Rumor Trade Deadline: March 25, 12:00 p.m. Pacific (5 Viewers)

[wizenheimer]

Portland has almost completed the goal of a championship in the 6'3 & under 5-on-5 league

 

[JoshuaHall]

Queue all Blazer fans whining that Olshey did something but it wasn’t the right move now

 

[B-Roy]

You guys have no idea how good Norman Powell is.


He's basically a better Trent. He doesn't rebound, but he also plays defense, and scores the shit out of the ball.

Only problem is he's an UFA at the end of the season.

Can we extend him now?

 

[Natebishop3]

Hes basically a taller Gary Trent

No he isn't. Gary Trent is 6'6. Norm Powell is 6'4.

 

[chris_in_pdx]

Hes basically a taller Gary Trent

Trent is 6'6". Powell is 6'4"

 

[DDolla]

We can actually get Aaron Gordon for Trent and Hood

 

[MickZagger]

No he isn't. Gary Trent is 6'6. Norm Powell is 6'4.

Ha! Trent ain’t 6’6”

 

[Natebishop3]

Ha! Trent ain’t 6’6”

Powell ain't 6'4 either

 

[Chris Craig]

We can actually get Aaron Gordon for Trent and Hood

We could have. Olshey probably refused to include a 1st

 

[MickZagger]

Powell was the guy I was hoping we’d get.

 

[e_blazer]

Blazers picked up about $845K in space under the LT.

 

[glazeduck]

Ha! Trent ain’t 6’6”

Was just going to say this exactly thing. Trent miiiiiiight be 6'4"

 

[blazerkor]

No he isn't. Gary Trent is 6'6. Norm Powell is 6'4.

Just enough for Neil to say he did something. He'll be like, "Look, after some teams overpaid for guys we had targeted we had to pivot and picked up a real difference maker in our back court..."

 

[B-Roy]

Powell ain't 6'4 either

Powell plays better defense than Trent.

 

[tester551]

This organization is a joke when led by stotts and neil. Trade dame, gut the team start over. Why would anyone at his level see dame and cj as a path to real success?

Jokic et al will destroy portland. Hello play in.

Portland has always been destined for the play-in game.

 

[julius]

Didn't the Blazers trade Gary Trent Sr to the Raptors too?

 

[e_blazer]

OTOH, we actually got significantly smaller.

 

[Natebishop3]

Powell plays better defense than Trent.

That's not the question. Aldo was saying that Powell is a taller Gary Trent.

Trent is taller than Powell.

 

[TheGoldRanger]

Normal Powell is like the bastard child of Tony Allen and GTJ. Ill take it. Plus he has a championship ring.

 

[wizenheimer]

Blazers picked up about $845K in space under the LT.

well, they have to sign somebody is another trade doesn't happen

 

[B-Roy]

That's not the question. Aldo was saying that Powell is a taller Gary Trent.

Trent is taller than Powell.

Oh I didn't know you were responding to someone. I have that guy on ignore.

 

[Ripcity4life77]

Yes the Blazers traded Trent's Father in the deal that got Damon to the Blazers so yeah full circle

 

[SheedSoNasty]

I’m hoping that this at least means more playing time for Little since Hood is gone. Unless he’s being shipped out for Lauri...

 

[wizenheimer]

Didn't the Blazers trade Gary Trent Sr to the Raptors too?

 

[blazerkor]

Didn't the Blazers trade Gary Trent Sr to the Raptors too?

Yes we did... middle of his third season and everything. That's wild.

 

[MickZagger]

Was just going to say this exactly thing. Trent miiiiiiight be 6'4"

His dad was 6’6”

 

[Chris Craig]

well, they have to sign somebody is another trade doesn't happen

Aldridge?

 

[blazerkor]

Dame is the unequivocal owner of the team. If Dame came out publicly and said that he was tired of having to carry the team night in and night out and that he's tired of getting swept out of the first round, guess what would happen? The team would do something about it. We have an owner who isn't a basketball fan. We have a front office that seems content to just earn a paycheck. We have a coach who is perfectly happy to just hand Dame the ball and let him keep him employed. Dame is the one who has to rock the boat. Dame is the one who holds the cards. He's the superstar. He's one of the top players in the league. If Dame wanted things to change, they'd change. Therefore, from simple deduction, the fact that things AREN'T changing means that Dame isn't making any noise.

Source? Article? Link? Something?

 

[Cugel]

Powell is real defender but a Ufa

 

[LayneStaley]

Would feel better if we woulda got McGee too earlier.