Trade Deadline: February 6, 2025

[Phatguysrule]

You day smoking? He’s one of the most versatile forwards in the game. Would love to have him.

No thanks. No defense, not reliable enough. We need much better than that.

 

[Phatguysrule]

I guess the aim is just to struggle to make the playoffs year in and year out for the next 7 seasons before another rebuild. Fuck us right?!?!

This appears to be the plan. Time to just enjoy the ride when we can, understanding we're not actually trying to compete.

 

[BoBoBREWSKI]

Fun fact, Dwight Jaynes is the only person that has blocked me on twitter, because I called him out for his buddy Kahn not knowing how the cba worked.

That's awesome. Dwight sucks balls.

 

[Phatguysrule]

Not too late. In 21-22, we had a similar record and then benched the stars and went 1-21 the rest of the season.

We'd still almost certainly wind up out of the top 5.

If we'd traded Grant for a first last summer and traded Simons for whatever we could get we'd almost certainly be getting a top 5 pick (assuming your scenario of tanking post trade deadline is still used).

Absolute disaster.

 

[Mediocre Man]

So why the all caps with question marks and exclamation points in your misleading post if you knew all along we weren’t doing anything?

Cause I was pissed. Explained that already. And “knew” is pushing it a bit. I’m not in the damn room

 

[Phatguysrule]

Cause I was pissed. Explained that already. And “knew” is pushing it a bit. I’m not in the damn room

Do you know if it was because we didn't try (like this is the team Joe wants?) or because the offers weren't sweet enough?

 

[blazerkor]

This appears to be the plan. Time to just enjoy the ride when we can, understanding we're not actually trying to compete.

Shaedon and Scoot both do a lot of very entertaining things on offense. Tou is so much fun to watch on defense. Deni is a lot of fun to watch in the secondary break. The games aren't going to be bad to watch... and hey maybe every guy I just mentioned really pops and we have a team full of all stars. Who knows? Doesn't seem like the most likely thing but unlikely things happen all of the time.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

"Absolutely devastating"!? Jeez, get a life.

 

[Phatguysrule]

Shaedon and Scoot both do a lot of very entertaining things on offense. Tou is so much fun to watch on defense. Deni is a lot of fun to watch in the secondary break. The games aren't going to be bad to watch... and hey maybe every guy I just mentioned really pops and we have a team full of all stars. Who knows? Doesn't seem like the most likely thing but unlikely things happen all of the time.

Yep.
:Fingers Crossed

 

[blazerkor]

"Absolutely devastating"!? Jeez, get a life.

As far as being a fan of the team it's a bit of a kick in the pants though.

 

[SharpesTriumph]

Yeah, might as well go for the NBA record for tanking in consecutive seasons. It’s the only title we’ll ever win.

Thunder tanked super hard - but it was only 2 years.

This year would be 4. I'm not sure the process 6ers even did it longer than that.

 

[noknobs]

Sounds like I’m in the minority but I’m okay with no moves. The team seems to be buying into Chauncey and gelling with each other. The recent lottery picks may not be starting most nights but that doesn’t mean they’re not contributing and they seem to be improving before our eyes.

 

[1 Eye Jack]

Sounds like I’m in the minority but I’m okay with no moves. The team seems to be buying into Chauncey and gelling with each other. The recent lottery picks may not be starting most nights but that doesn’t mean they’re not contributing and they seem to be improving before our eyes.

Only move I thought needed to happen was trading Ant. Scoot and Sharpe need to be starting

 

[SharpesTriumph]

We'd still almost certainly wind up out of the top 5.

If we'd traded Grant for a first last summer and traded Simons for whatever we could get we'd almost certainly be getting a top 5 pick (assuming your scenario of tanking post trade deadline is still used).

Absolute disaster.

I'm not certain about that - as the rest of our team has played way better than expected this season and Grant/Ant haven't been too good.

That would've been fine though to get some wins with our youth leading the way. Pointless to get them with this Grant/Ant/Ayton trio that has no long term future here.

 

[SharpesTriumph]

Sounds like I’m in the minority but I’m okay with no moves. The team seems to be buying into Chauncey and gelling with each other. The recent lottery picks may not be starting most nights but that doesn’t mean they’re not contributing and they seem to be improving before our eyes.

Yeah I'm ok with it right now at this moment if we continue to try and win the rest of this year.

If we flip to tanking in the next 5 games then standing pat as well as everything we've done the last year makes no sense.

 

[blazerkor]

Only move I thought needed to happen was trading Ant. Scoot and Sharpe need to be starting

Yeah, Ant was the only move that seemed to be extremely necessary. I don't like the fact that Jerami will be a year older next season and his contract is increasing in salary... so I thought this would be the time to move away from him as well. Then there's Rob and when Rob is on the court wow is he great but his career seems like it is always hanging on by a thread because of his injury history so I really wanted him moved now, while healthy to a team that needs him for wins in a deep playoff run this season.

So I was disappointed most that Ant wasn't traded for the reasons you mentioned but Chauncey's found a way to have Jerami take PT away from Scoot and Shae as well by starting a three forward lineup. Seriously, it was a discouraging day to see us stick with the two timeline thing. Yeah, it just isn't a smart move. There had to be intriguing prospects out there that we could have got for these three guys, if good draft capital wasn't being offered. I just think Joe and maybe controlled by our non-ownership group, really dropped the ball... again.

 

[Phatguysrule]

I'm not certain about that - as the rest of our team has played way better than expected this season and Grant/Ant haven't been too good.

That would've been fine though to get some wins with our youth leading the way. Pointless to get them with this Grant/Ant/Ayton trio that has no long term future here.

Agreed. Pointless with Any/Grant//Ayton

I think we'd have lost a lot more early than we did this season, and shutting it down post all star break would not allow us enough time to really get rolling.

But if we won 30 games by that time you'd just have to deal with it and be happy the young guns are that good.

 

[Mediocre Man]

Do you know if it was because we didn't try (like this is the team Joe wants?) or because the offers weren't sweet enough?

Don’t know. Heard Joe wanted to move some people, but Bert wants to try to make playoffs

 

[Strenuus]

Dirt and Sprague are in the morning. not 12-3.
I love Dirt and Sprague and Prime Time. I listen to their entire shows pretty much every day. I have it playing while I work and on my alexa speakers when I'm at home.
I too am not a big fan of the 12-3 show, Danny & Dusty.

I left out that when its 12-3 and I'm in my car i will listen to the podcast of Dirt and Sprague on audacy app. That's how I do all my listening. Anytime after 3 I listen to primetime.

I just left out how I listened. My bad.

Dusty is great but Danny is the worst thing this side of Dwight Jaynes.

 

[Natebishop3]

Don’t know. Heard Joe wanted to move some people, but Bert wants to try to make playoffs

We can't all be morons who somehow become friends with billionaires.

 

[Foxx]

Well I’ve learned we can have the hottest team in the league with massive improvements across the board, and Blazer fans can act like hell has surfaced for good. Y’all funny and temperamental

 

[Strenuus]

Well I’ve learned we can have the hottest team in the league with massive improvements across the board, and Blazer fans can act like hell has surfaced for good. Y’all funny and temperamental

We just have common sense and foresight.

We know we are fucked. Sorry you don't see it yet, but I'll be here when you realize it.

 

[Blazinaway]

Don’t know. Heard Joe wanted to move some people, but Bert wants to try to make playoffs

Yeah, my sense in Joe's hands are tied, Jody/Bert wanna win

 

[MickZagger]

Joe fumbling all over the place on the two timeline question.

 

[MickZagger]

Cronin just said chips all in to win a championship this year!!!

Rip City is back baby!!!

 

[Sheldon Shape]

Cronin just said chips all in to win a championship this year!!!

Rip City is back baby!!!

Where at? Did they release a Youtube video like they did months back?

 

[Natebishop3]

We just have common sense and foresight.

We know we are fucked. Sorry you don't see it yet, but I'll be here when you realize it.

They will never see it. There was plenty of fans who didn't see it at the end with Dame either.

 

[MickZagger]

Where at? Did they release a Youtube video like they did months back?

Press conference was at 4:45 I listened to it. It was on 620 am

He said they will be playing to win. The guys deserve their crack at the playoffs he said.

 

[Tince]

Press conference was at 4:45 I listened to it. It was on 620 am

He said they will be playing to win. The guys deserve their crack at the playoffs he said.

I mean, kinda... he can't go out and say "we're going to tank."

He said the win-streak didn't impact how they approached the trade deadline.

 

[Tince]

Cronin just said chips all in to win a championship this year!!!

Rip City is back baby!!!