Jerami Grant, yay or nay?

[SharpesTriumph]

If it was possible to trade Ant/7 for Grant/5 I’d consider it. I know he’s a FA, this is hypothetically the only way I would be ok with it. Then Draft Murray at 5.

Dame
Hart/Keon
Grant/Winslow
Murray/Nas
Nurk/GB3

Depending on FA that might be a good start.

Ant is a free agent so he can't be traded at the draft.

 

[Sheldon Shape]

Ant is a free agent so he can't be traded at the draft.

I heard something similar with Nurk. Not sure where I read it...

 

[perkinsfor3]

NAY

 

[Mediocre Man]

Would you trade Bledsoe, Nas and #7 for Grant and #5?

Why would Detroit do that?

 

[STOMP]

Would you trade Bledsoe, Nas and #7 for Grant and #5?

yes though if I'm the Pistons, I'd want to limit the deal keeping the pick swap out of it. They might get Ivey at #5, but I doubt he makes it past Indi at #6

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[STOMP]

I wouldn’t trade Nas to trade up. DET likely doesn’t want Nas in a trade down with Cunningham and Bey already there.

Obviously Cade is a pillar that they're building around, but he's 2 guard sized not SF as he was advertised coming out. With Grant leaving they will need another forward.

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[Eastoff]

You’d think Fuckin’ Bert would’ve learned by now that mid-tier band-aids (RoCo/Norm/Grant/etc) will only keep this team on this treadmill.

You are assuming he wants more than that.

 

[Hoopguru]

You are assuming he wants more than that.

Yep...first objective is to be profitable by filling seats by making playoffs. Any advancement or even a championship is all pie ale-mode.

 

[STOMP]

You are assuming he wants more than that.

When current Warriors owners bought the team and were introduced at half court of the first home game, they stated that they were going to hang banners next to the lone 1975 championship. They were mocked by fans and media for doing so.

It all starts at the top

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[BoomChakaLaka]

Outside Dame, what Blazer is more dependable?

Hart who has never been to the playoffs and has mostly been a bench playing guard with a poor 3 pt shot is probably the best.

I wouldn't classify Nurk as dependable compared to starters up and down most teams in the league. But when you look at this pathetic Blazers roster he probably is.

Nurk broke a leg, a wrist, and sat out much of last year too! What percentage of games had Nurkic played in over the past 4 years? It’s not “dependable.”

 

[BoomChakaLaka]

Would you trade Bledsoe, Nas and #7 for Grant and #5?

In a heartbeat! Nas has not been dependable.

 

[Mediocre Man]

Would you trade Bledsoe, Nas and #7 for Grant and #5?

If Portland thinks the best player in the draft outside of Smith and Banchero is there at 5 then you do whatever it takes to get there. Hypothetically, if Portland rates Ivey as a 95+ and the next guy at 85+, you go get Ivey

 

[SharpesTriumph]

Nurk broke a leg, a wrist, and sat out much of last year too! What percentage of games had Nurkic played in over the past 4 years? It’s not “dependable.”

Nurk is more dependable than Nassir Little or the 23 game sample size of Simons playing well.

My point wasn't that Nurk is a dependable NBA starter, he is not.

My point is he is one of the most dependable Blazers, purely by default, because this roster sucks.

 

[STOMP]

Bump. So many plates of delicious crow in this thread

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[BassPlaya]

I'm late to this party, but..............Yay!

 

[Haakzilla]

 

[oldmangrouch]

Maybe not the best night to bump this thread.

 

[BankTeller]

Maybe not the best night to bump this thread.

Any night like this is another night towards a more negotiable salary. All I know is the fit is right, and we need to keep him.

Defensively, he was great tonight. Only 5 reb tonight, but 7rpg in the last four, so it’s climbing.

 

[STOMP]

Any night like this is another night towards a more negotiable salary. All I know is the fit is right, and we need to keep him.

But but but, you'd said he was too old to buy in to how Chauncey wants to play and how you prefer chronically injured Jonathan Isaac.

Defensively, he was great tonight. Only 5 reb tonight, but 7rpg in the last four, so it’s climbing.

Defensively, Chauncey typically plays Grant at the top of their zone which is outside of where most boards fall. His length contesting shots and passing lanes has been consistently great

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[UKRAINEFAN]

I voted other, but I don't think I ever explained why and now I have no idea what my reasoning was.....

 

[PtldPlatypus]

Any night like this is another night towards a more negotiable salary. All I know is the fit is right, and we need to keep him.

But but but, you'd said he was too old to buy in to how Chauncey wants to play and how you prefer chronically injured Jonathan Isaac.

 

[1 Eye Jack]

Any night like this is another night towards a more negotiable salary. All I know is the fit is right, and we need to keep him.

Defensively, he was great tonight. Only 5 reb tonight, but 7rpg in the last four, so it’s climbing.

Listened to Dan Patrick show they mentioned when he guarded Durant last night Durant shot 28%, and was shocked to see him block Durants shot.

 

[BankTeller]

But but but, you'd said he was too old to buy in to how Chauncey wants to play and how you prefer chronically injured Jonathan Isaac.


Defensively, Chauncey typically plays Grant at the top of their zone which is outside of where most boards fall. His length contesting shots and passing lanes has been consistently great

STOMP

I didn’t realize I was the only one with bad takes. My b, my b, I’ll do better.

I’d go through your takes and remind you of your bad ones too but, who am I kidding, I don’t care like that lol.

 

[PDXFonz]

 

[PtldPlatypus]

I didn’t realize I was the only one with bad takes. My b, my b, I’ll do better.

I’d go through your takes and remind you of your bad ones too but, who am I kidding, I don’t care like that lol.

Don't worry, my man--you're not the only one.

I clearly know nothing about basketball | SportsTwo

 

[BassPlaya]

I know it's certainly hard to exist in my perfection....

 

[STOMP]

I didn’t realize I was the only one with bad takes. My b, my b, I’ll do better.

You're hardly alone, which I noted with the "So many plates of delicious crow in this thread" comment when I bumped the thread. It just seemed odd that you are now expressing views 180 from where you were without acknowledging it.

I read through the entire thread yesterday over my coffee and enjoyed more then a few laughs

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[BankTeller]

You're hardly alone, which I noted with the "So many plates of delicious crow in this thread" comment when I bumped the thread. It just seemed odd that you are now expressing views 180 from where you were without acknowledging it.

I read through the entire thread yesterday over my coffee and enjoyed more then a few laughs

STOMP

Acknowledge what? He had a chance to come here or the Nets beforehand and declined because he wanted to get his shots up. And he suddenly changed his mindset and embraced being a number 3 option.

I was against giving up our lotto pick and I was definitely against giving up more than one pick for him when the thought was it was going to be Hart + our lotto + the NOP lotto (if they missed the playoffs) for Grant. Grant had to do a complete 180 and chance his mindset for me to do my complete 180.

If it really matters to you that much, quote my old posts and I’ll read them and acknowledge I was wrong. But I’m not moving off my previous claim that two lotto picks for Grant is ludicrous. I’m not going through 19 pages to see what I said. But if you care enough to bring up my quotes, I’ll be happy to say I was wrong.

 

[BankTeller]

You're hardly alone, which I noted with the "So many plates of delicious crow in this thread" comment when I bumped the thread. It just seemed odd that you are now expressing views 180 from where you were without acknowledging it.

I read through the entire thread yesterday over my coffee and enjoyed more then a few laughs

STOMP

You got a lot of time to go through an entire thread “for laughs” though.

Cheers to you bud.

 

[STOMP]

Acknowledge what?

I agree then and now that two lotto picks is too much for 29 year old Grant who is about to become an UFA. I root for the laundry over individuals, and that would be a lot for any player with a single year until they could walk.

Start reading at post #156 to revisit the back and forth between you and I. I took you up on the statement that Grant wouldn't buy in to Chauncey's system and wasn't a good fit, You're saying the exact opposite now... you've come to the light! Haha, actually kudos to you to being open to new info and changing your mind.

You got a lot of time to go through an entire thread “for laughs” though.

It was maybe 20 minutes over a single mornings coffee to read that thread. I've had a lot of back and forths with people over JG over the past couple years and yes, right about now I am finding some of those past conversations amusing. Like you, I had my limits on what was reasonable to give up to get him but was much more bullish on how he'd do here then most.

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