Trade Grant to Portland for Mil first done deal

[SharpeScooterShooter]

These guys want to throw him a parade for not grossly losing a trade. The trade is solid, but come on... I think people are just happy we didn't trade the 7th after that was the expectation for so long.

No one is talking parade. I just read the thread. Cant some of us just be happy with a good trade?

 

[Natebishop3]

I'm happy about the value and that for once we got someone who may actually have an impact, and I can admit that being someone who didn't want Grant.

It's not going to make us a contender but we aren't sitting on our hands not are we overpaying. A value win.

Unless we sign him to the max. Then it's a loss. Lol.

I like the trade too. But like you just said, this trade looks worse if we sign him to a bad deal, or if the Milwaukee pick hits and they get a lotto pick out of it.

 

[Chris Craig]

Dame
Simons
OG
Grant
Nurk

can we make this happen (I’m not against keeping the pick but this is pretty sexi)

 

[SharpeScooterShooter]

Told us what, exactly?

Exactly what he told you!

 

[BLAZINGGIANTS]

Blazers for 2025 1st-round pick, sources say
3:13 PM PT

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  Adrian WojnarowskiSenior NBA Insider

The Portland Trail Blazers are acquiring Detroit Pistons forward Jerami Grant for a protected 2025 first-round pick and additional draft assets, sources told ESPN on Wednesday.

The Blazers have been pursuing Grant to pair with All-NBA guard Damian Lillard for over a year and now land him and absorb his $21 million salary using a trade exception, sources said.

The Bucks' pick is protected 1-4, and the deal includes Detroit acquiring the Portland Trail Blazers' No. 36 pick in Thursday's NBA draft for the Blazers' at No. 46, as well as a 2025 second-round pick back that Detroit had owed Portland, sources said. The Pistons also get a 2026 second-round pick from the Blazers, which will be the most favorable between Portland's and the New Orleans Pelicans'.

The deal delivers the Pistons $43 million in salary cap space for free agency, and gives them the fifth and 36th picks in Thursday's draft.

New Blazers GM Joe Cronin has overhauled the Blazers roster, and now moves toward making his first draft pick at No. 7 on Thursday night.

Grant, 28, is eligible to sign a four-year, $112 million extension beginning in December. He's entering the final year of his contract.

Is the protection for MIL (i.e. they keep the pick if it's top-4)? Or for Portland?

 

[SharpeScooterShooter]

Is the protection for MIL (i.e. they keep the pick if it's top-4)? Or for Portland?

I believe its we keep it.

 

[TBpup]

Is the protection for MIL (i.e. they keep the pick if it's top-4)? Or for Portland?

It's Top-4 protected, but wouldn't go to Portland.

 

[illmatic99]

Is the protection for MIL (i.e. they keep the pick if it's top-4)? Or for Portland?

that was milwaukee's original protections. we must have just transferred it as is.

 

[Natebishop3]

No one is talking parade. I just read the thread. Cant some of us just be happy with a good trade?

Come on dude.... no... that's not what was said.

But I thought Cronin was an idiot?

Can not wait for all the Cronin-haters to go into hiding.

Well, Well, Well!!!

Where is that hasty FIRE CRONIN thread????

These aren't about being happy about the trade. These posts are about rubbing people's face in it because you all think you were right about Cronin, and you think we were wrong.

 

[Mr. Robot]

TRADER JOE!

keep on shining you beatiful diamond

 

[illmatic99]

question now... do we extend him (4 yrs, 112 mil) or let him go to FA next year and figure it out then?

 

[Paine Tablet]

The boners who have been incessantly bitching and whining about Cronin for the last 4 months have been more insufferable.

Because extolling incompetence is what good shitlibs do amirite?

 

[Mediocre Man]

Told us what, exactly?

I said they were getting Grant
I said there were whispers about a deal that wasn’t horrible

YOU HAVE TO PAY ATTENTION

 

[TBpup]

"I told you so!!!" (all due respect)

 

[OneSport3]

Come on dude.... no... that's not what was said.







These aren't about being happy about the trade. These posts are about rubbing people's face in it because you all think you were right about Cronin, and you think we were wrong.

You’re correct. I’m pretty neutral/indifferent on Cronin. I just got tired of all the incessant bitching and whining about Cronin on here.

 

[Scalma]

No one is talking parade. I just read the thread. Cant some of us just be happy with a good trade?

not unless it’s a trade (which these dorks conveniently never actually specify) that instantly makes Portland a contender

 

[Natebishop3]

You’re correct. I’m pretty neutral/indifferent on Cronin. I just got tired of all the incessant bitching and whining about Cronin on here.

There wasn't much to be happy about with him.

My beef was that they didn't even interview people. They just handed him a 4 year deal. I don't like that with a rookie GM who whiffed horribly on at least one of his trades.

 

[Natebishop3]

not unless it’s a trade (which these dorks conveniently never actually specify) that instantly makes Portland a contender

That's a fantastic strawman. Almost textbook.

 

[Mr. Robot]

i really like daryl morey and i like that joe cronin is like him

they are guys willing to make big moves in order to win and obviously its risky, but its what you have to do, which is something neil olshey wasnt willing to do, he was playing it safe all the time

 

[Labinot41]

We were all fine with moving 13 or whatever pick we got from NO for Grant. Now we sent a lesser pick back for Grant. This is a win for Cronin. Lessens the pain of NO making the playoffs in that stupid deal.

Absolutely, in the end, it didn't make any difference. Actually it was good, because it doesn't hurt to trade a 25 Bucks 1st than a 13th pick in this draft. Except Giannis leaves Milwaukee and the Bucks are awful in 2025, but thats extremely unlikely.

 

[Strenuus]

I like the trade too. But like you just said, this trade looks worse if we sign him to a bad deal, or if the Milwaukee pick hits and they get a lotto pick out of it.

That's out of our control though. There has to be myriad of things to go wrong to make that pick hit.

When you got 3 years left of dame (and a fully healthy and rested dame at that) you can't say no because of 6 or 7 things that may go wrong

 

[Natebishop3]

question now... do we extend him (4 yrs, 112 mil) or let him go to FA next year and figure it out then?

Yeah I'd explore a reasonable extension. But there's still a chance that he works out horribly.

 

[HansenYang]

question now... do we extend him (4 yrs, 112 mil) or let him go to FA next year and figure it out then?

I'd do 3/60 or 4/80. I wouldn't do 4/112. That's too much IMO.

 

[Strenuus]

i really like daryl morey and i like that joe cronin is like him

they are guys willing to make big moves in order to win and obviously its risky, but its what you have to do, which is something neil olshey wasnt willing to do, he was playing it safe all the time

I'm failing to see the risk in trading a likely mid 20s pick for help in a position of need.

 

[Strenuus]

Yeah I'd explore a reasonable extension. But there's still a chance that he works out horribly.

This is also true! Lol. But for the price it's fine. Gotta see.

 

[SharpeScooterShooter]

Come on dude.... no... that's not what was said.







These aren't about being happy about the trade. These posts are about rubbing people's face in it because you all think you were right about Cronin, and you think we were wrong.

I cant speak for the others, but you are wrong about my post. I don't even read that thread to know who posts in it really. Im just happy to hopefully see it move on to page two. Nothing about calling anyone out. I apologize if it came across that way.

 

[B-Roy]

I'd do 3/60 or 4/80. I wouldn't do 4/112. That's too much IMO.

He won't be eligible until 6 months from now. That is gonna be around December/January. They can closer to the trade deadline based on how well he's playing.

 

[Cugel]

with prime giannis i dont see the pick being that great

 

[Mr. Robot]

i cant stop thinking about the pelicans pick, imagine us having picks 7 & 15 after getting grant

we could make another big move and draft someone

 

[Phatguysrule]

If you thought the Clippers trade was a good trade, I seriously question your knowledge about the NBA.

Right now, and as I said the trade is incomplete until the 2025 draft, he broke even on the CJ trade.

Woooooopeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

The Clipper trade had to happen. It wasn't a question of it being a good trade.