Blazers have talked to San Antonio about Kawhi

[Scalma]

http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/...n-usa-basketball-minicamp-las-vegas-next-week

Still, the bidding war among Boston, Philadelphia and Los Angeles Lakers never materialized. The Los Angeles Clippers, Denver, Phoenix, Portland, Toronto and Washington are among teams who've talked with San Antonio, league sources said.

As examples, no Blazers' package includes Damian Lillard or CJ McCollum, league sources said. For a player who teams fear could be a one-year rental, many offers are modified.

 

[Strenuus]

Incoming Gronk post in 3...2......1

 

[Scalma]

How would a package even look without CJ, from a money perspective? We’d have to match salaries.

Harkless, Aminu, and Collins? That’d leave us pretty thin at forward. I guess we could sign someone like Beasley or our old friend Vonleh. I’d do it of course, I’m just curious.

I wonder if the TPE to take a contract they don’t want (Green) would be on the table as well.

 

[Gronk Brady]

Are you kidding me! The fact that Neil thinks he can get Kawai without including CJ is insulting and will probably eliminate Blazers from the Kawai chase. Unreal how stubborn Neil is... he will ride McLillard to his grave

 

[Reep]

If Spurs would take Meyers in exchange then they could save on not having to make new jerseys.

 

[Scalma]

Are you kidding me! The fact that Neil thinks he can get Kawai without including CJ is insulting and will probably eliminate Blazers from the Kawai chase. Unreal how stubborn Neil is... he will ride McLillard to his grave

How do you know San Antonio asked for, or even wanted, CJ?

 

[Gronk Brady]

How do you know San Antonio asked for, or even wanted, CJ?

I don’t, I just kno from this article that Neil hasn’t offered CJ... which is a joke

 

[Scalma]

I don’t, I just kno from this article that Neil hasn’t offered CJ... which is a joke

That doesn’t necessarily mean he wouldn’t. He’s bidding against the other teams offers, they’re probably not that great either. Let’s remember at the time of the Paul George trade everyone thought Indiana got ripped off.

 

[SwissBlazer]

I don’t, I just kno from this article that Neil hasn’t offered CJ... which is a joke

There is always something.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

In related news:
San Antonio GM Seen Putting Down Phone, Wiping Away Tear of Laughter and Saying "Ah, I needed that!"

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Olshey's "offer" was mainly the threat to give interviews on local TV non-stop until San Antonio capitulated.

 

[Scalma]

Olshey's "offer" was mainly the threat to give interviews on local TV non-stop until San Antonio capitulated.

Ill give you that one. That’s funny.

 

[Scalma]

San Antonio was evidently interested in Simons. Simons and Collins is a good package of young players.

 

[Pinwheel1]

If I am SA and I like what I see in Lonnie Walker, (and most do) I stay with Green for now and groom Walker. Why add a large contract (CJ) at the same position? They have other needs than SG

 

[Scalma]

If I am SA and I like what I see in Lonnie Walker, (and most do) I stay with Green for now and groom Walker. Why add a large contract at the same position? They have other needs than SG

Yeah that’s why I wouldn’t assume that they’d be interested in CJ. I’m pretty sure Collins would be more attractive. Harkless and Aminu’s defensive abilities probably appeal to Pop as well. I don’t know how we’d go about replacing them, but I’d do it.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Great, now the part of my brain (about 90%) that insists on coming up with stupid trades when I should be doing work has been re-activated again. Thanks a lot.

Blazers should offer this as a starting point (along with about 10 picks, every other year until the apocalypse). Spurs on the rebuild would probably be glad to offload salary and that would be Patty, Danny Green (both expiring soon anyway) or Pau. And Aminu is a Spurs-type player on a Spurs-type salary.

 

[Pinwheel1]

San Antonio was evidently interested in Simons. Simons and Collins is a good package of young players.

Yep going young makes more sense for them if they lose Kawhi.
Young players/draft picks and a short contract for filler purposes.

 

[illmatic99]

Kawhi seems very gullible and prone to influence. Dame better be in his ear about Portland during the minicamp next week.

 

[Scalma]

Yep going young makes more sense for them if they lose Kawhi.
Young players/draft picks and a short contract for filler purposes.

It would suck losing Collins and Simons for a possible rental, but I’ve maintained that Kawhi could be talked into staying in Portland, and will probably end up loving it once he experiences it.

 

[illmatic99]

Also, FINALLY!

Can't believe we are actually mentioned.

 

[oldmangrouch]

Let me get this straight. We are talking about a one year rental on a guy who sat out an entire season with a questionable injury, and has threatened to sit out next season if not traded to the team he wants.

Unless SA is willing to take Meyers and Turner....they can keep their tumor. Giving value makes no sense.

 

[illmatic99]

San Antonio was evidently interested in Simons. Simons and Collins is a good package of young players.

Where is this from? The draft?

Let me get this straight. We are talking about a one year rental on a guy who sat out an entire season with a questionable injury, and has threatened to sit out next season if not traded to the team he wants.

Unless SA is willing to take Meyers and Turner....they can keep their tumor. Giving value makes no sense.

I think his agent/uncle are more the issue than Kawhi himself. I'd rather take the risk.

 

[Reep]

San Antonio was evidently interested in Simons. Simons and Collins is a good package of young players.

There is no way to do that without a third team, right? We can't combine with the trade exception and don't really have an appealing contract to match. ET would obviously be our choice, but can't see SA wanting that.

 

[julius]

Aren't the Blazers always mentioned in certain trade rumors? What was it that people used to say? not swayed?

 

[BonesJones]

There is no way to do that without a third team, right? We can't combine with the trade exception and don't really have an appealing contract to match. ET would obviously be our choice, but can't see SA wanting that.

Harkless?

 

[illmatic99]

Aren't the Blazers always mentioned in certain trade rumors? What was it that people used to say? not swayed?

When wast the last one?

 

[Scalma]

If we did gut our forwards, the FA pool is pretty barren.

Alan Williams
Trevor Booker
Vonleh
Michael Beasley
David West
Quincy Acy

Wed probably be better off looking to Europe to fill the hole. Anthony Randolph for example.

 

[illmatic99]

We gotta use Sac's 20M space in some manner.

 

[Scalma]

Harkless?

Harkless works. He fits what San Antonio likes. Defensive minded, long, athletic, still fairly young. And a short term contract, so if he doesn’t work out, he turns into an expiring.

 

[julius]

When wast the last one?

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