DeMarcus Cousins to Golden State

[Scalma]

I love Aminu but I would do a dance if that happened. If we can keep Kawhi AND Aminu, that makes our defense really really awesome. We could guard Golden State.

Dame
Pick a SG
Kawhi
Aminu
Nurkic

FUCK!

 

[theprunetang]

Kawhi is not coming here. He will play for Lakers only.

 

[KingSpeed]

Dame
WB4?
Kawhi
Aminu
Nurkic

FUCK!

That team can guard the Warriors.

 

[brooklynballer]

CJ, Aminu or Harkless, and a first round pick for Kawhi and Gasol or Green let’s gooooo.

I hang up the phone immediately if I’m San Antonio. Gotta be CJ, Collins and at least one 1st as a starting point for that conversation IMO.

 

[BigGameDamian]

Enes Kanter (@Enes_Kanter) Tweeted:
Adam Silver has agreed to a Mid Level Extension with the Golden State, league sources tell ME. https://t.co/G9uAcVcg6w

When does HCP join the team?

 

[RR7]

There's no way it was going to be a max offer, when nobody else was offering anything

 

[Scalma]

Kawhi is not coming here. He will play for Lakers only.

Good thing he’s not a FA.

He wants out of SA. The rest is just noise.

 

[Blazinaway]

Good thing he’s not a FA.

He wants out of SA. The rest is just noise.

You may be right but wasn't the same said of Paul George?

 

[theprunetang]

Good thing he’s not a FA.

He wants out of SA. The rest is just noise.

Yeah, but why give up a bunch of assets for a guy that clearly wants to play in LA next season? Especially now that LA has Lebron .

 

[Scalma]

Yeah, but why give up a bunch of assets for a guy that clearly wants to play in LA next season? Especially now that LA has Lebron .

You talking about George or Kawhi?

Because if you believe in your culture and what youve built, you trust in your ability to sell him on Portland. It’s a risk, but it’s worth it. Worst case scenario it opens up room to make a run at Cousins. We have to take a risk otherwise we’ll continue to just float around. We’re talking about arguably the second best all around player in the league here.

 

[Cippy91]

 

[oldfisherman]

Highlights of Neil's Resume:

Drafting Dame Lillard instead of Harrison Barnes

Up front, my opinion may be debatable.

I do not give Neil credit for drafting Dame.

Yes he was GM on draft night. But...
He had only been the GM for 24 days, hardly time to organize his office.

The Blazers were already sold on Dame before NO became the GM.

 

[theprunetang]

You talking about George or Kawhi?

Because if you believe in your culture and what youve built, you trust in your ability to sell him on Portland. It’s a risk, but it’s worth it. Worst case scenario it opens up room to make a run at Cousins. We have to take a risk otherwise we’ll continue to just float around. We’re talking about arguably the second best all around player in the league here.

I'm talking about Kawhi. I get taking risks. But, the guy is going to end up in LA. We all know it. If it was LA of last year, I think Portland would have a chance of convincing him to stay. But, now that it's Lebron's Lakers? Not going to happen. Dude will find his way there no matter what.

 

[Scalma]

I'm talking about Kawhi. I get taking risks. But, the guy is going to end up in LA. We all know it. If it was LA of last year, I think Portland would have a chance of convincing him to stay. But, now that it's Lebron's Lakers? Not going to happen. Dude will find his way there no matter what.

George was widely assumed as a lock to go to LA, and that was before they even locked up Lebron. And he still passed. You just never know.

 

[BonesJones]

I'm talking about Kawhi. I get taking risks. But, the guy is going to end up in LA. We all know it. If it was LA of last year, I think Portland would have a chance of convincing him to stay. But, now that it's Lebron's Lakers? Not going to happen. Dude will find his way there no matter what.

There's rumors he doesn't wanna go there as badly now that LeBron is there.

 

[Scalma]

At what point do we ask whether guys even want to play with Lebron that bad? Kyrie ditched him. George passed. I can understand it too. When Lebrons team wins he gets all the credit. When they lose, everyone else gets blamed. It’s not for everyone.

 

[EGame]

I'm ready to take a flyer on Kawhi just because. Seeing that we got cock blocked from getting Cousins cuz of the same agent garbage makes me want to see the Blazers get another legit star. Typically, I don't like to see us trade for most likely 1 year rentals, but fuck it, I want to see us gather more talent and heck maybe we can even convince him to stay if we have a good season and potential playoff run.

 

[theprunetang]

George was widely assumed as a lock to go to LA, and that was before they even locked up Lebron. And he still passed. You just never know.

Alright. Fuck it. After Cousins going to Golden State, it doesn't matter. Swing for it.

 

[Cippy91]

 

[SlyPokerDog]

I think nurkic means cousin in Bosnian so it's like we have him already.

 

[blazedanugz]

I’d just like to point out that we gave festus Ezeli more than cousins just got.

 

[riverman]

Don't worry man. We are getting the New New New Meyers this year.

contract year

 

[Scalma]

Cousins says he didn’t get any big offers from anyone. Nice try Neil.

 

[KingSpeed]

Cousins says he didn’t get any big offers from anyone. Nice try Neil.

He probably doesn't consider us "anyone."

 

[riverman]

Some media guy posted Boogie is going to the Warriors to rehab.
Might take a little longer for a man of Boogie's size to recover from this ACL injury.

He's their new Festus Ezeli

 

[calvin natt]

Don't worry guys, we have Meyers "The Hammer" Leonard.
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He’s the worst. The absolute worst

 

[Strenuus]

contract year

You forgot to say "last" before contract...

 

[calvin natt]

I'm still fucking speechless. Why Boogie??? Why ???

 

[riverman]

BonesJones- as he said, the big market fans are EVERYWHERE. Milwaukee fans are in Milwaukee for the most part. Blazers fans are in Portland for the most part. Lakers fans are EVERYWHERE.

People forget how many americans and international hoops fans don't have a franchise ...I grew up in Iowa...we had college sports and the Globe Trotters to root for in basketball....as a young fan I followed the Pistons first as a fan....I became a Blazer fan after the military from watching Bill Walton play pickup games in San Diego at the courts I played on.....followed his career to Portland...never looked back...we have fans of the Blazers on this forum from Switzerland, Germany, China, New Zealand, Australia, Canada, Brazil, England Bosnia...Taiwan..a dog kennel and those aliens from Los Angeles.all forum members....Kingspeed is right..put out an entertaining sports franchise and they will follow you. Thinking there are only 30 NBA fanbases is ridiculous by any standards...Yao Ming is the Adam Silver of Chinese basketball...you know how many Rockets fans are in China?

 

[THE HCP]

That team can guard the Warriors.

Sigh