Merged: Deng to Portland?

[Idog1976]

If anyone for the Blazers is even considering trading away Batum for anything they should have their head examined. We just traded away our best one-on-one defender in Webster. This team will never win a playoff series next year if they trade away their 2nd best one-on-one defender.

EDIT: Weak, man they are quick on catching leeches!

 

[Idog1976]

Harris and rights to Favors for Batum and Miller.

Harris / ?
Roy / ?
Deng /Babbit
LMA /Favors
Oden/Camby

Then use the rooks, rudy, MLE, dante and pendergraph to trade or fill in the remaining holes.

I'd rather trade LMA and Miller for Harris and Favors. Also NJN might actually do that.

 

[Natebishop3]

You've gotta wonder how Chicago tries to fill out their roster after they dumped all of that salary and basically gutted their team. I could see them still trying to do this deal if they thought that Pryzbilla was going to come back and be able to contribute (and no, I still don't see this deal making much sense for the Blazers).

Yeah... they should have kept Salmons, and giving up Tyrus Thomas for nothing might eventually come back to bite them in the ass. I have a feeling that Chicago and New Jersey are going to be left with their hat in their hand and a bag full of money with nobody to give it to.

 

[andalusian]

Yeah... they should have kept Salmons, and giving up Tyrus Thomas for nothing might eventually come back to bite them in the ass. I have a feeling that Chicago and New Jersey are going to be left with their hat in their hand and a bag full of money with nobody to give it to.

Hello, my name is Travis Outlaw, and I will take your money

 

[LittleAlex]

Either way, trading Batum and Webster does mean Portland traded two of their best perimeter defenders.

Since Deng has been injured every time I would have been able to watch him play I have no idea if he is any good at perimeter defense or not. I would guess he isn't as good as Nick.

 

[hasoos]

Either way, trading Batum and Webster does mean Portland traded two of their best perimeter defenders.

Since Deng has been injured every time I would have been able to watch him play I have no idea if he is any good at perimeter defense or not. I would guess he isn't as good as Nick.

True. But at the same time, Nick has never averaged near 18 points a game for a whole season. Not really even close.

 

[PtldPlatypus]

This. I love Batum as much as anyone, but if the question is Batum/Miller v Deng/Collison, I think I would rather have the latter.

Allow me to explain. Batum is probably better than Collison, and probably will be over his career. They're both young, they're both good defenders, and they're both efficient scorers. IMO, Batum is the better defender and is more versatile, whereas Collison is a better (or just more willing) scorer and plays a more important position.

Deng and Miller are comparable offensively, but Deng is a better defender than Miller, and being younger will likely maintain his current level of play longer than Miller can/will. So, long term, I think Deng/Collison would net greater return than Batum/Miller.

I would rather have Batum/Miller then Deng/Collison but I would rather have Batum/Collison.

Goes without saying. Younger, cheaper, higher ceiling. I'd love to see it, but I highly doubt we will.

 

[mook]

I'd prefer Deng/Collison as well. Younger, more combined shooting range between the two players. And a quality young PG isn't as easy to get as a quality young SF.

 

[Blazinaway]

I would rather have Batum/Miller then Deng/Collison but I would rather have Batum/Collison.

Does anyone not think a Roy/Batum backcourt with Batum guarding PG's and playing off Roy and Deng at SF might be a better lineup than these others? perhaps we start Miller and develop that lineup as the season progresses. A lineup of Roy/Batum/Miller at guards (rotate via matchups) and then Deng at SF, LMA at PF and Oden could be formidable, on D as well.