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Woj: (lots of questions about Detroit) As for DET, there are one or two scenarios where they might trade Reggie Jackson but he hasn't had a great year so they may not get great value. That DET wants to unload Jackson after being signed for such big money...what does that say? Losing training camp hurt him.

Marks: Sometimes when you were good one year and not good the next, expectations can be tough. RFA don't trade teams that often. Caldwell-Pope has been asked about as well but tough to trade him for value.

(thought they might address the Drummond/CJ rumor but not a word)
 
Man.....Drummond for CJ. We all know this team desparately needs defense. And Drummond is one of the premier defenders in the league.
 
How would we end up with a fourth first? Davis isn't worth that much. Maybe Aminu?
 
The forum in Detroit was trashing Drummond for being a whiner and not progressing enough.

I feel like if he was here he would be just fine.


Go Ducks!
 
Scalma said:
I wouldn't mind a first for Crabbe

My problem is when people think he's only worth a salary dump.
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Well I am not one of those, I would want to get value obviously, would never just try to dump him based off his contract. That contract will look good next season
 
Bobby Marks explaining Utahs situation in the future. Doesn't look great for them
 
There will not be another center as good as Drummond available for trade during Lillards current contract... big mistake if Blazers pass on this CJ for Drummond deal... Lillard-CJ backcourt will never work... everyone knows this. Hope Neil comes to his senses before noon tomorrow and brings Drummond to Portland... and we would still have Crabbe/Turner at SG
 
Gronk Brady said:
There will not be another center as good as Drummond available for trade during Lillards current contract... big mistake if Blazers pass on this CJ for Drummond deal... Lillard-CJ backcourt will never work... everyone knows this. Hope Neil comes to his senses before noon tomorrow and brings Drummond to Portland... and we would still have Crabbe/Turner at SG
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So you want Portland to just become Detroit?
CJ for Drummond is a horrible trade if you're Portland.
If this year has shown anything, you can't play 1 on 5 in the NBA and hope to be even .500
 
If it was Drummond and pope I would do it.
 
Gronk Brady said:
There will not be another center as good as Drummond available for trade during Lillards current contract... big mistake if Blazers pass on this CJ for Drummond deal... Lillard-CJ backcourt will never work... everyone knows this. Hope Neil comes to his senses before noon tomorrow and brings Drummond to Portland... and we would still have Crabbe/Turner at SG
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I agree. Eventually either Lillard or CJ has to go.
 
KingSpeed said:
CJ would be immediate All Star in Detroit
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Who would he make the team over?

Looking at the guards this year in the east, i thought dame would have been really close there too.

Thomas, lowry, wall, kemba, kyrie, derozan they all deserved to be there.
 
Gronk Brady said:
There will not be another center as good as Drummond available for trade during Lillards current contract... big mistake if Blazers pass on this CJ for Drummond deal... Lillard-CJ backcourt will never work... everyone knows this. Hope Neil comes to his senses before noon tomorrow and brings Drummond to Portland... and we would still have Crabbe/Turner at SG
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With CJ's poison pill contract until summer I don't see a deal that works with DET without a 3rd team involved. It isn't impossible but it would take a crazy cap maneuver. Like 1% chance and that is if they even reconsidered moving him at all.
 
We need a Big 3 and trading CJ for Drummond still leaves us with 2 pieces. We can wait until Detroit is more desperate and then try to pry him away for other assets.
 
I don't see the Blazers trading CJ or Dame at all so that narrative is pretty much beating a dead horse to me...they want to build around these guys now would be my guess. As it is we have two great players locked up for the next run at the west. We need addition by addition to get there
 
craigehlo said:
We need a Big 3 and trading CJ for Drummond still leaves us with 2 pieces. We can wait until Detroit is more desperate and then try to pry him away for other assets.
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But if the Pistons are offering up pope also you have to at least consider it.
 
BigGameDamian said:
But if the Pistons are offering up pope also you have to at least consider it.
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First, I don't think DET would offer quite that much. But, I would consider that, indeed. Pope with Drummond? That is closer. But I actually think I would rather keep CJ over Dame (as crazy as that is - not that I think POR agrees) plus, as I said, CJ's contract makes it VERY hard to deal him until summer.
 
KeepOnRollin said:
First, I don't think DET would offer quite that much. But, I would consider that, indeed. Pope with Drummond? That is closer. But I actually think I would rather keep CJ over Dame (as crazy as that is - not that I think POR agrees) plus, as I said, CJ's contract makes it VERY hard to deal him until summer.
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If one of them were traded..CJ is younger and has way fewer miles on the wheels than Dame...my sports car comparison
 
Not that I think either is going to happen but I would go after Butler instead of Paul George with the latter saying he either wants to stay with Indy or sign with the Lakers in 2018. I believe him too. He grew up a purple and piss fan.
 
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There are just a few hours to go till the NBA Trade Deadline at 12:00 p.m. (3:00 p.m Eastern) But for the Blazers, there may be several months before some of the major moves are made. If the Blazers don’t make any more moves, they will have acquired an extra year at a very affordable salary for the center position in Bear Nurkic. They will also have three 1st round Draft picks with which to trade, consolidate or leverage into something better. The one(s) they keep will be inexpensive rookie contracts which they will desperately need.

And here in lies a problem. With just Varejao and Ezeli (likely) coming off the cap as of now, the Blazers will still be near a robust $130,000,000 with the projected cap to be around $102,000,000 and the Luxury Tax around $122,000,00. That puts Portland in the unenviable position of having to make moves to get under the Luxury Tax and that is not a position of strength.

So, does that provide more incentive to move pieces now and try to relieve some of that Cap pressure so there isn’t so much to around June? Of course, they will still have some time through the year and up to next season’s Trade Deadline but it would seem prudent to take little bites here and there versus being forced into one big chunk at the end.

Davis, Crabbe, Aminu and Harkless had all been inquired about but Portland might be running out of teams willing to trade them a 1st round pick. Otherwise, they need someone to make an unbalanced trade where more salary goes out than comes in so a team like Philly which is well under the Salary Cap.

Many discussions have been had right up to yesterday but still nothing that had relieved much in terms of cap maneuverability. Portland has been in discussion with a number of teams and more than just the mentions of Philly, Indy and Detroit. It seems like many teams are waiting on Philly and Boston to do whatever they are going to do with Chicago or others and then other teams will fall in line.

The Countdown is on!
 
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