Dame asks for trade (And there it is)

[Sheldon Shape]

Yes.

Oh. Okay. I didn't know. I'll edit my post then.

 

[Idog1976]

Can you post what is says since twitter doesn't let people without accounts view tweets anymore?

Lillard only wants Miami. Sorry Dame. It doesn’t work that way. Welcome to Brooklyn!

 

[Everything Beagle]

If I don't get to use the f-slur even though I am one, nobody here should get to use the r-slur.

 

[Chris Craig]

Oh. Okay. I didn't know. I'll edit my post then.

It's been edited/removed.

 

[OneSport3]

If we don't want their garbage then why would a 3rd team want MIA's garbage?

One man’s garbage is another man’s treasure. Tyler Herro and Duncan Robinson don’t fit our team because we have too many guards. But there may be another team that places more value on Herro.

 

[tykendo]

I'm not surprised at all. It was overdue for Dame to leave. Blazer's org is not capable or willing to build around Dame. The way the Blazers front office handled this though doesn't sit well with me.

Even when we get new ownership, it's Portland. The Nat'l media calls us Purgatory. Not bringing in game changers around Dame won't do it any favors. Get ready to become the NBA's new farm system. Once Scoot & Sharpe get good, adios.

 

[Chris Craig]

If I don't get to use the f-slur even though I am one, nobody here should get to use the r-slur.

Nobody here gets to use either. They do and it's bad news bears.

 

[Everything Beagle]

Do we think realistically Dame gets traded with another player in a multi-team scenario (i.e., Nurk and Dame outgoing in the same deal)?

 

[Everything Beagle]

Nobody here gets to use either. They do and it's bad news bears.

I was making a joke; thanks for enforcing. This has to be a tough day.

 

[Chris Craig]

Do we think realistically Dame gets traded with another player in a multi-team scenario (i.e., Nurk and Dame outgoing in the same deal)?

If Cronin were smart he would make a deal like that to get rid of Nurk too.

 

[Chris Craig]

I was making a joke; thanks for enforcing. This has to be a tough day.

Not a fun one.

 

[Idog1976]

I hear we get Jay-Z in the deal.

We need to hold out for Beyonce!

 

[Everything Beagle]

If Cronin were smart he would make a deal like that to get rid of Nurk too.

It might help one team taking on MIA's garbage if they also got Nurk in the deal... they could potentially send back a lesser Very Tall Guy in return.

 

[tiredhunter]

One man’s garbage is another man’s treasure. Tyler Herro and Duncan Robinson don’t fit our team because we have too many guards. But there may be another team that places more value on Herro.

If they are interested in Herro, I've two other guards that they might like even more.

 

[maxiep]

Lillard only wants Miami. Sorry Dame. It doesn’t work that way. Welcome to Brooklyn!

Or Indianapolis or Orlando or Charlotte or OKC or Cleveland or wherever the f*** we get the best return.

Our front office's loyalty needs to be to the Blazers first. We're never going to attract the kind of free agents that would be off put by us negotiating the best deal for ourselves rather than for the player, so why try to cater to them? Make the best deal for Portland.

 

[Sheldon Shape]

Nobody here gets to use either. They do and it's bad news bears.

I think calling it a slur is silly when it's not being used to label a person but I don't make the rules.

 

[KeepOnRollin]

Or Indianapolis or Orlando or Charlotte or OKC or Cleveland or wherever the f*** we get the best return.

Our front office's loyalty needs to be to the Blazers first. We're never going to attract the kind of free agents that would be off put by us negotiating the best deal for ourselves rather than for the player, so why try to cater to them? Make the best deal for Portland.

Prepared to be disappointed...

 

[Everything Beagle]

Or Indianapolis or Orlando or Charlotte or OKC or Cleveland or wherever the f*** we get the best return.

Our front office's loyalty needs to be to the Blazers first. We're never going to attract the kind of free agents that would be off put by us negotiating the best deal for ourselves rather than for the player, so why try to cater to them? Make the best deal for Portland.

Exactly.

"I have stopped being loyal to you but you disappointed me first so you better be loyal to me one last time as penance" is some abuser shit. If my partner said that to me I'd be fucking livid.

 

[Chris Craig]

Or Indianapolis or Orlando or Charlotte or OKC or Cleveland or wherever the f*** we get the best return.

Our front office's loyalty needs to be to the Blazers first. We're never going to attract the kind of free agents that would be off put by us negotiating the best deal for ourselves rather than for the player, so why try to cater to them? Make the best deal for Portland.

Yep. This team doesn't need to be anymore fucked than it already is. We need to get back the best package possible.

 

[Irish Trader]

Just send Dame to the Spurs for Vaselli and 5 first round picks

I was just thinking about a trade to the Spurs which would irritate me but would remind me of the Oscar Roberston trade to the Bucks with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar on the team as a new player. Interesting possibility would Dame play with that 19 year old.

 

[Ed O]

If Cronin were smart he would make a deal like that to get rid of Nurk too.

It is going to be hard enough getting salaries to match just with Dame... adding in Nurk means we'd have to take back a half a roster of salary filler.

 

[Sheldon Shape]

I was just thinking about a trade to the Spurs which would irritate me but would remind me of the Oscar Roberston trade to the Bucks with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar on the team as a new player. Interesting possibility would Dame play with that 19 year old.

Can we get Sochan? He ain't going to the Spurs.

 

[Blazinaway]

Heard on another board some ESPN folks reported Dame asked for a trade in the Monday meeting, don't know if true. If it is it makes the Grant signing a mystery?

 

[Everything Beagle]

It is going to be hard enough getting salaries to match just with Dame... adding in Nurk means we'd have to take back a half a roster of salary filler.

The salaries match with Golden State just fine. Trade him for Klay and a couple of first rounders straight up. Let him experience California's wonderful income tax system.

 

[Everything Beagle]

Heard on another board some ESPN folks reported Dame asked for a trade in the Monday meeting, don't know if true. If it is it makes the Grant signing a mystery?

Maybe they actually like Grant and wanted to keep him?

 

[Chris Craig]

I think calling it a slur is silly when it's not being used to label a person but I don't make the rules.

A slur is a slur. It's hate speech. It's been used for decades to demean the developmentally disabled. Just because you don't use it directly to label someone does not make it ok to use. Like any other slur, you just don't fucking say it.

 

[Chris Craig]

Maybe they actually like Grant and wanted to keep him?

I guess he is our star player now lol.

 

[Everything Beagle]

I guess he is our star player now lol.

I never disliked him, and 5/160 isn't the *worst* contract the Blazers have signed in the last (checks notes for how long it's been since Dame signed his last extension)...

 

[Sheldon Shape]

A slur is a slur. It's hate speech. It's been used for decades to demean the developmentally disabled. Just because you don't use it directly to label someone does not make it ok to use. Like any other slur, you just don't fucking say it.

I didn't see it as a slur but okay. Good to know.

 

[Chris Craig]

It is going to be hard enough getting salaries to match just with Dame... adding in Nurk means we'd have to take back a half a roster of salary filler.

It will be interesting to see what the end trade is, but the Blazers need to take back as much picks as possible along with some young talent that matches our new time frame.