Dame asks for trade (And there it is)

[SharpeScooterShooter]

I like his confidence.

Scoot for ROY will be the only compelling thing for us to watch, unless our FO decides yet again to tank

how about Shae for MIP? He could easily average 20+\6/6 with the minutes he should get.

These two i think will be alot more fun to watch together than some are thinking.

 

[blazerkor]

What kind of power does he have if this gets nasty? What’s he gonna do, not collect his 50 mil this year? Yeah right. Call the bluff ball-less Joe!

Nah, just get it done. I don't think Dame has the power to say exactly where he will go but if we can get Miami's two available picks that should be after both Dame and Butler are past their prime, get Jovic and get value from a third or even fourth team for players like Herro and Lowry, then just get the thing done.

If you get a good deal with Brooklyn, you tell Dame that's where he's going and see what he does... maybe he's so hard core that he would have his agent call Sean Marks and tell him not to do it or more likely he just chills out and goes with it since he just named them as a team he'd be cool with. It does us no good to get nasty with the guy who has been our franchise player and a model of loyalty for over a decade. That's a really bad look. The NBA is a political animal and Dame has a lot of respect.

 

[BassPlaya]

c'mon man....you've made a point several times to complain about people responding to points other people didn't make. And you're doing it to me now

I asked somebody how they could know Portland was doing a better job building a team without Dame than they did with him. That was all

Are you talking to me?

 

[andalusian]

c'mon man....you've made a point several times to complain about people responding to points other people didn't make. And you're doing it to me now

I asked somebody how they could know Portland was doing a better job building a team without Dame than they did with him. That was all

Nobody knows that. But it seems that they are taking the right approach, turn shitty assets into good ones through the draft instead of trying to do that through the trade market. It's easier to do it through the draft, so there is a good chance it will work better. There are no guarantees however, I will give you that.

 

[wizenheimer]

Are you talking to me?

no...but feel free to join

 

[blazerfan11]

Interesting. Name a bigger '3' in the NBA than Butler, Bam and Dame. If there are, there aren't many and that completely goes against what he has indicated for so long.

Not only that, it's freaking South Beach. (Ok it's Miami, but South Beach sounds more glamorous).

Well-known destination of ring chasers.

 

[Mediocre Man]

so....Ant & Herro start while Scoot and Sharpe come off the bench?

I wouldn’t think so

 

[Mr. Robot]

we dont owe dame lillard anything, neither does he owe us anything

he looks for his best interest, thats fair, but so should we, simple as that

 

[Labinot41]

If Utah is really interested in Dame, they are the one to talk to

 

[illmatic99]

If Utah is really interested in Dame, they are the one to talk to

Dame has said before he'd like to play there also.

Would piss me off to see him 4x a yr but they have a ton of picks.

 

[Ha Seung-Boumtje-Boumjte]

I'm hoping that wherever we send him, his teammates games fall off a cliff and he averages 40 on a loser that we pass by in the next couple of years.

 

[DDolla]

What would happen if Cronin trade Dame to another team? Miami and Dame reaction will blow the twitter world

 

[BigGameDamian]

 

[Blazinaway]

we dont owe dame lillard anything, neither does he owe us anything

he looks for his best interest, thats fair, but so should we, simple as that

LOL nice to hear/see a clear and concise synopsis of the situation, kudos

 

[Mediocre Man]

Shocking

 

[Blazinaway]

What would happen if Cronin trade Dame to another team? Miami and Dame reaction will blow the twitter world

a part of me, my "dark" side, would LOVE to see it...lol

 

[DDolla]

a part of me, my "dark" side, would LOVE to see it...lol

Haha me too and that we get a lot of picks and assets

 

[blazerkor]

I think they get this thing figured out rather quickly, no one wants this hanging over their head. I think it will be a deal that will definitely benefit our rebuild but we'll probably think we should have gotten more for a second team all nba guard.

 

[B-Roy]

Ainge sent Mitchell to the Cavs. I hope Joe has some balls.

 

[Mr. Robot]

Ainge sent Mitchell to the Cavs. I hope Joe has some balls.

difference is, mitchell & gobert didnt request a trade, it was utah jazz that initiated it, while dame lillard has requested a trade and named miami heat as the team he wants to get traded to

it could be a bad look if we dont appease him (you already know that nba world would be like: trail blazers are ungrateful, they did dame lillard dirty etc)

that being said, its not like we can attract great free agents anyway, so who gives a fuck, send him to gulag, if thats the best offer we get

 

[RonBrewer]

difference is, mitchell & gobert didnt request a trade, it was utah jazz that initiated it, while dame lillard has requested a trade and named miami heat as the team he wants to get traded to

it could be a bad look if we dont appease him (you already know that nba world would be like: trail blazers are ungrateful, they did dame lillard dirty etc)

that being said, its not like we can attract great free agents anyway, so who gives a fuck, send him to gulag, if thats the best offer we get

I give zero shits what the NBA or any talking heads think. Dame did us no favors by waiting for Grant to sign and prolonging this damn thing. I hope Joe calls his bluff. Doesn't sound like the two sides are or have been on the same page at all.

Joe has a real chance here to get this right in the end. Fingers crossed.

 

[wizenheimer]

If Brooklyn is actually interested in Dame themselves, why the hell would they grease the wheels of a Dame to Miami trade?

 

[STOMP]

So glad we chose unproven, 19-year-old, Scoot Henderson over Damian Lillard

Me too! Finally we agree on something.

Olshey hit the jackpot off the bat drafting Lillard and then pretty much shit the bed every year after. The best teams Dame was on were right at the beginning of his career and then steadily trended down until cupboards were near empty when Soapy was finally mercifully canned. No viable path existed for Dame to contend here as many posters pointed out again and again. Prayers for Joe to pull off a lopsided fleecing of a trade were not answered and so here we are at the logical split.

Thank goodness they didn't trade a viable future (Scoot & Shaedon) trying to save face doing an impossible task of appeasing whats left of Dame Time. Throwing more good money after bad to land some non-needle moving vets and tread water faster. This roster has major holes and little proven depth. The Scoot and Shaedon show will get a few years to build and maybe they'll turn into the players we hope they will. The team will likely stink while they develop so they'll get more lotto shots. I'm more intrigued then I've been in a quite a while, there is reason to hope again.

STOMP

 

[1 Eye Jack]

Dame is getting traded to Miami because that’s where he wants to go. Whether we like it or not there isn’t going to be a bidding war. Now it’s just a matter of Miami working out details.

 

[n0cturne]

Claxton/Jovic/Jaquez/Picks/Expirings

We should be targeting something exactly like this.

 

[SharpesTriumph]

I've always hated Jody and the Vulcans but I wonder if they could actually help the Blazers get a good return on a Dame trade?

Joe might feel like he wants to take care of Dame and send him to his preferred Miami destination. But all major moves get approved by Jody.

I just don't see Jody 1. Eating huge multi year contracts on Herro/Robinson or 2. Agreeing to take less talent in return that lowers the team value.

Blazers can hold out for Brooklyn or another team to get max value.

 

[DDolla]

Hello NBA: We will trade Dame so give us your best offer.

 

[blazerkor]

I've always hated Jody and the Vulcans but I wonder if they could actually help the Blazers get a good return on a trade?

Joe might feel like he wants to take care of Dame and send him to his preferred Miami destination. But all major moves get approved by Jody.

I just don't see Jody 1. Eating huge multi year contracts on Herro/Robinson or 2. Agreeing to take less talent in return that lowers the team value.

Blazers can hold out for Brooklyn or another team to get max value.

I don't think we would be taking back guys we don't need on multi year contracts anyway. Herro will go to a team that values him. If we need salary filler besides that it will be a good player at a position of need and/or expiring contracts. They might get Dame and we might not get full fair market value for him but they're not just going to give us shit that doesn't make sense for us or something that's punitive like Robinson.

 

[MadeFromDust]

Dame is getting traded to Miami because that’s where he wants to go. Whether we like it or not there isn’t going to be a bidding war. Now it’s just a matter of Miami working out details.

I've been seeing people saying this all over the place and I need help understanding it. My understanding is that he can't force us to trade him anywhere and we can send him wherever we darn well please.

 

[illmatic99]

if we can get assurance of an extension from OG, i like this (from KOC):

8. Raptors: Years ago, the Raptors scooped Kawhi Leonard with only one year remaining on his contract and then won a championship. What’s stopping them from tossing three firsts, a swap, OG Anunoby, and some other filler at Portland?