C'mon Schultzy, bring a little positive thinking, at least once in awhile.
Pure hot gahhhhbidge. Funny how people in here want to add Bobby Douche in trades. And Duncan Robinson. Rather have Duncan Hines. Dame ain't going anywhere. Joe & his Staff are gonna bring it.
I know we're all just taking shots in the dark here but this is another trade involving FVV who insiders say is almost a lock to opt out of his contract that comes in at ~23M next season. These insiders say he could easily get a contract that would start at 30M. I mean, if we go forward with Dame we're probably going to give Grant that much and FVV has actually been an all star.
Joe has set this up (while trying not to completely paint himself into a corner for negotiation sake with a little spin) as a situation where if he can't get an all star and one role playing starter to start with Dame, Shae and Jerami while he bolsters the bench, he will look completely incompetent. I guess that depends on where the pick ends up but that's a statement I feel pretty comfortable with. Joe has also put the pressure on himself. I think he understands what he has in terms of assets and matching salaries along with what the market is like for the players he is going to go after.
Didn't realize FVV was at an opt out point. That would certainly make such a deal less feasible.
Start fresh with Barnes, Sharpe, OG, the 5th pick etc and you’ll see all kinds of positivity
I don't blame you or anyone else, he shows under contract on trade machines and with his name being thrown around in so many Toronto trade scenarios in this forum, I get it. I just don't think he will be trade eligible this off-season unless its in a S&T which means he's bringing even less value to the trade and would take a third team unless we planned on keeping him.
Barnes ain't all that. He was mediocre last year.
Because Schultzy said so, dog gone it.
I think your saying that if Barnes was a part of that kind of trade, the team acquiring him certainly thinks he has that All Star upside. In reality, i see a good to very good role player who may make an All Star Game. I don't see special.
Don’t you dare ruin my day
No--what he's saying is that people who are in favor of trading Dame are so willing to do so that they'll convince themselves that an average player (Barnes) is actually a future all-star to justify that player being the centerpiece of a Dame trade.
The people who vote for All-NBA teams and can't decide if being a playoff contender is a big factor on who should be on the team.
