu drives me crazy, he is still the best overall PF on the team. Is he good enough....hell no. But that is on Neil not Terry. Who else have we had on the team that can cover both a stretch 4 and a power 4?

It is frustrating that we have not had anyone better by now. And I agree with those who say start Zach at PF, but it's still debatable that he is better right now. None the less I would give it a shot and bring Chief off the bench. Especially if Jake starts as well. That at least gives us three 3-point shooters along side Nurk and Zach.