Dame asks for trade (And there it is)

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illmatic99 said:
Wouldnt have include GT.

Boucher, Barnes, Young, Porter jr. Dick, Achiuwa gets you there.

As the pieces you keep, Barnes/Precious/Dick combo is better than anything Miami gives us.
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This is how it's going to go. We'll either start hearing rumors of teams putting packages together to get Dame who will be just as good if not better with Dame than Miami and have more to offer than Miami or the other thing that might happen is what happened with Donovan Mitchell, which was all talk about the Knicks and then like a bolt of lightning the Cavs trade happened in seemingly one day.
 
Cronin will probably have to wait until Toronto is floundering and Ujiri is at least on the warm seat.
 
illmatic99 said:
Wouldnt have include GT.

Boucher, Barnes, Young, Porter jr. Dick, Achiuwa gets you there.

As the pieces you keep, Barnes/Precious/Dick combo is better than anything Miami gives us.
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Yeah, it kinda sucks to not get any picks, but I think Barnes is worth it.
 
illmatic99 said:
no barnes, no deal. keep your picks. OG has zero appeal for me in a Dame trade once we realize he'll be a FA that walks in a yr.
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Yep... the 6 players you listed above are exactly who should be in the deal. Send Keon over too just for roster space. I would be excited to see what that roster might be able to grow into over the next couple years.

Hell, assuming Simons/Sharpe/Barnes/Grant/Nurk start, Scoot/Nas/Porter/Achiuwa/Boucher would probably be the best bench we've had in years.
 
PtldPlatypus said:
Hell, assuming Simons/Sharpe/Barnes/Grant/Nurk start, Scoot/Nas/Porter/Achiuwa/Boucher would probably be the best bench we've had in years.
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I realized after I went to bed that I forgot about Thybulle. Seriously...if that deal actually happened (5% chance, IMO), I'd almost feel sorry for Chauncey who'd have to find minutes for like 14 worthy players

Simons/Scoot
Sharpe/Thybulle/Nas
Barnes/Porter/Dick/Rupert
Grant/Walker/Murray
Nurk/Achiuwa/Boucher

I mean, we'd still only have one (non-2-way) player over 6'9, but we'd suddenly be loaded with legit forwards.
 
I have always thought very highly of Barnes and would love to see him here. Cheap, young, long, athletic, versatile, excels on D and both on and off the ball on offense... why would Toronto even think of trading him again?

STOMP
 
STOMP said:
I have always thought very highly of Barnes and would love to see him here. Cheap, young, long, athletic, versatile, excels on D and both on and off the ball on offense... why would Toronto even think of trading him again?

STOMP
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To balance their roster and pursue another title by pairing a superstar PG with their all-NBA PF and their all-defensive SF?
 
PtldPlatypus said:
To balance their roster and pursue another title by pairing a superstar PG with their all-NBA PF and their all-defensive SF?
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Yeah, they need to do something big, they feel like they’re treading water. And they lost Fred. They can’t just roll out this same group again and again. Take a shot with Dame without giving up a load of picks and they can reboot after the Dame/Siakam window.
 
PtldPlatypus said:
I realized after I went to bed that I forgot about Thybulle. Seriously...if that deal actually happened (5% chance, IMO), I'd almost feel sorry for Chauncey who'd have to find minutes for like 14 worthy players

Simons/Scoot
Sharpe/Thybulle/Nas
Barnes/Porter/Dick/Rupert
Grant/Walker/Murray
Nurk/Achiuwa/Boucher

I mean, we'd still only have one (non-2-way) player over 6'9, but we'd suddenly be loaded with legit forwards.
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At this point you look to send Nurk and a couple players to Phoenix for Ayton, or Cleveland for Allen.
 
PtldPlatypus said:
To balance their roster and pursue another title by pairing a superstar PG with their all-NBA PF and their all-defensive SF?
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Its a Trailblazer pipe dream to think there is any chance of that happening. While dreaming is great, I'm more into more reality based discussions. He's the last asset they'd part with

STOMP
 
STOMP said:
Its a Trailblazer pipe dream to think there is any chance of that happening. While dreaming is great, I'm more into more reality based discussions. He's the last asset they'd part with

STOMP
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Maybe. But they finished at .500 last season, missed the playoffs, and all their talent is in their forwards. They’re going to be mediocre or worse again this season with their downgrade at PG. Where do they go from here? They have a rare opportunity to add an amazing scorer and leader to balance out their roster and have a chance to contend. Barnes is a huge price to pay, but might be worth it when the East is wide open.
 
I think Toronto would be a good trade partner. Let them keep Siakim and OG. Boucher and Precious would solidify our PF positon, and allow Grant to play SF, so we wouldn't have to play small ball. Gradey Dick was the #13 pick, so he's like a lotto pick. He can play SF and would fit in with Shape/Scoot. Have them throw in another 1st round pick as well, and this is a decent haul with no bad contracts.
 
beast crnjo said:
I think Toronto would be a good trade partner. Let them keep Siakim and OG. Boucher and Precious would solidify our PF positon, and allow Grant to play SF, so we wouldn't have to play small ball. Gradey Dick was the #13 pick, so he's like a lotto pick. He can play SF and would fit in with Shape/Scoot. Have them throw in another 1st round pick as well, and this is a decent haul with no bad contracts.
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Another 1RP wouldn't even be necessary. But it seems unlikely that Toronto would send over 6 players in exchange for Dame, which is what would be needed (to match salary) if Toronto is keeping Trent, OG, and Siakam.
 
beast crnjo said:
I think Toronto would be a good trade partner. Let them keep Siakim and OG. Boucher and Precious would solidify our PF positon, and allow Grant to play SF, so we wouldn't have to play small ball. Gradey Dick was the #13 pick, so he's like a lotto pick. He can play SF and would fit in with Shape/Scoot. Have them throw in another 1st round pick as well, and this is a decent haul with no bad contracts.
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Are you saying let them keep Barnes too? That would be a no-brainer for Toronto. Obviously, getting Barnes would be a no-brainer for us, but even if we didn't, I do think that Gradey Dick, Boucher, and Precious would still be better for Portland than what Miami is offering. Gradey's upside is huge IMO
 
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Pinwheel1 said:
Are you saying let them keep Barnes too? That would be a no-brainer for Toronto. Obviously, getting Barnes would be a no-brainer for us, but even if we didn't, I do think that Gradey Dick, Boucher, and Precious would still be better for Portland than what Miami is offering. Gradey's upside is huge IMO
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Only way they could deal for Dame and keep Barnes/OG/Siakam is if they send Trent...but do we really want him?
 
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