Exclusive 2025 Official Trade Ideas Thread (3 Viewers)

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Natebishop3 said:
Interesting comparison

They're pretty similar. Simons is younger and most likely will be cheaper when his contract is up.
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Looks like a good guy for the Blazers to hold onto. Brings some much needed offense, and after a rough start to the year, is really finding his groove.
 
THE HCP said:
Fuck off because every trade scenario in every thread in this joint is unrealistic.
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DeAndre Ayton for Brandon Ingram works straight across. Most fans don’t like it but that doesn’t mean that it’s not realistic. It’s been floated a couple times. The Pelicans do need a center.
 
BigGameDamian said:
DeAndre Ayton for Brandon Ingram works straight across. Most fans don’t like it but that doesn’t mean that it’s not realistic. It’s been floated a couple times. The Pelicans do need a center.
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I think it also gets the Pels out of the tax.
 
BigGameDamian said:
DeAndre Ayton for Brandon Ingram works straight across. Most fans don’t like it but that doesn’t mean that it’s not realistic. It’s been floated a couple times. The Pelicans do need a center.
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It would be a risky move IMO. Can we re-sign him? I am sure some fans would be happy just dumping DA, but I don't think we need to move him as he will have an ending contract next year.

I do like what BI brings to the court My question is can he stay on the court? He seems to get a lot of ankle sprains. Would he resign for less than the max? I would probably risk it.
I would prefer to give them Grant but they have plenty of Forwards. When healthy the guy is good. Does he fit in with Deni and Camara? I think so.
 
Pinwheel1 said:
It would be a risky move IMO. Can we re-sign him? I am sure some fans would be happy just dumping DA, but I don't think we need to move him as he will have an ending contract next year.
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so, just let Ayton's contract expire and he walks after next season?

why wait? Ingram's contract expires in 5 months. At minimum it would clear 35.5M in cap-space this summer

Pels wouldn't do it anyway as it would put them way over the 1st apron and maybe over the 2nd apron
 
CJ_is_Gone said:
I think it also gets the Pels out of the tax.
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but look what it would do to them next season...it puts them way over the 1st apron and close to breaching the 2nd apron (after adding the salaries for their 1st and Milwaukee's 1st). it's around 203-204M
 
wizenheimer said:
but look what it would do to them next season...it puts them way over the 1st apron and close to breaching the 2nd apron (after adding the salaries for their 1st and Milwaukee's 1st). it's around 203-204M
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Also, can you imagine Zion and Ayton sharing the same space?
 
I think we move RWIII and (hopefully) Grant before the deadline. I don't think Simons is traded.

Here's some updated ideas:

Houston - supposedly the Rockets really really badly want RWIII.

Trade that includes Grant - we can hopefully turn around and flip Adams somewhere else.
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Trade without Grant
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THE HCP said:
Fuck off because every trade scenario in every thread in this joint is unrealistic.
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And they don't happen. This one shouldn't have either.
 
Rastapopoulos said:
None of them are as unrealistic as Doncic for AD and Christie and a pick.
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Not even close. That is why they had to immediately come out and say shams was NOT hacked. It is the biggest fleecing, perhaps of all time because they didn’t even demand the other frp from LAL. The lakers have their cake and eat it too.
 
e_blazer said:
I don’t understand this thinking. Giving away assets for virtually nothing doesn’t seem like a good way to build the team. I’d rather all of those guys just get tanking injuries to pad the loss column and try to make better trades over the summer.
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Id like to get out of Grant contracts, that thing could be a disaster by 2028.

Ant and Ayton I'm ok with keeping but I'd prefer to just move on now and get whatever we can, if that's value then fine if not then fine. If they have no value today I just can't see them becoming worth a FRP or such in the summer. It's just like when Olshey had these Turner/Bazemore/Whiteside/Meyers players on the roster.

I'd prefer new players just so they aren't entitled to the shots/roles that Ant/Ayton have. I don't think both will agree to sit with phantom injuries the whole rest of the year. They certainly won't agree to that next season as they'll be playing for their next contracts.
 
Fun with Chat GP


a legit trade idea for the Portland Trail Blazers that balances their need for young talent, future assets, and roster fit:


Trade Proposal


Portland Trail Blazers Receive:

•RJ Barrett (SG/SF, 24 years old)

•Immanuel Quickley (PG/SG, 24 years old)

•2025 First-Round Pick (Top-10 Protected, via New York Knicks)


New York Knicks Receive:

•Anfernee Simons (SG, 25 years old)

•Robert Williams III (C, 26 years old)


Why Portland Does This:

•Young Core Fit: Barrett and Quickley align with Scoot Henderson and Shaedon Sharpe’s timeline.

•Roster Balance: They add a bigger wing in Barrett and a two-way guard in Quickley, improving their depth.

•Future Asset: The extra first-round pick helps in their rebuilding efforts.


Why New York Does This:

•Win-Now Move: Simons provides elite shooting and secondary playmaking next to Jalen Brunson.

•Defensive Upgrade: Robert Williams gives them a strong defensive center to complement Julius Randle and Mitchell Robinson.


This trade helps Portland continue its rebuild while giving New York an immediate boost in the East. Would you want a different type of trade—like one targeting a superstar or more draft capital?
 
1 Eye Jack said:
Fun with Chat GP


a legit trade idea for the Portland Trail Blazers that balances their need for young talent, future assets, and roster fit:


Trade Proposal


Portland Trail Blazers Receive:

•RJ Barrett (SG/SF, 24 years old)

•Immanuel Quickley (PG/SG, 24 years old)

•2025 First-Round Pick (Top-10 Protected, via New York Knicks)


New York Knicks Receive:

•Anfernee Simons (SG, 25 years old)

•Robert Williams III (C, 26 years old)


Why Portland Does This:

•Young Core Fit: Barrett and Quickley align with Scoot Henderson and Shaedon Sharpe’s timeline.

•Roster Balance: They add a bigger wing in Barrett and a two-way guard in Quickley, improving their depth.

•Future Asset: The extra first-round pick helps in their rebuilding efforts.


Why New York Does This:

•Win-Now Move: Simons provides elite shooting and secondary playmaking next to Jalen Brunson.

•Defensive Upgrade: Robert Williams gives them a strong defensive center to complement Julius Randle and Mitchell Robinson.


This trade helps Portland continue its rebuild while giving New York an immediate boost in the East. Would you want a different type of trade—like one targeting a superstar or more draft capital?
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Barrett and Quickley were traded last year to Toronto.
 
1 Eye Jack said:
Fun with Chat GP


a legit trade idea for the Portland Trail Blazers that balances their need for young talent, future assets, and roster fit:


Trade Proposal


Portland Trail Blazers Receive:

•RJ Barrett (SG/SF, 24 years old)

•Immanuel Quickley (PG/SG, 24 years old)

•2025 First-Round Pick (Top-10 Protected, via New York Knicks)


New York Knicks Receive:

•Anfernee Simons (SG, 25 years old)

•Robert Williams III (C, 26 years old)


Why Portland Does This:

•Young Core Fit: Barrett and Quickley align with Scoot Henderson and Shaedon Sharpe’s timeline.

•Roster Balance: They add a bigger wing in Barrett and a two-way guard in Quickley, improving their depth.

•Future Asset: The extra first-round pick helps in their rebuilding efforts.


Why New York Does This:

•Win-Now Move: Simons provides elite shooting and secondary playmaking next to Jalen Brunson.

•Defensive Upgrade: Robert Williams gives them a strong defensive center to complement Julius Randle and Mitchell Robinson.


This trade helps Portland continue its rebuild while giving New York an immediate boost in the East. Would you want a different type of trade—like one targeting a superstar or more draft capital?
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Real-time knowledge cutoff dates are a bitch, eh?
 
1 Eye Jack said:
Well shit I didn’t think I had to check to make sure Chap GP was correct I assumed it was smarter than that.
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LLM require a lot of juice (energy, processing power) and time to train - so they are basically as smart as when they were trained. You can take a built LLM and create extensions for domain specific items, but the basic LLM (whatever version of ChatGPT was used here) is "frozen in time" to when it was trained.

One of the big issues of current generative AI models is that you can not "update" an existing model in a generic way, you need to train them from scratch (which is also why people are so excited / worried about the Chinese DeepSeek because it is much cheaper to train that the west's AI LLMs - which means it can be updated more frequently, in theory.
 
Cugel said:
that is a happy guy. he knows, he knows...
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This had to piss JKidd off, they didn’t even have courtesy to tell him it was being considered. I’d be pissed not to at least be told before it happened. I could see him wanting out and if so I know a young team that is on the rise that could use a good coach
 
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