Zombie Official Jerami Grant trade rumors/ideas thread

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It would instill a lot more confidence in me that we are keeping Grant past the trade deadline if the people insisting that this is a fact knew that his first name is Jerami.
 
blazerkor said:
It would instill a lot more confidence in me that we are keeping Grant past the trade deadline if the people insisting that this is a fact knew that his first name is Jerami.
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I always call him Jeramiah when saying his name out loud. Not sure why, it's just stuck in my head like that for some reason.
 
BigGameDamian said:
I wouldn’t move Grant unless he wants to be moved. He’s a good dude, he’s from PDX and you need solid vets. Not everyone has to be the same age.
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to say he's "from PDX" is laughable. Especially considering you're the one who always does the "He Is UnToUcHaBlE" cracks.

He lived here for 2 years. That's like me saying my sister who was born in Texas and lived there for 18 months before my parents moved to Portland, is a "Texan".
 
riverman said:
I hope Jerami raises his new child in Portland and sticks with the Blazers. He'll be 33 in 5 years when his deal is up. I don't think with the cap a lot of teams are going to look to overpay for him either. You need some vets. He doesn't seem to get bothered about his role or his minutes so he's a perfect vet. We finally have some depth at PF so we don't need to play him into the ground. Keep him fresher for playoff runs. I can't remember this much balance or depth on the Blazers in ages.
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it’s destiny/tradition that Grant’s child plays SF/PF for the Blazers in 20+ years.
 
julius said:
to say he's "from PDX" is laughable. Especially considering you're the one who always does the "He Is UnToUcHaBlE" cracks.

He lived here for 2 years. That's like me saying my sister who was born in Texas and lived there for 18 months before my parents moved to Portland, is a "Texan".
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she a Texan, FAMS!
 
maxiep said:
That actually sounds like a healthy Zach Collins. Man, that one set us back.
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Zach is not a PF. He had major foul trouble in Portland and that was from trying to defend PF's. He doesn't have the speed and he got caught reaching and grabbing constantly. He was best when playing with Ed Davis, but what I saw in that pairing was that Davis was guarding PF's as much, if not more, than Zach

Gregg Popovich recognized this reality and Zach has played almost exclusively at C for the Spurs. He's listed at 250 pounds now; when he was drafted he was 230 pounds. He's bulked up a little which is better for playing C. Not sure how good it is for his injury-magnetism; in San Antonio he has played 91 games and missed 71. Of course, he arrived there injured so maybe that's not a good gauge
 
Jerami’s deal is only $15-25m more than Devin Vassell’s new extension. The difference in salary this year is $4m. I’d argue Jerami is more than $4m better than Vassell at this moment in time.
 
BankTeller said:
Jerami’s deal is only $15-25m more than Devin Vassell’s new extension. The difference in salary this year is $4m. I’d argue Jerami is more than $4m better than Vassell at this moment in time.
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I didn't even know who the fuck Devin Vassell was until this extension announcement dropped lol.
 
wizenheimer said:
Zach is not a PF. He had major foul trouble in Portland and that was from trying to defend PF's. He doesn't have the speed and he got caught reaching and grabbing constantly. He was best when playing with Ed Davis, but what I saw in that pairing was that Davis was guarding PF's as much, if not more, than Zach

Gregg Popovich recognized this reality and Zach has played almost exclusively at C for the Spurs. He's listed at 250 pounds now; when he was drafted he was 230 pounds. He's bulked up a little which is better for playing C. Not sure how good it is for his injury-magnetism; in San Antonio he has played 91 games and missed 71. Of course, he arrived there injured so maybe that's not a good gauge
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He played one year of college. He was more likely destined to bulk up to 250 because of natural growth.
 
BLAZINGGIANTS said:
Teams cycle and churn and burn and turnover. Young kids need vets. Can we not keep a vet or two? I like Grant. You need some semblance of balance, youth and wily vets.

I mean, you get a ridiculous offer, you have to take it. But let’s be smart about it.
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Vets are easily bought. Experience, though valuable, isn't a hot commodity in this league. Grant has actual, tangible value to teams wanting to win now -- that should be mined and turned into younger players and/or picks assets to better fit our timeline, and the veteran presence can be brought in with guys who don't have that value...
 
I think Indiana is an ideal spot for Grant.

How about this (after Jan 15):

Indiana:
Grant + KJ Martin
for
Buddy Heild + Obi Toppin + '24 1st (worst of Utah, Hou, LAC, OKC), '25 1st Indiana

Pacers get a great F to round out their rotation. Grant & Walker would make a fantastic duo in the future. They take a swing with Martin to see if he can find a landing spot.

Philly:
Nic Batum + KJ Martin + Furkan Korkmaz + + '24 1st (worst of Hou, LAC, OKC)
for
Buddy Heild + Ish Wainwright

Pacers get a great shooter off the bench.

Minnesota:
Kyle Anderson + Leonard Miller
for
Nic Batum + Rayan Rupert

Wolves get a bigger wing who can shoot for the playoff run... the Miller/ Rupert swap keeps them below the tax

Blazers:
Grant + Wainwright + Rupert
for
Toppin + Anderson + Miller + Korkmaz (cut) + 3 late firsts

Portland dumps a bunch of salary. The big prize here is Miller + 3 firsts. They get to take a swing at Toppin & get a great mentor vet in Anderson
 
I am OK with Grant taking 25 shots IF that is the way of building his trade value.

However, if you want to have him as a veteran, born in Portland, nice guy, how his heavy ISO and youngs watching him from the corners exactly helps this developing team? Serious question.
 
Natebishop3 said:
I think they want another star, not Brogdon and Grant.
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It does not seem like enough for a star. But you may be right, Morey will probably think he can get a star.

I do think that Brogdon would fit well with Maxey. And I think Grant would fit well next to Embiid. All of those picks are nice, but unless they lead to yet another trade it just pushes our time line back even further not getting any players back in return.
 
Everything Beagle said:
Given what just happened to KOJr, maybe they want a player more now than before…
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Yeah, I could see them giving us a two FRPs and salary filler in which there is talent for Malcolm and we could see it tomorrow. Who fits better next to Maxey in a back court? Who is better setting up either Embiid or Maxey, scoring open threes when playing off them and defending at an all nba level?
 
Everything Beagle said:
Given what just happened to KOJr, maybe they want a player more now than before…
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Trouble is, their trade chips are the players they got from the Clippers and (a) they can't be traded for a while, and (b) they're Batum, Marcus Morris and Robert Covington. Now, granted they're all on 1 yr contracts, so it would clear a lot of cap space for us, but I think Philly would actually rather have that cap space coming up than Grant and Brogdon.
 
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