Total Fiction: An Offer We Can't Refuse for Dame

[riverman]

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What did Dame ever do to the franchise to get traded to the Wizards? That sends two signals...loyalty is worthless in the Blazers organization and if free agents want to come here, they won't anymore...undoing the biggest lobbyist we've ever had for recruiting talent. Talk about lousy timing

 

[PtldPlatypus]

What did Dame ever do to the franchise to get traded to the Wizards? That sends too signals...loyalty is worthless in the Blazers organization and if free agents want to come here, they won't anymore...undoing the biggest lobbyist we've ever had for recruiting talent. Talk about lousy timing

But...um... they already don't want to come here. So how would anything be any different in regards to free agents?

 

[STOMP]

That's not enough value for Dame.

Maybe, but it sure doesn't make the Kings a contender. Why would Portland send Damian to NBA purgatory? The best play for all parties if they're looking to part is to wait to the trade deadline and move him to a contender who views him as the missing piece and solemnly accept a king's ransom back

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[Predator]

The minimum is 3 FRPs and 3 swaps.

Ideally you get a PROVEN young player in return

 

[BankTeller]

This is fiction and I don't think it will even be something that comes close to happening but...

Supposedly the Kings want to contend now. What if they could offer us this?
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The Kings go absolutely all in to put Dame as the superstar with Sabonis, Davion, Barnes, Holmes, probably a re-signed DiVincenzo, Holiday, probably a re-signed Trey Lyles and probably a re-signed Damian Jones. I think that's a better, more complementary team than we can put around Dame next season... and it's in NorCal so Dame should be happy.

For us it's a youth rebuild, obviously. Without getting fancy with the draft picks we take Murray at 4, we take Sharpe at 7. We build our bench with 12 (let's say Dieng), 30 (let's say Terry) and 36 (let's say Orlando Robinson) it's really hard to know who will be at those spots but those guys are a pretty good bet to still be available.

Then we sign and trade for both Bridges and Ayton... if we don't just sign them straight up, giving each of them the max. The sign and trades would be Hart and the Bucks pick for Bridges at the max and then Justise and the Kings 2024 FRP for Ayton at the max. If we did that and got Ant to wait to sign his deal, we would still have 15M under the cap that we could offer Jalen Smith, which I think would get the job done.

Ant, Sharpe, Bridges, Murray, Ayton, Smith, Nas, Dieng, Terry, Robinson, Keon, Trendon, Greg, Didi. With pick 57 joining Williams as our two way guys.

That is probably a better team next season than we can put together with Dame right now and for sure it has a brighter future with all of those players besides Nas locked up for the next few seasons and we could probably get an extension with Nas done without worrying about the luxury tax for the next four seasons.

I don't think the sign and trades are a question. I don't think either team wants to pay either of those guys as much as the max and they each get a solid player on a solid contract and a future first along with a big TPE.

The question is, would you do it? Would the Kings give up that much for Dame? Would the Thunder do it?

I feel like Fox and 3 1sts isn’t much at all for Dame, if you’re the Kings. The Thunder would also essentially be only giving up a 1st for De’Aaron Fox. You’re also betting your future on one draft class. You don’t need a bunch of rookies all at once. I can do with #4 and #12, and take the SAC 2026 lotto protected 1st. Look at OKC, they basically have to wait for SGA to come of age to actually get into the playoffs.

In that trade with the Kings and Thunder where Dame gets shipped, I need #4 and #12, the 2024 and 2026 SAC 1st, PLUS Davion Mitchell and Darius Bazley. That’s where I’d probably do it.

But this season, I’m not interested in trading him unless he wants out.

 

[riverman]

If Dame wanted out I'd consider trading him for Giannis and if that didn't work I'd still keep him here.

 

[riverman]

But...um... they already don't want to come here. So how would anything be any different in regards to free agents?

when you have starting roster spots and cap space...they sure pay attention for an opportunity to play with Dame...without Dame...back to the Luke Babbit chalupa cheers.

 

[Tince]

That's not enough value for Dame.

The odds that any of those 4 picks lands a guy as good as Dame, as loyal as Dame, and with better leadership abilities than Dame is very low.

We might was well be the OKC Thunder if we do that move. Hard pass.

 

[SharpesTriumph]

Green font? Because picks 4, 12 and 30 along with total relief from his salary that makes us able to sign two max players in Bridges and Ayton, seems like a lot of value. The other question I would ask is, would that be a better team next year than the one we will put around Dame in real life because I don't think this trade is a real life thing.

Kevin Love was worth the #1 pick, and considered a better than average draft year. I'd say Dame is worth at least that if not more.

 

[SharpesTriumph]

I'm not against trading Dame. But I'd think showing he is healthy first will get the Blazers the most value.

 

[BonesJones]

I think the gambling that two out of 4, 7 and 12 will be at the very least productive starters is offset by the acquisitions of Bridges and Ayton who we know are close to all star talents.

Overpaying Ayton? Yikes. That just seems most destined for mediocrity and we show Ant that if he's loyal that we'll still trade him for the hell of it.

We'd likely be sitting here 3 years from now complaining that Ayton is overpaid and wishing we could turn him and Bridges into a superstar but instead, would trade him for a role player and a pick 3 years down the road.