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blazerkor said:
I just think if you get anything close to fair value for Dame then you make the trade... if we get two quality players and four picks then we'll be good. You can argue that Jovic and Jaquez are quality players, especially for a team in a youth rebuild like ours.
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Sure, you could “argue” that, but that’s NOWHERE NEAR adequate value for Dame… I don’t care what the rest of the scenario entails.
 
Who says no? I think if Simmons will play PF then this would be the best team Dame has ever had. It's a bit of a gamble for NOLA but they're just giving up Zion, Daniels and CJ for Dame. I don't think that's a bad trade considering the risk we're taking on with Zion.
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blazerkor said:
Who says no? I think if Simmons will play PF then this would be the best team Dame has ever had. It's a bit of a gamble for NOLA but they're just giving up Zion, Daniels and CJ for Dame. I don't think that's a bad trade considering the risk we're taking on with Zion.
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I'm not sure what NOP wants to do... there were all those rumors about them wanting to trade for Scoot, but then the rumor was that they only offered the 14th pick and some future picks for 3. So I don't think they'd do it.
 
Seriously if you listen to some of these Heat fans, it's like we've been in the lottery for the past 10 years. Yes, this team has been mostly mediocre, but they're acting like we've been one of the worst teams in the league this entire time. I would trade Dame to literally any other team at this point. Even the Lakers.
 
maxiep said:
After Summer League, it is my sincere hope that the entire Blazers' FO goes on a long vacation. Just let Dame, Miami and the rest of the League stew.
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A vacation would be good, like an accounting problem you're stuck on, take a break come back to it and bing bango bongo, there it is.
 
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Also, I would send the message to Dame's camp, that until he expands his list to at least four teams (without tampering from his agent telling other teams he won't be happy), he can consider himself a Portland Trail Blazer. Dame wants out more than we want to trade him. All of these public pronouncements are just bluster.

We're not winning. This trade is everything to us. We have 15 players. He has one career. We're paying that salary slot regardless, so if he just stays home it's no skin off our nose.
 
Natebishop3 said:
They can’t….

The only move is either convincing OKC to take another asset to trade back the pick OR they just accept Miami’s 2026 and we get 2024, 2028 and 2030. If OKC keeps 2025 they can’t trade 2024 or 2026 because of the Stepian rule.
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What do you mean "they can't"?

I listed swaps and 2nd rounders which Miami can trade.
 
RonBrewer said:
So Siakim didn't want to play with Dame and Cronin didn't try?

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so Cronin tried to trade sharpe for OG and failed.

then he tried to trade Scoot for Siakam and failed.

basically he fell ass backward into a dynamic backcourt of the future, and had he gotten his way, we’d have sacrificed those players for marginal upgrades to be a mid playoff team with dame.

Sheesh
 
Freshtown said:
so Cronin tried to trade sharpe for OG and failed.

then he tried to trade Scoot for Siakam and failed.

basically he fell ass backward into a dynamic backcourt of the future, and had he gotten his way, we’d have sacrificed those players for marginal upgrades to be a mid playoff team with dame.

Sheesh
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I really love that word Sheesh.

that was Scoot's first utterance after seeing Shaedon Sharpe.

Go To 2:22 of this video. Sheesh!!

I think they should be called:

1. the Sheesh brothers
2. Sheesh and Shong

 
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I have a hard time believing Siakim would have hated to come to Portland and play with Dame, and also that Joe would have offered the #3 for him.
 
Freshtown said:
so Cronin tried to trade sharpe for OG and failed.

then he tried to trade Scoot for Siakam and failed.

basically he fell ass backward into a dynamic backcourt of the future, and had he gotten his way, we’d have sacrificed those players for marginal upgrades to be a mid playoff team with dame.

Sheesh
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Huh? In no reporting was Scoot or Sharpe ever offered for OG OR Siakam. Maybe they were, maybe they weren't, but I don't know how you can come to the conclusion those deals were ever offered.
 
beast crnjo said:
I have a hard time believing Siakim would have hated to come to Portland and play with Dame, and also that Joe would have offered the #3 for him.
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Why is it hard to believe he just wanted to stay in Toronto?

I always see fans say "Can't believe X doesn't want to do Y" as if all NBA players are motivated by the same thing. End of the day they are just humans and humans can have different priorities in life.
 
maxiep said:
Also, I would send the message to Dame's camp, that until he expands his list to at least four teams (without tampering from his agent telling other teams he won't be happy), he can consider himself a Portland Trail Blazer. Dame wants out more than we want to trade him. All of these public pronouncements are just bluster.

We're not winning. This trade is everything to us. We have 15 players. He has one career. We're paying that salary slot regardless, so if he just stays home it's no skin off our nose.
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Scoot is the future.
This is the way.
 
B-Roy said:
Why is it hard to believe he just wanted to stay in Toronto?

I always see fans say "Can't believe X doesn't want to do Y" as if all NBA players are motivated by the same thing. End of the day they are just humans and humans can have different priorities in life.
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Absolutely.
 
beast crnjo said:
I have a hard time believing Siakim would have hated to come to Portland and play with Dame, and also that Joe would have offered the #3 for him.
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I have to think that Siakam was under the impression that he could get a super-max contract out of Toronto. If he's traded, he's only eligible for the regular max. I'm guessing that Toronto has informed him that the super-max is not going to happen for him.
 
B-Roy said:
Why is it hard to believe he just wanted to stay in Toronto?

I always see fans say "Can't believe X doesn't want to do Y" as if all NBA players are motivated by the same thing. End of the day they are just humans and humans can have different priorities in life.
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He probably wanted to stay for the Turkish population there.

:NOTMARIS:

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If Joe was working other trade possibilities for Dame why even have the press conference?
Sounded like Miami’s the only offer and Joe was asking them to improve it or he’ll wait?
 
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