Trade Grant to Portland for Mil first done deal

[Natebishop3]

Not at #7

I disagree. I think there’s gonna be at least one guy who we all bitch about not drafting in a few years.

 

[SlyPokerCat]

Not at #7

Jokic was drafted in the 2nd round. He is better than Dame. You never know.

 

[SharpeScooterShooter]

OMG! I forgot all about making this amazing prediction!

http://www.sportstwo.com/posts/3028271/

That is some serious photoshopping phone skills to make it look like you actually posted that! Props!

 

[DDolla]

What superstar player would you like to pair with Dame? A player that we can get now.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

That is some serious photoshopping phone skills to make it look like you actually posted that! Props!

Click the link.

 

[julius]

That is some serious photoshopping phone skills to make it look like you actually posted that! Props!

No, just clever post editing skills.

 

[SharpeScooterShooter]

Click the link.

I dont click links. You own this place. You manipulated it.

 

[Chris Craig]

Jokic was drafted in the 2nd round. He is better than Dame. You never know.

True it's just ultra rare

 

[SlyPokerDog]

I dont click links. You own this place. You manipulated it.

How dare you! Dogs are the most honest creatures in the world.

 

[1 Eye Jack]

So like….. one of them doesn’t get swept by the Warriors. They take a game or two off them?

what was crazy about that series I believe we were up on them by 20 in a couple of those games.

 

[SharpeScooterShooter]

How dare you! Dogs are the most honest creatures in the world.

I will remember that every time a dog begs for a bone as if they haven't eaten for a year. When they still have gravy train dripping from the mouth.

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

 

[riverman]

I' ve seen this guy before several times...he's awesome! Cracks me up...he's always animated like this too!

 

[blazerkor]

I disagree. I think there’s gonna be at least one guy who we all bitch about not drafting in a few years.

I bet you're right. I bet there's more than just one, there could be four. It very well could be Sharpe. If the OG trade doesn't go down, I'll be fine drafting someone. I kind of want it to be Sochan because I think he has a great chance to make an immediate impact and could end up a big time two way star... and at the same time I think we might be able to get him at 9 and take another swing at 25.

At the same time OG (unlike anyone at seven or after [if we trade back]) has a floor that we know is high and still has upside at 24. So if we get OG, I'll be excited. If we get Sharpe I'll be excited. If we get Murray I'll be excited but won't love the fit with Grant. I don't want Mathurin but that's just me. I'll be excited for Daniels. I'll obviously be excited for Sochan. I'm really high on Duren but don't really want him. I'd be apprehensive and optimistic about Dieng. I'd be pissed about Davis or Griffin even though they could be much better than I think and fit. I'd be shocked and excited if any of the big three fell or Ivey but I might want them to auction Ivey off during the draft if he fell but he won't. Any one of those guys could be worse than OG and anyone of them could be better than he is right now.

So there are a ton of exciting options and OG is one of them if he just costs us EBEC and 7.

 

[BLAZINGGIANTS]

OMG! I forgot all about making this amazing prediction!

http://www.sportstwo.com/posts/3028271/

Edited an hour ago…..

 

[Chris Craig]

That guy is going to post a video of him shitting himself when they sign Ayton.

 

[LayneStaley]

This is how I see at least half the posters around here in my head every time I read a meltdown thread.

 

[riverman]

This is how I see at least half the posters around here in my head every time I read a meltdown thread.

This guy I listened to talking about Chauncey as a coach, he's been on the Grant trade for a while...he's actually got a sharp mind for basketball...knows his stuff.

 

[crandc]

Blazers got very serviceable player for essentially nothing. Good work.

 

[UKRAINEFAN]

Hopefully Billups can get him to rebound better and fight through screens. I think he can be a really good player if he wants to be. Hopefully being on a contending team will motivate him.

 

[BonesJones]

Yeah all it took is trading a better player than Olshey did during his 9 years here. Silly tweet.

 

[UKRAINEFAN]

You love to see it

Now that is something I didn't know. That could excite me a little.

 

[Mediocre Man]

Yeah all it took is trading a better player than Olshey did during his 9 years here. Silly tweet.

CJ, Nance for Hart, Grant, Ingles, Hughes

 

[blazerkor]

CJ, Nance for Hart, Grant, Ingles, Hughes

I guess functionally it's just as good to get fleeced and then fleece someone else as it is to make a solid trade the first time. Unfortunately we haven't been able to justify the Clippers trade in the same way yet. But don't get me wrong, I'm good with Joe today... he made most of us happy... we'll see how we're feeling after tomorrow but I think he's going to give us a lot more hope than we've had in a while... probably since Neil let LaMarcus walk.

 

[BonesJones]

CJ, Nance for Hart, Grant, Ingles, Hughes

Yes? Normality when you trade better players away you get better players back.

 

[Mediocre Man]

I guess functionally it's just as good to get fleeced and then fleece someone else as it is to make a solid trade the first time. Unfortunately we haven't been able to justify the Clippers trade in the same way yet. But don't get me wrong, I'm good with Joe today... he made most of us happy... we'll see how we're feeling after tomorrow but I think he's going to give us a lot more hope than we've had in a while... probably since Neil let LaMarcus walk.

So hypothetically, if we traded Norm and Covington for Bledsoe, Winslow and a first, would that have been ok?

 

[Mediocre Man]

Yes? Normality when you trade better players away you get better players back.

Seems like fair value

 

[1 Eye Jack]

The whole premise of this trade for Detroit is free up salary. This trade won’t look as bad if they get Ayton.

 

[1 Eye Jack]

From my understanding we won’t know if we’ve made the trade at 7 till 1st round is over or almost over is that right?

 

[blazerkor]

So hypothetically, if we traded Norm and Covington for Bledsoe, Winslow and a first, would that have been ok?

Not really, no. If the first was in this draft I would have thought it was a little better than getting Keon but I'm not sold on Winslow just because he had a handful of good games with a bunch of guys no one had seen play together and scouted... I'm hoping Wislow can be a good 8th or 9th man, Bledsoe is either going to be salary filler in a trade or 4M in dead cap space and unless that was a high first rounder which it wouldn't have been, it just doesn't add up to the production that Norm and RoCo are capable of. Right now it looks like they'll be very useful as the first and second guys off the bench on a team that could realistically contend.