Lillard talks injury rehab, trying to win title with Blazers: 'The best days for me have yet to come

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It's great that Dame is buying what the Blazers are selling (that sounds sarcastic, maybe, but it's not) but I'm not sure that I am buying it... and I think trading Damon still makes a lot of sense. It doesn't mean I don't think he's awesome nor that I don't value him as a member of the Blazers, but I just don't see this team (when fully healthy) with a lottery pick and Grant being HCA-level good, let alone championship-level.
 
Ed O said:
It's great that Dame is buying what the Blazers are selling (that sounds sarcastic, maybe, but it's not) but I'm not sure that I am buying it... and I think trading Damon still makes a lot of sense. It doesn't mean I don't think he's awesome nor that I don't value him as a member of the Blazers, but I just don't see this team (when fully healthy) with a lottery pick and Grant being HCA-level good, let alone championship-level.
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I think if that lottery pick is Jabari or Paolo that you're wrong. I think either of those guys, Grant, Ant, Nurk and Dame would be the most solid starting five that Dame has had and that's starting next season with whichever rookie at his floor. If Banchero or Smith hit their ceiling I think we could be a dominant multi championship team. Then there's the fact that we would have both Nas and Hart off the bench and hopefully one good big off the bench as well with the TPMLE, we could also use our other big $6M TPE and a future pick to get another impact bench player if we do what it takes to drop the conditions on the pick we owe the Bulls.

So I think Dame, Ant, Grant, Smith or Banchero, Nurk, Hart, Nas, backup TPMLE C and let's say Trendon would be the best team Dame has had with a better system than he ever had with Stotts. The one question is if Dame and Ant will have the same issues that Dame and CJ had for the previous six seasons. If they do that means we'll only be marginally better than we were the year we went to the Western Conference Finals and were swept out. If they can be better on defense because of Ant's athleticism and Chauncey's coaching plus they play together on offense making their talents more than the sum of their parts instead of less, then we have a contender.

If we don't get lucky in the lotto and Jabari and Paolo are out of reach, I don't think all is lost. I think if our front office gets really ambitious with what's available including guaranteeing the Bulls our pick so they can use up to three future first rounders along with our picks this draft that we can still end up with the best team around Dame that he's ever had. That is what this front office has said it's going to do (as far as do whatever it takes to put the best team around Dame yet) so until they don't I'm all on board with continuing the dream of winning a chip with Dame.

If Cronin is fired and we get a great return for Dame heading into the draft that includes first rounders and an established young player to go with the young talent and picks we already have, I'm going to be really sad but I'll understand the logic behind it and move forward fully supporting our team.
 
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