Plausible destinations for our vets?

We need Cooper Flagg, Dylan Harper, Ace Bailey

 

Yeah, if we go all season without Scoot as our starting point guard we're insane. And he should definitely start all next season .

 

We had Jrue but we traded him to Boston

 

Well, I would love a 21 year old version of Jrue for our rebuild with our young guys. But not the win now version!

 

This is really going to piss Simons' mom off...

 

why is that? Can’t listen now

 

If Sharpe was on his way to being an allstar, and another one of our young guys looked like a very good starter I might consider it.

However since we currently have ZERO legit long term starters I think its too soon to make a move for acquiring a player like Pritchard. We'd probably have to send draft picks to the Celtics and we're just not at that phase of the rebuild yet. As others have said that was the downside of the Deni trade even if you think the value exchange was fine - it just doesn't fit with how far into the rebuild we are.

We don't know what position our eventual franchise player could be. If it's a PG that lets say we draft in June, then we'd have a major position problem of duplication on our roster just like DameCJ all over.

Pritchard is a year and a half older than Simons. So he also doesn't have the youth we might ideally want in adding a starting PG either.

 

I feel like we do know if Scoot is or isn't our guy - we're just wishing it was the other answer.

 

This is the thing I've noticed with the Ringer is they aren't big on getting, keeping and having sources. Then it's just a bunch of fans talking ball about the things they've read from actual reporters that do have sources.

So yeah these guys talk about how Jerami needs to be a teams third best guy to pay for his contract... we know this and it's why I think the Lakers are the most likely destination. I still think at the end of the day we see Jerami going to the Lakers for Rui (who we'd flip hopefully immediately) Vincent's bad contract, one of their vet min guys to make the salaries work and either their 2029 0r 2031 FRP. If we add a couple of second round picks to Rui maybe we could flip him for that second FRP our front office says they need to give up Jerami.

They talk about how Simons can't play defense and probably needs to go to a team with a defensive identity but this is after they've decided that maybe he doesn't make much sense on the Magic because Suggs can shoot a little. Jalen Suggs is the perfect back court mate for Ant. Dude is 6'5", stout, plays awesome D and can run an offense. Ant off the ball and as a secondary playmaker or even a knock down shooter who can be a playmaker in a pinch. The Magic need shot makers and Ant is a bucket. I think Ant and Delano for Cole Anthony and Anthony Black seems almost likely... I could even see us getting some draft capital back (the worse of their pick and Denver's in this draft will be a glorified second rounder).

These guys don't even really get into Rob, I think because if he's not injured Rob makes too much sense on too many teams to even start talking about likely landing spots. Lets hope Joe finds the right one that will give us a FRP.

 

I think these trades could get done.

Waive Vincent and Reddish, keep Larry for vet leadership.




If these guys are right and the Pistons want some playoff or even play-in experience this trade could make sense for them.


Then after those three trades we take all three first round picks we acquired (Kings 2025, Magic 2025 and Lakers 2031) package them with Deandre to the Pelicans for Zion. Get Zion's body right the rest of this season and be ready to trot him out next season with all of our youth and hopefully another number one pick from Duke.

I think three FRPs and Deandre would be hard for the Pels to resist for the guy they can't keep on the court.

 

Remember how we got rid of franchise legend Jerome Kersey in an expansion draft? The difficulty in the next one will be who to protect.

 

Maybe it will be more difficult by then... I'd find it pretty easy to only pick 8 Blazers I want to keep now

Sharpe
Clingan
Camara
Deni
Rupert
Banton
Scoot
Timelord

 

I meant, the difficulty will be getting UP to 8, not restricting it to 8.

 

is 4 the new 8?

 

I would make all available. Nobody is untouchable. Untouchable is Ja, Luka , SGA, Edwards etc not a bunch of role players. POR has role players a best

 

You'd make all of them available in the expansion draft? So you'd just give anybody on our team away for free?

 

For free???
No of course not. I meant in the context of this trade season and ensuing deadling and draft. If it means getting assets back like FRP, everyone on POR should be available. Two 2025 FRP might be huge for this team.

 

It's an awful idea to sell low. They need a new coach and a new system before truly assessing how successful or unsuccessful Scoot and Shae will be. Nobody is giving you a top 5 pick for either at this point.

 

I thought that's what you meant. Just wanted to make sure.