Dame wants to play with Simmons

[Labinot41]

 

[GDiama]

It also says we discussed CJ+Ant or Little+a first. I suppose Olshey offered that, but Morey asked for CJ,3 firsts and 3 swaps which Olshey rejected.

I d happily give up CJ+RoCo for Ben, but we need to keep Ant and Nas in case all goes to shit.

 

[Labinot41]

It also says we discussed CJ+Ant or Little+a first. I suppose Olshey offered that, but Morey asked for CJ,3 firsts and 3 swaps which Olshey rejected.

I d happily give up CJ+RoCo for Ben, but we need to keep Ant and Nas in case all goes to shit.

Yeah we badly need those two in case we go full rebuild. If we lose Ant and Nas and still go rebuild we would lose two years

 

[BigGameDamian]

 

[Blazinaway]

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Yeah we badly need those two in case we go full rebuild. If we lose Ant and Nas and still go rebuild we would lose two years

Come, on IF you trade for Simmons there is no plan to do a blowup, its a retool around Dame. So one of Ant or Nassir can go. I'd prefer to keep Ant because of his better shooting and we would lose CJ who is a good shooter as well - Nas 3pt shooting remains more in doubt. However Ant will need to get paid next yr and Nas has one more cheap yr next yr,

 

[Mr. Robot]

blazers new gm needs to go full daryl morey, risk everything to gain everything and morey was never afraid to pull the trigger

everybody and i mean everybody except dame should be available for trade and if that fails miserably, we go into full rebuild, simple as that

neither simons or little have potential to be franchise players, so i dont really understand some of you

this should have been done long time ago and i dont know if its neil olshey or ownership or both, but fuck them both just in case

 

[1 Eye Jack]

Yeah we badly need those two in case we go full rebuild. If we lose Ant and Nas and still go rebuild we would lose two years

As much as I like both if you traded them for Simmons and things went to shit. You’d just trade Dame and Simmons for shit load of draft picks and do full rebuild

 

[Blazinaway]

blazers new gm needs to go full daryl morey, risk everything to gain everything and morey was never afraid to pull the trigger

everybody and i mean everybody except dame should be available for trade and if that fails miserably, we go into full rebuild, simple as that

neither simons or little have potential to be franchise players, so i dont really understand some of you

Yep, once you make the decision to keep Dame that's how it should be viewed IMO, I would have Powell as my #2 keep and CJ for sure goes, after that whatever it takes

 

[Mr. Robot]

Yep, once you make the decision to keep Dame that's how it should be viewed IMO, I would have Powell as my #2 keep and CJ for sure goes, after that whatever it takes

cj mccollum definitely needs to get traded and i would keep powell if we had to chose between the two, but like i said, everyboy should be on the trade block

 

[Chris Craig]

McCollum, RoCo, 2 firsts

For

Simmons, Curry

Do it now

Dame/Simons/Smith Jr
Powell/Curry/McLemore
Little/Snell
Simmons/Nance Jr
Nurkic/Zeller


Greg Brown
Trendon Watford
CJ Elleby
Keljin Blevins

 

[blazedanugz]

Lol this basically means “dame wants to trade CJ”

 

[Mr. Robot]

didnt jason quick said that cj mccollum looked uninspired, maybe it has something to do with dame wanting ben simmons

in that case, cj mccollum knows hes the one to get traded and cj mccollum might felt secure with neil olshey, but now it likely wont be the case

 

[Blazinaway]

didnt jason quick said that cj mccollum looked uninspired, maybe it has something to do with dame wanting ben simmons

in that case, cj mccollum knows hes the one to get traded and cj mccollum might felt secure with neil olshey, but now it likely wont be the case

Yeah LOL, if Dame says he'd like to play with Simmons then CJ's gotta be thinking "end days" with Blazers are possibly at hand, wish that would have happened a few yrs ago

 

[andalusian]

Embiid and doc rivers for dame and chauncy

 

[illmatic99]

This was the headline but the note about dame wanting kidd or dantoni as coach because of experience is interesting. Gives credence to billups being a unilateral hire

 

[Scalma]

https://theathletic.com/2999270/202...xt-with-franchise-cornerstone-damian-lillard/

So, what’s next?

Lillard intends to give the Trail Blazers organization time to find its next leader of basketball operations. But beyond the front office component, the face of the franchise still wants significant changes to the roster. Multiple sources have told The Athletic that Lillard would like to play with Philadelphia 76ers three-time All-Star Ben Simmons. The Trail Blazers’ league-worst defense would instantly improve, and sharing a backcourt with a non-shooter could work given Lillard’s high-volume usage.

Sources say the Trail Blazers, under Olshey, discussed the framework of a trade for Simmons, moving CJ McCollum, a first-round draft pick and a young player such as Nassir Little or Anfernee Simons to Philadelphia. The 76ers, sources said, at one point asked the Trail Blazers for McCollum and multiple draft picks and multiple draft swaps, which Portland rejected. Olshey maintained significant confidence in the roster he constructed. Now, it’s unclear if there’s a deal to be had with the 76ers. But with Olshey out, who among chair Jody Allen, vice chair Bert Kolde and Cronin would be the one making the call on a Simmons trade or any acquisition designed to alleviate Lillard’s concerns?

The hope within the organization is that Olshey’s exit acts as a kind of reset. Cronin is overseeing the front office now, and sources said he will be a legitimate candidate for the permanent job. In the interim, Cronin will have autonomy for moves that benefit the organization moving forward. Cronin, a former college player at Northern Colorado, has served as the Blazers’ head of strategy and negotiations for the past decade while utilizing his knowledge of the collective bargaining agreement and salary cap and scouting.

 

[Labinot41]

I thought Chauncey was on his list?

 

[Blazinaway]

This was the headline but the note about dame wanting kidd or dantoni as coach because of experience is interesting. Gives credence to billups being a unilateral hire

well trading CJ with Simmons coming back means there is only one poor defender in the starting lineup - Dame, assuming Powell at SG, Simmons SF or PF and perhaps Nance or Nas as the other starter. I am assuming both Roco and CJ would be traded for Simmons

 

[Orion Bailey]

Merge… already another thread for this specific topic….

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

Gotta find a way to add RoCo in the deal — Ben is a PF.

Do it!

 

[handiman]

There's some irony here.

Over the summer, the pro-Simmons crowd said a notorious non-shooter would work because it would allow Dame to play off the ball. Now that most people have given up on Billups' experiment of playing Dame off the ball, Dame speaks up that he wants that very change.

At the same time, team chemistry has been slumping game by game, indicating they've known something like this is brewing. I don't care how genuine a pro athlete appears, they're still just human beings and everything they share is weighing the benefits to themselves of full or partial honesty.

 

[julius]

Blazer fans hear: "nice, Damian wants the blazers to trade for Ben simmons"

76ers fans hear: "sweet! Dame is ours!"

Morey hears: "now i can ask for the kingdom!"


At this point, I'd be fine with them trading CJ + 3 total picks (spread out) and 2 swaps for Simmons + a pick.

 

[Blazinaway]

Be interesting now if we hear anything from Simmons or his camp about coming to Portland, ya think maybe Dame talked with him ?

 

[Blazinaway]

got a question, you guys think Dame did this on his own or was in communication with mgmt and they said ok?

 

[twobullz]

wonder what Dame thinks about this report.

 

[illmatic99]

 

[illmatic99]

I d happily give up CJ+RoCo for Ben, but we need to keep Ant and Nas in case all goes to shit.

CJ + Roco + pick for Ben + Green. Call it in. I ain't giving up our two lone bright spots this season for Ben.

 

[Orion Bailey]

CJ + Roco + pick for Ben + Green. Call it in. I ain't giving up our two lone bright spots this season for Ben.

make it happen.

 

[Ripcity4life77]

I kind of believe these reports within reason but maybe in a context of like --

Reporter -- Dame how would you feel about playing with Simmons ----- ( DAME ) -- I would not mind it he is an all star and a good defensive player ( or something thing like this )

Then this question gets spun into Dame wants Simmons over CJ or something like that or what's happening but only time will tell

 

[TBpup]

got a question, you guys think Dame did this on his own or was in communication with mgmt and they said ok?

Dame would never say that directly. But might it come from someone in his camp or his agent? Much more likely.

Doubtful Ant would go with CJ unless someone like Maxey or Curry came back. Otherwise, Philly would have a completely overloaded backcourt. CJ/RoCo + pick(s) would seem good. Blazers also want to get under the cap that they are over by $3,006,158 per Spotrac.

So for CJ/Roco, someone else has to come back from Philly but it can't be Curry unless the Blazers include another small contract player like Elleby. Likewise, Philly could include a smaller contract like Maxey and that would work both for the Salary Cap and get the Blazers under the Lux tax. Same would work with Thybulle.