Does the sale of the Blazers prevent any moves?

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Natebishop3

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I’m curious if the Blazers will avoid significant trades (I.e. BIG SWINGS) with the team now being listed for sale.

Maybe they lean towards the status quo until something is finalized.
 
I think they want to gain flexibility and remove ugly contracts to be more appealing, even if it doesn’t exactly make basketball sense.
 
I think it's more likely now they try and get off at least one bad contract to make the roster look better for the new owner in a rebuild etc but who knows this is so fluid so more time is needed.
 
I do think the team will be cautious with trades. I don't think they'll take back big contracts or deals that have a chance to bust. They will be more hesitant to trade away first round picks.

I'm not sure if they are more or less likely to trade Ant/Ayton types. On the one hand I think they would want to get assets such as a pick that are worth something next year vs a player that will be a free agent and work about nothing.

On the other hand they might want to keep those guys here to try and wins with the idea that more wins will help a sales price. I do think they will not give Ant/Ayton extensions though which is great.
 
I don’t think so. The Blazers will move if sold. That’s what you’re asking, right?
 
PDXFonz said:
There are a lot more hoops to go through for relocation than there are for change of ownership.

I’d say there’s probably only a 1.8% chance of us being relocated to Las Vegas.
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I would say that the smart move is to let Ayton, Ant, RWIII and Thybulle walk after the season unless they are offered a decent player(s) on short deals with picks. Now what are the odds of that happening, 1.8%? They should never have extended Billups/Cronin. They should be starting Scoot, Sharpe, Clingan and whomever they pick at 11, if they do not trade it, should get lots of burn. Of course Toumani and Deni should be in over the rookie. Billups is not the man for this though. Oh well.
 
I think there will be trades this off season regardless of this statement by the estate managers. I do think it would make sense to be even more aggressive in moving Jerami. I fear that the team might not want to take on a contract when moving Ant that brings back more money but I still think he'll go too.

Should be an interesting summer to be a Blazers fan. This summer I will refrain from the usual and just say... STAY BLAZERS!!!
 
Natebishop3 said:
I could see the team moving Simons for draft capital and short term contracts. I'm not sure what they will do about Grant. I think Ayton stays.
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That's about where I stand as well. Then the new owner will come in and realize we don't have the assets to compete and will hit the reset button.

We'll need to boost the value of our current young guys for a couple years so we can hopefully deal them each for a couple draft picks. Might make the playoffs once or twice with these guys.

Then we'll trade them for picks and tank hard for 3-5 more years (depending on how much we get out of our current crop) until we have enough assets to start building for a legit run.
 
I could see Ayton & Grant moved primarily because of contracts. I think they keep Simons, decent contract and that he can flat out shoot the ball, which is important in this game. Of course with the right deal, any blazer is tradable.
 
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Phatguysrule said:
That's about where I stand as well. Then the new owner will come in and realize we don't have the assets to compete and will hit the reset button.

We'll need to boost the value of our current young guys for a couple years so we can hopefully deal them each for a couple draft picks. Might make the playoffs once or twice with these guys.

Then we'll trade them for picks and tank hard for 3-5 more years (depending on how much we get out of our current crop) until we have enough assets to start building for a legit run.
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So this is what YOU would do as a new owner .... That's certainly not the strategy we typically see from new NBA owners.

Typically we see the opposite where a new owner trades away youth and picks for washed up stars that aren't good enough to contend. See Phoenix.
 
SharpesTriumph said:
So this is what YOU would do as a new owner .... That's certainly not the strategy we typically see from new NBA owners.

Typically we see the opposite where a new owner trades away youth and picks for washed up stars that aren't good enough to contend. See Phoenix.
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Yeah, I think I was laying out the realistic best case scenario... Lol

Gotta hope we hit big in the draft to have a shot...
 
as far as if being for sale blocks any big trades:

I would think, barring some no-brain trade for a star, the priority for a sale would be to NOT add any long-term salary. Like trading the expiring contract of Simons or Timelord for a 2-3 year deal. I'd think this would make it more likely that Simons-Ayton-Timelord-Thybulle would all remain Blazers as their contracts expire. A new owner might really like the Blazers only having 85-90M is salaries in 2026
 
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