With all the LMA talk lets talk TRADE hypotheticals

[Blazinaway]

If and I stress "IF" the Blazers decided to move LMA, what positions (and or draft picks) would be preferable to trade for and then who would you go after. Lets try to be somewhat realistic.

 

[Mediocre Man]

SG and Lotto picks

 

[Blazinaway]

SG and Lotto picks

what SG do you have in mind?

 

[Rhal]

He wont be traded until at least the summer.

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[Fez Hammersticks]

Best-case scenario:

-Blazers lotto lands them a top-3 pick.
-Blazers draft Cody Zeller (PFOTF)

Then I'd look East for a deal for prospects/picks.

Brad Beal and Kevin Seraphin? Of course this depends on Wall's health.

If he's put on the market a ton of teams are going to call. No need to rush.

 

[Blazinaway]

He wont be traded until at least the summer.

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[PtldPlatypus]

Thomas Robinson and Tyreke Evans

 

[illmatic99]

Derozan + unprotected pick.Would TOR do that? I think it works contract wise, too. Demar is on a Nic-like breakout season this year. But MM's premise of a high level SG + prospect seems to be the best case scenario. It's kinda sad that we're talking about this, though. He has the talent to be a top 10 player-- just isn't showing it.

 

[PtldPlatypus]

Derozan + unprotected pick.Would TOR do that?

I don't think they would. They committed to Derozan, and I doubt they'd give up on him that quickly, even for LMA, especially considering that they also have Bargs and Valanciunas in their frontcourt.

 

[Rhal]

fantasize, dream, pretend - be CREATIVE, just play along as it a "big if" scenario

Well ill assume he wont be traded until summer and I think it depends on our pick.
If we get a top 3 pick depending on the pick id trade him for what we dont draft at sg/pf. I would want good draft picks as well as young good sg/pf.
I dont think any lottery team is going to give us whay we would want for him. Might be able to swing him to houston for their lottery pick and something like patterson and white.
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[RR7]

Well, toronto can't trade a pick any time soon, so throw that idea out.

I see no real reason to trade him right now. I think he will make things so much easier for Nic and, more importantly, Lillard to grow. If half way through next year, before the deadline, there's been no real movement forward with the team, then maybe look to move him, sure. Of course, we'll move him for a pick we won't get thisyear, and then when that pick is new, we'll have to talk about who to trade Lillard for, because he'll be too old to form a core with said new player in 4 years, and we should just trade him before his value is gone. Lather, rinse, repeat. If you can find a really good deal for him that makes you a better team however you define that, sure. Everyone can be traded if it falls under that. If you're moving him just because he's older than our young guys, that makes no sense to me.

 

[jlprk]

We went through this about 2 months ago. I said wait for a Dwight Howard situation. Wait till a big star is being dumped for financial or other reasons. Aldridge will be the best offer they get. Our owner will pick up the tab where other owners sneak out of the restaraunt.

 

[OregonHuskerMan]

Lamarcus for DeMarcus and T Rob or Tyreke.

 

[OSUblazers]

Hmm I don't think people are gonna trade stud SGs which is what LMA is worth
He's got a good contract and can play at an ALLSTAR level

 

[BigGameDamian]

I don't think they would. They committed to Derozan, and I doubt they'd give up on him that quickly, even for LMA, especially considering that they also have Bargs and Valanciunas in their frontcourt.

And the Blazers have committed to Aldridge so I don't the the Blazers would either.

 

[Pinwheel1]

So I guess what you are all saying is there is no one worth trading him for.

 

[Wizard Mentor]

Anthony Davis + Bad contracts

 

[Natebishop3]

So I guess what you are all saying is there is no one worth trading him for.

There really isn't at this point. Harden was the only real target that I could think of, and that's dead and gone.

 

[Pinwheel1]

There really isn't at this point. Harden was the only real target that I could think of, and that's dead and gone.

I am not sure Harden really was. I suppose it was possible, but the whole reason OKC traded him was to NOT have am extra guy long term with a 15 million dollar contract.

 

[Natebishop3]

I am not sure Harden really was. I suppose it was possible, but the whole reason OKC traded him was to NOT have am extra guy long term with a 15 million dollar contract.

Aldridge would be worth having on the books. They dealt Harden because he was a luxury. They already had Westbrook and those two made one expendable. They don't have a good power forward (unless you count Durant). Bringing in Aldridge would have made Ibaka expendable and they could have dealt him for draft picks or whatever. Plus, Aldridge isn't on a max deal.

 

[PtldPlatypus]

And the Blazers have committed to Aldridge so I don't the the Blazers would either.

I guess I meant that the Raptors just committed to Derozan this offseason, whereas the Blazers re-signed Aldridge two years ago; they're very different situations.

So I guess what you are all saying is there is no one worth trading him for.

I didn't think my suggestion of Evans and Robinson was all that unreasonable, personally.

 

[Pinwheel1]

Aldridge would be worth having on the books. They dealt Harden because he was a luxury. They already had Westbrook and those two made one expendable. They don't have a good power forward (unless you count Durant). Bringing in Aldridge would have made Ibaka expendable and they could have dealt him for draft picks or whatever. Plus, Aldridge isn't on a max deal.

I don't see it that way. Westbrook and Harden play two different positions. Along with Durant they had the best young trio in the league. They broke that up over money. Why would LMA be better for them than Harden and Ibaka? They ended up going with Martin (One year left on his contract) and a lottery pick. (Lamb) Two SG's, which make sense.

Although they are worse off by getting rid of Harden.

 

[Mediocre Man]

Aldridge would have to go to a team that was "close" to competing, AND had assets to give. Houston and maybe Atlanta are the two that come to mind

 

[Rastapopoulos]

I am almost certainly alone in this, but I would trade him for Joakim Noah and the rights to Mirotic.

Hear me out: Hickson is a PF. A decent PF on offense, bad on defense. But he's no center. And Aldridge has proven not to be center material, despite being almost exactly the same size as Noah. If we trade LMA, Hickson moves to starter at PF, and we finally have somebody to protect the paint.

Yes, Aldridge is a lot more talented than Noah, but Noah has ten times the heart and is a very smart basketball player. He would transform this team.

Oh, and Mirotic is much more than a throw-in. He's the player I would've taken over Faried instead of Nolan. Yes, I know Freeland is currently making "euro Big Man" look like, well, shit, but Mirotic is much closer to Pau Gasol than Joel Freeland. The trouble with Freeland is he came late to the game and is very mechanical. Mirotic grew up with the game and is incredibly talented.

Would the Bulls do it? Well, they were rumored to have Noah on the block in the Summer. But then they let Asik go, so maybe they have to hang on to him now. And their coach would certainly hate to lose his defensive anchor for exactly the same reasons that I want him.

 

[Pinwheel1]

I guess I meant that the Raptors just committed to Derozan this offseason, whereas the Blazers re-signed Aldridge two years ago; they're very different situations.



I didn't think my suggestion of Evans and Robinson was all that unreasonable, personally.

I respect your posts. I really do. But that one (IMO) is insane. There is no way Evans is the answer for us at SG. (Skill wise or teammate wise) Sac will end up giving this guy away.

And the jury is still out on Robinson. Will he ever be better than LMA? I doubt it.

Why would we trade LMA for that?

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Thomas Robinson and Tyreke Evans

Aim higher.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

And the jury is still out on Robinson. Will he ever be better than LMA? I doubt it.

Thomas Robinson, AKA Dante Cunningham II, or "the very poor man's Kenneth Faried".

 

[magnifier661]

I doubt we get anything of equal value for him. Trading him is about as backwards as we can get. Our best case scenario is for us to try and work a team around him. Obviously rebounding is not his forte; but the dude is a good defender and our only scorer with his back to the basket. Hickson can produce at times, but isn't consistent enough to get the job done.

The only type of player I would consider is a center/PF. One that has the ability to start and rebound like a beast; while still able to draw doubles down low. If we can't get a player like that, then we keep what we have.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Are you trying to look like John Belushi for Halloween, or is that just what you look like now?

 

[magnifier661]

Are you trying to look like John Belushi for Halloween, or is that just what you look like now?

That's what I looked like last spring. Now I look like a fat whale. Life I guess. Sucks getting older.