Way too early trade suggestions (6 Viewers)

[Chris Craig]

Get ready. Watch Grant turn into Kuminga

 

[SharpesTriumph]

Like Kawhii to the Blazers

Would make a lot of sense for Clippers to trade him, at the least they could get one draft pick if not more.

Don't see the Blazers being that team.

Even sending him to NY for Towns with Clippers getting two Knicks swaps makes sense for both teams.

Funny enough the Spurs could actually use Kawhi.

 

[Chris Craig]

Like Kawhii to the Blazers

Just what we need, someone else to add to the injured list.

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

Zion — S2’s implosion would be glorious

 

[Chris Craig]

Zion — S2’s implosion would be glorious

See above

 

[inconceivable]

Zion — S2’s implosion would be glorious

for the right price I'll be ecstatic. Dude is a baller when not injured

 

[SharpesTriumph]

Zion for Grant yeah Id be ecstatic.

But giving up Scoot or Sharpe or Bucks pick - fuck no.

 

[UKRAINEFAN]

I'm still trying to do something with MN cuz they want to win now and definitely need a PG (or two) and we have a surplus. And I would really like for Jrue to be the one who goes. It seems like MN doesn't get enough in this deal. I would like to give them Robert Williams to take the place of Reid but that messes up the salaries; they really have no mediocre players on large expiring contracts. I don't think they would even be interested in a draft pick unless they could use in another trade? What about Cissoko? Is that too much? We would be taking on three yeas of Dillingham , who now seems to be considered a bust.

 

[Chris Craig]

Cronin probably pushing hard to move Grant, but no one wants to touch that contract.

 

[BigGameDamian]

 

[inconceivable]

Cronin probably pushing hard to move Grant, but no one wants to touch that contract.

for the past two years

 

[Bingo Bango]

I don’t trust Cronin. The draft picks he has made show a lack of judgement. Yang is only the most recent example of this. The only way Portland makes a really good trade is if Cronin gets lucky.

 

[inconceivable]

I don’t trust Cronin. The draft picks he has made show a lack of judgement. Yang is only the most recent example of this. The only way Portland makes a really good trade is if Cronin gets lucky.

It's premature to judge Yang as he plays very limited minutes. No GM hits every draft. Cronin made good trades. He inherited a mess.

He cleaned up our roater pretty good. Not perferct.

 

[SharpesTriumph]

It's premature to judge Yang as he plays very limited minutes. No GM hits every draft. Cronin made good trades. He inherited a mess.

He cleaned up our roater pretty good. Not perferct.

Cronin inherited a roster that won 48 games - and has won 21,27,33,36.

While we have some interesting players we don't have a top10 young core in the NBA, probably not even top15. Pretty bad after so many years of losing and adding four high lottery picks. Wasted another first round pick on Murray that was a predictability stupid selection at the time.

Can certainly judge Yang - his value now is way less today than the 11th pick in the draft. No its not a final result - but yes we can estimate that value today. Conversely guys like Queen and Coward are worth more today. Of course any players value can go up or down in the future - rookie pick, signing, trade or such.

Now personally I am holding out hope that Kolde/Vulcan/etc were partially holding Cronin back. But if not and he had 100% control of all basketball decisions he certainly isn't a "good" GM. But I don't think he's been one of the very worst (not that this is high praise).

 

[bemac]

Cronin inherited a roster that won 48 games - and has won 21,27,33,36.

Or, more accurately, Cronin inherited an expensive, aging roster with no path to a championship. He successfully turned aging assets into a young core (Shaedon Sharpe, Scoot Henderson, Deni Avdija) and multiple future draft picks.

 

[SharpesTriumph]

Or, more accurately, Cronin inherited an expensive, aging roster with no path to a championship. He successfully turned aging assets into a young core (Shaedon Sharpe, Scoot Henderson, Deni Avdija) and multiple future draft picks.

Where would you rank that core in the NBA?

While I am excited for some of our youth, honestly it doesn't rank up very high even with teams that have been winning the whole time and not tanking.

Would love to be wrong and Scoot or Sharpe become a star. But Im just not seeing a realistic path to go from here to contend in a long long time

 

[Cugel]

Where would you rank that core in the NBA?

While I am excited for some of our youth, honestly it doesn't rank up very high even with teams that have been winning the whole time and not tanking.

Would love to be wrong and Scoot or Sharpe become a star. But Im just not seeing a realistic path to go from here to contend in a long long time

It doesn’t rank highly at all. It’s a concern but what are you gonna do?

 

[blazerkor]

It doesn’t rank highly at all. It’s a concern but what are you gonna do?

If you're Joe and you have a new owner taking over at the end of next month, I don't know for sure but the old, "I planted a lot of good seeds for the next transaction window." might just get you canned on April 1st.

 

[Natebishop3]

Cronin doesn’t get nearly enough credit.

He fleeced the Wizards for Deni. When is the last time we traded for a young player that became an all star? Probably Sheed…. From the Wizards.

You could say Roy and Aldridge but that was on draft day and I count that as draft picks. Not trading for a player who had been in the league for several years.

He did something that Neil could never do. Pritchard never traded for an all star. Nash didn’t either. Only Bob. It’s been almost 30 years. Give the man his flowers.

 

[BigGameDamian]

 

[BigGameDamian]

 

[Chris Craig]

We should go after him

 

[Cugel]

Didn’t see the kuminga deal coming at all

 

[Natebishop3]

None of these trades make any sense.

 

[SharpesTriumph]

Cronin doesn’t get nearly enough credit.

He fleeced the Wizards for Deni. When is the last time we traded for a young player that became an all star? Probably Sheed…. From the Wizards.

You could say Roy and Aldridge but that was on draft day and I count that as draft picks. Not trading for a player who had been in the league for several years.

He did something that Neil could never do. Pritchard never traded for an all star. Nash didn’t either. Only Bob. It’s been almost 30 years. Give the man his flowers.

What about Neil trading for and resigning to a reasonable contract future all star Norm Powell?

Now you are correct the Deni trade has worked out awesome.

My post still stands even with Deni we don't have a great young core. There's no path for this roster to contend soon even with another good move. We're kind of praying Scoot or Sharpe miraculously becomes a star, which just doesn't seem likely.

Personally while I like most the picks we haven't hit on one like teams need to contend. My biggest issue in the Cronin era has been the irrelevant vets we've overpaid massive salaries to.

Interested to see how Cronin looks under Dundon. But if we get a new GM soon I won't be upset either.

 

[inconceivable]

None of these trades make any sense.

kuminga leaving GS was a known outcome. Porzingis means no more Giannis

 

[RR7]

kuminga leaving GS was a known outcome. Porzingis means no more Giannis

Butler's salary still matches Giannis to fit a deal. Porzingas could be used to take additional salary from them if needed, but doubt Kuminga held much value in the deal

 

[SharpesTriumph]

Butler's salary still matches Giannis to fit a deal. Porzingas could be used to take additional salary from them if needed, but doubt Kuminga held much value in the deal

In theory you might be right - but in practice if they were hours away from potentially completing a Giannis deal their doing that first and doing this trade last.

I'm confident GS is not getting Giannis right now.

If Giannis is dealt tomorrow that will have to mean a deal is VERY close to being completed right now. Way too many parties have to approve the deal - including the convoluted 3 separate owners structure in Milwaukee with 2 alternating governors.

 

[RR7]

In theory you might be right - but in practice if they were hours away from potentially completing a Giannis deal their doing that first and doing this trade last.

I'm confident GS is not getting Giannis right now.

If Giannis is dealt tomorrow that will have to mean a deal is VERY close to being completed right now. Wat too many parties have to approve the deal - including the convoluted 3 separate owner structure in Milwaukee.

Oh, I agree it likely is not happening. But I don't think they were going to land him anyways. I just mean, it's still plenty feasible, and don't think the loss of Kuminga is the reason it isn't going to happen.