DeMarcus Cousins to Golden State

[tykendo]

I’d trade him and CJ for Kawhi on an ext in a second, but i just don’t see the plan with Boogie and Nurk here if that really was the trade, we gonna run twin towers with a couple centers who don’t compliment the others game?

Maybe so, but if this is true, at least Neil is trying. Maybe Boogie , once able to play, would have flourished with Dame & Co., and re-signed ala PG13 in OKC.

 

[TorturedBlazerFan]

They didn’t have a center and got him for 5 mil without giving up ANYTHING, that’s a little different than trading a building block and paying him 12-17 mil.

Shouldn’t Zach make it up to averaging like 7 and 5 before we buy into him being a building block...? I’m all for trading players if it makes you better, CJ’s name gets thrown out a lot, and for the right players I would be ok with that.

 

[tykendo]

Time to hit the hay. Blessings to all, except the Lakers, and Go Blazers!!

 

[hoopsjock]

I’d trade him and CJ for Kawhi on an ext in a second, but i just don’t see the plan with Boogie and Nurk here if that really was the trade, we gonna run twin towers with a couple centers who don’t compliment the others game?

Well I see three things as being possible:

1) If Nurk really does take the QO his future here would be in serious doubt. We'd have him here for a year while Cousins makes his way back.

2) There is still a possibility of a sign-and-trade of Nurk outgoing too. If we traded for Cousins maybe there were some preliminary talks about a Nurkic for Jabari Parker type swap too. If healthy having Parker and Cousins as our 4/5 is pretty interesting if it didn't cost Dame or CJ. It would have been hard to pull off though cap wise though.

3) Since Cousins isn't supposed to be back for awhile anyway you could re-sign Nurk and then trade one of the two when healthy since at that point it would be around when both would be eligible to be traded anyway.

 

[BonesJones]

Shouldn’t Zach make it up to averaging like 7 and 5 before we buy into him being a building block...? I’m all for trading players if it makes you better, CJ’s name gets thrown out a lot, and for the right players I would be ok with that.

He's 20. He's gonna be a stud.

 

[oldmangrouch]

Shouldn’t Zach make it up to averaging like 7 and 5 before we buy into him being a building block...? I’m all for trading players if it makes you better, CJ’s name gets thrown out a lot, and for the right players I would be ok with that.

Look at it this way - would you rather gamble on Collins' potential, or Boogies combination of blown achilles and unpredictable attitude?

To be blunt, I'm not even sold on Collins. If it was only a question of Boogies health *or* his attitude, I would take the plunge. Both of them? I can't talk myself into that!

 

[TorturedBlazerFan]

He's 20. He's gonna be a stud.

Lots of 20 year old NBA players have been a heck of a lot better than Zach was this year...