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RR7 said:
Cj and Bledsoe can't be combined. Not that we'd really need to. What salary could we possibly need to aggregate that much for?
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I said in a "Multi-team" deal.
 
tykendo said:
Agree. It's got to be about setting up the big move next week. Bledsoe has only 3.9 guaranteed on his last year. That's very tradable. So to me, it's setting up a CJ + Bledsoe multi-team deal, which hopefully brings back the help needed to improve the team going forward.
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Two undersized score first guards? I’m sure other teams are clamoring for that package..
 
RR7 said:
Next week? When this one will be official likely at the end of the day? So they'd need to be traded separately.
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I didn't know that CJ & Bledsoe couldn't be traded to separate teams in a multi team deal . But i think, Both, will be traded at the deadline.
 
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tykendo said:
I didn't know that CJ & Bledsoe couldn't be traded to separate teams in a multi team deal . But i think, Both, will be traded at the deadline.
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It all depends on the $$ in the deal with the other teams. Technically, they can be in a 3 team deal together, as long as you don't need to combine their salary, so you're right.
Here's hoping!
 
riverman said:
They won't be.....Bledsoe will be Dennis Smith Jr..although Bledsoe is the best defender of that bunch.
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I will say this. Billups knows what Eric can do. If CJ is traded, i could see Bledsoe as a nice guard off the bench. He CAN play.
 
tykendo said:
I will say this. Billups knows what Eric can do. If CJ is traded, i could see Bledsoe as a nice guard off the bench. He CAN play.
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What? Bledsoe wasnt with the clippers when billups was there
 
I’m not happy about this trade but you guys care too much about what other fans think lol

RoCo wasn’t getting a first, not the way he has been playing this year and looks physically.

Not getting a first for Norm hurts but I’m willing to see what happens before having a tantrum lol
 
I haven't read the entire thread yet but I think it should be pointed out that trading them to the Clippers was obviously done because of the Microsoft connections. This was done as a gift to Ballmer and that makes me even more upset.
 
RR7 said:
Cj and Bledsoe can't be combined. Not that we'd really need to. What salary could we possibly need to aggregate that much for?
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ehh, until the papers are filed and the deal is finalized, it could be expanded to a 3-way.
 
One silver lining:

Bledsoe is only guaranteed $3.9 million next year of the $19+ million he is due.
 
riverman said:
I've said that our assets may not have been what other teams were looking for given their options....Roco sucked most of this season and built some trade value...couldn't make a layup or a midrange shot and took risks on defense that broke the string most of the year.....Norm looked bored and out of the loop at SF.....Nas was way more fun to watch at that position...who knows...I'm happy to see things in motion...Roco built trade value..but he wasn't all that all season...he was pretty bad to the point of getting benched...people are going by his Houston season and not his Blazer career....he's not a good fit with Nurk either
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Which, again, doesn't address anything that we're disagreeing about. I wanted to trade both guys. I agree with you that both were poor fits and expendable. We're on the same page.

Our bone of contention is you responded to me that we made this move to keep Nurk and Ant. OK. Except we got nothing back that make Nurk and Ant worth keeping. We weren't trading Norm and RoCo to a parallel-universe Portland Trailblazers where they lacked value. Both had value to a number of contending teams that could have gotten the Blazers a better return.

I don't know, I'm frustrated with our conversation right now because we started on one discussion and every time we post it morphs into something completely different and I don't think you understand my point. I guess an analogy would be that you're saying we sold the wheels of the car to maintain the engine, but I'm saying we got back an extra steering wheel and some seatcovers instead of wheels, so the engine working is meaningless.
 
AngryFan said:
I haven't read the entire thread yet but I think it should be pointed out that trading them to the Clippers was obviously done because of the Microsoft connections. This was done as a gift to Ballmer and that makes me even more upset.
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Makes you wonder if the team is going to be sold soon and existing management just doesn't care. Cronin probably has one foot out the door already.
 
Horrible trade! Been fuming over this trade all day and trying to think of a logic for this trade. Comes down to one thing, clearly the way to be able to give Simons a big contract to keep him so we don't risk losing him. Simons over Rocco and Norm any day. That has to be it.

But still, there had to be a better deal out there that would have given us a better return than this garbage while clearing space to resign Simons. Detroit wanted a starter in return for Grant. Why not Norm for him and we role the dice trying to resign Grant in the off season. Don't just throw up your hands and give up pieces for nothing in return. This is def not showing Dame we are committed to winning if you ask me.

One step back to take two steps forward is the saying but this was 3 steps back.
 
Strenuus said:
That's your opinion.

The fact is they had positive value around the league and we didn't take advantage of that.

It's really simple. Please figure it out.
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I keep seeing you say they had "positive value." I see RoCo's due to the expiring. Other than being a pretty good player, what is Powell's? Genuine question.
 
MickZagger said:
Bledsoe’s like the definition of journeyman.
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That's being charitable. He's 32, has his lowest scoring average in 11 years, and is on pace to decline in scoring for the fifth year in a row. He's washed.
 
illmatic99 said:
What use is tanking with lesser players when the only draft asset we get back is a 2nd rounder 3 yrs from now?
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And the #21 pick in last years class. Tanking to get the best pick we can this year not only gives us a better asset for adding to the team or trading as well as gives valuable time to establish whether any other players on our team that were/are currently benchwarmers have a future on next seasons roster.
 
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