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The more I think about it, the more I can not see Portland moving McCollum.

Not only is CJ a "Neil-guy" (Olshey drafted him in 2013 and praises him constantly), but CJ and Dame are as close as can be ... even their mothers hang out and are friends.

I know Dame is under contract for five additional years and this is a business, but you don't want to piss off your star player. We're showing really good progress with those two as our leaders and I'm not sure it would send the best message to move him. Now, if you get Curry or Durant or Davis for CJ, that's a different story, but I don't think anyone here believes those players are even remotely on the table. We're probably talking Noel, Cauley-Stein caliber of players, which, in my opinion, is not enough of a needle mover to move McCollum at this point in time.
 
I only see 3 sources of banter about the Blazers potentially trading CJ...

#1 Fans on this forum
#2 Fans of other teams wanting to offer table scraps
#3 Some bald "sports" writer in the Portland market
 
Scalma said:
From espn:

The aforementioned McLemore, sources say, is working with the Kings to try to find a new home via trade. Sacramento made the same pledge to veteran swingman Caron Butler as far back as December.

Word is that the Kings, who are desperate to end a playoff drought spanning nine seasons and counting before moving into a new building next season, prefer immediate help in trade talks more than future picks.
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So is Henderson enough for McLemore?
 
BonesJones said:
So is Henderson enough for McLemore?
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Henderson is better than McLemore. He had potential and was drafted high, but hasn't really done much with it. I imagine someday he might become as good as Hendo. I really haven't been impressed with Ben though. Plus, at this point I am not sure I trust a lottery drafted player from the kings.
 
Unless there's some unknown needle moving deal...I'd think we would trade Kaman at the deadline for picks or rights to some dude in Europe and have an open roster spot to use for 10 day guys or D league call ups
 
theprunetang said:
Henderson is better than McLemore. He had potential and was drafted high, but hasn't really done much with it. I imagine someday he might become as good as Hendo. I really haven't been impressed with Ben though. Plus, at this point I am not sure I trust a lottery drafted player from the kings.
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Well I'd love to fleece Collision out of them as well. We'd have to give up another asset like Kaman and I'm not sure they want him even a little bit because they're loaded with centers.
 
BonesJones said:
Well I'd love to fleece Collision out of them as well. We'd have to give up another asset like Kaman and I'm not sure they want him even a little bit because they're loaded with centers.
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I could see Sacramento trading McLemore for Henderson, but I imagine they want to keep Collison. It appears they are trying to win now, which seems pretty shortsighted of them. I think they are after players who can play now and not picks or players that might in the future.
 
If we traded Kaman for assets and he's waived, could we then hire him as a big man coach?
 
How bout Henderson and Aminu for Collison, McLemore, and Willie-Cauley Stein?

Lillard / Collison
McCollum / McLemore
Crabbe / Harkless
Vonleh / Leonard
Plumlee / WCS / Davis

Wed have 5 bigs, so we could then see what we could get for Leonard/Plumlee/Davis, or even include one in the deal along with a future pick to try and get Sacramentos pick this year (Davis+Hendo+Aminu+2019First for WCS+McLemore+Collison+ Bellinelli+2016First)
 
BonesJones said:
How bout Henderson and Aminu for Collison, McLemore, and Willie-Cauley Stein?

Lillard / Collison
McCollum / McLemore
Crabbe / Harkless
Vonleh / Leonard
Plumlee / WCS / Davis

Wed have 5 bigs, so we could then see what we could get for Leonard/Plumlee/Davis, or even include one in the deal along with a future pick to try and get Sacramentos pick this year (Davis+Hendo+Aminu+2019First for WCS+McLemore+Collison+ Bellinelli+2016First)
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From reading the Kings boards on other sites, some value WCS more than Boogie. I think the asking price would start with CJ if we wanted Trill.
 
http://www.si.com/nba/2016/02/15/trade-deadline-rumors-news-buzz-reports

Here's the stuff from Sports Illustrated.

Feb. 15
• Miami and Houston are discussing a deal that would send Dwight Howard to the Heat and Hassan Whiteside to the Rockets, reports Frank Isola of the New York Daily News.

• The Magic are willing to discuss trading away former No. 2 pick Victor Oladipo and Tobias Harris, reports ESPN. Orlando has also looked into acquiring Hawks point guard Jeff Teague.

• The Los Angeles Clippers offered an injured Blake Griffin and Lance Stephenson to the Denver Nuggets in exchange for Nikola Jokic, Will Barton, Danilo Gallinari and Kenneth Faried, reports ESPN's Chris Broussard.

• SHARP: The Case For... Trading Blake Griffin

• Rumors swirled on Friday night of a potential deal that was discussed between the Cleveland Cavaliers, Boston Celtics and Knicks that would include Carmelo Anthony but was quickly shot down. Anthony would have to waive his no-trade clause for a move but now plans to play all the remaining games on the Knicks' schedule, the Daily News reports.

• The Knicks are seeking help at point guard but may not have the assets to make a run at Minnesota Timberwolves point guard Ricky Rubio, according to the Daily News.

• The Denver Nuggets have made Kenneth Faried and J.J. Hickson available, the Daily News reports.

• After fielding questions about potential trades being discussed, DeMarcus Cousins says that he would like to stay put with the Kings, if it was up to him. “First of all, I can’t control the trade (rumors) and I can’t control if I’m traded or not,” Cousins told NBC Sports. “But I do want to be in Sacramento, and I know everybody in Sacramento knows that.”

• Despite the team's lack of a general manager, the Brooklyn Nets could still find a way to move Brook Lopez or Thaddeus Young, according to the Daily News.

• The Heat are interested in New Orleans Pelicans power forward Ryan Anderson as the team is uncertain on Hassan Whiteside's future, Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald reports.

• The Cavaliers are unlikely to re-sign 7'1" center Timofey Mozgov, reports Terry Pluto of the Cleveland Plain Dealer. ESPN’s Marc Stein reports the Cavs have pursued Kings bigman Kosta Koufos this week.

• The Boston Celtics are trying to trade David Lee but one source tells Mark Murphy of the Boston Herald that the forward has “no trade value.”
 
Not surprised that there's no mention of the Trail Blazers in any of these rumors. Neil plays his cards close to his chest. If anything happens, expect it to be out of left field.
 
So supposed Oladipo and Tobias Harris are available.

Is that a combo of players we would be interested in? If you plugged those two guys into our starting lineup, are we a better team?
 
HolyBackboard said:
From reading the Kings boards on other sites, some value WCS more than Boogie. I think the asking price would start with CJ if we wanted Trill.
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There fans are smarter than their front office and if they want to win now...
 
Natebishop3 said:
So supposed Oladipo and Tobias Harris are available.

Is that a combo of players we would be interested in? If you plugged those two guys into our starting lineup, are we a better team?
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Harris seems too expensive for not being a real difference maker. Oladipo is kind of intriguing, mainly because of his defense and he complements CJ since he attacks the rim so strong. You really couldn't ask for a better backup PG. Would there be any room on the team for Crabbe if we had Oladipo? Can Crabbe play much as a SF? Oladipo is a hell of an athlete, and his 3 pt shooting is on an uptrend. What would he cost and why would they be getting rid of him?
 
I could see this happening, with a bunch of picks going from the Celtics to the Knicks as well.

If the Blazers are involved in anything, I think it will be absorbing someone like Lee to save a team luxury tax, and getting picks in return.
 
BigGameDamian said:
LoL if Willie- Cauley Stein, Ben McLemore and Collision, changing the situation and they were Blazers would you do it?
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Obviously anyone who wants a trade wouldn't do it the opposite way. If that was the case they wouldn't make the trade in the first place.
 
BonesJones said:
Obviously anyone who wants a trade wouldn't do it the opposite way. If that was the case they wouldn't make the trade in the first place.
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You should go listen to Olshey on Woj podcast then. He says the first thing he does before offering a trade is look at it from the other teams POV. He said he wants both teams to benefit from a trade and doesn't even propose anything that one sided for fear of not getting a callback on future deals.
 
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