Would you offer Lillard for Kawhi just to outbid the Lakers?

[Rastapopoulos]

(Let's assume that you know the Lakers won't have cap room in a year when Leonard becomes a FA, so even if he leaves Portland, it's not for the Lakers.)

 

[Rastapopoulos]

On the principle that it is (even) better that the Lakers fail than that Portland succeeds.

 

[KingSpeed]

Kawhi, possibly the most gifted basketball player in the league, has a severely debilitating quad contusion and an attitude problem. You don't give up Dame for that.

 

[illmatic99]

We need a FUCK NO option.

4th in MVP voting, 3 yrs on contract, face of the franchise? You wanna trade him for a guy who couldn't even show his face to support his team during the playoffs?

Fuck that.

 

[KingSpeed]

On the principle that it is (even) better that the Lakers fail than that Portland succeeds.

Aminu/Collins/2 firsts seems fair

 

[BonesJones]

Trade the face of the franchise to delay Kawhi going to the Lakers for a year?

C'mon man....

 

[BonesJones]

Aminu/Collins/2 firsts seems fair

It's not.

 

[Cippy91]

No


dumb thread is dumb

 

[Cippy91]

Trade the face of the franchise to delay Kawhi going to the Lakers for a year?

C'mon man....

Yeah right? he already has said he wants to be in LA next year if he doesn't get traded their this year, lets trade Dame for one year of Kawhi even if he only plays half his games or less.

SMART

 

[julius]

Cj, maybe. Dame? No. Not only no, but fuck that and the binary it rode in on.

 

[Strenuus]

Not valid, we as mods need to know who to ban for saying yes. Public voting.

 

[tykendo]

No


dumb thread is dumb

One of the most asinine I've seen in here.

 

[TorturedBlazerFan]

Yeah right? he already has said he wants to be in LA next year if he doesn't get traded their this year, lets trade Dame for one year of Kawhi even if he only plays half his games or less.

SMART

Has he said that? I keep reading Kawhi said this or that but I can’t find anything where he’s actually quoted. It’s mostly journalists and their “sources”.

The answer to this question is NO...

 

[LayneStaley]

If he signed a new deal damn right I would, pg isn’t a hard position to fill.

CJ/Kawhi/Collins/Nurk >>>>>>>>>

Dame/CJ/Collins/Nurk

 

[riverman]

Need to update the poll to add a "Hell No!" option

 

[Strenuus]

If he signed a new deal damn right I would, pg isn’t a hard position to fill.

CJ/Kawhi/Collins/Nurk >>>>>>>>>

Dame/CJ/Collins/Nurk

When is Kawhi ever getting the ball from CJ?

 

[LayneStaley]

If it doesn’t work than you deal CJ for someone that does get him the ball, isn’t it obvious yet that the NBA isn’t a team sport? It’s a STAR sport. He who has the biggest or most stars WINS. All at their best(Dame/CJ/Kawhi) Kawhi is the best and biggest star. Would I do it for a year rental? No. If he agreed to sign extension? HELL YES!

 

[illmatic99]

Who are these special three who voted yes? At least make a case

 

[santeesioux]

 

[James lamphear]

No not for 1year rental.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

@Rastapopoulos is not a US citizen and I've just called ICE to have him caged.

 

[hoopsjock]

We need a FUCK NO option.

4th in MVP voting, 3 yrs on contract, face of the franchise? You wanna trade him for a guy who couldn't even show his face to support his team during the playoffs?

Fuck that.

I too was wanting a FUCK NO option.

I wish I could like your post more than once.

 

[BigGameDamian]

Trade the face of the franchise to delay Kawhi going to the Lakers for a year?

C'mon man....

Enough with the one year rental garbage. Just because he says that's his #1 destination right now doesn't mean that's where he's going to end up. The same thing was said for Paul George.

 

[bodyman5000 and 1]

I voted yes. I'd kill my sister if it somehow screwed the Lakers.

 

[BonesJones]

Enough with the one year rental garbage. Just because he says that's his #1 destination right now doesn't mean that's where he's going to end up. The same thing was said for Paul George.

So you'd trade Dame for him? Seriously?

If the Thunder traded Russ for PG, PG wouldve left.

 

[DollaBel]

wtf...

 

[oldmangrouch]

A year ago, this deal would have been worth discussing. After Leonard sat out almost an entire season with a phantom injury and no longer wants to play for the best coach in the league? No way. The guy is a bigger douche than LMA.

 

[Orion Bailey]

No.

I probably would if it weren’t for the leadership factor. Leonard is not a leader. Dame is the best leader this franchise has ever seen. You don’t trade the best leader ever for a potential one year rental.