Trade If push comes to shove: Dame Lillard or Shaedon Sharpe

[CJ_is_Gone]

I thought the last adjustment to the CBA included a provision that non-guaranteed contracts had to be fully guaranteed to be traded after the trade deadline

of course, I guess he could have been guaranteed for the next season than traded

You are correct on both accounts.
For someone like Randle, Bledsoe's contract would have had to been fully (or at least mostly) guaranteed.

 

[Phatguysrule]

Doubling Dame would be easy, just leave Nurk or Hart open.

I wouldn't call Randle a very good defender. Nurk is solid but exposed against small lineups, and can't play big minutes, not has he been healthy a whole season.

It would certainly be much better than the last two seasons. But it's not a contending team, nor close to one of the "best starting lineups" in the league.

Lol. Leave Nurk or Hart open and they'll carry the scoring load just fine by attacking the rack. And if you try to recover to stop them Grant or Dame would be playing 1 on 1. They'll win those matchups almost every night.

That's 3 legit all stars.

I'll take it. And we'd still have the 11 pick as well as future picks to trade. And as a very good team we'd be a much better destination for free agents.

 

[Phatguysrule]

I thought the last adjustment to the CBA included a provision that non-guaranteed contracts had to be fully guaranteed to be traded after the trade deadline

of course, I guess he could have been guaranteed for the next season than traded

And didn't we just stretch Bledsoe's contract anyway?

Seems like we could have gotten something done between Ingles and Bledsoe...

But yeah. Just a rumor. Though, it seems like most on both sides would have been happy with that deal.

 

[Phatguysrule]

TBF Knicks fans and jockeys are where I go for hilarious content, not legit ideas about basketball…

Guys have a tough stretch and Joe from Long Island wants to drive him to the airport himself.

Understood. Simply saying I didn't see anybody opposed when I checked message boards. Most people thought it was a fair deal. I saw/heard more Portland fans saying "no" than NY fans when I was looking.

 

[blazerkor]

And didn't we just stretch Bledsoe's contract anyway?

Seems like we could have gotten something done between Ingles and Bledsoe...

But yeah. Just a rumor. Though, it seems like most on both sides would have been happy with that deal.

I honestly think Schmitz was probably the one who made that not happen.

It makes me worry that if his voice matters too much that we might end up overvaluing our picks, piss Dame off and lose Dame to a youth rebuild. But we’ll know in a couple of months.

 

[Phatguysrule]

I honestly think Schmitz was probably the one who made that not happen.

It makes me worry that if his voice matters too much that we might end up overvaluing our picks, piss Dame off and lose Dame to a youth rebuild. But we’ll know in a couple of months.

Good point. I didn't consider that angle... That said, I really like Sharpe...

 

[SharpesTriumph]

Lol. Leave Nurk or Hart open and they'll carry the scoring load just fine by attacking the rack. And if you try to recover to stop them Grant or Dame would be playing 1 on 1. They'll win those matchups almost every night.

That's 3 legit all stars.

I'll take it. And we'd still have the 11 pick as well as future picks to trade. And as a very good team we'd be a much better destination for free agents.

We saw 80% of that starting lineup most this season for heavy minutes and it was below average. Swapping Simon's for Randle and you think it's a big enough upgrade to jump into one of the best groups in the NBA? I just don't see it.

 

[Phatguysrule]

We saw 80% of that starting lineup most this season for heavy minutes and it was below average. Swapping Simon's for Randle and you think it's a big enough upgrade to jump into one of the best groups in the NBA? I just don't see it.

Yeah, I think so. A big athletic player who scores as much as Ant, at a different position, and rebounds and defends at a high level, which would also move Jeremy Grant to the 3 spot where he would be more effective in every aspect of the game, and allowing Josh Hart to play his true position... There would be absolutely no contest between the two lineups. Every position would be vastly improved (including Dame and Nurk being able to focus more on their strengths).