James Harden has added the Blazers to his list

[blazerkor]

Presented without comment:

I think Harden only has us on his list because of Dame but if that trade is a possibility we have to... say fuck no!

 

[Cugel]

Why not

 

[Mr. Robot]

Um, why?

with harden, you might gonna have a chance to win a chip (lakers showed what it means to have two top 10 or top 5 players)

as things stand now, blazers wont win a chip for sure

 

[calvin natt]

Um, why?

To have two of the top 8 players in the NBA on your team

 

[illmatic99]

So here is my thinking, if we can get Harden without giving up Nurk and obviously Dame we do it. We see how it goes with Dame, Harden and Nurk... maybe it's a Portland dynasty. If Harden is completely incompatible with our culture, Dame and/or both then we move him for pieces that actually fit around Dame.

i wouldn't even bother with a harden expt, and ship him immediately to Philly for Simmons in a three way.

 

[illmatic99]

here's the framework



Then you start:

Dame/Trent/Cov/Simmons/Nurk

with Simmons/Jones/Hood/Melo/Enes off the bench as your nine man rotation. Also opens up a few roster spots to allow us to get a legit backup PG

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Harden found out how many strip clubs there are in Portland

If only Flint had an NBA franchise...

 

[Rastapopoulos]

i wouldn't even bother with a harden expt, and ship him immediately to Philly for Simmons in a three way.

If Houston can get Simmons why would they take CJ?

 

[blazerkor]

i wouldn't even bother with a harden expt, and ship him immediately to Philly for Simmons in a three way.

I had said that before. I would hope if we were doing that, that we could keep Gary or get one of Philly's young guards that can shoot. Something like:

https://tradenba.com/trades/pDr1gJnqI

Plus us sending picks to whichever team needs them to make it work... obviously it would most likely be multiple picks to Houston.

 

[illmatic99]

If Houston can get Simmons why would they take CJ?

maybe they dont want simmons. that's my premise-- could be flawed, i admit.

 

[RonBrewer]

This would definitely be the end of the Blazers. We aren't winning shit with Harden.

How in the hell does anyone think he would co-exist with Dame? This is a nightmare and the Blazers will end up in Las Vegas inside of two years if it happens.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

 

[Rastapopoulos]

maybe they dont want simmons. that's my premise-- could be flawed, i admit.

That's not what all the rumors have been saying - Houston wants Simmons but 76ers don't want to give him up.

 

[blazerkor]

If Houston can get Simmons why would they take CJ?

Philly is supposedly hesitant to include picks and that is the holdup on the Simmons trade. The idea here is they would get CJ and other young players from us plus the picks that they want.

 

[Tince]

Um, why?

Because trying to win with 1 all-star has proven to be nearly impossible in the NBA. And I don't like Harden!

 

[Tince]

This would definitely be the end of the Blazers. We aren't winning shit with Harden.

How in the hell does anyone think he would co-exist with Dame? This is a nightmare and the Blazers will end up in Las Vegas inside of two years if it happens.

You're probably right we won't win it all with Harden. We also haven't won it all without Harden for the last 43 years.

 

[RoseCityRebel]

If Houston can get Simmons why would they take CJ?

Because they have John Wall and Simmons is ball-dominant. CJ’s role wouldn’t change.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Because they have John Wall and Simmons is ball-dominant. CJ’s role wouldn’t change.

They're not building round John Wall.

 

[blazerkor]

Would you trade CJ and Nurk for Simmons in a three way with Houston? The trade is very simple. CJ and Nurk to Houston, Harden to Philly, Simmons and Bradley to us.

 

[Jon]

He's the Antonio Brown of the nba...

 

[UncleCliffy'sDaddy]

After reading through 3 pages of this thread I now need to see a chiropractor for whiplash........

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Trouble is Harden is on Santa's BAD list

 

[RoseCityRebel]

They're not building round John Wall.

They have him for 3 more years at an insane contract as a ball-dominant PG so they should consider it unless they plan on him being on off-the-ball shooter.

He’s not declining his 2022-23 player option at $47,000,000+ at age 33.

 

[OneSport3]

The Rockets were a Chris Paul hamstring injury away from beating the Ultra Warriors. Harden with Dame and this supporting roster, you have to consider it if truly possible.

 

[DDolla]

Is it true that PDX has a lot of strip clubs? Just asking for a friend.

 

[B-Roy]

This is a Kawhi like gamble they need to pursue if possible, Hardens clownish behavior be damned. Getting rid of CJ would be the icing.

 

[Tince]

This is a Kawhi like gamble they need to pursue if possible, Hardens clownish behavior be damned. Getting rid of CJ would be the icing.

Would be more than a one year rental as well.

 

[RonBrewer]

You're probably right we won't win it all with Harden. We also haven't won it all without Harden for the last 43 years.

As well as a lot of other teams.

Can't even fathom why some would want Fat Harden on the team. He's literally done nothing with better players around him than he will have here.

 

[LayneStaley]

Harden for CJ/Zach/Trent is what it would take imo, and most likely a 1st.

Dame/Simons
Harden/Hood/CJ2
DJJ/Nas
RoCo/Melo/Giles
Nurk/Kanter

3 seed? Second unit would scare me.

 

[calvin natt]

As well as a lot of other teams.

Can't even fathom why some would want Fat Harden on the team. He's literally done nothing with better players around him than he will have here.

So you think Westbrook is better than Dame, and Capela is better than Nurk? You might, and that’s fine. Covington would be on both teams of course. Tucker?