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I just hope the Pels wait for the better offer and deal him to Boston in the East. As far as I’m concerned a Lakers loss is a Blazers win.

Plus if they miss on Davis who are they getting? Kawhi looks like if he’s playing in LA it’s gonna be for the Clippers. What does that leave Lebron? Kemba Walker lol? God I hope that happens.
 
riverman said:
AD has flags....he's not the healthiest superstar around. There IS a risk in gutting your team to pair him with Dame....call me paranoid but if you trade a core player for a core player health is a huge concern..AD is very, very injury prone
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He's more healthy than it looks. Played 75 games last two seasons. He just gets hurt a lot during games and seems kinda brittle. Prolly cuz he's such a freak of nature. But I agree with the general sentiment of being aware of his health. We should all be as Blazer fans.

Also I remember reading somewhere that the Pelicans don't really have a dedicated bball medical staff and they use the Saints'??? Seemed absolutely ridiculous to me in the current NBA.
 
yuyuza1 said:
He's more healthy than it looks. Played 75 games last two seasons. He just gets hurt a lot during games and seems kinda brittle. Prolly cuz he's such a freak of nature. But I agree with the general sentiment of being aware of his health. We should all be as Blazer fans.

Also I remember reading somewhere that the Pelicans don't really have a dedicated bball medical staff and they use the Saints'??? Seemed absolutely ridiculous to me in the current NBA.
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Are you serious??? I have never heard that (talking about the medical staff), that's incredible... Just wow... Crazy.
 
yuyuza1 said:
He's more healthy than it looks. Played 75 games last two seasons. He just gets hurt a lot during games and seems kinda brittle. Prolly cuz he's such a freak of nature. But I agree with the general sentiment of being aware of his health. We should all be as Blazer fans.

Also I remember reading somewhere that the Pelicans don't really have a dedicated bball medical staff and they use the Saints'??? Seemed absolutely ridiculous to me in the current NBA.
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Well we would be perfect for him then, our medical staff has a long and storied history of success:)
 
yuyuza1 said:
He's more healthy than it looks. Played 75 games last two seasons. He just gets hurt a lot during games and seems kinda brittle. Prolly cuz he's such a freak of nature. But I agree with the general sentiment of being aware of his health. We should all be as Blazer fans.

Also I remember reading somewhere that the Pelicans don't really have a dedicated bball medical staff and they use the Saints'??? Seemed absolutely ridiculous to me in the current NBA.
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That franchise lost it's arena to Katrina..couldn't even play in New Orleans for a stretch...they really should move that team to Seattle or Vancouver BC...somewhere in the actual west...Grizzlies too
 
I don’t feel like going through 10 pages of posts, but I’m assuming it’s been discussed that Lillard has talked openly about wanting to play with Davis before, correct?
 
Scalma said:
I don’t feel like going through 10 pages of posts, but I’m assuming it’s been discussed that Lillard has talked openly about wanting to play with Davis before, correct?
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Correct. A tweet has been shared twice
 
hoopsjock said:
A couple of sites I've never heard of are reporting that Blake Griffin has also privately asked to be traded.
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If the Pels and Pistons were to discuss a Blake for AD deal, who declines? Pistons would get the better player, but Pels would get a legit star locked in for 3 more years.
 
PtldPlatypus said:
If the Pels and Pistons were to discuss a Blake for AD deal, who declines? Pistons would get the better player, but Pels would get a legit star locked in for 3 more years.
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Well, I know it's not up to Blake but if he is requesting a trade from the Pistons I doubt he'd be happy playing for the Pelicans. He'd probably pull a Kawhi in that situation.
 
Scalma said:
I don’t feel like going through 10 pages of posts, but I’m assuming it’s been discussed that Lillard has talked openly about wanting to play with Davis before, correct?
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He talked about lobbying for players to join him in Portland...before last season he said he wouldn't do that...last season he started to lobby for Melo and AD on social media a bit...Dame is selling his brand here, not elsewhere
 
riverman said:
He talked about lobbying for players to join him in Portland...before last season he said he wouldn't do that...last season he started to lobby for Melo and AD on social media a bit...Dame is selling his brand here, not elsewhere
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My point is Olshey has no excuses. He must pursue AD and put CJ on the table. Otherwise he’s incompetent.
 
hoopsjock said:
Well, I know it's not up to Blake but if he is requesting a trade from the Pistons I doubt he'd be happy playing for the Pelicans. He'd probably pull a Kawhi in that situation.
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Probably depends on why he wants to be traded. Do you have any further detail on that? I mean, if it has to do with teammates (Reggie Jackson...) not taking the game seriously, the situation in New Orleans might be significantly different than in Detroit.
 
My thoughts is I go for AD and if it took CJ and some of our young players then you do it. I also think the only way for our team to be serious contenders in the trade talks is to take back a bad contract like Hill from the Pelicans.
 
hoopsjock said:
I know Olshey has said CJ is untouchable in the past but AD is the type of player that could save his job and turn him into a hero in Portland. I don't believe for a second that he wouldn't make everyone but Dame available.
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His ego might get in the way. I wish that wasn’t something to be concerned about
 
TorturedBlazerFan said:
Are you serious??? I have never heard that (talking about the medical staff), that's incredible... Just wow... Crazy.
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They rank consistently poorly in the Instreetclothes tracker.

https://www.thebirdwrites.com/2016/...-injuries-grade-davis-holiday-evans-pondexter

Some damning quotes:

"A torn ACL in basketball is a torn ACL in football. An AC contusion is an AC contusion. Injuries are injuries," Brooks says. "They have to be managed different because of the schedule or because of the different type of athlete or where we are in the schedule. It's different. But at the end of the day, I've never seen anything over here [with the Pelicans] that I've never seen before. I've never had an injury before that I said, 'I've never dealt with this before. What do I do?'"


"I'm a bit old-school," he says. "We have cryotherapy. But to me, hands are the best. You have to have a good set of hands. And I think the three of us, with the experience that I have and the experience Jared and Todd both have, I think it starts with that. Manual therapy -- putting your hands on a guy. That's how you get them to trust you. You can use Fusionetics, cold tubs, cryo, whatever. That's an extension of what we do.

"We're getting there," Sumerlin says. "We're definitely moving in the right direction. We're just in the process of getting to where the Spurs are. I think once we start winning some playoff games, start getting a bigger budget, we can start going that route."
 
For a change I actually agree with Canzano. Blazers should at least give it their best shot. A deal sending CJ, Chief, and Zach for Davis and Soloman works. Probably have to give a draft pick as well, but for that talent, got to try IMO. You drafted Trent Jr. and Simons for a reason. Add the "Brow" to Dame and Nurk, with some nice supporting cast up and comers (Jake and Seth) and you have a pretty nice path to something special. If he bolts, at least you tried, and you still have Dame, Nurk, and Co. going forward.
 
Let’s say Portland made the AD/CJ trade and AD bounced in free agency. Correct me if I’m wrong but wouldn’t that mean Portland would have space for two max free agents?
 
TBpup said:
Chris Stackpole to the rescue!!
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He's no longer with the team it seems:

http://instreetclothes.com/team-analysis/portland-trailblazers/

Despite the success, a new face will be leading the medical team. Jesse Elis was named the Director of Player Health and Performance in the offseason, replacing Chris Stackpole. Stackpole’s hiring was seen as innovative at the time and was cited as a primary reason for Portland’s turnaround. However, Elis carries an equally impressive resume having previously spent time as the Director of Physical Therapy at EXOS in Phoenix, Arizona.
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Scalma said:
Let’s say Portland made the AD/CJ trade and AD bounced in free agency. Correct me if I’m wrong but wouldn’t that mean Portland would have space for two max free agents?
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Yes, pretty much every contract would be cleared except for Dame/Nurk/Layman and rookie deals.
 
yuyuza1 said:
They rank consistently poorly in the Instreetclothes tracker.

https://www.thebirdwrites.com/2016/...-injuries-grade-davis-holiday-evans-pondexter

Some damning quotes:

"A torn ACL in basketball is a torn ACL in football. An AC contusion is an AC contusion. Injuries are injuries," Brooks says. "They have to be managed different because of the schedule or because of the different type of athlete or where we are in the schedule. It's different. But at the end of the day, I've never seen anything over here [with the Pelicans] that I've never seen before. I've never had an injury before that I said, 'I've never dealt with this before. What do I do?'"


"I'm a bit old-school," he says. "We have cryotherapy. But to me, hands are the best. You have to have a good set of hands. And I think the three of us, with the experience that I have and the experience Jared and Todd both have, I think it starts with that. Manual therapy -- putting your hands on a guy. That's how you get them to trust you. You can use Fusionetics, cold tubs, cryo, whatever. That's an extension of what we do.

"We're getting there," Sumerlin says. "We're definitely moving in the right direction. We're just in the process of getting to where the Spurs are. I think once we start winning some playoff games, start getting a bigger budget, we can start going that route."
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Thank you for this info and the links. That's some of the interesting stuff...
 
This is crazy. Anthony Davis legitimately might be the best player in the NBA. We don’t have the assets to get him. CJ McCollum and change isn’t going to do it. Lillard for AD straight up won’t do it.
 
yuyuza1 said:
They rank consistently poorly in the Instreetclothes tracker.

https://www.thebirdwrites.com/2016/...-injuries-grade-davis-holiday-evans-pondexter

Some damning quotes:

"A torn ACL in basketball is a torn ACL in football. An AC contusion is an AC contusion. Injuries are injuries," Brooks says. "They have to be managed different because of the schedule or because of the different type of athlete or where we are in the schedule. It's different. But at the end of the day, I've never seen anything over here [with the Pelicans] that I've never seen before. I've never had an injury before that I said, 'I've never dealt with this before. What do I do?'"


"I'm a bit old-school," he says. "We have cryotherapy. But to me, hands are the best. You have to have a good set of hands. And I think the three of us, with the experience that I have and the experience Jared and Todd both have, I think it starts with that. Manual therapy -- putting your hands on a guy. That's how you get them to trust you. You can use Fusionetics, cold tubs, cryo, whatever. That's an extension of what we do.

"We're getting there," Sumerlin says. "We're definitely moving in the right direction. We're just in the process of getting to where the Spurs are. I think once we start winning some playoff games, start getting a bigger budget, we can start going that route."
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That is insane! Perhaps Portland could be 'The Healing Place' for Davis.
 
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