Brooklyn Nets Dame Trade Ideas and Rumors

[wizenheimer]

I just checked Spotrac and neither Clowney or Whitehead have signed with Brooklyn yet, according to Spotrac

that's beginning to be pretty intriguing in light of the Dame situation

 

[LayneStaley]

I just checked Spotrac and neither Clowney or Whitehead have signed with Brooklyn yet, according to Spotrac

that's beginning to be pretty intriguing in light of the Dame situation

Is Whitehead any good?

 

[bemac]

The something is that Cronin is bending over backwards trying to appease Dame and his agent.

Both Boston and Brooklyn offer significantly superior returns to Miami.

This sounds logical...I'm sure he's turning down offers left and right.

 

[Sheldon Shape]

This sounds logical...I'm sure he's turning down offers left and right.

LMAO You think nobody has made a better offer than what Miami has?

I have a bridge to sell you.

 

[Predator]

LMAO You think nobody has made a better offer than what Miami has?

I have a bridge to sell you.

I believe a better offer (or two) was talked about before they did due diligence with Dame and his agent who promptly made it so those offers were never formally acceptable.

 

[bemac]

LMAO You think nobody has made a better offer than what Miami has?

I have a bridge to sell you.

I have no idea...I'm not part of the team, and not in the industry. This guy is

 

[Sheldon Shape]

I have no idea...I'm not part of the team, and not in the industry. This guy is

Sure... you're welcome to think no other team has been able to offer value more than Tyler Hero and a couple last first round picks for a top 75 guy of all time coming off his best season...

Not sure if you're kidding.

 

[wizenheimer]

why would anybody believe any team other than Miami has made an offer at this point?

I'm sure Cronin is talking to other teams but when Dame's agent is doing everything he can to torpedo Dame's value outside of Miami, other GM's are not diving in the pool without knowing how deep the water is

 

[Sheldon Shape]

I believe a better offer (or two) was talked about before they did due diligence with Dame and his agent who promptly made it so those offers were never formally acceptable.

So you're saying Cronin gave into Dame and his agent even though there were great offers on the table?

 

[ebott]

I like Simmons. I'd be happy with a deal that's essentially Dame for Simmons and few future first rounders. I think a lineup of Nurk, Simmons, Grant, Shaedon and Scoot would be a lot of fun to watch.

 

[Wizard Mentor]

Trades stops "failing" in less than 30 days.

 

[Everything Beagle]

Trades stops "failing" in less than 30 days.
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I love how no team is projected to improve. I hope you’re happy Dame lol

 

[BankTeller]

Brooklyn is just so logical, I can't believe it hasn't yet been done. We're one of the few teams that wouldn't gag over the Simmons contract, they have young length and tons of draft picks. Lillard would lift that team to the top of the Eastern Conference. Even better, Brooklyn would get to f*** Miami.

So, what's going on? There must be something.

I kind of figured they would be good enough on paper to contend.

Dame/Mikal/DFS/Johnson/Claxton with Dinwiddie, Nurk, Thomas, ONeale. That’s one hell of a team. Not sure why this starting five couldn’t be better than the Suns starting five that made the finals.

 

[BankTeller]

Is Whitehead any good?

Whitehead was considered a top 5, can’t miss prospect. Great athleticism and and shooter. Injuries kind of zapped him of his athleticism but he was still a great shooter in college for the small sample size that he had last year.

Whitehead is eerily similar to AJ Griffin, although I’d say Whitehead has more potential.

 

[maxiep]

Trades stops "failing" in less than 30 days.
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I disagree. I think it fails today, in 30 days, next year and every year thereafter (when it comes to the Blazers).

 

[illmatic99]

here is ben playing point center.

 

[wizenheimer]

ok...just checked Spotrac

there are 6 first round picks who haven't signed contracts yet:

10

DAL Cason Wallace
Traded to OKC
12

OKC Dereck Lively II

Traded to DAL
17

LAL Jalen Hood-Schifino

21

BKN Noah Clowney
22

BKN Dariq Whitehead

24

SAC Olivier-Maxence Prosper
Traded to DAL
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three of the 6 are involved in trades with Dallas. And two are from the Nets

it probably doesn't mean anything but it sure is curious considering how often we hear about the Nets potentially being involved in a Dame trade

 

[illmatic99]

three of the 6 are involved in trades with Dallas. And two are from the Nets

it probably doesn't mean anything but it sure is curious considering how often we hear about the Nets potentially being involved in a Dame trade

Grant and Cam Johnson re-signing not yet official either. I know we have been hot on Cam for a while. Can we do a double S&T?

If we can turn Dame/Nurk/Grant into Ben/Cam/Claxton/Robinson/MIA picks, while Herro/Nurk/Grant go to BK, I might love our team next year.

Scoot / Ben
Simons / Sharpe
Cam / Thybulle / Murray
Ben / Robinson
Claxton / ? / Badji

Even the Nets look decent with:

Dinwidde
Herro
Bridges
Grant
Nurk

 

[Natebishop3]

Grant and Cam Johnson re-signing not yet official either. I know we have been hot on Cam for a while. Can we do a double S&T?

If we can turn Dame/Nurk/Grant into Ben/Cam/Claxton/Robinson/MIA picks, while Herro/Nurk/Grant go to BK, I might love our team next year.

Scoot / Ben
Simons / Sharpe
Cam / Thybulle / Murray
Ben / Robinson
Claxton / ? / Badji

Even the Nets look decent with:

Dinwidde
Herro
Bridges
Grant
Nurk

Yeah the whole thing seems super sketchy.

 

[RR7]

Maybe Brooklyn prefers Lavine to Herro, and that's why Chicago's name is coming up? They do Simmons and a pick for Lavine, Chicago goes younger, saves $$ Lavine to Herro?

 

[illmatic99]

Yeah the whole thing seems super sketchy.

grant loses his 5th year in a S&T and that's the whole reason he agreed in the first place, so it might just be a situation of him not being in town. most likely it gets announced in vegas over the next week.

 

[e_blazer]

grant loses his 5th year in a S&T and that's the whole reason he agreed in the first place, so it might just be a situation of him not being in town. most likely it gets announced in vegas over the next week.

Yeah, I don’t think there’s any chance Grant is traded before January.

 

[illmatic99]

Maybe Brooklyn prefers Lavine to Herro, and that's why Chicago's name is coming up? They do Simmons and a pick for Lavine, Chicago goes younger, saves $$ Lavine to Herro?

something like this?

 

[Natebishop3]

grant loses his 5th year in a S&T and that's the whole reason he agreed in the first place, so it might just be a situation of him not being in town. most likely it gets announced in vegas over the next week.

Maybe he just really doesn’t want to be here it Dame is leaving?

 

[e_blazer]

Maybe he just really doesn’t want to be here it Dame is leaving?

Maybe, but I bet he can put up with it for a few months to get that extra $30M plus money guaranteed.

 

[Idog1976]

here is ben playing point center.

I love Simmons as a reclamation and salary match piece in a monster 3-way trade with Miami and the Nets where we get Clowney, Whitehead and 1sts from Miami and Brooklyn.

 

[wizenheimer]

grant loses his 5th year in a S&T and that's the whole reason he agreed in the first place, so it might just be a situation of him not being in town. most likely it gets announced in vegas over the next week.

Probably the case

however, for the sake of conspiracy, he might be talked out of a 5th year if he got something like a 4-year/148M deal to play for a contender instead of the 5-year/160M deal to play for a lottery team. The immediacy & reward of 37M/year and playoff games could look a lot better than 32M/year and 'gone-fishing'

trouble is LaVine and Grant would be a ton of long term salary for the Nets

 

[BrianFromWA]

Maybe, but I bet he can put up with it for a few months to get that extra $30M plus money guaranteed.

Totally agree, but maybe there's a 2% chance you work with him and his team to S&T him with a 3yr/95 or so with a 4th year PO (basically getting him to another team of mutual choice), and he gives up the chance for the 5th year (36M) guaranteed for a move to a more appropriate team today and flexibility to be UFA 3 years from now or extended 2 years from now when teams may have more cap/apron space.

Edit: written before I saw wizenheimer's post above. Agree.

 

[wizenheimer]

I love Simmons as a reclamation and salary match piece in a monster 3-way trade with Miami and the Nets where we get Clowney, Whitehead and 1sts from Miami and Brooklyn.

would you rather have Clowney and Whitehead or the 2027 Phoenix 1st and a 2030 swap?

I know what I'd rather have, but maybe I have too low of an opinion of Clowney

 

[Idog1976]

would you rather have Clowney and Whitehead or the 2027 Phoenix 1st and a 2030 swap?

I know what I'd rather have, but maybe I have too low of an opinion of Clowney

I want to start trying to get young wings and bigs in the hopes one of them pops. The picks are like gold in the NBA as they are the only liquid assets that exist. Thus, picks are always weirdly more valuable than what they actually are because it's the only way of easily conveying value and it's a fungible value unlike cash considerations which is close to irrelevant to the game GM's are playing. So I mean it's 6 of one half a dozen of the other, but sure if they want to throw in another first and a swap instead I'd take that. That said, I also am pretty high on both Clowney and Whitehead.