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SharpesTriumph said:
Spottac has him at 53m

Curry is listed #1 at 59 mil.

Beal has 53+5 so about 58 total

So Dame becomes the first NBA player to earn 60million in a season - and 70 million.
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Maybe I was looking at his extension, I thought he got a 2/135 deal or something crazy like that.
 
SharpesTriumph said:
It might be a bad decision to pay Dame the MLE. I'm fine with it, but it might ultimately be a mistake.

I don't understand why people are bringing up Dame Milwaukee salary though. That has nothing to do with it. Sunk cost and history. Do the Lakers talk about what LeBron made in Miami? Both are as relevant.
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I 100% agree with this. Dame may get hurt in rehab and never play again. That would be a bad deal for Portland and it would be a bad signing. There is risk in every move and non-move.

Also agree on the money issue. One could ask why is Booker making Phoenix pay him so much money when their books are a mess. He's already rich, so why does he need more money? These guys almost always want more money. It's up to the teams to decide if they're worth it or not.
 
Scoot/Deni/2 1s/2 swaps is probably fair but I wouldn’t do it. If we do we better win it all. Thats a nice reset for Mil, 2 pieces to build around and all their picks back plus the Orlando one to take Grant.

I’m just not as high on Giannis as most I think.
 
Foxx said:
I would hunt anyone who suggests we trade Deni. Legit hunt
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I don't see Dame wanting Grant dealt.

Deni is a two way role player - that's a must have to contend.

Dame isn't playing this year, why trade away the 22 year old?

If we ever did explore a Giannis trade it should be to immediately contend. That trade doesn't do it.
 
SharpesTriumph said:
I don't see Dame wanting Grant dealt.

Deni is a two way role player - that's a must have to contend.

Dame isn't playing this year, why trade away the 22 year old?

If we ever did explore a Giannis trade it should be to immediately contend. That trade doesn't do it.
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I agree with this but I also hope we don’t make roster decisions based on what any player wants ever again.
 
SharpesTriumph said:
Buyout coming and we get a new, err old 3rd string center?

Maybe CJ buyout too? He still has the winery here right?
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Ohhh forgot then next summer Ant for the MLE

Dame Ant Scoot
CJ Jrue Sharpe
Camara Thybulle
Grant Timelord Deni
Nurk Clingan Yang

Would basically have the same top6 as when Olshey was here.

The posters bitching here would be entertaining.
 
SharpesTriumph said:
Ohhh forgot then next summer Ant for the MLE

Dame Ant Scoot
CJ Jrue Sharpe
Camara Thybulle
Grant Timelord Deni
Nurk Clingan Yang

Would basically have the same top6 as when Olshey was here.

The posters bitching here would be entertaining.
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Depending on how good Hansen and Donovan get, we'd actually have some elite defense to go along with the mighty mice.
 
This is what happens when you offer a player who is getting paid by another team a minimum deal: You don't get him...
 
TBpup said:
Not thrilled with the price. He is getting his full max deal from the Bucks and could have signed with the Blazers for the minimum and would still be getting all his money. Portland is reportedly already hard-capped. This is probably for the MLE and puts them in a worse cap space.

I also don't like the no-trade clause. That will hamstring Portland down the road.

Nice to have him back, but not in this way.
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Blazers were never going to go the route of cap space with Jerami Grant and Jrue Holiday on the roster.

Cronin has made it clear he doesn't value cap flexibility, so I don't understand the criticism there.

Next year, Dame will be making 8% of the salary cap. This year is pretty meaningless, they're still over the cap and below the tax.

Getting a talent like him for nothing, on a good contract, and not being able to generate assets by trading him down the line isn't "hamstringing the team". There is literally no downside.

Who cares what he's making with Milwaukee. That's their cost, not the Blazers.

Cronin's done far worse things for the Blazers cap flexibility than sign an all-star (albeit injured) to 2.5x LESS than what Jerami Grant is making.
 
wizenheimer said:
I'm as big a Dame fan as anybody but I'm not really crazy about giving him a full MLE deal. Seems a bit much considering Dame makes the same salary with the MLE or a vet minimum. Maybe there were other competitors offering the MLE

This clearly knocks Portland out of any chance at clearing the space necessary to extend Avdija. But maybe, probably, almost certainly, Avdija was going to be UFA in 2028 in any case
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We're worried about extending Avdija in 2028 when the cap may be $200M because the Blazers gave Dame $14M a year ending in 2028?

I'm sorry but I don't follow.
 
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BonesJones said:
Blazers were never going to go the route of cap space with Jerami Grant and Jrue Holiday on the roster.

Cronin has made it clear he doesn't value cap flexibility, so I don't understand the criticism there.

Next year, Dame will be making 8% of the salary cap. This year is pretty meaningless, they're still over the cap and below the tax.

Getting a talent like him for nothing, on a good contract, and not being able to generate assets by trading him down the line isn't "hamstringing the team". There is literally no downside.

Who cares what he's making with Milwaukee. That's their cost, not the Blazers.

Cronin's done far worse things for the Blazers cap flexibility than sign an all-star (albeit injured) to 2.5x LESS than what Jerami Grant is making.
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I agree. The argument that it would be better if we signed him to the minimum is true, but that would be true with any signing. And clearly, Dame wasn't willing to take the minimum, which is totally fair!
 
Everything Beagle said:
I think a lot of folks don’t understand that “being lucky” is a symptom of being good. When you’re good you put yourself in situations where, if an event happens, you can make it work for you. You come out of it looking lucky because you had the flexibility to take advantage.

Yes, Cronin got lucky with Dame. He seems to get lucky a lot. That’s because he’s good at his job. We carry a lot of negotiable currency in various kinds just in case, and it pays off.
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Some people just refuse to give the man his flowers. He is lightyears better than Neil.

Neil inherited a great starting five and drove it into the ground.

Dame
Wes
Nic
LMA

All we got for Wes, Nic and LMA was Noah Vonleh and Gerald Henderson. He should have been fired. I think he WOULD have been fired if not for Dame carrying his spray tanned ass.

Cronin on the other hand took a shit roster that really only had Dame and has completely rebuilt it. It’s not done yet but at least it has a future.
 
First of all, the question mark needs to be removed from the tit

Now on to my post

Damian Lillard in 2019 via The Player's Tribune:

“Bruh, not being a Top Five guy was the best thing that ever happened to me. Thank God I didn’t go 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.

Because who was at six?

Who was at six?

Portland.

My city.

My people.

I’m saying, you think you know how deep this goes, but you have no idea. When I say that I will never, ever switch up on the city of Portland, I mean what I say. When I say that I will never, ever switch up on this organization, I mean what I say.

They might switch up on me. That’s business. That’s basketball. But I will never switch up on the city. I don’t want it easy. I’m drawn to the struggle. When I came here, we hadn’t won a playoff series since 2000. You had so many injuries to franchise guys like Brandon Roy and Greg Oden over the years, and it’s so tough to come back from that. Even going way back, you had All-Stars like Clyde Drexler and Bill Walton who didn’t choose to end their careers as a Blazer.

Well, I’m going to be that. I’m going to carry that. I’m going to bring a ring to this city or go down swinging.”
 
Dame getting the Portland’s max (of what they could do) AND a player-opt-out AND a no trade clause was pretty much it — that with Milwaukee paying what Portland originally signed him to. Thanks, Milwaukee.

Dame maxes his money, good contract terms, returns back home — rehabs for a year. Good for him.
Portland has Jrue and Scoot at PG, Shaedon and Jrue at SG, gets great PR and has real options at both guard positions and no logjam for a year to sort it out.

TBpup is reasonable to note the high cost and using most all of the available dollars and with the NTC limiting flexibility. When it comes to Dame on THIS contract, it’s not about flexibility. The timing of his return in 26-27 works well … and the Blazers could have veterans coming off the salary in 2 years + 3 p-opts. By that time, there should be restocking with the upcoming draftees and 2 EC’s (Matisse and Time Lord).

While it was no “hometown discount,” he did go back to Portland. The most interesting off-season/summer I can recall since Trader Bob’s Off-season-Weekly-Monday-Trade-o-Rama (or it seemed that way one summer).
 
Strenuus said:
Didn't work in Milwaukee, why not have it not work here lol
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it takes so much teamwork, talent, chemistry and most of all, luck, to win a title. 48 years! In the 1990’s we came so close (twice) but luck just didn’t roll our way. 48 years! But on our 50th Anniversary of winning it all, and with a little lady luck, talent, teamwork and chemistry…Portland will do it again!
 
Honestly, can you ask for a better result to the Dame deal?

- Dame nets us Camara, Avdija, 2 unprotected 1sts, and 2 unprotected pick swaps as the most notable pieces coming back—in hindsight, a solid deal for an aging star

- He comes home for a very team friendly deal, and best of all, will not be needed. The goal should be to play up Holiday’s value, trade him for a 1st, then bring Dame back as the backup PG for the next two seasons. I don’t ever expect Dame, Scoot, and Holiday to all play in a game together.

Team construction-wise, there’s really only one thing we need left, finding that superstar do-it-at wing.
 
BankTeller said:
Honestly, can you ask for a better result to the Dame deal?

- Dame nets us Camara, Avdija, 2 unprotected 1sts, and 2 unprotected pick swaps as the most notable pieces coming back—in hindsight, a solid deal for an aging star

- He comes home for a very team friendly deal, and best of all, will not be needed. The goal should be to play up Holiday’s value, trade him for a 1st, then bring Dame back as the backup PG for the next two seasons. I don’t ever expect Dame, Scoot, and Holiday to all play in a game together.

Team construction-wise, there’s really only one thing we need left, finding that superstar do-it-at wing.
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I feel like we already have that do it all wing in Deni. Deni is really good. Maybe not quite a super star but there’s probably only a handful of other guys in the NBA I would take over Deni all things considered.
 
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