Norm RoCo traded

[blazerkor]

first, nobody misses Olshey

2nd, Cronin may lose his job with that...or he could have orders from Seattle to tear the team down to the foundation

but for fuck sakes, to not get one 1st out of Powell and RoCo is insane

Yeah, I was just talking to my brother who isn't a fan of our team but is a huge sports fan and he said, "Maybe you guys are just going to trade away everybody and start over." but I reminded him that when people do that they tend to want to get draft assets for their productive players and we got a 2025 second.

 

[DDolla]

I missed Trader Bob

 

[MickZagger]

horrible trade, there has to be more right?

Well you’d think if there was going to be more we wouldn’t have traded away two of our most tradeable assets.

 

[FlashWad]

Panic trade to get under the tax not caring what we got in return. This franchise is doomed until Harasser Jody sells the team and we get a quality gm. I dont think even the most pessimistic would foresee what horrible value we got out of this. I am so pissed off. I miss Paul Allen so much.

 

[B-Roy]

Hahahaha I am done. Just done.

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

I fully expect Nurk to be traded for a similar bag of dogshit

 

[wizenheimer]

Idk I was saying the grass isnt always greener. should of just fired him in the offseason instead of letting this clown ruin some our best trade chips.

should have fired him a couple of years before he traded Ariza & 2 firsts for RoCo; then Trent for Powell; then a 1st for Nance

 

[THE HCP]

 

[blazerkor]

I think that you're over the top thinking this way about this trade....we can pay Ant and Nurk now.....couldn't without luxury tax concerns before.

Even if we were just dumping salary this still makes no sense. There had to be a team that wanted Norm for expiring contracts... we didn't even get one fully expiring contract or any picks. As far as RoCo goes we could have just let him walk for nothing and it would have been better than this.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

So Ant Max deal coming soon?

 

[Pinwheel1]

We did actually get a 1st. But it was last years. Lot of hops on this team when you add Keon Johnson and his 48" vertical

 

[Chris Craig]

Guys...guys.....we have to look at the bigger picture....whatever the hell that is

 

[B-Roy]

We did actually get a 1st. But it was last years. Lot of hops on this team when you add Keon Johnson and his 48" vertical

Another shooting guard.

 

[maxiep]

Guys...guys.....we have to look at the bigger picture....whatever the hell that is

That's a pretty damn big picture. So big, it can't even be conceived.

 

[PtldPlatypus]

Some of you need to move your posts to the meltdown thread.

Lol.

This is the meltdown thread now.

 

[maxiep]

Are we allergic to acquiring players between 6'8-6'11"? Why do we hate true 4's so much?

 

[Hoopguru]

This came down because Chauncey wants Simons at 2 next year and figures Winslow & Johnson will offset RoCo.
You know it's not a surprise with Chauncey being so close to the clippers coach.
You would of thought we could have done way better at least a 2 for 1 for a scoring 3/4.

 

[Hoopguru]

I heard the second is detroits next year?

 

[Wizard Mentor]

We did Norm and RoCo a solid. They get to live in SoCal now.

Another Theory:
Joe Cronin REALLY hates the Lakers, gifting quality players to their crosstown rivals.

 

[Mr. Robot]

first, nobody misses Olshey

2nd, Cronin may lose his job with that...or he could have orders from Seattle to tear the team down to the foundation

but for fuck sakes, to not get one 1st out of Powell and RoCo is insane

keon johnson is equivalent to a 1st round pick

 

[HomerLovesKoolAid]

We can all sleep better knowing that Vulcan Jody and their 20billion ish will be out of the luxury tax.

 

[Hoopguru]

So Ant Max deal coming soon?

Or he's part of a Ben Simmons/other trade? lol

 

[Chris Craig]

Nicest guy you’ll ever meet.

Apparently the dumbest too

 

[Predator]

L O L

Told ya Cronin seemed worthless in his presser.

 

[Freshtown]

Nah.....Chauncey coached the guys we traded for...he must value them....Roco can't make a layup or midrange shot.....Norm nor Roco were putting this team on the map anytime soon and Norm in my view didn't seem thrilled to be here...we probably aren't close to done in the trade world yet but I'm glad to see us shaking up a roster that clearly wasn't competitive.

I’m shocked you are trying to justify what might be the worst trade Portland has made in the last 20 years

 

[GDiama]

Nah.....Chauncey coached the guys we traded for...he must value them....Roco can't make a layup or midrange shot.....Norm nor Roco were putting this team on the map anytime soon and Norm in my view didn't seem thrilled to be here...we probably aren't close to done in the trade world yet but I'm glad to see us shaking up a roster that clearly wasn't competitive.

So this trade happened because Billups wanted Bledsoe? Because he certainly didn't coach Keon or Winslow

 

[Mr. Robot]

justise winslow (4,000,000) is also team option next season

 

[blazerfan11]

That's now how it works. He has to be guaranteed in order to trade him atb19 million. Otherwise only his guaranteed amount counts.

Can somebody clear this up please? Does he have to be guaranteed in order to trade him?

 

[illmatic99]

I think that you're over the top thinking this way about this trade....we can pay Ant and Nurk now.....couldn't without luxury tax concerns before.

you want me to be happy about saving a billionaire money?

 

[maxiep]

I just ran the trade and they already moved the players. However, if we reverse it, we just lost eight wins? I can't recall seeing a trade so lopsided.

http://www.espn.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=yb4rh88r