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TBpup said:
This was as of a couple of months before the start of last season. There may have been more added to the list closer to the beginning of the year.

Chicago Bulls
Cleveland Cavaliers
Dallas Mavericks
Houston Rockets
Miami Heat
  • Acquired Kyle Lowry from Raptors via sign-and-trade.
  • Used non-taxpayer mid-level exception on P.J. Tucker.
New Orleans Pelicans
New York Knicks
Oklahoma City Thunder
San Antonio Spurs
Toronto Raptors
  • Used non-taxpayer mid-level exception on Khem Birch.
Washington Wizards
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Yet, the Pels we're able to trade for CJ.

Didn't hurt Miami too bad
 
Freshtown said:
The more I think about it the more I’m ok with what we did.

We had two routes this summer.

1: Trade 7, future picks, Nas, etc for the best we could get—maybe OG or Collins or Ayton or someone like that.

2. Make a bet that one or more of Nas, Ant, and Sharpe pop this year and significantly increase their value.

#2 occurring, plus picks and stuff, is the only way to a superstar. #1 doesn’t get you there and we blow our load on a mid-tier player.

But I actually feel pretty confident that 1 of our 3, if not 2 or more, will pop and be worth more in 6 months than they are today.

We can argue Payton vs. Warren or Jalen Smith and if that was the right call. But ultimately this is an inconsequential debate as far as our ultimate ceiling is concerned.
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The Blazers look hard at trading the 7th. Ultimately, Ujiri wanted too much for Anunoby. That might have something to do with the Blazers "friendly" deals at the deadline. Gms seemed to think they could bilk Cronin. A pick above ours was traded for less than what Toronto was asking for in return for ours.

It appears Atlanta is likely asking too much for Collins as he is yet to be moved. The only chance we were getting Ayton is jumping in on the Durant trade, if he does indeed go to Phoenix, but the Nets are over asking for Durant and won't get it. He will be a Net to start the season probably or they will be forced to come down dramatically in their asking price. It sounds like they want Booker/Paul or Booker/Bridges and a mass of picks that's not happening. The Blazers had to move on. Dont want to disgruntle Nurkic who already gets pissed rather easily.

The Blazers likely tried to get many other players in FA before Payton. It's a matter who wants to come here. The list was also probably shortened to players of a defensive pedigree.

TJ Warren still isn't signed. With his injuries he could maybe be had for a vet min.

The Blazers put a defensive minded guard in the rotation around Dame and will hope Ant lives up to the money, Nas can stay healthy and Sharpe lives up to the hype. The Blazers played their cards. This is the hand they have now.
 
Is it too early to ask what next year's off season may look like?
 
If Dame starts that 'hinting' for the 2nd summer in a row, then the franchise needs to seriously look at trading him.
 
Don't really blame Dame, but he waited FAR to long for this. The pressure he needed to put on was after being routed by the Pelicans. They weren't close and significant changes needed to be made. That is when Dame should have become more public and vocal. By letting Olshey hang around and by lobbying for Stotts to stay, it only made things tougher to recover from and now that he is nearing the final years of his prime, he is getting naturally impatient.
 
Since he posted him and KD in Blazer uniforms this can only mean he's referencing KD....or the team has explored trading him but this by no means tells me he wants out. Maybe he found out one of his friends is being traded...who knows...otherwise he's earned the right to fuck with the media after last summer. If we're trading him I'm going to be really disappointed.
 
riverman said:
Since he posted him and KD in Blazer uniforms this can only mean he's referencing KD....or the team has explored trading him but this by no means tells me he wants out. Maybe he found out one of his friends is being traded...who knows...otherwise he's earned the right to fuck with the media after last summer. If we're trading him I'm going to be really disappointed.
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I want to agree it was about KD but KD is literally the least loyal person.
 
MadeFromDust said:
This is the sort of thing that happens when your team fails to make any kind of power moves year after year after year.
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"What? Dumpster diving year after year isn't good enough?"

Neil Douche'
 
Pinwheel1 said:
You guys don't even know what the fuck he is referring to.
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What do you think he might be referring to? A report already came out that he's going to wait and see what kind of moves we make before he signs his extension. So if that's true then his mind is clearly in the territory of leaving.
 
Pinwheel1 said:
You guys don't even know what the fuck he is referring to.
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True....but he also knows what type of reaction/response that is going to get. He's no dummy. He put it out there for a reason. Later, he can come back and say it meant whatever he wants to. But as a public figure, putting that out like that, is going to get a very specific response.

He knows that.
 
He's vested, he knows the plan. Haters gonna hate, and look for every op to say," Seeeeee, we should have traded him" . He could post a bowel movement, and some would say "seeeeee he's got indigestion over the state of things", "Get him out of here". He knows it will take a couple years to add the right ingredients. Plus that does look like the Brooklyn Bridge.
 
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MadeFromDust said:
What do you think he might be referring to? A report already came out that he's going to wait and see what kind of moves we make before he signs his extension. So if that's true then his mind is clearly in the territory of leaving.
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you know what's ironic about that?

there are posters here who have been losing their minds about the possibility of Dame getting that extension. Now, they will probably lose their minds if he doesn't get it right away
 
Maybe Blevins is whining for not being resigned and he’s taking a subtle shot at him.
 
I will say this, ridiculous money is being throw around out there. For guys not as good as Dame. That extension is looking smaller everyday.
 
If anyone listened to the podcast with Haynes on B-Edge a couple days ago he said the same thing or something very similar and it's no secret that if this plan does not work out Dame will walk at some point.

This really is not news and let's be honest Cronin had to try and clean up NeO's cluster BEEP and maybe he could have done it better BUT if the worst happens and Dame demands a trade out of town then it's NeO's fault not Cronin's plain and simple -- this is a fact not an opinion

Also this off season has NOT been a disaster some fans just like to see it as glass is half empty .
 
TBpup said:
Don't really blame Dame, but he waited FAR to long for this. The pressure he needed to put on was after being routed by the Pelicans. They weren't close and significant changes needed to be made. That is when Dame should have become more public and vocal. By letting Olshey hang around and by lobbying for Stotts to stay, it only made things tougher to recover from and now that he is nearing the final years of his prime, he is getting naturally impatient.
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In all honesty though the Pelicans series was lost because Lillard shit the bed. Lillard was always content with him and CJ being the main cogs til the very end. He didn’t want to lose his backcourt mate.
 
MadeFromDust said:
What do you think he might be referring to? A report already came out that he's going to wait and see what kind of moves we make before he signs his extension. So if that's true then his mind is clearly in the territory of leaving.
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Adidas. He is tired of those ugly-ass shoes they produce for him.
Seriously I have ZERO idea, which is exactly the same as everyone else.
 
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