Notice This feels like it's one of those moments

[Predator]

Why is Brooklyn in there. They weren't close. And none of the others have anything ,they're willing to give up, that's worth trading a generational talent for. They want you to accept a lump of coal , and like it, in return. That's the Jerry West always operated.

Brooklyn made the playoffs at least and it seems Dame is a huge fan of Mikal.

Claxton
Bridges
Cam Johnson

Dinwiddie

DFS
Simmons

They've got some pieces.

But also, I agree with you.

I was simply asking what other teams would be interested in Dame ... that Dame would be interested in going to outside of those teams .. and then what could they offer?

Because the other guy seems to think we're going to get a kings ransom if we trade Dame. Hard to see how.

 

[Tince]

Nah. I don’t really want Amen. Have you seen his shot? Reminds me of Aminu only he doesn’t make them.

 

[Tince]

If we could just get our hands on a proven winner like this.

 

[wizenheimer]

We will get the value the Jazz got for Rudy, absolutely

lol...no they won't

 

[Phatguysrule]

We will get the value the Jazz got for Rudy, absolutely

Highly unlikely to get that kind of value out of Dame this off season. HIGHLY unlikely.

 

[wizenheimer]

I give you one, but that scenario is pretty radical for the Blazers:

Blazers trade Dame to Houston, the Rockets sign Harden.

Blazers get:
Houston #4 in 2023

Brooklyn 1st unprotected in 2024

The higher 1st from Brooklyn or OKC in 2025

Brooklyn 1st unprotected in 2026

The higher 1st from Houston or Brooklyn in 2027

and to match salary, the Rockets won't have to trade a big contract to Portland, because they have over 70 million cap space this summer. So you may ask why would the Rockets do that? If it's true that Harden goes back there, and you pair him with Dame and their young guys, they might be dumb enough to think that that team could win a Championship, if their owner has no patience, something like that could maybe happen when teams decides that they want to compete now.

And then the Blazers could trade Simons for Orlando 11th Pick, that would be a monster haul to set up for a new era

Dame can't be traded till more than 2 weeks after the draft. And I'd bet, even if he does eventually ask to be traded, it won't be till training camp, at the earliest

so that 4th pick looks like a total pipedream to me.

and as bad as Portland was, Rockets won 11 fewer games. I have a very hard time believing that Houston would see Dame/Harden as a path to contention. Harden couldn't even help the MVP out of the 2nd round

I know that the trade-Dame crowd will keep bringing up the Gobert trade or other godfather trades for Dame, but I don't believe a single one will be realistic

 

[Shaboid]

If we could just get our hands on a proven winner like this.

Legend

 

[Natebishop3]

If we could just get our hands on a proven winner like this.

So does this kind of thing disprove the claim that "Wemby has been playing against grown men."

If Mario can look this good in Europe, it calls into question the whole system.

 

[KSF-ERIC]

the 'Dame factor' certainly stirs the pot. If Portland ends up trading him it will be marking 12 years of entertainment and great memories. And the turn-around is going to be a lot longer than some imagine

I'd say, if there is an inflection point, it would be more like the 2017 draft than Bowie or Oden

FIFY

 

[SharpesTriumph]

Dame can't be traded till more than 2 weeks after the draft. And I'd bet, even if he does eventually ask to be traded, it won't be till training camp, at the earliest

so that 4th pick looks like a total pipedream to me.

and as bad as Portland was, Rockets won 11 fewer games. I have a very hard time believing that Houston would see Dame/Harden as a path to contention. Harden couldn't even help the MVP out of the 2nd round

I know that the trade-Dame crowd will keep bringing up the Gobert trade or other godfather trades for Dame, but I don't believe a single one will be realistic

So what do you think Dame is worth in a trade?

 

[wizenheimer]

So what do you think Dame is worth in a trade?

the value the few teams that would have interest in him would offer?

 

[Phatguysrule]

So what do you think Dame is worth in a trade?

There are only a few teams who would want him and none of them have enough draft picks or young players that would help us long term.

It will have to be an incredibly complicated and creative deal to get even half of the value Rudy brought back.